Episode 363: Akeem Haynes – Seeking Purpose, Words of Motivation from an Olympic Medalist
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2022
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Akeem Haynes is a 2012 and 2016 Olympian. At the 2016 Olympics, he became a Bronze medalist in the 4x100m. He also competed in the 100m. He is from Jamaica and moved to Canada at age 7 so he competed for Team Canada.
Akeem is a motivational speaker, an author, and has 2 podcasts of his own. He brought all the motivation today! He has so many great things to say and will lift you up and make you want to be your best self!
I am so excited to see where Akeem’s career takes him in the coming years.
Photo credit: Mike Goyke (@mikegoyke)
Photo from Akeem Haynes.
What we talked about:
3:30- Introduction to Akeem
8:00- Akeem’s podcast
12:05- Moving from Jamaica to Canada when he was younger
15:00- How he developed a hard working mindset and getting into track and field
22:45- Competing for the University of Alabama and first competing for a Junior College
29:35- The inspiration that he finds from Muhammad Ali
33:10- Akeem’s fiancé Chanelle Price
41:45- His family in Jamaica
44:05- Akeem’s Olympic experiences
49:30- What his career has looked like since his retirement from track and field
52:45- Akeem’s motivational speaking and how he motivates people to find purpose in their life
1:01:55- Reading the bible
1:05:55- End of podcast questions
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions Podcast. |
| 0:03.0 | Hey everybody, welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsay Hein. |
| 0:23.1 | I'm your host Lindsay and I'm so grateful you're here today. |
| 0:26.0 | Today we're listening to episode 363 and my guest is Akim Heins. |
| 0:31.4 | Akim is an Olympian. |
| 0:33.9 | He qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London as well as the 2016 Olympics in Rio where he became an Olympic medalist in the 4x100. |
| 0:45.5 | He also competed in the 100 in 2016 as well. |
| 0:49.9 | He is from Jamaica and moved to Canada at the age of 7 so he competed for Team Canada. |
| 0:57.2 | He is also a motivational speaker. |
| 0:59.4 | He's an author. |
| 1:00.2 | He has two podcasts of his own and he brought it today. |
| 1:05.3 | He has so many great things to say. |
| 1:07.8 | He will lift you up, make you want to be your best self. |
| 1:11.7 | I am telling you I felt so encouraged at the end of this conversation and I would pay big money to sit in an audience with him on the stage. |
| 1:18.7 | So I am really excited to see where his career takes him in the coming years. |
| 1:24.0 | He truly has a gift for speaking and you will hear that in this conversation. |
| 1:28.9 | Alright friends, this episode is sponsored by Coros. |
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| 1:42.8 | It is accurate and I love that you can program your workouts into the watch. |
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| 1:55.3 | So your workouts upload. |
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