With Olympians: Michael Johnson & Summer Sanders 07/30/24

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🗓️ 30 July 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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At the Olympics in Paris, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin sit down with Gold medalist Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson. The legendary runner is pushing his sport forward with Grand Slam Track, designed to increase exposure and salary for athletes in track and field. 1992 Olympic champion swimmer Summer Sanders is helping athletes leverage their training for success after sports with Team USA Partner Guild. She reflects on the mental fortitude needed for a post-gold transition, as well as the many translatable skills from athletics to the workplace. NBC’s Willie Geist swings by the Squawk set for an update on the most-watched games and viral moments so far. Tune into the Olympics on NBC for all the Games! Plus, today’s other headlines: Delta is managing the fallout from its major software outage, and Apple’s new AI features could help you with car sickness. Willie Geist - 11:30 Summer Sanders - 22:44 Michael Johnson - 26:24 In this episode: Summer Sanders, @SummerSanders_ Michael Johnson, @MJGold Willie Geist, @WillieGeist Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

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0:00.0	This is Squawk Pod from CNVC.
0:06.8	And today's episode, we're bringing you
0:08.7	the best of Squawk in Paris for the 2024 Olympics.
0:14.2	We have big interviews with two Olympic gold medalists.
0:18.6	First, famed swimmer Sanders.
0:21.2	She's out of the pool and into the stands. I love the
0:24.4	intensity of an entire stadium being quiet for the start of a hundred meters.
0:28.7	Yeah. But what happens after winning the gold? Sanders is helping athletes bring their Olympic energy
0:35.3	to the workplace.
0:36.4	We're teachable, we're coachable.
0:38.0	But sometimes athletes, even if they win or don't,
0:41.2	they go into that next phase with a lack of confidence and that's okay too.
0:46.1	Some athletes leverage their own social media brands for post-Olympic success.
0:50.3	For legendary sprinter Michael Johnson, it's about
0:53.4	amping up the hype and the business of his own sport
0:56.7	with the newly launched grand slam track.
0:59.6	The sport needs to be uplifted in between those events as well and not just for the live
1:04.5	programming. Plus NBC's Willie Geist is at the Olympics too. There's a beach in
1:09.3	front of you a rocking crowd and yes behind it is the Eiffel Tower lit up in all its glory.
1:15.0	And it is the Olympics but we're still caught up on the regular news
1:20.0	like Apple's new AI features and Delta's fallout from the IT outage.
1:26.0	I'm CNVC producer Cameron Costa,
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