1984 Olympic Gold Medalist Benita Fitzgerald Mosley has taken the Olympian mentality and run with it, with massive success in sports as well as business. A member of the 1980 Olympic team, she was the first Black woman to win gold in the 100m hurdles in 1984, and was also an alternate for the U.S. Olympic team in 1988. Following her stellar athletic career, Benita has served as USA Track & Field’s Chief of Sports Performance; Chief of Organizational Excellence for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee; and CEO of Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA. She is presently the CEO of Multiplying Good and is a member of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum’s Board of Directors. Benita joins Wendy Hilliard on Champion Sports Moms to talk about helping her daughter navigate the world of college recruitment and how sports prepared Benita for a wildly successful career in business. Benita and Wendy also discuss how the friendships forged in sports build resilience, the importance of keeping girls in sports, why talent isn’t the most important thing, and more.
