E160 | Zion Armstrong

Show notes | Zion Armstrong

0:00 When Zion Armstrong met Tim Brown

2:38 The first sales meeting at Adidas North America

6:34 Growing up in West Auckland

10:35 Ross Dallow: The man that changed the course of Zion’s life

22:10 The road to the Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games heartbreak

33:09 Starting out at Adidas

41:44 Moving into Asia

48:09 Learning leadership at Reebok in South Korea

1:02:06 The transition into North America

1:12:37 Lessons from Zion

1:16:41 Aaron Rogers, Patrick Mahomes, and partying during Super Bowl week

1:25:29 Kanye West and Pharrell Williams

1:34:06 Leo Messi and Inter Miami

1:38:44 Some words on Zion from former staff

1:43:06 Zion on family

1:52:10 The return to New Zealand

1:57:25 A detour to Monaco and the World Bobsleigh Push Championships

2:01:55 Last words from Steve, Seamus, and Zion