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Dawna Stone: Abbott World Marathon Majors CEO
Season 4, Ep. 2
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Dawna Stone joins Ben Kelleher, from St Petersburg, Florida. Dawna is the Chief Executive Officer of the Abbott World Marathon Majors. She is also a highly regarded entrepreneur, having founded Women's Running magazine & the Women’s Half Marathon series, as well as winning NBC’s The Apprentice. She is also a world-renowned author of 9 best-selling books and leading speaker for the likes of Disney, ABC & the Super Bowl. Not only that, but she’s an Ironman athlete, avid runner and mother of two!
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#RFTB is a BKDMC production, recorded in London, England.
New episodes drop on the first Thursday of every month at 5PM, wherever you get your podcasts…
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Hit follow and you’ll be notified every time a new episode drops!
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For more info on Ben Kelleher’s Deliriously Mad Challenges, as well as our Rookie Runner’s training plan, TREAD playlist + much more, head here!
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