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July 7, 2021 20 mins

Why Kareem Maddox left his dream job at 30 to pursue another dream—representing Team USA in 3x3 basketball at the Tokyo Olympics—and what he’s going to do now that his Olympic dream didn’t work out. Plus, find out how athletes fund their Olympic dreams.

Hear from:

Kareem Maddox

Iman Zaki (Kareem’s mom) and Kareem's younger brother Jay

Sara Nics (Kareem’s Podcast Producer at Universal Content Productions)

Lauryn Williams (Olympic champion and certified financial planner at Worth Winning)

Chris Smith (Olympics reporter for Sports Business Journal)

Also listen to The Greatness, Kareem Maddox's new podcast

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