Jay Ell Alexander wants to squash the notion that Black women don’t run. She herself recalls a time when she was the only Black female running with her training team, as a recent college graduate who wanted to incorporate more physical activity into her routine and get healthier. Today, she’s the CEO and owner of Black Girls Run, an organization that encourages and motivates women to get active and make a change in some tough statistics (as listed on their website), including that about four out of five African American women are overweight or obese.

In episode 118, Alexander talks to me about her early days involved in the organization and the leap of faith she took to become the CEO and owner in 2018. We chat about the current social climate in the U.S., and her best tips for anyone asking “what can I do now?” or “how can I help?” She also serves up her best-practice tips for new runners, and gets real honest about the difficulties that come hand-in-hand with being a new mom and an entrepreneur.

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