Leadership And Resilience

Resilience, Reinvention, and the Relentless Pursuit of Growth: Larry North’s Journey from Fitness Icon to Private Equity Leader

Entrepreneurship is being glamorized in real time. Social media highlights overnight wins, AI tools promise instant scale, and private equity is reshaping industries at a rapid clip. Yet behind every “success story” is something far less flashy: failure, adaptability, and the discipline to keep going when life hits hard. According to the U.S. Bureau…

From Caregiver to Changemaker: How Purpose and Community Create Lasting Impact

Resilience isn’t just about enduring challenges — it’s about leading with compassion, patience, and faith, even when the path feels uncertain. It’s a quality embodied by every caregiver, whose daily acts of care and commitment reflect the essence of true leadership — helping others grow stronger through empathy, service, and understanding. In this episode…

From Bitter to Better: How Purpose and Second Chances Can Change Entire Communities (Ep. 2)

In the second installment of this powerful two-part series, DisruptED turns from personal origin stories to the enduring lessons that come from surviving life’s hardest seasons. For host Ron J Stefanski and guest John Valverde, President and CEO of YouthBuild Global, the conversation is rooted in lived experience: moments of deep loss, the resilience…

Rewriting the Odds: Leadership Resilience at the Heart of Norberto Orellana’s Rise

Economic mobility is often portrayed as a straight climb. In reality, it’s shaped by adversity, identity, and access to opportunity. As research from the University of Michigan notes, mobility requires not only income, education, and employment, but also more intangible resources such as social inclusion and power—the ability to make choices and exert influence….

Building Strong Leadership in the Education Landscape: Harnessing Effort, Focus, and the Power of a Great Team

Leadership coach Jake Thompson shares how education leaders can build resilience by focusing on effort, controllable factors, and the right team.

Turning Tragedy into Triumph: How Ordinary People Can Channel the Power of Resilience to Make an Extraordinary Impact

Personal hardship becomes a catalyst for community transformation when individuals harness resilience as their greatest strength

TEDx Champion: Perseverance and Unfinished Business in a DisruptED World – Part 2

An education leader reveals how building resilience transforms learning systems beyond pandemic recovery

What Happens When Disruption Creates Trauma?

Rapid technological change is triggering widespread psychological distress that organizations can't afford to ignore

Sabrina Wilson and the Power of Perseverance: Part 1 of 2

A first-generation leader reveals how her father's resilience and unconventional upbringing shaped her path to the executive suite