Feb 05 2025 30 mins
One of the toughest tests of leadership—both for yourself and others—is rising above an unprecedented crisis. How can you go beyond mere survival and turn crisis into a springboard for extraordinary growth?
This week, we revisit our fan-favorite conversation about this question with Luis Velasquez, MBA /PhD, Founder and Managing Partner of Velas Coaching LLC. He shares his deeply personal story of how he was able to draw upon what he calls “ordinary resilience” to literally reinvent his life and career as the result of a brain tumor.
Today, Luis is an executive coach to leaders worldwide to turn challenges into opportunities. He’s also a speaker and author of the award-winning book, “Ordinary Resilience: Rethinking How Effective Leaders Adapt and Thrive,” published in June 2024. Luis’s strategic thinking is regularly featured in Harvard Business Review and Fast Company. He’s also spotlighted in Dorie Clark’s bestseller book “The Long Game.” In addition to his professional accomplishments, Luis is an ultra-marathon runner and an Ironman Triathlete.
How are you going to use what is happening now so you can come back on the other side in a much better way? — Luis Velasquez
This week on Growth Igniters Radio:
* Why Luis says a major crisis can become “the best thing that ever happens to you”
* A story about how Luis’ brain tumor led him into a whole new life he’d never have imagined otherwise
* The mindset it takes to tap into the power of what Luis calls “ordinary resilience”
* Three immediately useful ideas for building ordinary resilience to survive & thrive in the face of a crisis
Resources for This Episode:
* Learn more about Luis Velasquez and connect with him on LinkedIn
* Read Luis’ award-winning book, Ordinary Resilience: Rethinking How Effective Leaders Adapt and Thrive
* Download the first chapter of “Ordinary Resilience”
* Find out more about Pam’s keynote “Break Orbit: Achieving Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term World”
Accelerate to YOUR Next Level of Success
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This week, we revisit our fan-favorite conversation about this question with Luis Velasquez, MBA /PhD, Founder and Managing Partner of Velas Coaching LLC. He shares his deeply personal story of how he was able to draw upon what he calls “ordinary resilience” to literally reinvent his life and career as the result of a brain tumor.
Today, Luis is an executive coach to leaders worldwide to turn challenges into opportunities. He’s also a speaker and author of the award-winning book, “Ordinary Resilience: Rethinking How Effective Leaders Adapt and Thrive,” published in June 2024. Luis’s strategic thinking is regularly featured in Harvard Business Review and Fast Company. He’s also spotlighted in Dorie Clark’s bestseller book “The Long Game.” In addition to his professional accomplishments, Luis is an ultra-marathon runner and an Ironman Triathlete.
How are you going to use what is happening now so you can come back on the other side in a much better way? — Luis Velasquez
This week on Growth Igniters Radio:
* Why Luis says a major crisis can become “the best thing that ever happens to you”
* A story about how Luis’ brain tumor led him into a whole new life he’d never have imagined otherwise
* The mindset it takes to tap into the power of what Luis calls “ordinary resilience”
* Three immediately useful ideas for building ordinary resilience to survive & thrive in the face of a crisis
Resources for This Episode:
* Learn more about Luis Velasquez and connect with him on LinkedIn
* Read Luis’ award-winning book, Ordinary Resilience: Rethinking How Effective Leaders Adapt and Thrive
* Download the first chapter of “Ordinary Resilience”
* Find out more about Pam’s keynote “Break Orbit: Achieving Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term World”
Accelerate to YOUR Next Level of Success
Thanks for listening to Growth Igniters® Radio. If you enjoyed this episode, spread the good word! Just leave a quick review wherever you get your podcasts and share on LinkedIn or Facebook.
Join us on Facebook and