Feb 26 2025 52 mins
What if every challenge you’ve faced was actually setting you up for something greater? In this episode of Let’s Lead Together, I sit down with the incredible Angela Gargano—six-time American Ninja Warrior, keynote speaker, and fierce advocate for women's strength and resilience.
Angela’s journey is nothing short of inspiring. From working as a biochemist to unexpectedly stepping onto the Ninja Warrior stage, to facing a devastating ACL tear that forced her to redefine success—she’s been through it all. Through every obstacle, she’s discovered what it truly means to build strength, not just physically, but mentally and emotionally.
We talk about the power of mindset, overcoming setbacks, and why resilience is the key to unlocking what’s truly possible. Angela has helped thousands of women achieve their first pull-ups, but beyond that, she’s teaching all of us how to believe in ourselves even when the odds feel stacked against us.
If you’re ready to embrace your journey, step into your power, and redefine what’s possible, this episode is for you. Let’s get after it!
Angela's Bio:
Angela Gargano is a former biochemist turned fitness entrepreneur, athlete, and coach. She's a six-time American Ninja Warrior competitor, Miss Fitness America 2016, and international fitness model featured in magazines like Women's Health and Shape. After overcoming body image struggles and an ACL injury, she founded successful online fitness programs including Pull-Up Revolution, which has helped over 500 women master pull-ups. Through her coaching and advocacy, Angela empowers others to build strength and confidence while embracing their bodies. Her mission is to help women discover their inner strength and transform their relationship with fitness.
Marli Williams is an international keynote speaker, master facilitator, and joy instigator who has worked with organizations such as Nike, United Way, Doordash, along with many colleges and schools across the United States. She first fell in love with transformational leadership as a camp counselor when she was 19 years old. After getting two degrees and 15 years of leadership training, Marli decided to give herself permission to be the “Professional Camp Counselor” she knew she was born to be. Now she helps incredible people and organizations stop waiting for permission and start taking bold action to be the leaders and changemakers they’ve always wanted to be through the power of play and cultivating joy everyday. She loves helping people go from stuck to STOKED and actually created her own deck of inspirational messages called StokeQuotes™ which was then followed by The Connect Deck™ to inspire more meaningful conversations. Her ultimate mission in the world is to help others say YES to themselves and their big crazy dreams (while having fun doing it!) To learn more about Marli’s work go to www.marliwilliams.com and follow her on Instagram @marliwilliams
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