Grit For The Day

Naches - Yiddish for familial joy or pride. Professor Vera J. Katz shares a riveting story of enduring firings, isolation from peers, persecution from students, busted car windows, slashed car tires and other indignities on her path to become a tenured professor at Howard University and one of the most celebrated acting coaches and experts to teach THE Black Panther Chadwick Bosema

Accredited Investor and Executive Director of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corporation [https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/initiatives/i-corps/about-i-corps] Mr. Bob Smith travels the U.S., Japan, Europe and elsewhere teaching his unique brand of innovation and pragmatism to young entrepreneurs. Bob's lessons are especially prescient as the 2023 global economy heads into a

Lamman Rucker shares the heart rending story of the early days and months of his sons life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unite (NICU)and Thomas Lee Johnson shares the story of the miraculous birth of his son Ephraim William Johnson. Sometimes overcomers of adversity come in 3 pound, 13 ounce sized packages and teach us lessons we are ill prepared to learn.

Main Street Alliance Executive Director Chanda Causer shares hard fought lessons and wisdom from her successful career as a leader in the non-profit and for profit worlds.

200% YOY growth for three years and counting, VP Alex DerHovhannessian of GCOM Qlarion shares intimate details of overcoming tragedies to build a lasting legacy in his family and his companies.

Fordham University Professor Nick Tampio shares his intellectual framework based on some primal pieces of the human psyche and why he teaches fearlessness. Dr. Tampio is a CNN contributor, author of 5 books, peer reviewed scholar and a marvelous example of a modern political philosopher.

Nate shares deep, intimate truths from his adolescent years and how humble beginnings shaped his self-worth as he scaled billion dollar companies.

SVP Brad Knox endured false accusations from supervisors and employees that prompted months long investigation from his HR Department. In the midst of one of the most challenging times of his career, he maintained his resolve and the warm-hearted smile he is known for. Through the process, he became a stronger, more empathetic leader. Today we learn, "Grit With A Smile."

Orthodox Jew Jonathan Feldstein lives a life of Rare Grit: he builds bridges between Jews and Christians with his Genesis123.co - Genesis123 Foundation. He builds relationships with integrity and authenticity...sometimes to the chagrin of his very own Isreali Jewish friends and acquaintances. Today he shares adventures he has been on behind the Iron Curtain of the USSR and elsewher

Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu's mentee Yohannes Mezgebe shares true stories of intimidation, jail and a jail break all for his stance for peace between Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tigray.