Episode 32: Thriving in a Disruptive World with Gerry Valentine
1 hour 15 min
Gerry built a career as a leader with some of the world’s most respected firms—companies like American Express and Pfizer Inc.—where he oversaw multi-million dollar lines of business. But this was an unlikely path. Gerry’s early life was spent in poverty, in a low-income part of New York City, and as the child of a single mother. He went on to earn a B.S. in Engineering from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Management. Along the way, Gerry found that the adversity of his youth had given him what he needed to succeed in the corporate world; and that turning adversity into advantage is a skill he can teach others.
Gerry inspires people to build resilience, overcome setbacks and learn how to see adversity as a source of opportunity and innovation. In his first book, “The Thriving Mindset - Tools for Empowerment in a Disruptive World,” he provides a practical approach for taking on the disruption we experience today and turning it into opportunity through case studies and the sharing of personal experience.
Today he operates how own company where he advises corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, and entire companies on turning challenges into an advantage. He specializes in leadership vision, building resilience, unlocking innovation, and showing leaders how to use the best within themselves to inspire the very best in others.
Our conversation with Gerry is wide-ranging and informative. We unpack critical elements of the book; we talk about fear, disruption, self-care, and taking courageous leaps. We discuss leadership and leading through disruption and change—a timely conversation for the present time. Please enjoy our conversation with Gerry Valentine.
You can purchase Gerry’s book on Amazon, Books-A-Million, or bookshop.org. For more information on the book and to connect with Gerry, visit his website at gerryvalentine.com
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