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Resilience

"We’re all stronger than we give ourselves credit for." — Jennifer Macaluso Gilmore

Agapi Stassinopoulos

Agapi Stassinopoulos ON Resilience

Author & Speaker, Unbinding the Heart

Q: Life is full of setbacks. Can you share an experience of one, and how you were able to bounce back?

A: I was developing a project on the story of Maria Callas.  Me and my Greek partner had hired a famous Italian director who ended up taking our money and never delivering. After months of  planning and developing the idea, he then moved forward to create his own film on the story of Callas. I have a whole chapter in my ... READ MORE »

Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Jennifer Siebel Newsom ON Resilience

Founder and CEO, MissRepresentation

Q: Life is full of setbacks. Can you share an experience of one, and how you were able to bounce back?

A: I had given birth to our daughter Montana in September of 2009 and I never took a maternity leave and was pretty unprepared for working motherhood as I tried to wrap up the documentary while simultaneously dealing with health problems affecting our daughter. We were at doctors’ offices three to four times a week and she was in braces and ... READ MORE »

Jane

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Jane Wurwand ON Resilience

Summer Rayne Oakes

Summer Rayne Oakes ON Resilience

Co-founder, Source4Style

Q: Life is full of setbacks. Can you share an experience of one, and how you were able to bounce back?

A: September 2005. I had just started my first company a few months earlier and wasn’t sure what my next step would be especially since I didn’t have a steady cash flow. It was extremely difficult and I knew I needed some extra money to invest in some projects, but I was unaccustomed to asking for loans – and didn’t have ... READ MORE »

Rachel Lloyd

Rachel Lloyd ON Resilience

Founder & Executive Director, GEMS: Girls Educational & Mentoring Services

Q: Life is full of setbacks. Can you share an experience of one, and how you were able to bounce back?

A: There have been lots of times where I’ve experienced real challenges and setbacks, both personally and professionally. It’s hard when you don’t even feel like getting out of bed to bounce back. I remember years ago watching an Oprah special with a woman who’s face had been almost completely burnt off in a car accident. She talked about how she ... READ MORE »

LindaDescano

Linda Descano ON Resilience

President & CEO, Women & Co.

Q: Life is full of setbacks. Can you share an experience of one, and how you were able to bounce back?

A: As with most people who’ve experienced a divorce, the end of my first marriage was distressing emotionally…and financially. Naïve as it was, I never thought about keeping close tabs on household finances because that was my husband’s job. It wasn’t until we were going through our divorce that I realized how much debt we had amassed on a joint credit ... READ MORE »

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