Resilience is often the x-factor that differentiates between mild and wild success. The stories of most of the wildly successful folks in our community have exhibit an extreme degree of resilience and we’ve come to believe that if our goal is to help our community achieve great outcomes we have to help build resources and knowledge around how one can become more resilient.
Christen Ruiz
My resilience comes from learning how to own each moment as it unfolds, especially the ones I didn’t choose. For a long time, I believed resilience meant endurance: pushing through, tolerating, surviving. Read More>>
Sarah Evola
It’s funny, because “resilient” is a word I’ve used to describe myself in every decade of my life—not because resilience is a flex, but because for me, there was simply no other way. I started in the service industry at 14 and moved in and out of it for nearly twenty years. Read More>>
Laura Cohn
My resilience comes from a very simple, steady truth: I know God loves me, and because I belong to Him, He blesses me in everything that happens in my life. I have loved God for as early as I can remember being ‘me.’ When I was younger, He was my inspiration while I was drawing or writing music. Read More>>
Sitorabonu Musulmankulova
My resilience comes from starting over more than once and learning not to give up on myself. I grew up in a culture where hard work was not optional, and creativity was a way to survive emotionally. When I moved to a new country, I had to rebuild everything my career, my confidence, and my sense of belonging. Read More>>
Stephanie Letts
My resilience comes from building Copper Creek Stables in an industry that is tough and unforgiving, where very few businesses truly thrive. I never took no for an answer. That mindset was instilled in me by my parents from a young age and carried with me into everything I built. Read More>>
Jesus Tineo
My resilience does not come from motivational slogans or polished quotes. It comes from the moment I realized that nothing I had built, my career, my name, my sense of place, was guaranteed to last. That even talent, discipline, and hard work can lose their footing when the environment becomes unstable. I come from a country where creating became an act of resistance. Read More>>
Julie Wenzlick
Honestly? From doing hard things before I felt ready. I’ve built my business alongside a full-time corporate job, motherhood, and real life. That forced me to stop chasing quick wins and start focusing on what actually lasts. Systems. Strategy. Consistency. I’ve watched what happens when you rely only on trends or surface-level tactics. Read More>>
Veronica Alcazar
I think every mother can absolutely relate … my children are my source of the upmost love & resilience Read More>>
Liubovi Popov
I get my resilience from a combination of lived experience, self-awareness, and purpose. Losing important people early in my life forced me to grow up faster and rely on my inner strength. I learned how to stand on my own emotionally and how to keep moving forward even when there was no external support. Read More>>
Jared Bendifallah
I am actually working on a keynote speech and workshop about how to cultivate resilience and I will share one of the most important tools which I can say has contributed significantly to my resiliency. That tool is knowing my WHY and finding meaning from my life. Read More>>
Regina Jazz
Resilience, for me, was built through repetition—showing up even when things weren’t perfect. Music, reflection, and growth have taught me how to turn pressure into strength. Read More>>
Khaatia Vantiger
My resilience begins with faith. At 18, during one of the quietest and hardest moments of my life, I heard God speak to me clearly: “You can live.” I didn’t fully understand what that meant then, but it gave me hope. It reminded me that my life was still unfolding and that something meaningful awaited me beyond that moment. Life itself has shaped my resilience. Read More>>
Debbie Yoon
My resilience is rooted in witnessing my immigrant parents come to America, unable to speak the language, with nothing to their name, and build a life from the ground up through determination, sacrifice, and unwavering perseverance. As an adult now, I have such a greater appreciation and admiration for what my parents were able to accomplish and give to me and my brother. Read More>>
Tiera Lanae
I think since a little girl I have always been the one to be brave, to take the risk even when I am not sure of the outcome and this has opened many doors for me! Being brave is an attribute to resilience because you can’t be resilient without challenge and you can’t be overcome challenge without being brave. Read More>>
ShaQwana Evans
My resilience comes from the tests I’ve faced throughout life. Every trial and tribulation I’ve experienced has played a role in shaping who I am today and strengthening my ability to keep going, even when things are hard. Being a mother of three has deeply influenced my mindset. Read More>>
Zuri Godfrey
In October, I was named a 2025 Rising Star by The Executive Leadership Council (ELC) And at their annual gala, I had an on-stage moment where I spoke about resilience. Over the years, I realized that I get my resilience from being a Black man in corporate. Read More>>
James Badue
My resilience comes from being forced to become honest with myself early. When life strips away comfort, image, and illusion, you’re left with a choice: collapse into bitterness or learn how to build meaning from the inside then out. I didn’t grow up with the luxury of believing systems would save me, so I learned how to study them, survive them, and eventually reimagine them. Read More>>
Jesús Aceves
I get my resilience from a growth mindset. I’ve learned that setbacks are not failures, but valuable lessons. In my previous experiences, whenever I faced a difficult situation, I focused on finding a solution instead of dwelling on the problem. This habit of staying objective helps me stay calm and keep moving forward under pressure. Read More>>
Neeltarni Pratap
I learned my resilience from my father. He understood, deeply, that pain is temporary. Because of that, he smiled through every phase of life. He taught me that happiness isn’t something you postpone—it’s a direction you choose. When things get dark, he would say, keep your face toward the sun, and the shadows will fall behind you. Tough times don’t last, but tough people do. Read More>>
Juliana Forero
Leaving my country in my early twenties, and living in five different cities before setting roots in South Florida taught me the importance of adaptability and provided me with the understanding that change is permanent and inevitable. Through the years resiliency has been present as I welcome opportunities and navigate challenges, it centers my perception and helps me focus my priorities. Read More>>
Benjamin Latta
My resilience comes from carrying responsibility without quitting, standing at the crossroads of cultures without losing myself, starting over with wisdom instead of fear, adapting every skill I’ve learned into something useful, and loving my daughters enough to keep pushing forward even when the noise fades—quietly continuing, refining the mission, and choosing progress because stopping was never an option. Read More>>
Ronnie Gor
My resilience comes from learning early how to adapt and take responsibility. Growing up in a patriarchal, middle-class environment shaped my independence and problem-solving instincts—skills that later became essential in design and entrepreneurship. Financial uncertainty taught me how to build thoughtfully and move forward without perfect conditions. Read More>>
Sonia Singh
Honestly? My resilience comes from a few places layered together: First, purpose. When something I care about deeply is on the line, I don’t fold easily. Purpose gives pain a direction. It turns setbacks into data instead of defeat. Second, pattern recognition. I’ve “seen storms before.” Once you survive a few hard chapters, your nervous system learns: this hurts, but it’s survivable. Read More>>
Bristin Andreae
From my mom. Read More>>
Brock Merrick
From my mother, from that small voice and pull in our hearts. Every season has its challenges and we ride the wave cause we are committed to it. Read More>>
Andrea B. Denney
My resilience comes from a source beyond myself—a strength I can’t always explain, but one that carries me when my own is gone. In my darkest moments, support from loved ones and something greater than myself gave me power I never thought possible. Read More>>
Regina Moore
I get my resilience from growing through my life, not pretending I have it all figured out.
Everything I’ve learned — as a woman, a wife, a mother, and a part of Chef Flavas — has come through experience, not perfection. Read More>>
Devereaux Stone
My resilience comes from belief in my purpose/vision & ability to adapt. No one will see the end goal, but YOU most times.
Personally, my friends/family didn’t understand my path, or my choice to find a lane that suited who I was. Read More>>
Laurel Pendle
In the fast-paced world of entrepreneurship, it’s not uncommon to encounter moments when I feel stuck in my life and business journey. Roadblocks are plentiful, but having and maintaining resilience is essential to moving forward. If I am being completely honest, I have had more than my fair share of these setbacks and challenges. Read More>>
