EP19 - The power of resilience leadership. Interview witth Dr. Taryn Stejskal

Dr. Taryn Marie is the #1 Resilience and Leadership expert, for both leadership and life. She is the former Head of Executive Leadership Development at Nike, Global Leadership Development at Cigna, and founded Resilience Leadership Institute, where she serves as the Chief Resilience Officer (CRO).Leveraging over a decade of research on resilience, Dr. Taryn Marie gave birth to the empirically-based framework, The Five Practices of Particularly Resilient People, for executive coaching, top-team effectiveness, high potential leadership programs and workshops, and inspirational keynote addresses.Dr. Taryn Marie is a sought-after coach for executives, athletes, musicians, students, and actors who are looking for an edge by way of understanding and harnessing their inherent resilience. She is the author of “Flourish or Fold: The Five Practices of Particularly Resilient People” and is featured in the forthcoming documentary, “Breaking Free”, both of which are expected to release in 2021.She is a Co-Founder of Resilience Element 75 (RE75), focused on making resilience accessible across the world through film and wearable technology. She also serves as a Global Marshall Goldsmith Top 100 Coach (MG100), as well as a Forum Chair at MacKay CEO Forums.Her groundbreaking research on resilience has been showcased in publications such as Forbes, Ariana Huffington’s Thrive Global, Ladders, LA Progressive, and Welum Magazine’s Women Who Inspire Worldwide, on television broadcasts, and featured online by Happify, eMindful, and Powerful Universe.After receiving an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Michigan, Dr. Taryn Marie went on to earn her master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) and doctorate degree from the University of Maryland, College Park. She completed pre- and post-doctoral fellowships at Virginia Commonwealth Medical University. She serves as an ambassador for The African Community and Conservation Foundation (ACCF), in addition to multiple non- and for-profit boards.