Ep. 117 | USA Bobsled Silver Medalists Talk Leadership Lessons
Life's New Normal Podcast with Host John Register
English - June 23, 2018 13:00 - 58 minutes - 52.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education new normal overcoming adversity motivational podcast uplifting inspiring hope liberating freedom clarity story telling Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Elana Myers-Taylor and Lauren Gibbs pushed and drove the United States Two-woman sled to the silver medal in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Today, we learn the challenges and the triumphs to winning silver. We explore building the competitive advantage; outworking the competition and the gravity of representing your nation on the global scale.
Lauren, had a decorated career as a volleyball player at Brown University, where she was a captain and All-Ivy League performer. She was introduced to bobsled by Jillion Potter, who played rugby for the U.S. at the 2016 Olympics. Gibbs, who left a 6 figure job in corporate America, is now a U.S. bobsled push athlete.
Elana, Began bobsledding in 2007-2008 and made the national team her first season as a brakeman. She then converted to a pilot shortly after Vancouver and debuted on World Cup her first season with a 6th place finish in the Lake Placid World Cup. She finished 9th at World Championships in her first season, followed by a bronze medal World Championships in 2012. She followed that with a silver medal at World Championships in 2013 and a silver medal with brakeman Lauryn Williams at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
About the Host
John Register is a keynote speaker who won the long jump silver medal in 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. His business, Inspired Communications International, LLC helps business leaders and sports career professionals by demonstrating the secrets to medal podium performance while cultivating the competitive advantage. Check out John's speaker trailer by clicking here.