013: How to Go From Failing to Thriving in Business with Brooke Wheeldon-Reece

  Brooke Wheeldon-Reece, MBA, is the President and CEO of The SPARK Initiative, Inc. – a Principles based, non-profit organization. She is also the co-developer of the S.P.A.R.K. Mentoring Curriculum, which is currently being taught to over 1,000 children in Tampa and around the world. Prior to her work with The SPARK Initiative, she was a national trainer for the Mendez Foundation. Brooke spent time as a business consultant and curriculum developer for Verizon and Learning.com. Brooke is best known for her groundbreaking work supporting and educating youth. However, in today’s episode you will hear a story of transformation and turn-around. When Brooke joined the organization, she herself was just beginning to learn about the nature of human potential, our minds and resiliency. She took her own learning and began to leverage it in her leadership and her vision. Her entrepreneurial spirit, along with her new understanding, created an incredible new foundation upon which she’s grown a successful, mission driven organization, that’s having a huge impact. Listen in as Brooke lets you in on what she believes has made a big difference. For instance, nothing good comes from trying to figure something out in a low mood and your fear and your capacity to be successful will compete against each other, always.