138: From Boardroom to Bobsled: A Story Of Courage with Lauren Gibbs

Lauren is a 2018 US Olympic medalist in the sport of bobsled. She accomplished this goal just three and half years after leaving her lucrative corporate sales management career in 2014, to try bobsled for the first time. With an undergraduate degree from Brown University in Entrepreneurship and an Executive MBA from Pepperdine University, Lauren has found a way to satisfy her passion for corporate level coaching, training and consulting while continuing to train for the 2022 Olympics through public speaking. In addition to having been invited to give a TEDx talk, Lauren has been requested to speak by a number of organizations in a variety of different industries about the parallels of achieving success in business and elite level athletics, handling adversity in high pressure situations and the many facets of improving leadership and organizational culture. Topics discussed: What she learned while working in Sales. The decision she made at her lowest point that changed her life. How she transitioned from boardroom to bobsled. The steps to go through before you make decisions to leave something The process of training for the Olympics. Surrendering the things you can't control The side effects of making the decision to follow a goal or dream Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/luRF6TZdhKc For full show notes, timestamps & quotes mentioned visit bethatonepercent.com/138 UNLIMITED EVENT: https://bethatonepercent.com/unlimited APPLY HERE for the Commit To Greatness Mastermind: www.bethatonepercent.com/CommitToGreatness High Level Group Program - Doors close Oct 15th 2019 to Apply VIP Weekend: Email: [email protected] or DM @james_silvas Connect with Lauren IG: @lagibbs84 Connect with James Web: www.JamesSilvas.com IG/FB: @James_silvas Connect with Be that 1% Web: www.bethatonepercent.com IG/FB: @BethatOnepercent