84. Overcoming Breast Cancer and Finding Purpose with Marva Bailer

Welcome back to Warriors Unmasked! Fair warning, this episode could have gone on for at least four more hours. It feels like 40+ minutes is just scratching the surface of what today's guest has to offer. When you're left wanting more, don't say we didn't warn you! Be sure to check out the links below to find more ways to connect with anyone from our podcast episodes.  Today we welcome breast cancer survivor, successful Tech Executive, Technology Association of George's Leader of The Year for large enterprise, author, and mother, Marva Baylor Marvel! This episode will take you from sadness, heartbreak, compassion, and empathy to being transformed by hope, awareness, happiness, and complete empowerment. Marva infuses positive energy with her recent, real-world perspective gained through her career as a sales and marketing leader, from startups to blue chip brands, including IBM, Amazon, and Splunk. Currently, in her role at Twilio, Marva serves as vice president of revenue for the social impact company. She is a true professional and has wisdom everyone can learn from. However, what makes her journey even more inspiring is how she overcame breast cancer and is helping others find hope and real solutions who may find themselves in a similar situation. We can all agree that no one ever wants to hear the "C word" - Cancer. However, for Marva, this topic came with several past traumatic events. After losing her Mother, Father and many other loved ones to Cancer the diagnosis hit her hard.  Hear how she rose to the occasion, educated herself about treatment and options, and used her skill of asking great questions, and her gut feeling to find her best path for healing. Hit play to hear the full story!  More Of What's Inside: How cancer changed every for Marva What it's like to have radiation A look into Marva's professional history  Why it's so important to take the spotlight off yourself Mental health during the 45 days of radiation. Marva's renewed purpose and risk profile Healing from past pain and trauma  The importance of your existence  Why the world needs YOU! And much more!   GUEST LINKS: Be Unexpected | Debut Book from Marva Bailer | DEI Coach & Speaker https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvabailer Marva Bailer   LINKS: malarchuk.com/book  malarchuk.com  www.thecompassionateconnection.com www.warriorsunmasked.com  Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Subscribe To Our YouTube My Community Contact   Episode Minute By Minute: 0:02 A look into today's episode   1:35 Thank you to today's sponsor 4:35 When Marva got the diagnoses  16:16 What makes cancer so complex  22:00 Marva's treatment journey  29:47 Clairvoyant experience with radiation 34:00 Life after healing for Marva  43:33 It's time to take off your mask