E180: My Whole Story: More Than a Label – From Surviving to Showing Up

In this episode of My Whole Story: More Than a Label, Duncan Taylor, CEO of the Washington Bankers Association and President of CareerWork$, shares a powerful and deeply personal story that challenges assumptions about success, struggle, and what people carry beneath the surface. Growing up in poverty and an abusive home, Duncan faced significant trauma and instability, but through mentorship, self awareness, and a pivotal shift in mindset, he began to see his life not as defined by what happened to him, but by what he could choose moving forward. With honesty and insight, he reflects on the role of effort, support, and the belief that transformation begins with a simple idea, "because I can." This conversation is a reminder that we are all more than our past, and that the path forward is shaped by the meaning we choose to make of it.