Hope in Action: Turning Purpose into Impact with Cycle 5 To Survive

What happens when a milestone birthday becomes a mission to change lives? In this inspiring episode of the Lifting Leaders Podcast, we sit down with P.L. and Kristen, founders of Cycle 5 To Survive (C5TS), an extraordinary initiative powered by purpose, courage, resilience, and a commitment to helping communities thrive. Through Cycle 5 To Survive, P.L. and Kristen are cycling across five continents in five years while partnering with five charities to raise awareness and funding for sports, education, and business initiatives that create opportunity and lasting impact. As part of our 2026 leadership theme, Ignite Genuine Hope, this conversation explores what it means to turn purpose into action. Hope is more than optimism or wishful thinking. Genuine hope is relational, actionable, and rooted in the decision to keep moving toward possibility, even when the path is uncertain. In this episode, P.L. and Kristen share the personal story behind Cycle 5 To Survive, the challenges they have faced along the way, and the lessons they have learned about resilience, trust, community, belonging, and leading with purpose. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✨ Why hope is a leadership practice, not a personality trait ✨ How purpose builds resilience during uncertainty and challenge ✨ The role of community and belonging in creating lasting change ✨ How leaders can acknowledge fear without becoming paralyzed by it ✨ What it takes to turn personal purpose into meaningful impact ✨ How ordinary people can create extraordinary change through consistent action Whether you lead an organization, a team, a family, or a community, this episode offers a powerful reminder: hope grows when people choose to move toward possibility together. 🎧 Listen in and be inspired by a story of purpose, perseverance, cycling for charity, and hope in action.