Resilient leadership is all about bouncing back from adversity and applying your lived experiences to help others advance. This discussion is prompted by the recent events around the world wreaking havoc on individuals, families, communities, organizations, and more. Change is inevitable, so is adversity. However, there are ways to navigate adversity and still come out on top!

Our Expert Panelists

Natalie Robinson Bruner is the Founder & Principal Consultant of Glad Ed Solutions. Natalie is passionate about serving and educating the community through leadership and workforce development. As the Division Director of Racial and Gender Equity Advancement at YWCA South Florida, Natalie oversees all functional operations and program management of the organization’s community and women’s programming focused on economic development, global education, and social justice leading to racial and gender equity. She leads a multi-tiered division that produces leaders who go on to accomplish great things. Through her work at the YWCA, she directly impacts thousands of people throughout South Florida to ensure they have the skills, knowledge, and motivation to positively shape their future.

Before joining YWCA South Florida, Natalie served as the Director of the STEM Gateway Program at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. In this position, she managed multiple multi-million dollar grants that helped more than 20,000 students build the skills necessary to graduate, restructured university systems, collaborated with other institutions to form synergistic alliances, developed a policy that impacted under-resourced students, and served as a thought leader for equitable opportunities in education, which continues until now.

The passion of her heart came when Natalie founded Glad • ED Solutions, where she trains and coaches leaders to better engage their workforce as well as create a culture of productivity that helps individuals flourish and organizations thrive.

Please take the time to look at her bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nrbruner/

Natalie is hosting a mini-conference January 8, 2022 from 11am-2:30pm EST on having a toxic-free year. This is an opportunity to learn how to remove toxicity from your environment, relationships, work, and body.

Eric L. Johnson is the founder and CEO of E4 Inspiring Motivations where he provides breakthrough solutions for next-level moves. Eddie L. Johnson is a breakthrough expert, speaker, author, and servant leader who brings joy and life to situations. An encourager with an upbeat attitude toward others, Eddie has a unique ability to find the best in everyone.

Eddie is the Founder and CEO of E4 Inspiring Motivations, a personal and professional development company that specializes in helping business professionals discover purpose, which leads to meaningful and continued success. E4 Inspiring Motivations also train business professionals to successfully break through adversity so they can adjust and remain productive in their personal and professional lives.

Eddie is the author of the book Passing the Test of Faith and is a firm believer that we are blessed in various ways to be a blessing to others. Purchase your copy at www.eddieljohnson.com/book

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