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What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman

What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman

Michael Silverman

“Out of Life’s School of War - What does not kill me makes me stronger” - Friedrich Nietzsche


Society lionizes the successful and celebrates the courageous, but the failures and adverse circumstances that inform the basis of future triumph and foundational viewpoints aren't always explored in sufficient detail. In this interview-driven series hosted by Michael Silverman we explore inspiring human and organizational stories while searching for philosophies, principles, and strategies for embracing each of our own unique paths - obstacles and all.



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What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman - Olympian & Cancer Survivor Jillion Potter on Overcoming Adversity in Life and Rugby
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03/16/21 • 55 min

Joining me today is Jillion Potter, olympian, cancer survivor, mom, and now executive at EY. We had a fantastic conversation about her journey into becoming a member of the American Rugby team, participating in two World Championships, and becoming a Team USA member in the Rio 2016 Olympics after defeating cancer for the second time. Jill shares so much great wisdom, including how we can help ourselves in times of adversity and remembering that we always have a choice about how to respond.


In this episode, Jillion and I take a walk through her life experiences and what she could take from them to grow and become stronger. She explained how a rare accident during her early years in rugby helped her deal with cancer diagnose many years later. We talked about the importance of embracing uncertainty, self-compassion, and not getting hung up on the outcome.


Jill is the epitome of strength and grace while facing incredible odds and I'm honored to have had her on the show!


To learn more about Jillion's fantastic story of bravery, resilience, and determination, tune in to Episode 19 of What Didn't Kill You.


Some Questions I Ask:

  • I'd love to start out by asking you how did you become an Olympian? (1:20)
  • When you broke your neck, was that the first major challenge you had to overcome and return to the sport? (7:19)
  • When in your athletic journey did the cancer diagnosis initially come? (10:07)
  • And so, you start going through chemo; how far out is this goal of being at the Olympics? (18:00)
  • What was the reception from the International Rugby community with you there (after defeating cancer)? (28:24)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

  • A rugby accident that helped to deal with more severe problems years later (3:51)
  • A poor judgment that could have led to a catastrophe (10:35)
  • You have to be at your best when things are at their worst (15:29)
  • Focusing on the things we can control (17:21)
  • How amazingly supportive the rugby community can be (19:30)
  • The power of embracing uncertainty and accepting impermanence (35:39)

Connect with Jillion:

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©️ 2021 Michael Silverman. All rights reserved.



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What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman - Carol Fabrizio: Looking for vsBeing the Gold Star

Carol Fabrizio: Looking for vsBeing the Gold Star

What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman

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03/30/21 • 67 min

Last episode, I was graced by an incredible discussion with JIllion Potter. Today, I'm joined by her incredible wife, Carol Fabrizio, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer at the USA Gymnastics Team, Leadership Coach, and Changemaker. Carol has a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations from the University of Southern California and a Juris Doctor's degree from USC Gould School of Law. We share an affinity for that school as it is also my alma mater. Besides being a Certified Professional Coach, Carol previously spent 9 years at Vail Resorts, ultimately rising to the level of VP, Communications and Marketing Operations.


In this episode, we had an enlightening conversation about Carol's professional and personal challenges, achievements, lessons learned, and evolution. Everything from what it's like to watch one's spouse go through chemotherapy to navigating the challenging but rewarding professional experience she has taken on with USA Gymnastics. She shared her experiences performing at the highest level in top companies, her vision on what communication and marketing used to be, what it is about now, and what we can expect to be in the future.


We also talked about how the pandemic affected the athletic community and the benefits and disadvantages of moving the Olympic Games to 2021 from both the athletes and communication department perspectives.


To learn more about leadership, personal growth, resilience, and self-compassion, tune in to Episode 20 of What Didn't Kill You.


Some Questions I Ask:

  • The USA Gymnastics Team had tremendous success on the field. But the organizational and cultural aspects needed to change. How do you think about balancing continued success with making these shifts? (6:00)
  • How does the business of gymnastics and specifically USA Gymnastics get affected by something like the Olympics moving? (10:03)
  • What were some of the biggest leadership lessons you learned in that role that you take into your current one? (23:33)
  • How do you walk away from any situation satisfied with I'm doing enough, executing things correctly, showing up every day the way I want to? (29:08)
  • How do you go about doing your job at a high level when your spouse faces serious health issues? (40:36)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

  • Creating a healthy work environment where people can speak without fear of being punished in any way (4:45)
  • How the pandemic affected the USA Gymnastics team and the athlete community in general (7:37)
  • What communication and marketing used to be vs. what is about now (16:46)
  • Feedback is not about true or false; it is a data point that helps us to be more strategic on how to interact with people (25:44)
  • How being aware of our feelings can help us (39:17)

Connect with Carol:

Let's connect:

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What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman - Custom Dreams with Mike McCabe

Custom Dreams with Mike McCabe

What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman

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06/29/21 • 53 min

Mike McCabe spent his early teen years up to his 20s around CAD-CAM and tooling work, removing heavy aluminum parts and replacing them with carbon fiber in his first full-time job. Always a hands-on person, he was building homes through his college years while skiing professionally in Freeride Competitions. So he knows a thing or two about hard work...and breaking skis.


Mike McCabe is the co-founder, CEO, and Master Builder of Folsom Custom Skis. Turns out that jumping off cliffs in Freeride Competitions for many years while weighing in at 6'2" and 200lbs results in lots of broken skis. This lead Mike on a journey to create hand-built, innovative, and exceptionally durable customized skis that can work for the hardest skiing pro or the most casual skier. Folsom is now one of only two companies in the US that creates a truly custom ski in which every component is hand made and the raw materials sourced internally.


In this episode, we had an inspiring conversation about Mike's journey into entrepreneurship, his business model, and how it is for a small organization to put its foot through the door in such a competitive industry. We also talked about his company's principles on how they operate and its unique approach to business that lead him through . Finally, Mike shared the incredible story of how his company had to pivot during COVID and how hard it was for him to be on the verge of losing his company.


Some Questions I Ask:

  • We'd love to hear how you got into the ski products business. (1:52)
  • When you started making skis, did you know immediately, like, this is what I want to do? (8:02)
  • How did the improvements you made in the skis translated to the maybe average or even higher-end ski demographic? (13:17)
  • You mentioned running lean. How did you develop the principles for operating that way? (24:10)
  • Does the seasonality of your business ever make you want to think about expanding into summer sports? (35:47)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

  • How Mike decided to focus on the product side of skiing (7:16)
  • Quality over quantity approach. Mike's business model and its possibilities (11:15)
  • How hard it was for Folsom Skis to get into the market (17:23)
  • Reinventing the wheel once a year. Mike's constant effort in rebuilding their system and making it more effective (34:48)
  • An emergency pivot. How did Mike's company adjust to the new reality during the pandemic (37:21)

Resources:

Connect with Mike:

Let's connect:

©️ 2021 Michael Silverman. All rights reserved.



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What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman - Lauren Ivison: Building a Personal 360 Framework for Conscious Leadership
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11/03/20 • 71 min

Today I'm exploring a very specific subject matter - Personal 360s. It's an idea that I'm been thinking about applying in my own journey of personal growth and I discuss it with Lauren Ivison - business coach and founder of ‘Totem Leadership’. Lauren and I spend some time on her path to coaching and the elements that help her form a foundation for the leaders she works with; as well as how her own path to using the ‘Personal 360’ framework and how it's contributed to her life and work.

Lauren and I come at some of these personal growth and development ideas from fairly different points of view and I loved our conversation. Whereas I have a tendency to look for opportunities to "self-traumatize" and look for hard things in order to get better, Lauren advocates a bit of a softer approach that has a lot of wisdom to it. It certainly gave me a lot of ideas as I develop my own Personal 360 and think about how to continue down the path of growth and development.

If you have ever done one, or plan on doing one, be sure to share and let me know!


To hear more, tune in to Episode 13 of What Didn’t Kill You!


Some Questions I Ask:

  • Did you approach the idea of ‘Totem Leadership’ from a more professional standpoint or were you able to make those empathetic coaching connections as well? (7:47)
  • What are your thoughts on anonymizing the feedback you receive? (20:47)
  • How do you feel about the ‘self traumatization’ that many companies put themselves through in order to grow? (37:13)
  • How has the ‘Personal 360’ concept affected how you approach your team environments? (53:49)

In This Episode You Will Learn:

  • Some background on Lauren Ivison & Her journey to founding ‘Totem Leadership’ (1:11)
  • How Lauren built the framework for the ‘Personal 360’ (10:47)
  • Why embracing vulnerability and radical candor has yielded positive results in Lauren and her clients (16:10)
  • The personality aspects of giving and receiving constructive feedback (23:45)
  • Why softer approaches are a necessary mitigator to intense personal growth (30:03)
  • The hyperbole behind self-inflicted trauma and personal optimization (43:47)
  • Why it’s important to stay present, rather than feeling a need to constantly be in motion (45:33)
  • The false dichotomy of self-fulfillment and personal gratification (49:30)

Let’s Connect!

Connect With Lauren Ivison:

Resources:

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What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman - Ginni Saraswati: The Value of Failure & the Principles of Leadership
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10/20/20 • 64 min

When navigating the uncertainties and hard times that accompany any entrepreneurial venture, it’s important to have systems in place to ensure we land on our feet and aren’t too overworked in the process. In the case of Ginni Saraswati, my producer on this podcast, and the Founder, and CEO of the podcast production company ‘Ginni Media’, she has worked to curate a team of individuals that take care of exactly that and help lighten the load for many content creators within the podcasting space.


In this episode, we discuss what Ginni has learned as a leader in business and how her humble beginnings within the event management field taught her the value of being at the helm of something new. We also talk about how working with people that are aligned with your personal values enriches your professional journey, and Ginni gives advice on what other podcast hosts can do to better communicate themselves and actively listen to those who appear on their shows.


To hear more, tune in to Episode 12 of What Didn’t Kill You!


Some Questions I Ask:

  • Could you share what your company ‘Ginni Media’ is and how it came to be? (1:01)
  • What drove you towards the podcasting world? (3:19)
  • What does it mean for you to be out of alignment in terms of your business? (9:11)
  • How did you develop the principles and company culture that has attracted team members to ‘Ginni Media?’ (21:46)
  • Did you end up codifying your thoughts to get to where you are now or did they just naturally occur as you approached new ventures? (27:49)
  • When you first founded ‘Ginni Media’, was remote work something you had considered from the beginning? (37:50)
  • Have there been any challenges associated with living in the US as someone who wasn’t born here? (44:38)
  • How do you take the principles that are leveraged in business and apply them to a product that is content-based and less tangible? (57:24)
  • What is one piece of advice you can give to any budding or current entrepreneurs out there? (1:02:19)

In This Episode You Will Learn:

  • How running the LGBTQIA+ event space, ‘Bling’ informed Ginni’s decision making at ‘Ginni Media’ (5:56)
  • The experience that made Ginni reflect on her own sense of alignment within her professional life (13:04)
  • The complexities of entrepreneurship & Why we should listen when the universe is trying to tell us something (16:49)
  • How Ginni implements company culture in a virtual and geographically sparse workspace (33:46)
  • What moving to New York was like for Ginni as someone who’d lived in Australia for so long (40:46)
  • How Ginni’s push against traditionalism has influenced her throughout her career (46:55)
  • Ginni’s insights on podcast curation and what makes a successful communicator (52:05)
  • What Ginni’s ‘inner eleven’ refers to (1:00:04)

Let’s Connect!

Connect With Ginni Saraswati:

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What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman - Processing Adversity & Being a Conscious Parent With Karmen Berentsen
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09/22/20 • 51 min

Joining me today is the Owner of ‘A Line Boutique’ and accomplished entrepreneur in IT Consulting and Training industry, Karmen Berentsen! Karmen has had years of experience within the sales and business field and has shifted her focus to bringing a different type of value to people’s lives by sharing her story of spiritual and emotional evolution with others. Having abruptly lost her Mother at a young age to a brain tumor, Karmen is no stranger to the power that grief has over an individual - and in this episode, we dig deep on the effect it had on her as an adolescent, as well as how it has carried into her adult years.


Karmen has recently written a book about her life and experiences entitled 'Learning to Fly' that we discuss at length. In it, she shares heartbreaking stories of emotional abuse, sexual harassment, self-loathing and the coping mechanisms that tend to get programmed into us from a young age. Karmen explains the nonlinear journey towards breaking these cycles, finding happiness, and loving oneself. It's a very human and honest sharing of how so many challenging circumstances lead to her finding peace, as well as a celebration of the need to keep recommitting to those principles that help us get there.


Karmen also shares about the growth of her newest venture, ‘A Line Boutique’, and why she has worked so hard to amplify messages around women’s wellbeing and empowerment. As a mother, Karmen is passionate about instilling beliefs of self-confidence in her daughter and gets candid about what she’s learned through her experience as a parent.


If you’re interested to hear more, tune in to Episode 10 of What Didn’t Kill You!


Some Questions I Ask:

  • How would you describe yourself? (1:14)
  • What is it like for you now, living in such a drastically different headspace than you used to in your younger years? (2:20)
  • Could you speak on Tony Robbins’ theory behind receiving parental love & Explain how that inherently affects children’s development? (13:50)
  • Despite having an emotionally abusive and absent Father, you never adopted a ‘victim mentality.’ Has this mindset helped you in your own personal development journey? (22:17)
  • Could you talk about the relationship you had with your Mother and her religious hindrances? (27:30)
  • Who do you think you would be now if you had grieved your Mother at the time of her passing? (32:15)
  • Why have you decided to publish your book now, in the midst of Covid-19? (38:06)
  • What do you do to make sure the pattern of unproductive cycles doesn’t get passed down to your daughter? (44:19)
  • What advice do you have for any women that are afraid to follow their passions and are feeling ‘stuck’? (49:04)

In This Episode You Will Learn:

  • Why Karmen believed her self worth was defined by her accomplishments (4:17)
  • Karmen’s perspective on cycles of behavior, incremental progress & Why we will have more than one ‘awakening’ (7:04)
  • Karmen’s deepest personal realization while she was pregnant (9:34)
  • Why Karmen is such a huge fan of ‘GOOP’ (12:46)
  • When Karmen’s survival instinct kicked in during her teenage years & How her circumstances gave her a greater appreciation for life (17:00)
  • What ‘business mode’ means for Karmen & The disparity of different relationships in Karmen’s life (20:02)
  • The effect that having a safe and loving community had on Karmen (26:12)
  • Anxieties Karmen had as a teenager around her Mother’s brain tumor (29:45)
  • Karmen’s perspective on adversity (34:56)
  • Karmen’s vision behind ‘A Line Boutique’ (36:33)

Let’s Connect!

Connect With Karmen Berentsen:

What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman - Navigating the Complexities of Generational Wealth With Ella Chase

Navigating the Complexities of Generational Wealth With Ella Chase

What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman

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09/08/20 • 57 min

Joining me today is Ella Chase! Ella is redefining the evolution of the family office and the role of female inheritor.


Ella is a Co-Founder at ‘Wellth Works’, a Coaching Firm designed to help individuals and groups of (mostly) women navigate the pressures and expectations that come with generational wealth. For many women of esteemed families, the feeling of needing to uphold a family lineage can get overwhelming and there aren’t a lot of spaces available where these conversations can be held openly and without judgment.


Ella has dedicated her time at ‘Wellth Works’ to having these tough conversations and brings her extensive knowledge of sales, consulting, and business strategizing to the table when approaching each clients’ concerns. In this episode, we talk about the challenges that are present within complex family dynamics, why experiencing adversity is so necessary, and why we should look at success more holistically rather than solely financially.


To hear more, tune in to Episode 9 of What Didn’t Kill You!


Some Questions I Ask:

  • What is ‘Wellth Works’ and how did it come to be? (0:48)
  • Why do you think it took nearly losing your friend to cancer to start making changes in your own life? (7:05)
  • What is your goal when it comes to your coaching clients? (11:45)
  • Have you seen financial dynamics complicate your clients’ search for purpose? (14:32)
  • What do cross-generational empathetic connections look like, both within your family and your client base at ‘Wellth Works’? (27:51)
  • How do you navigate imposter syndrome at ‘Wellth Works’? (36:13)
  • How do you plan what an outcome will look like with a client? (44:01)
  • What is your ideal result with the families and people you work with? (45:50)
  • What advice can you give to anyone out there who is navigating a difficult dynamic within their own family? (49:10)

In This Episode You Will Learn:

  • What led Ella to ‘hit the eject button’ on her life before starting her business (3:02)
  • What Ella’s upbringing was like as a seventh-generation inheritor & Why growing up with an emphasis on tradition influenced her decision to create ‘Wellth Works’ (3:35)
  • Why Ella’s experience as a Junior Olympic Downhill Ski Racer showed her the value of ownership over herself (4:39)
  • Ella’s perspective on why it’s necessary to experience adversity (16:15)
  • Why failure needs to be processed rather than moved on from (20:25)
  • How Ella’s perspective on family values impacted her approach towards future generations (22:04)
  • What Ella has taken away from seeing complacency and inertia within her family (25:31)
  • Why we should separate negative observations of ourselves with our identities (32:40)
  • Why having integrity and setting boundaries is so important for family governance (41:16)

Let’s Connect!

Connect With Ella Chase:

Resources:

© 2020 Michael Silverman. All rights reserved.



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What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman - Bob Kavner Part 2 - the Business Behind a Great Investment & What We Can Learn From Failure
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08/25/20 • 43 min

Continuing on from part one of my conversation with Bob Kavner, I am so excited to share with you this second and final installment of our insightful and educational discussion. As mentioned in the previous episode, Bob is a former CFO and multimedia chief at ‘AT&T’, as well as a prominent figure within other game-changing tech and multimedia startups such as ‘Pandora’, ‘Earthlink', Ticketmaster’ and many more.


Today, we dive into the fascinating story of how AT&T sold the rights to control the cellular & wireless revolution and had to buy it back by acquiring McCaw cellular in one of the largest acquisitions in US history at the time, how Bob approached making such a huge life decision when stepping down from his position at ‘AT&T’, why being exposed to entrepreneurs within the tech and media industry influenced him during the course of developing his own creative endeavors, as well as how the unique concept of ‘traumatizing’ has been utilized across businesses. Bob also shares the inspiration he has gained from his experiences with a variety of luminaries he’s worked with over the years, including Bill Gates, Bill Gross, Michael Ovitz, Sky Dayton, and Andy Grove, just to name a few.


To hear more, tune in to Episode 8 of What Didn’t Kill You!


Some Questions I Ask:

  • Could you talk a bit about your experience working on projections and analytics surrounding wireless opportunities while you were at ‘AT&T’ (1:09)
  • What was your biggest learning lesson throughout the transition period before you bought ‘McCaw Network’? (6:28)
  • During your tenure at ‘Earthlink’ and ‘Pandora’, did you and your team feel that the torrential growth you’d been predicting was on its way? (9:44)
  • How did you approach making such a huge career move when deciding to leave ‘AT&T’ and produce your own operation? (11:20)
  • What was it about the opportunity to move into the creative arts, that was so appealing to you? (18:00)
  • Did your exposure to entrepreneurs within the tech field inform your decision on wanting to break away from working in large corporations? (26:24)
  • Could you talk a bit about what ‘Idealab’ is & The process that you and Bill Gross have undergone while incubating so many companies (30:32)
  • What role does failure play in the process of iteration? (34:06)
  • Are there ways you apply the process of ‘self traumatizing’ to your personal life or within the businesses that you’re involved with? (37:15)
  • Are there specific things that you look for in order to make sure your organizations are consistently checking on what they can improve on? (38:58)

In This Episode You Will Learn:

  • How Bob’s relationship with Silicon Valley influenced the trajectory of his team and their involvement in the cellular industry (5:05)
  • Bob’s experience investing in ‘General Magic’ & How that venture relates to timing in business (8:22)
  • Bob’s experience mentoring Sky Dayton (10:08)
  • Bob’s retelling of his meeting with Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold & How the initial investment between ‘Microsoft’ and ‘AT&T’ affected him (11:48)
  • The story of how ‘AT&T’ initially attracted Bob to the business (20:38)
  • Bob’s involvement in the ‘Universal Studios’ deal during the nineties & How his partnership with Bill Gross on ‘Idealab’ came to be (23:06)
  • The concept of ‘traumatization’ within a company & Why it’s so important (28:26)

Let’s Connect!

© 2020 Michael Silverman. All rights reserved.



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In today’s episode, I’m joined by legendary tech investor and executive, Bob Kavner! Bob was formerly the CFO of AT&T and lead AT&T's multimedia division. He has also been chairman and an early investor for an incredible array of revolutionary companies including Earthlink, Pandora, Overture, Ticketmaster, and so many more.


Bob has an incredible life story and has spent more than three decades at the intersection of technology and multimedia while working closely with some of the biggest luminaries in the field. In part one of our conversation together, Bob offers his insights into the impact that strong mentorship has had on him, how his personal and intellectual development throughout his early years taught him how to be a more present and engaged romantic partner and businessman, as well as why personal failure was something that needed to happen for him to experience growth.


To learn more on Bob and listen to our conversation in further depth, tune in to Episode 7 of What Didn’t Kill You!


Some Questions I Ask:

  • How did having such a profound mentor in your life inform your view on what a strong performance should look like? (13:11)
  • Did you notice any similarities in dynamics amongst the performers and leaders you met during your early days in business? (15:40)
  • How did you go from being a Senior Audit Partner on the ‘AT&T’ account to joining the company? (17:51)
  • As someone who has been married for so long and been a successful leader in business, how do you approach maintaining a fair work and life balance? (27:20)
  • Was there anything you took away from your first marriage that you applied to later relationships when your work life became too demanding? (31:30)
  • Did the personal development you went through in your thirties feed into your evolving outlook on Management and Business? (36:33)

In This Episode You Will Learn:

  • Some background on Bob. (1:42)
  • The exposure to different work practices Bob gained throughout the industries he worked in. (9:43)
  • How Bob became a Senior Partner at ‘AT&T’. (10:25)
  • Bob’s perspective on his own adversity. (26:31)
  • Why failure played such a key role in Bob accessing his humility and vulnerability. (33:16)

Let’s Connect!

© 2020 Michael Silverman. All rights reserved.



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What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman - Finding Your Purpose with Shawn Stigler

Finding Your Purpose with Shawn Stigler

What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman

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06/02/20 • 57 min

In today’s episode of What Didn’t Kill You, I’m joined by Managing Partner of the Colorado branch of law firm Michael Best, Shawn Stigler! Shawn also leads Michael Best's Venture Best program, focused on supporting high growth entrepreneurs. Shawn has had a very entrepreneurial path as an attorney and is no stranger to the struggles that are presented when working in a team environment.


We discuss what motivated him to make a start in law, lessons he learned throughout his business relationships, as well as some background on his time volunteering in life and death situations through Grand County Search and Rescue. Shawn shares his personal philosophies that he’s adopted throughout his career and gives some industry insights into the pitfalls and successes of the work he’s been exposed to.


Our perception of the world is a reflection of our values and way of living. Being able to view even the darkest of times as something we can learn and grow from is a unique capability and one that is not born overnight. Shawn is definitely a guest that we can all take something away from, due to having such a unique perspective in his business life.


If you’re interested to learn more about Shawn’s journey, then tune in to Episode 3 of What Didn’t Kill You!


Some Questions I Ask:

  • Could you tell me a bit about what you do? (1:16)
  • How did you make your start in law? (3:43)
  • What gave you the confidence to start your own enterprise? (11:47)
  • What was the separation between you and your business partner like for you? (15:56)
  • Was joining Search and Rescue your first experience dealing with grief? (24:58)
  • How does your experience seeing so much loss within Search and Rescue affect your approach with clients? (30:37)
  • How do you navigate the pressures of needing to meet people’s needs during tough times? (35:18)
  • Did the challenges you went through in your first company influence your decision to join a larger firm? (40:19)
  • What would you say your purpose is? (50:17)

In This Episode You Will Learn:

  • A brief background on Shawn Stigler (1:28)
  • How Shawn discovered his motivations for pursuing the path he sought out (9:39)
  • What Shawn’s first six months of starting his own company looked like (14:53)
  • Lessons Shawn learned from separating with his business partner (17:35)
  • Shawn’s experience in Search and Rescue (20:33)
  • My perspective on my personal loss and how grief has shaped our lives (28:45)
  • Shawn’s perspective on success and failure from a business standpoint (43:09)

Connect With Michael Silverman:

Connect With Shawn Stigler:

Resources:



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Episodes of What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman?

The first episode of What Didn't Kill You? with Michael Silverman was released on Apr 21, 2020.

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