Carl Thomas sat down with Mike Mooney for an episode of Your E.P.I.C. Pursuit, a podcast that explores leadership and high performance through the lens of Excellence, Presence, Intentionality, and Curiosity. In this episode, Carl shares the leadership lessons that helped him navigate that crisis and build triathlon's Olympic format from scratch, including the answer to the question: What happens when a thunderstorm destroys your entire event course at 1 AM - and 2,500 athletes show up in 5 hours? More broadly, when the storm hits, what kind of leader will you be?Carl Thomas is a global C-suite growth strategist, pioneering sports marketing executive, and host of the Best Boss Ever podcast. He created the Olympic triathlon format and co-founded both USA Triathlon and the International Triathlon Union. His leadership journey spans Fortune 500 companies, startup ventures, and building high-performance teams across marketing, sales, and business development.