In this powerful and emotionally charged episode, Tarryn Reeves is joined by Blair Kaplan Venables, a global leader in grief and resilience, founder of The Global Resilience Project, and bestselling author of Resilient AF: Stories of Resilience. 

Blair opens up about her incredible personal journey, which has seen her overcome profound loss, navigate adversity, and transform her grief into a global movement of healing and empowerment. 

Gain deep insights into the power of resilience, the importance of storytelling in business, and how to turn life’s biggest challenges into opportunities for personal and professional growth. This is an unmissable conversation for anyone looking to build emotional strength while building a successful brand.

Key Points

• The Power of Resilience: Blair shares her personal story of overcoming extreme adversities
• Bouncing Forward, Not Back: Blair redefines resilience as the ability to "bounce forward" from challenges, rather than bouncing back to the same place.
• Turning Pain Into Purpose: Blair discusses how she channeled her own experiences with grief into creating The Global Resilience Project, turning her pain into a purpose that now serves and uplifts people worldwide.
• Storytelling as a Business Strategy: Blair and Tarryn explore how personal storytelling is crucial for building authentic connections in business, helping entrepreneurs create a loyal audience by being vulnerable and real with their experiences.
• The Evolution from PR Expert to Resilience Leader: Blair reveals her career journey, from starting as a PR and social media expert to becoming a global resilience leader, and how her work evolved to help others heal while growing her business.
• Writing a Book as a Game Changer: Blair emphasizes the power of writing a book as the ultimate business card for entrepreneurs, explaining how it can boost credibility, position you as a thought leader, and open doors to media opportunities.
• How to Build Your Resilience Muscle: Blair offers practical tips on how to build and strengthen your "resilience muscle" so that when life throws its hardest challenges, you're mentally and emotionally prepared to keep moving forward.

About the Guest

Blair Kaplan Venables is a British Columbia-based grief and resilience expert, motivational speaker and the Founder of The Global Resilience Project. Her expertise has been featured in media outlets, including Forbes, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. She is named the Top Grief and Resilience Expert of the Year 2024 by IAOTP. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders to watch and she empowers others to be resilient from stages around the world.

'MyStory,’ a television show available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Google Play, showcases Blair's life story. She is the host of the Radical Resilience podcast, a motivational speaker and bestselling author. She specializes in helping people strengthen their resilience muscle using scientifically proven methods and guides grieving high performers with her Navigating Grief Framework.

The Global Resilience Project book became an international bestseller, and her third book, RESILIENT A.F.: Stories of Resilience, was released on March 1.  In her free time, you can find Blair writing, travelling the world and helping people through their most challenging moments.

Connect with Blair:
https://www.blairkaplan.ca/
https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/blairdkaplan
https://www.instagram.com/blairfromblairland/
https://www.facebook.com/blair.kaplan


Resources

Download The Global Resilience Project’s Resilience Muscle Guide (free gift) https://blairkaplan.kartra.com/page/resiliencemuscle