Hi everyone, I’m Michael W Kithcart, Welcome to Champions of RISK - Conversations that explore the many aspects of risk that occur in our lives, both self-created and situational, so we can face uncertainty with more resilience, confidence, and humor together. 

Champions of RISK is about understanding risk’s role in living up to our fullest potential. In order to accomplish any big thing in life – starting a business, growing that business, switching careers, entering a partnership personally or professionally, leaving one life behind for another adventure – it all requires taking action in spite of uncertainty. That’s the definition of risk. Here’s the thing: what’s feels like a big risk to me might not to you. You might be willing to take a risk in one aspect of your life but not another. I know I have taken bigger risks at different times in my life and at other moments, have turned my back on it. We’re on this journey together.

Why a podcast on Risk? I want to applaud, highlight – champion - the stories of women and men who have mustered up the courage and taken action to get where they want to go so that we can all see ourselves in their stories. When we learn from each other, it makes us all braver to go after what we truly want in life. So we’re going to dig in and find out what they’ve learned from taking risks, what they would do differently and what were the unintended benefits. We’re going to talk to people who describe themselves as risk-averse to better understand what that means, how it serves them and how it gets in the way. We’ll talk to neuroscientists who can help us better understand what goes on in the brain when faced with risk and discuss whether or not we can build up a tolerance.

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