When Regina Ellis lost her daughter to cancer at the age of five-years-old, she set out to create an organization that brings joy to patients of all ages who are going through challenging times. 

In this episode, hear how Regina instills joy in her organization, teams, and patient care, and how she overcame the darkest periods of her life.

Don’t miss this incredible interview with Regina Ellis, founder of the Children’s Cancer Association (CCA).

Episode Highlights:

• 01:25 - How Regina started CCA and her personal story of cancer impacting her family
• 03:43 - Getting through the death of a loved one
• 05:42 - How to keep families and teams together during challenging times
• 08:12 - How Regina adapted her leadership style during the health crisis
• 09:55 - How Regina and her team bring joy to people, even during the pandemic
• 12:06 - How music helps the kids at CCA
• 14:28 - What’s a typical day like for Regina at CCA?
• 16:07 - What is a chemo pal and what do they do?
• 18:47 - How someone going through a tough time during the health crisis can instill joy into their life
• 22:37 - Overcoming roadblocks
• 25:14 - The proudest moment at CCA
• 35:36 - What’s next for Regina

Guest at a Glance

Regina Ellis and her family founded CCA in 1995 after her five-year-old daughter Alexandra died of cancer. Along with other parents, pioneers, and dreamers she set out to create something extraordinary: an organization with a new vision for what pediatric cancer support services might look like.

Learn more about Regina 

Children’s Cancer Association

Notable Quotes

• “I love seeing our program team help facilitate and lead such quality programming in ways that we get to deliver joy based programming to kids.”
• “I think if you don't have self-doubt, it doesn't keep you sharp.”
• Greg: “what do I need to let go of to have the future I want?”
• “what do you think life is asking of you? And do that.”
• “This time that we are living through is less like a revolution and more like a Renaissance.”
• Greg: “that proper belief will get us to take those actions to make it true.”

Learn more about Greg Bell

More than just a motivational speaker, Greg Bell is a Portland, Oregon based thought leader, business consultant, and leadership coach. His popular books, What’s Going Well? and Water The Bamboo: Unleashing The Potential Of Teams And Individuals, have inspired an array of organizations, from Fortune 500 companies like Nike, Disney, and Comcast, to the Portland Trail Blazers and Division I NCAA athletic teams like the Oregon Ducks Football and the Gonzaga Bulldogs Basketball. 

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