Listen "#85 Emily Woodason | Lessons in resilience from rowing the Atlantic ocean"
Episode Synopsis
Today I am interviewing Emily Woodason, by day a Landscape Architect, however she has just completed the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. A 3,000 mile rowing race across the Atlantic.
This is a story of resilience, teamwork and leadership that we can translate into our organisations.
Her team One Ocean Crew crossed the #TWAC2021 finish line on 21st January 2022 at 13:13 local time. Jen Cullom, Emily Woodason, Janette Potgieter and Erin Bastian rowed the Atlantic Ocean in 40 days, 4 hours, and 7 minutes. A final hard push got them to be the winners of the #TWAC2021 Women’s Class and the Murden Trophy!
Today Emily answers questions such as Why did you take on this challenge? What were your greatest fears? How did you overcome those difficult moments? How did you help each other as team to keep going? What lessons did you learn that you can now use in your organisation? All the answers to these questions provided a rich source of inspiration to help organisations build resilience.
Watch the full interview on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ7lr7NF_6I
Connect with Emily and the One Ocean Crew:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilywoodason/
Website: https://www.oneoceancrew.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oneoceancrew/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsnHOXQDsbGkoJRLTZVyL1Q
Helping SME’s build resilient, high performing teams and businesses, quickly, so they can innovate, deliver, and thrive.
The SME’s I work with typically struggle/suffer/ with one or more of these challenges:
- no clear strategy
- dysfunctional team dynamics
- not knowing their vision or mission
- feeling stuck and procrastinating
- business not growing
- leadership challenges
If you want support in helping your organisation thrive, do get in contact with me:
https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com
This is a story of resilience, teamwork and leadership that we can translate into our organisations.
Her team One Ocean Crew crossed the #TWAC2021 finish line on 21st January 2022 at 13:13 local time. Jen Cullom, Emily Woodason, Janette Potgieter and Erin Bastian rowed the Atlantic Ocean in 40 days, 4 hours, and 7 minutes. A final hard push got them to be the winners of the #TWAC2021 Women’s Class and the Murden Trophy!
Today Emily answers questions such as Why did you take on this challenge? What were your greatest fears? How did you overcome those difficult moments? How did you help each other as team to keep going? What lessons did you learn that you can now use in your organisation? All the answers to these questions provided a rich source of inspiration to help organisations build resilience.
Watch the full interview on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ7lr7NF_6I
Connect with Emily and the One Ocean Crew:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilywoodason/
Website: https://www.oneoceancrew.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oneoceancrew/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsnHOXQDsbGkoJRLTZVyL1Q
Helping SME’s build resilient, high performing teams and businesses, quickly, so they can innovate, deliver, and thrive.
The SME’s I work with typically struggle/suffer/ with one or more of these challenges:
- no clear strategy
- dysfunctional team dynamics
- not knowing their vision or mission
- feeling stuck and procrastinating
- business not growing
- leadership challenges
If you want support in helping your organisation thrive, do get in contact with me:
https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com
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