<p>True survivor of extreme challenge, and business leader, Lauren Manning shares experiences that help organizations thrive even in the most difficult of times.</p><p>“It was my moment. my choice. Keep fighting or surrender and die. I made the choice. I decided to live.”</p><p>The most catastrophically wounded survivor in the September 11th attacks, Lauren battled against all odds to emerge from the fires. A world-renowned role model for her resilience and fortitude surmounting personal and professional challenges. Lauren had a successful Wall Street career starting at Lehman Brothers and is a former partner at Cantor Fitzgerald. </p><p>Lauren was named by President Barack Obama as the personification of American resilience. The New York Times called her an “international symbol of hope and courage.” Her resilience and drive have been chronicled globally. She is the recipient of numerous honors in celebration of her strength and inspiration, including a <em>Glamour</em> Woman of the Year. CNN named her one of the most intriguing newsmakers of their first 25 years. </p><p>Lauren went on to write <em>The New York Times</em> best-selling memoir, <em>Unmeasured Strength</em> and she is the subject of the <em>NYT</em> bestseller <em>Love Greg and Lauren</em>. Partial proceeds from both books have gone to aid iPads for Soldiers, Sanctuary for Families, and The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. Since earning her MS in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University, she is currently writing <em>Ricochet: Patients and their Clinicians, Unintended Victims in the Friendly Fire of American Healthcare Reform</em>.</p><p>Lauren’s success is evidenced in her actions — Ultimately, we must be our own teachers. Lauren continues her distinguished corporate career as a managing director at Golden Seeds, one of the nation’s most active early-stage female focused investment firms. She is executive director and co-founder of Narrative Mindworks, The International Narrative Practices Association.</p><p>"We are each confronted by adversity, but we can refuse to be held by it.”</p><p>Lauren captivates audiences with a profound message of leadership and humility. A dynamic presence, she counsels that the difference between poor leaders and great leaders is their capacity to innovate and adapt. This is how great transformations are made.</p>
Terror survivor, former Wall Street partner, NYT Bestselling author of Unmeasured Strength: A Story of Survival, Hope and Transformation, Innovator & Co-founder, Narrative Mindworks
<ul><li><strong>Unmeasured Strength: Decisive Leadership and Resilience in an Age of Uncertainty</strong></li><li>At a time when the only constant is change and navigating the unknown feels more challenging than ever, Lauren Manning powerfully reminds us that we all have <em>Unmeasured Strength</em>—also the title of her bestselling book—to be decisive, resilient, and to overcome our obstacles.</li><li>Drawing on her personal and business acumen and crisis-management expertise, Manning shares the breathtaking drama of her “climb” out of the flames of the September 11 attack, and her rebirth with a changed body into a changed world. </li><li>With humor and invaluable insight, Manning reveals to audiences how to tap into upon your own fortitude and courage when dealing with radical or disruptive change in your business or personal life, and how to achieve success in the face of unspeakable adversity.</li><li><strong>Ricochet: How Provider Communities Can Survive the Friendly Fire of American Healthcare Reform</strong></li><li>The impact of the U.S. healthcare crisis on healthcare providers is extreme. A host of regulatory changes like MACRA, MIPS, and APM, along with ever-evolving insurers, PBMs, and payment models are rapidly transforming the healthcare landscape. As magic-bullet policies are hurriedly put in place, they quickly ricochet into the unintended victim of those policies, the provider community. Our healers suffer increasing burnout, unhappiness, dissatisfaction, undue stress, and, perhaps most importantly, alarming attrition. </li><li>In this presentation, Lauren draws from her personal and professional experiences and hard lessons learned while discussing production strategies and change methods needed to successfully manage the onslaught of today’s rapid mandate changes. Talking directly to healthcare providers on the front lines, she offers guidance for navigating these changes while staying inspired and resilient in the face of adversity, and for improving quality and access to care for their patients. </li></ul><p><br></p>