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The Tarryn Reeves Show
Welcome to "The Tarryn Reeves Show"—the premier podcast for elite entrepreneurs, visionary leaders, and high-impact CEOs ready to elevate their business and life. Hosted by Tarryn Reeves, a multiple international best-selling author (including USA Today), book coach, publisher, and authority-building expert, this podcast is your gateway to transformative stories and actionable strategies that will empower you to lead with purpose and grow your empire.
Tarryn is on a mission to help you unlock your full potential and leverage the power of storytelling to inspire and persuade. Every week, you'll hear candid, thought-provoking interviews with top-tier entrepreneurs, best-selling authors, and industry experts who share their hard-earned insights on entrepreneurship, marketing, and the power of publishing. You'll also discover proven strategies to improve your professional and personal life, helping you achieve balance and long-term success.
Whether you're a 7-figure entrepreneur looking to refine your message or a visionary leader striving to scale your impact, The Tarryn Reeves Show offers a wealth of knowledge, practical tips, and inspiring stories to help you stay ahead in today's fast-paced business landscape.
Tune in for exclusive behind-the-scenes insights from industry leaders, deep dives into the latest business strategies, and powerful lessons on how storytelling can transform your brand and influence.
Grab your favorite drink, settle in, and join Tarryn for empowering discussions that blend storytelling with entrepreneurship—because sharing your story has the power to move people and elevate your business to new heights.
The Tarryn Reeves Show
Empowering Resilience: The Global Movement to Heal Through Stories
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