Forged by Crisis: An Opportunity for Development

Paulo Coelho said, “When you come out of a storm, you won’t be the same person that walked into it.” A crisis is much the same way. Few – but not all – people would probably choose to avoid crises if they could. When a crisis thrust upon us, how we emerge is often in our hands based on what we observe, what we learn, and how we choose to react. 

In this era of Zoom, I recently “sat down” with human connection expert and Crowd Hub CEO Josh Hotsenpiller, and former Burger King global CEO Jeff Campbell.  Our conversation turned to the opportunities of a crisis. 

Mike Irwin is an advisor, blogger, mentor, operator, and strategist.  Drawing from his past as a startup co-founder/President, executive officer of a $1+ billion market cap company (WD-40), public company CFO, VP Marketing, global chief strategy officer, head of sales, and board member, Mike helps companies grow sales, improve profitability, and scale up. He serves as an advisor, consultant, fractional or interim CEO/GM/MD, and on boards of directors. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Kitchens For Good and San Diego Sport Innovators. His past board involvement includes the Aztec Athletic Foundation, Aztec Shops, Canyon Crest Academy Foundation, Leukemia Society of San Diego, Voz Sports Inc., WD-40 BIKE, and WD-40 Company. Follow him at BottleRocketAdvisors.com, get in touch at mike@bottlerocketadvisors.com or connect on LinkedIn.