Persistence 360°

Imagine inviting 200 people to rip apart your business idea. In preparing for her business launch, Lisa Sun, founder and CEO of Gravitas, did just that. While many people avoid critical feedback, Lisa Sun views it as an enormous gift, which resulted in her founding a multi-million dollar brand.

Mike Massimino’s dream of becoming a NASA astronaut was slipping away. He was rejected for years by the NASA space program. They even told him he wouldn’t qualify due to his poor eye site. Massimino wouldn’t even let that stop him.

What would you do if your biggest customers were all going bankrupt? For Laurel Touby, founder of Mediabistro, it was looking bleak. Touby discusses how her business survived and years later sold for over $20 million. Touby gives valuable tips on how to be persistent, go past roadblocks, and be confident around people even when you're not.

Writing for SNL was Alex Baze’s dream. He was rejected for years by SNL. Baze discusses the amazing persistence that finally got him hired. Seth Meyers calls Baze, “American’s greatest living joke writer.” Baze wrote for SNL for ten years. Currently he’s a writer/producer for Late Night with Seth Meyers. Baze gives practical tips for overcoming obstacles and how they can be applied towards your own goal or dream.

Want to become more persistent and resilient? Gain practical insight and be inspired as you hear Mark Malkoff’s incredible guests share how they overcame great obstacles through persistence to achieve their goals and dreams.