Passed event: WIM Collaborative: "Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain and Other Big Ideas”, 2.2.2023
Members and non-members event
date & time
02/02/2023 11 pm EET
Collaborative WIM joins forces with CFA Societies Stamford and Winnipeg to bring in Olympic athlete, filmmaker and author Alexi Pappas. Alexi has reached the heights in diverse arenas, as recounted in her memoir Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas. Hear how you can conquer the things holding you back in life as Pappas shares the lessons that have propelled her forward. Become a Bravey and chase your dreams, by flipping a switch in your mind.
Key takeaways:
Actionable insights to guide your career journey and personal development
Practical strategies for overcoming hardships and powering ahead
Connect and interact with industry peers
Bring your questions for a unique and inspiring discussion that you won’t want to miss! You are encouraged to invite your colleagues for this complimentary interactive event.
speaker
Alexi Pappas is an Olympic runner, mental health advocate, and an award-winning author and filmmaker. Alexi's bestselling memoir-in-essays, "Bravey," with a foreword by Maya Rudolph, was published in January 2021 by Random House with blurbs of support from Mindy Kaling, Richard Linklater, Adam Grant, Ruth Reichl, Abby Wambach, and others. Bravey has had a major impact on the cultural conversation around mental health; she recently led a featured discussion about mental health with Bill Hader at SXSW, and also gave a speech at the Pentagon by invitation of the Army Resilience Directorate to soldiers around the world. Alexi was featured in a New York Times op-doc about mental health, a Forbes cover story, and is a frequently turned to source for quotes on mental health and athletic-related news (she was recently quoted in The NY Times, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, and Rolling Stone, among others). Alexi has been profiled on the cover of the New York Times Sports Page, in Rolling Stone, on NPR's All Things Considered, and was also featured on the cover of Runner's World Magazine's 50th anniversary issue alongside Kevin Hart, named as one of the two faces of the "new boom" in running.