Hi, this is Elisa Likt, and this is Leave Your Mark the podcast, where I brew fresh career advice with some of my most inspiring and successful friends.

It's professional advice that you can action immediately, whether you're just starting out in your career or well on your way.

With a massive to-do list and a large cup of coffee, I promise that you can get it all done and still

have time to post about it. My guest today is Alison Levine, a history-making polar explorer,

mountaineer, and leadership expert who's literally defied limits in every arena. She captained the first American women's Everest expedition,

completed the Adventure Grand Slam,

and was the first American to traverse West Antarctica

to the South Pole on skis.

Despite having Raynode's disease and three heart surgery,

she's conquered the world's most extreme

environments and corporate boardrooms, too, with stints at Goldman Sachs and as a leadership

professor at West Point. Allison's also the bestselling author of On the Edge, founder of the

Climb High Foundation and executive producer of the upcoming documentary of the glass ceiling.

And today, we are going to talk about resilience, risk, and what it really takes to lead

when the stakes are sky high.

Allison, welcome to leave your mark.

Thank you.

I'm so excited to be here with you.

Oh, my God.

What a career.

I actually can say with full confidence, you are by far the most interesting guests I will ever have on the show.

Like that bio is insane.

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