Sponsored: How Can We Succeed by Staying Present in the Face of Fear?
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4.2 • 903 Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2022
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
This season of The Relentless, we’re speaking with inspiring leaders who break through barriers and move fearlessly. In episode two, we meet a social entrepreneur, explorer, and titan of the tech world, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado. As one of the most influential executives in Silicon Valley and the first Peruvian and openly gay woman to climb the Seven Summits, she knows a thing or two about overcoming fear and staying relentless.
From the icy summit of Mount Everest to the competitive arena of Silicon Valley, Silvia shares what she learned about staying present in the face of fear, healing through nature, and revolutionizing male-dominated industries.
Later in the episode, CENTURY 21 Broker Adam Oberski shares how his own outdoor passion has given him new perspectives on his entrepreneurial journey (hint: it involves swimming, biking, and an entire marathon).
Guests
Silvia Vasquez-Lavado: Social Entrepreneur, Technologist, Explorer, and Author of In the Shadow of the Mountain
Adam Oberski: Owner & Broker of CENTURY 21 Curran & Oberski
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening ad-free on Amazon Music. |
| 0:03.7 | Hey there, waves listeners. |
| 0:05.8 | Kristen Mineser here, host of The Relentless, a podcast from Century 21 real estate and Slate Studios. |
| 0:12.9 | Since you're interested in hearing directly from adventurous, daring women making a difference, |
| 0:17.7 | we thought you'd really enjoy this episode. |
| 0:20.5 | It features mountaineer and technologist |
| 0:22.4 | Sylvia Vasquez Lovato. Sylvia is a social entrepreneur, explorer, and Titan of the Tech |
| 0:28.7 | World. After being ranked one of the most influential executives in Silicon Valley, she became the |
| 0:34.3 | first Peruvian and openly gay woman to climb the seven summits. In our conversation, |
| 0:40.6 | she shared her secret for staying present in the face of fear. We hope you enjoy, and if you like |
| 0:46.4 | what you hear, find the relentless wherever you get your favorite podcasts. This paid podcast is a |
| 0:53.0 | partnership between Slate Studios and Century 21 Real Estate. |
| 0:57.0 | All uses of trademarks or brands are not meant to convey sponsorship or affiliation of this podcast. |
| 1:04.0 | From Century 21 Real Estate, this is the Relentless, the podcast that looks at sales differently. As entrepreneurs, we write |
| 1:13.6 | our own playbooks. When we're thrown off course, when assumptions hold us back, we find a way |
| 1:19.1 | to move fearlessly in a different direction. I'm Kristen Miser. I'm an author, entrepreneur, |
| 1:25.8 | and podcast host. And in a world filled with noise, |
| 1:29.6 | there's a superpower I've developed that's helped me more than anything else, never letting |
| 1:35.1 | fear get in the way. That means building up confidence, taking risks, and tackling the really |
| 1:41.4 | hard problems. And that's what we're exploring this season. |
| 1:45.8 | How can we move fearlessly in a world filled with potential obstacles? |
| 1:50.2 | Get ready to meet the people who transform what scares them into something that inspires them. |
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