023: Alison Levine: Seven Summiteer, Featured on 60 Minutes, #1 Public Speaker and Producer of the film “The Glass Ceiling”

023: Alison Levine: Seven Summiteer, Featured on 60 Minutes, #1 Public Speaker and Producer of the film “The Glass Ceiling”

Alison Levine is a high altitude mountain climber, sportswoman, explorer and a successful leadership consultant. She is the author of the New York Times Bestselling On the Edge and the executive producer of a documentary, The Glass Ceiling. She has ascended the highest peaks on every continent and also skied to both the North and South Poles.
In 2010, she completed the Adventure Grand Slam by reaching the summit of Mt. Everest, after missing the peak by 200 feet eight years earlier. Today, she serves as an adjunct instructor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and is currently one of the most in-demand speakers on the planet.
In this episode, we will be discussing:

Stories from childhood and how Alison developed love for climbing

Being diagnosed at 17 with congenital heart defect

Lessons on leading through uncertainty

How she was able to travel for free during graduate school

What is it really like to climb mountains

Understanding that asking simple questions can lead to great opportunities

What to do if our peers are holding us back

Getting caught in a vicious midnight snowstorm in the region just below the summit, known as the Death Zone

Finding the courage to follow our biggest dreams

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

On the Edge by Alison Levine

Alison's Twitter

Alison on 60 Minutes

Support her documentary on Indiegogo

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