Resilience in Review: The Leaders and Lessons That Shaped 2025

Welcome back to our annual “Best of” episode of The Resilience Report.

If you’ve been listening with us for a while, you know we end every episode with the same big question: What will it take for businesses and leaders to be resilient going forward? It’s not an easy one—but that hasn’t stopped our guests from showing up with honesty, courage, and incredibly practical insights.

Releasing this episode on the very last day of 2025 feels just right. It’s a moment to look back, take stock, and carry forward what really matters as we step into 2026.

Most of all, this episode is a thank you. To our guests, and to you—our listeners. Your feedback, curiosity, and commitment to positive impact have shaped this show in ways I never expected. We already have some powerful conversations lined up for the year ahead, inspired directly by your messages, and I can’t wait to share what’s coming next.

To kick things off, this first group comes from our most popular category of the year—leaders who are rethinking the systems that literally feed the world:

Food, beverage and agriculture

These conversations challenge how we grow food, how we tell its story, and how we care for the land behind it. From urban innovation to global agriculture, these guests offer perspectives that might completely change the way you see the food system.

• Avi Greenstein, Bamboozle
• Rebecca Tickell, award-winning filmmaker and environmental activist
• Ron Ladner, founder of Shaggy’s Restaurants

Energy and carbon reduction

This is an area close to my heart and my professional background. These guests are tackling some of the hardest questions around emissions, data, and infrastructure—while showing us what real progress can look like when measurement meets action.

• Miranda Gardiner, iMasons Climate Accord
• Catherine Atkin, Carbon Accountable
• Hassan Shahriar, ADAPTR Inc.

Water

This is a space I’m still learning a lot about—and one we all need to be paying closer attention to. These conversations highlight both the urgency of water challenges and the power of collaboration in building meaningful solutions.

• Tatiana Estevez, Permalution
• Kendra MacDonald, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster

Marketing and communications

What we do matters—but how we talk about it matters just as much. These episodes explore how to communicate purpose and impact with clarity, credibility, and heart—especially when dealing with complex or technical topics.

• Marie-Chantal Savoy, Savoy Strategy
• Cat Holt, Coologee

Corporate culture and strategy

Resilience doesn’t happen by accident—it starts with how we think, lead, and make decisions. These guests help us rethink strategy, leadership, and culture from the inside out, offering tools that challenge the status quo.

• Julia Binder and Knut Haanaes, Authors and IMD professors
• Russell Harvey, The Resilience Coach
• John Bromley, Charitable Impact

Fashion, beauty and design

This was our biggest category of the year—and for good reason. These conversations explore how design, technology, and values can reshape industries that are finally being asked to evolve.

• Dr. Kristian Edwards, BLK + GRN
• Cynthia Savard, ORAKI
• Todd Bracher, Industrial Designer
• Trisha Pitura and Melanie Bernard, MINI-TIPI
• Julia Dietmar, OpenWardrobe
• Lisa Diegel, Faherty Brand

Travel and adventure

This is a newer category for the show, but a powerful one. These guests remind us that protecting the world starts with experiencing it—by building deeper connections to the places we explore and the stories we share.

• Mary Anne Ivison, Podcast Host
• Kristin Karstensdotter, LivTours

And that’s a wrap on our Best of 2025 episode.

Thank you to every single person who listened this year—and to those who continue to make space for businesses and leaders working toward positive change. By showing up, staying curious, and sharing these conversations, you’re helping move this work forward.

Keep being that lighthouse. I can’t wait to see what 2026 has in store for our Resilience Reporters. I love you all so very much, and I wish you and your loved ones a happy, healthy, and restorative holiday season.