Taryn Marie Stejskal

Dr. Taryn Marie is the #1 international expert on resilience, in both leadership and life, whose mission is to positively impact the lives of 1 Billion people, through the concepts of resilience, by 2030. She is recognized as a leading global authority on resilience, wellbeing, and mental health by the Washington Speaker’s Bureau (WSB). Dr. Taryn Marie is the Founder and Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) of Resilience Leadership Institute (RLI) and believes that resilience is the key to individual and organizational actualization and acceleration across the globe.

By leveraging over a decade and a half of original research on resilience, she developed the empirically based framework, The Five Practices of Particularly Resilient People, to make resilience accessible to all, for executive coaching, top-team effectiveness, high potential leadership programs and workshops, and inspirational keynote addresses. Prior to founding RLI, she served as the former Head of Executive Leadership Development & Talent Strategy at Nike, as well as Global Leadership Development at Cigna. Dr. Taryn Marie is a sought-after trusted advisor for executives, athletes, leaders, musicians, and actors, and individuals from all industries who are looking for an edge by way of understanding and harnessing their inherent resilience.

Dr. Taryn Marie is the author of “Flourish or Fold: The Five Practices of Particularly Resilient People” and is featured in the forthcoming documentary “Breaking Free”, both expected to release in 2021. She will be featured in Season 2 of the acclaimed series, The Social Movement: Four Days to Save The World, as a co-host and executive coach/advisor, which is set to premiere on Earth Day, April 22nd, 2022. She is also completing a trilogy of children’s books on resilience along with a screenplay focused on a fanciful and fictional story of the power of resilience is healing past trauma and creating lasting connection. She is a Co-Founder of Resilience Element 75 (RE75), focused on making resilience accessible internationally through film and wearable technology, and is also a global Marshall Goldsmith Top 100 Coach (MG100). Dr. Taryn Marie is a resilient style brand ambassador for multiple brands worldwide, whose products and services both make you feel good and are doing good in the world. Her groundbreaking research on resilience has been showcased in publications such as Forbes, Ariana Huffington’s Thrive Global, Ladders, LA Progressive, and Welum Magazine’s Women Who Inspire Worldwide, television broadcasts, as well as applications including Happify, eMindful, and Powerful Universe.

Dr. Taryn Marie received her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Michigan, along with a master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT), and a doctorate degree from the University of Maryland, College Park. She completed pre- and post-doctoral fellowships in neuropsychology at Virginia Commonwealth Medical University. She serves as an ambassador for The African Community and Conservation Foundation (ACCF), as well as multiple non- and for-profit boards. She has two precious sons and is engaged to the love of her life. When not focused on resilience, she enjoys hiking, meditation, swimming, reading, cooking, and when it’s possible again, international travel.