The Resilience Episode

Episode release date:
March 19, 2026
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Podcast overview

This episode explores the true nature of grit and resilience, emphasizing their trainability and importance in team dynamics, leadership, and personal growth with Mark Gasparotto, a Canadian Armed Forces veteran, resilience trainer, and founder of immersive field-based programs that help individuals and teams build capacity under pressure.

Drawing on decades of military experience, expedition leadership, and entrepreneurial work, Mark specializes in teaching grit as a trainable skill – not a personality trait. Mark shares insights from military experience, practical programs like Outside the Wire, a 1,000km experiment in the Canadian wilderness, and the science behind overcoming adversity individually and in teams.

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