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Growing Bolder
Last Updated on April 3, 2025
Donna Orender is a powerhouse executive whose innovative leadership shaped some of the most recognizable brands in the sports industry. Orender is the former president of the WNBA, a PGA TOUR Senior Executive, and the founder of Generation W, the Jacksonville-based organization dedicated to encouraging women to follow their dreams. She offers a motivational pep talk for never backing down on your goals.
Lisa Nichols transformed her own life from public assistance to leading a multimillion-dollar enterprise, and now she’s on a mission to teach others that it is possible to do the same. Growing Bolder went 1-on-1 with the best-selling author and CEO of “Motivating the Masses”.
“If you’re not serving your community, what good are you?” That’s the philosophy 94-year-old veteran and rotarian Frank Rasbury has lived by his entire life. He’s a true leader that strives for excellence in everything he does, and he wants you to do it too.
Edible Education Experience is empowering students and communities with life skills from the garden to the kitchen.
Finding a cause or a way to help others not only makes a difference in your community, but it can improve your own life.
The world’s oldest person, 122-year-old Jeanne Calment, is also famous for pulling off the world’s most notable real estate transaction.
Elder law attorney Vanessa J. Skinner outlines the key benefits offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Are you eager to find your own “what’s next?” There are countless ways to make a professional pivot. Here’s one that’s great for people who love helping others.
Beacon College is the first accredited baccalaureate institution in America dedicated to students with learning issues.
There is much to consider with long-term care, and advance planning is preferred to crisis planning.
Davy Jordan took a leap from the medical field to puppeteering so he could use creativity to serve communities.
Erik and Carly Olson decided to become Caring Transitions franchise owners to help older adults and their families through life’s challenging transitions.
In this edition of Growing Bolder’s Ordinary People Living Extraordinary Lives, we highlight the lives of men and women in Central Florida. We share their stories because the passion, purpose and significance they find in their daily lives is attainable for all of us. We just have to believe that more is possible.
