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Leaders Talk - Better Leadership. Better Organizations. Better World · May 8 · 47 min

Ep. 144: Mona Shair-Wloch, how has resilience shaped your life?

In this episode of Leaders Talk, Karsten sits down with Mona Shair-Wloch, Founder and Managing Director of Key2Advance,to talk about resilience, identity, and finding your path across cultures. Born in London, raised in Jordan, educated in Montreal and Brussels, Mona's life has been shaped by constant change andadaptation. What kept her grounded? And what does resilience really mean when you've grown up between worlds and built a company from scratch? An honest and personal conversation. Topics in this episode: Mona introduces herself (2:05) Key2Advance and the Executive FiRE Index (2:50) Resilience as an organizational topic (05:30) Mona's own EFI profile and what drives her resilience (08:10) Growing up between London, Jordan and Europe (12:00) The turning point: from EU institutions to coaching (27:20) Pro bono work and supporting refugee families (30:20) What resilience means at Key2Advance (46:30) Further Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monashair/ https://www.key2advance.com/https://www.cosmikk-foundation.org/ What are your thoughts? Share your reflectionsin the comments. If you have suggestions for inspiring guests for Leaders Talk, feel free to write to ⁠⁠leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com⁠⁠. Guest: Mona Shair-Wloch Host: Karsten Drath Production & Editing: Hannah Jandl & Konradin Schuchter Research & Preparation: Antonia Kaiser

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In this episode of Leaders Talk, Karsten sits down with Mona Shair-Wloch, Founder and Managing Director of Key2Advance,to talk about resilience, identity, and finding your path across cultures.

Born in London, raised in Jordan, educated in Montreal and Brussels, Mona's life has been shaped by constant change andadaptation. What kept her grounded? And what does resilience really mean when you've grown up between worlds and built a company from scratch? An honest and personal conversation.

Topics in this episode:

  • Mona introduces herself (2:05)
  • Key2Advance and the Executive FiRE Index (2:50)
  • Resilience as an organizational topic (05:30)
  • Mona's own EFI profile and what drives her resilience (08:10)
  • Growing up between London, Jordan and Europe (12:00)
  • The turning point: from EU institutions to coaching (27:20)
  • Pro bono work and supporting refugee families (30:20)
  • What resilience means at Key2Advance (46:30)


Further Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monashair/ https://www.key2advance.com/https://www.cosmikk-foundation.org/


What are your thoughts? Share your reflectionsin the comments. If you have suggestions for inspiring guests for Leaders Talk, feel free to write to ⁠⁠leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com⁠⁠.


Guest: Mona Shair-Wloch Host: Karsten Drath Production & Editing: Hannah Jandl & Konradin Schuchter Research & Preparation: Antonia Kaiser

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