In this episode, I will be speaking with Mercedes Johnson. In 1995, Mercedes Ramirez Johnson survived a commercial airplane crash that took the lives of 160 people, including her parents. As one of only four survivors, she vowed to make her second chance at life count. In the conversation we examine the seminal moment in Mercedes's life that changed everything, the 1995 plane crash. We also examine how ownership can increase mental fortitude, the impact one person can have in the world, finding renewed passion, awareness of inner motivators and utilising these, and finally looking at life through gratitude.

Mercedes is an internationally recognised speaker, her clients include some of America’s most respected organizations, such as General Electric, Verizon, PricewaterhouseCoopers, NASA, ExxonMobil, Chevron, and numerous higher education institutions and faith-based organisations. Before becoming a speaker, Mercedes spent nearly a decade in high-level sales in the pharmaceutical and medical software industries. As a record-breaking, multimillion-dollar producer, she became the youngest female and sole Latino account executive at Cerner Corporation. To see more of Mercedes work please see here: https://www.mercedesramirezjohnson.com/