Ep. 139 Real Conversations | Resilience & Winning Through Uncertainty w/ Sam Goodwin

About this episode

A conversation about resilience and thriving through uncertainty with hostage survivor Sam Goodwin.

We hosted a powerful "Real Conversation" between Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough and Sam Goodwin — bestselling author, keynote speaker, and global traveler turned hostage survivor. In 2019, Sam's quest to visit every country on Earth took a violent detour. He was abducted by the Syrian regime, accused of being a CIA spy, and threatened with being handed to ISIS for beheading. He survived, wrote about it, and turned the experience into a framework for thriving in chaos. In Sam's own words from Sa...

People in this episode

Host: Keith McCullough

Guest: Sam Goodwin

Topics covered

• resilience
• uncertainty
• hostage survival
• thriving in chaos
• personal growth

Keywords

• resilience
• hostage survival
• chaos
• uncertainty
• personal growth
• Sam Goodwin
• Keith McCullough

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hedgeye Risk Management

Places: Syria

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