Takeoff Tuesday - Leading with resilience in an AI-driven world
Leading with resilience in an AI-driven world: Using natural strengths and growth through challenges
Olympic athletes know that success isn’t just about training or talent, it’s also about managing stress and staying calm under pressure. They practice simple techniques to keep their nervous systems in check, which helps them perform at their best. Founders and leaders can learn similar methods to navigate the challenges of building a business.
While AI manages everyday tasks, leaders still face stress, uncertainty, and rapid changes. Join Matts Johansen, CEO of Aker BioMarine, and Kari Elizabeth Enge, CEO of The Do Better Business School and neuroscience expert, as they discuss how to stay clear-headed under pressure. Learn how challenging experiences, like leading a company through tough markets or surviving extreme Arctic conditions, help build mental strength. Understand how simple choices like nervous system tools and nutrition support decision-making, and take home science-based methods to handle unpredictable situations.
In this interactive session, we’ll explore straightforward, neuroscience-based techniques that can help you:
Manage uncertainty and pressure more effectively
Make clearer, more confident decisions
Maintain balance in a fast-changing environment
This isn’t about the latest productivity hack, it’s a chance to learn practical tools to work with your natural strengths and improve your decision-making.
Matts Johansen, CEO, Aker BioMarine
Matts Johansen transformed a Norwegian company into a global leader selling to over 60 countries. At Aker BioMarine, he developed krill products that support brain health, even used by U.S. Rangers/military teams. His key insight is growth through challenges: using difficult experiences to improve. Whether managing company changes or racing in -50°C Arctic conditions, he shows how smart risks lead to better results.
Kari Elizabeth Enge, CEO, Do Business Better School
Kari Elizabeth helps leaders handle situations where AI can’t. Kari Elizabeth Enge combines brain science with business strategy through her Do Business Better School. Her work shows how simple techniques used by top athletes can reduce burnout and improve decision-making. If you want to train your brain for high-pressure moments, listen closely.