Speaker/Author/Corporate Trainer/Worshop Facilitator
Cornell Thomas LLC
Cornell Thomas is a six-time author, corporate trainer, workshop facilitator and professional speaker from New Jersey. For the past 13 years, Cornell has traveled globally, sharing his story of resilience, mental toughness and overcoming life’s obstacles.
Cornell is a former college basketball player and prep school coach, a UCB (Upright Citizens Brigade) graduate, and a TED speaker. Throughout his life, he has faced challenges, but the determination and grit of his mother, Tina Thomas, helped him reframe perceived disadvantages into strengths.
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Adapt with confidence and turn uncertainty into opportunity. Explore how mindset shapes your ability to respond to change. Through personal stories and practical insights, discover how to reframe challenges and use adversity as a catalyst for growth.
Learning outcomes:
Recognize how mindset influences responses to uncertainty
Reframe challenges into opportunities for growth
Apply practical strategies to adapt in everyday situations
Uncertainty won’t disappear, but you can learn how to respond to it differently. Explore how fear, doubt and everyday obstacles can become opportunities for fresh thinking and growth.
Join Angela and Cornell for a mindset shakeup that challenges how you view hardship. Discover how obstacles can become stepping stones and how “firsts” can lay the groundwork for transformation, momentum and leadership in your events career.
Learning outcomes:
Reframe fear of failure as an opportunity for new ideas
Recognize how risk can support stronger leadership, particularly in events
Identify the positive aspects of fast-paced events work and how to thrive in uncertain, demanding environments