January 19, 2021
Ruza Markovic had dreamt of and studied for a career in journalism — when war intervened to change the trajectory of her life. While her family had emigrated to the U.S. from their native Yugoslavia when she was just 4, Markovic didn’t think twice when she was asked to return to her homeland in the early ’90s as a communications liaison to the teetering government while political unrest and then war-ravaged the Balkans. What she saw and experienced, she says, laid barren her faith in country, politics, the media, and herself. Those trials and traumas, though, did not sap her spirit. They steeled her resolve to live her life in service to others — in part as an advocate for the liberating power of education. To learn more about Ruza Markovic, visit www.proonemedia.com
January 19, 2021
Ruza Markovic had dreamt of and studied for a career in journalism — when war intervened to change the trajectory of her life. While her family had emigrated to the U.S. from their native Yugoslavia when she was just 4,...
January 12, 2021
Leadership is not, in Daniel Harkavy’s eyes, a complex equation. Its essential elements are the decisions you make and the influence you cultivate. But putting that into practice, especially after a crucible, can certainly be challenging. In his new book,...
You are more than your failures and setbacks. We share stories of leaders who have moved beyond life’s most difficult moments to lead lives of significance, and insights on how you can do the same.
Warwick Fairfax is the founder of Crucible Leadership, a philosophical and practical breakthrough in turning failures and setbacks into the fuel for igniting a life of significance. He has been hailed by Forbes as offering “compelling insights for anyone who would like to wake up feeling inspired by their work, but doesn’t.”
Fairfax was only 26 when, as the fifth-generation heir to a media empire bearing his family name, he led — and lost — a public takeover bid. The result? The company founded by his great-great-grandfather slipped from family control after 150 years, at a cost of AUS $2.25 billion. He was left to examine not only his own shortcomings and losses, but also his life’s principles. Lessons he learned from family members who came before him and some of history’s greatest leaders helped him as well. It has been by shaping these insights, as a leadership adviser and executive coach, that Fairfax has enabled others to learn from what he describes as their own “crucible moments” and emerge to lead a life rooted in who they are.
Fairfax holds an undergraduate degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School. He is an International Coach Federation (ICF) certified executive coach and an Elder at Bay Area Community Church.
He lives in Annapolis, Md., with his wife, Gale. They have three children who are in the process of developing their own unique paths to lives of significance.
Gary Schneeberger’s three decades in journalism and public relations fuel his passion for — and success in — strategic marketing and communications.
He is communications director for Crucible Leadership, assisting founder Warwick Fairfax with strategic multimedia outreach to help leaders live lives of true significance. As founder and president of ROAR, he helps individuals and organizations engage audiences with the boldness and creative clarity that ensures they are heard. He has advised Hollywood studios (Universal, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox), TV networks (USA, History, The CW), global ministries (Focus on the Family) and publishing houses (Simon & Schuster).
Schneeberger is the author of the best-seller BITE THE DOG: Build a PR Strategy to Make News That Matters (Niche Pressworks, 2018), a guidebook to the effective practice of public relations hailed by critics as “helpful and hilarious” and recommended by colleagues as “smart, clear, cogent, actionable and always thoroughly entertaining.”
He and his wife, Kelly, live in Camp Lake, Wis., with their two children.
