Craig Lucas shares his journey of transition and resilience. He reflects on his experience working at Walt Disney World and the lessons he learned about achieving and sustaining excellence. He then discusses the significant change he went through at age 42 when he lost everything in his career. Craig shares how his company, Authenica, creates transformative experiences for teams and helps leaders become more trusting and effective. The conversation explores the themes of vulnerability, empathy, inclusion, and self-trust. He encourages listeners to trust that they can bring forth something of value and be enough to make a positive impact.

About Craig Lucas
Craig Lucas is the Founder of Authenica, an experiential learning company focused on the activation of human potential through its continuum of event experiences, created and curated programs, value-added services and content. His commitment to helping others pursue excellence was shaped by his participation in the Walt Disney World College Program 35+ years ago.

Through Authenica, Craig has hosted 57 event experiences to date with over 4,800 company owners, executives, centers of influence and employee groups having participated in one or more events built around the theme of excellence as a means of differentiation. Event venues include the United States Naval and Air Force Academies, The Lodge at Torrey Pines, Greenbrier, The Cloister on Sea Island, GA, The Broadmoor, Wingspread, Under Armour’s Corporate Headquarters and Pro Football Hall of Fame amongst others.

Craig produced the film Masterpiece that premiered at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017 that showcased the grit & grace required to successfully move through adversity. He also launched Stagepass, a digital, on-demand subscription offering featuring special guests, great stories, important topics and a pledge to an unscripted, unrehearsed conversation to produce the most authentic engagement achievable last July.

Craig is a 1986 graduate of Kent State University, has served on numerous non-profit boards over his 35-year professional career and enjoys connecting with those in authentic pursuit of personal and professional achievement.

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Email: clucas@authenica.com

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