Article Summary
This special edition celebrates 30 under 40 young leaders who are driving positive industry change by standing on the shoulders of mentors and giants. These rising professionals demonstrate the indomitable human spirit by taking on leadership responsibility, seeking guidance humbly, and proving that success requires mentorship and support from those who came before them.
- The 30 under 40 initiative highlights young professionals making significant contributions to their industry despite economic challenges and supply chain instability.
- These emerging leaders understand that no one succeeds alone and actively seek mentorship and guidance from experienced industry veterans.
- Leadership is defined as helping others become the best version of themselves and supporting the next generation of talent.
- Mentorship creates a cycle where today's mentees become tomorrow's mentors, ensuring continuous industry growth and innovation.
- Supporting young leaders requires investment of time, compassion, and active encouragement to help them reach new heights in their careers.
Toronto, Ontario -- This special edition of CRM featuring 30 under 40 is testament to the indomitable human spirit.
Let’s face the truth about business - it’s tough. And with the turmoil felt worldwide with economic games being played out in the political arena creating havoc with supply-chain stability, it isn’t about to get easier!
Add to that challenge shifting workforce demands, financial pressure from increased taxation and other requirements in compliance both governmental and industry relations oriented, we still have a stellar group of young people that are putting forth the extra effort that is driving positive change in our industry.
They have tapped into that indomitable spirit and feed from it to give them courage to meet challenges head-on. They willingly take on the responsibility of leadership. They know that they don’t know everything and are humble enough to seek guidance from the giants upon whose shoulders they stand. None of us got to where we are today without a lot of help along the way. Take a moment to reflect on your own journey to arrive at your current position. You had mentors (even if we didn’t call them that) and guides and advisors and champions along the way. No one makes it solo!
These younger industry folks are go-getters and have accomplished a great deal already. And like all of us they stand on the shoulders of the giants that forged ahead of us. That’s our job! To now continue forging ahead and becoming those mentors, guides, advisors and champions to these people - the next generation of giants!
Yes, they have proven track-record of success and if you ask any of them they would tell you, “I’m not done yet!” That’s where all of the rest of us come in. We need to be there for them, encouraging them, cheering them on, celebrating their success and ultimately ourselves being inspired by their indomitable spirit.
The magazine has only so many pages and what that means is that there are even more dynamic youthful people out there that you can support if you care enough about the future to invest a little time and a splash compassion to be an assistant in their quest to take the industry to new heights!
That’s where your leadership becomes evident. Stepping up to support others. I can think of no better way to describe what leadership is all about. In our coursework we refer to it as helping others be the best version of themselves. Be there for them. Do more than others think is wise and you can be sure that you are partaking of that indomitable spirit too.
So raise a glass with me in toast to the 30 under 40 celebrated in this issue and reach out to support them moving forward as you help them become the one who’s driving!
