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The Comeback Mindset

Sooner or later we all hits the skids. It happens to everyone. At some point we all wind up with our backs against the wall and need to make a comeback. So how do we do it? Tonight, we've brought together athletes, business leaders, psychologists, even a former housewife to give you the blueprint... for a brilliant comeback. Learn more about tonight's guests below!

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  • Grant Hill - NBA Basketball Player

      NBA all-star Grant Hill fought through injuries that almost forced him from the game, only to help a new team - the Phoenix Suns - to a playoff birth.

  • Dr. Karen Reivich - Co-Director, Penn Resiliency Project

      Dr. Reivich is the co-director of the Penn Resiliency Project and a research associate in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Also, check out the resources she's developed at FishfulThinking.com!

  • Don Peebles - Owner, The Peebles Corporation

      Don Peebles faced the end of his career in real estate 13 years ago when he was swept up in the Marion Barry scandal.. but fought back to build a four-billion dollar development company, the country's largest African American real estate firm.

  • Barry Moltz - Author, "Bounce"

      Barry Moltz helps businesses comeback from failure.. and is the author of "Bounce."

  • Nadja Piatka - Founder, Nadja Foods

      Nadja Piatka came back from the brink of financial ruin to start the multi-million dollar, Nadja Foods.

  • Scott Bedbury - CEO, Brandstream

      Scott Bedbury helped create the Nike and Starbucks brands before launching his own consulting company, Brandstream. And he wrote the Fast Company Magazine article that help coach business comebacks: "Nine Ways to Fix a Broken Brand."

  • Dan O'Brien - Olympic Gold Medal Winner

      Olympian Dan O'Brien was the face of Reebok in 1992 when he was featured in the famous "Dan and Dave" ad campaign.. only to face national embarrassment when he failed to make the U.S. Team. But Dan stayed focused on his dream, and four years later won Gold in the '96 Olympics.

  • Cynthia Cooper - Author, "Extraordinary Circumstances"

      Cynthia Cooper was the whistle-blower who brought down Worldcom.. While she feared for her life she maintained her resilience.. and is telling the story in her book "Extraordinary Circumstances"

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