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For many of us, dreams, big or small, have a way of quietly slipping away, crowded out by obligations, self-doubt, or the fear of failing. Diana Nyad is not most of us.
Nyad became the first person in history to swim from Cuba to Florida completely unprotected and is one of the most compelling athletes and storytellers of our time.
In her debut as host of Women Amplified, Lisa Bennett, longtime journalist and Editorial Director of the Conference for Women, sits down with Diana Nyad to explore what gets in the way of our goals and dreams, and the hard-won wisdom of a woman who refused to let any of it stop her.
Lisa Bennett
Lisa Bennett is the host of the Women Amplified podcast and Editorial Director for the Conferences for Women. An award-winning journalist and longtime communications director for mission-driven organizations, is also the editor of Women Amplified and co-author of Ecoliterate with emotional intelligence pioneer Daniel Goleman.
Diana Nyad
Diana Nyad is a world champion athlete and author, best known for achieving her 35-year-old quest to swim 111 miles from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage.
Speaking the words “Never Ever Give Up” to the wildly cheering crowd on a Key West beach on September 2, 2013, Diana demonstrated to the world the power of the human spirit. She wrote a memoir chronicling the epic journey — including multiple failed attempts when she was much younger — called Find A Way.
A prominent sports journalist for NPR, The New York Times and others, Diana has earned her place as one of our compelling storytellers. Diana’s best friend and Cuba Swim expedition leader Bonnie Stoll have further collaborated with their nationwide walking initiative EverWalk, and another initiative, OceansCommit, hosting walks along our shorelines, asking individuals and businesses to reduce single-use plastic.
