How Personal Adversity Shaped a Purpose-Driven Leadership Journey

In this video, Rossana D’Antonio, PE, GE, F.ASCE, EnvSP, Executive Director at NV5, shares How Personal Adversity Shaped her Leadership Journey and sparked a mission to advocate for infrastructure investment, aviation safety, and purpose-driven leadership. With over 30 years in public service, Rossana offers powerful insights on how civil engineering leaders can turn challenges into action, build resilient communities, and lead with clarity, compassion, and impact. #PurposeDrivenLeadership #CivilEngineeringLeadership #ResilientCommunities 00:00 Preview 00:48 Intro 02:23 Rossana's Career Journey and Leadership at NV5 04:28 Turning Grief into Purpose: How 26 Seconds Shaped a Professional Mission 08:20 Turning Adversity into Leadership: Advice for Civil Engineering Leaders 11:22 Navigating Crisis and Everyday Challenges in Civil Engineering 19:46: How Serving on National Advisory Councils Can Shape Your Leadership Style 23:57: The Future of Sustainability and Workforce Development on a Global Scale 30:22 Developing Future Civil Engineering Leaders through Expertise and Advocacy 33:49 Final Piece of Advice 37:24 Outro ★ EMI TRAINING PROGRAMS ★ AEC PM Certification ➜ https://bit.ly/AECPMCert People Leadership Accelerator™ ➜ https://bit.ly/ELATraining Project Management Accelerator™ ➜ https://bit.ly/PMATraining Keynote Speaking ➜ https://bit.ly/EMIKeyNote ★ FREE ENGINEERING CAREER BOOSTER ★ The AEC Leadership Podcast ➜ http://bit.ly/TECC-YT AEC Engineering and Technology Podcast ➜ https://bit.ly/AECTECH-YT The AEC Project Management Podcast ➜ https://bit.ly/AECPM-yT The Civil Engineering Podcast ➜ http://bit.ly/TCEP-YT The Structural Engineering Channel Podcast ➜ http://bit.ly/TSEP-YT The Geotechnical Engineering Podcast ➜ https://bit.ly/TGEP-YT The Engineering Quality Control Podcast ➜ https://bit.ly/TEQC-YT Women in Engineering Podcast ➜ https://bit.ly/WIE-YT Engineering Management Lessons ➜ https://bit.ly/EML-YT Blog ➜ https://engineeringmanagementinstitute.org/blog/ 🕮 MY CAREER ENHANCEMENT BOOK FOR YOU 🕮 Engineer Your Own Success: 7 Key Elements to Creating an Extraordinary Engineering Career, Updated and Expanded 1st Edition https://amzn.to/2ldIMnn ⚑ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL ⚑ http://bit.ly/subscribe-1-yt Thanks for watching - we appreciate it and don't forget to Engineer Your Own Success! Anthony Fasano, PE, AEC PM, F. ASCE #EngineeringManagementInstitute