WE’RE ALL BORN INTO SOMEONE ELSE’S STORY

At Up2, we believe that every leader’s journey is shaped not only by their own choices but also by the stories they inherit. Adam shares the deeply personal audio below of his late father speaking at an Alcoholics Anonymous conference—an honest and vulnerable moment that has profoundly influenced his own path. By acknowledging the beauty and the brokenness of the story he was born into, Adam has learned to lead with greater empathy, humility, and strength.

In sharing this, our hope is to encourage other leaders to reflect on their own inherited stories, to see them not as limitations but as powerful foundations for deeper self-understanding, authentic connection, and meaningful leadership.