Cleo is a first-generation graduate who built their career from the ground up. Their journey is rooted in resilience: navigating challenges, responsibilities, and the obstacles of thriving in their chosen field.

Through each turning point, they forged a life defined by authenticity, courage, and the ability to show up fully as themselves. Today, Cleo leads their consultancy, supporting others to cultivate clarity, confidence, and purpose. Their work blends expertise, lived experience, and deep emotional insight, empowering others to rebuild foundations, face adversity with strength, and pursue success aligned with who they truly are.

In this session, Cleo shares the defining lessons from their journey through their field - the momentum of youth, the mistakes that shaped them, and the disciplined mindset that built their later success.

Cleo speaks candidly about integrity, risk, obsession, criticism, forgiveness, and what it truly means to "have an edge." Through honest reflections and real-world stories, Cleo reveals why success is incremental, why honesty matters more than bravado, and why long-term resilience always outperforms short-term wins.