Be Undaunted: Lead Stronger, Elevate Your Impact, Live With Energy

Return with Honor: POW Charlie Plumb on Resilience, Leadership, and Choosing Hope (00:00) Intro (01:11) Meet Captain Charlie Plum: A Hero's Journey (03:00) Defining Undaunted: Qualities of Resilience (06:00) The Day Everything Changed: Captured in Vietnam (09:58) Facing Reality: The Long Road Ahead (12:57) Keeping Hope Alive: The Power of Positive Thinking (15:01) Finding Purpose: The Importance o...

Finding Your Sisu: The Quiet Strength That Carries You Through What do you do when life knocks you down and you feel like you have nothing left to give? In this episode of  Be Undaunted , Tara Collingwood and George Dom explore the powerful Finnish concept of  Sisu —a unique form of resilience that combines courage, perseverance, grit, and self-compassion. Unlike the "push harder" mentality that o...

Flight Lessons in Leadership, Grit, and Resilience with Captain Barbara Bell In this inspiring episode of  Be Undaunted , Tara Collingwood and George Dom sit down with  Captain Barbara Bell , retired U.S. Navy Captain, educator, leadership expert, and author of  Flight Lessons . Barbara shares her extraordinary journey from one of the first women admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy to becoming a Na...

Burnout: What Happens When Everyone Counts on You Episode Theme:  Recognizing burnout, protecting your energy, and building sustainable high performance. In this episode of  Be Undaunted , Tara Collingwood and George Dom tackle a topic that affects nearly every high performer at some point:  burnout . Burnout is more than simply feeling tired. It’s the gradual erosion of energy, focus, resilience,...

Guest: Astronaut & Naval Aviator Bill Readdy Episode Theme:  Leadership, trust, resilience, and high-performance teamwork under pressure. In this powerful episode of  Be Undaunted , hosts Tara Collingwood and George Dom sit down with retired NASA astronaut, naval aviator, and aerospace executive  Bill Readdy . From carrier landings to commanding space shuttle missions, Bill shares lessons on humil...

Trust Under Stress – What Really Shows Up When Pressure Hits In this episode of  Be Undaunted , Tara Collingwood and George Dom dive into a powerful truth: stress doesn’t break trust, it reveals it. When deadlines tighten, uncertainty rises, and emotions run high, our habits, not our intentions, take over. So what does that mean for leadership, teamwork, and personal growth? They explore the 5 pil...

In this powerful and deeply personal episode of  Be Undaunted , Tara Collingwood and George Dom sit down with Carolyn Moor, founder of the Modern Widows Club and a global advocate for widow care. After losing her husband in a tragic accident at just 37 years old, Carolyn turned unimaginable grief into a mission that now supports thousands of widowed women worldwide. Together, they explore the emot...

Be Undaunted – Episode 5 Recovery: The Missing Link in Sustained High Performance In Episode 5 of  Be Undaunted , Tara Collingwood and George Dom tackle one of the most overlooked drivers of performance: recovery. Using stories from both elite athletics and executive leadership, they explore why high performers don’t break down from a lack of discipline — they break down from a lack of restoration...

Be Undaunted – Episode 4 Dr. Jim Loehr: Energy Is the Currency of High Performance In this powerful episode of  Be Undaunted , George and Tara welcome world-renowned performance psychologist  Dr. Jim Loehr , co-founder of the Human Performance Institute and author of 19 books, including  The Power of Full Engagement ,  Mental Toughness , and  Leading with Character . Dr. Loehr is widely regarded a...

In this episode of  Be Undaunted , Tara Collingwood and George Dom dive into one of the most overused (and often misunderstood) words in business and culture today: leadership. Rather than adding to the noise of countless books and definitions, Tara and George break leadership down to its core and explore what it really means to lead, whether you're running a company, parenting a family, coaching...

In the first-ever guest episode of Be Undaunted, Tara Collingwood and George Dom sit down with extreme open-water swimmer Ryan Stramrood to unpack how an “average guy” went from couch potato in his late 20s to tackling some of the coldest, most dangerous waters on Earth, always in nothing but a Speedo. Ryan shares the mindset tools he’s developed through brutal endurance challenges like Robben Isl...

In our first episode of Be Undaunted , we lay the foundation for what this podcast is all about: helping each other lead stronger, elevate impact, and live with more energy — even in the chaos of modern life. We kick off by introducing ourselves. I’m Tara Collingwood, a performance dietitian to Olympians, executives, and high achievers under pressure. My co-host George Dom brings decades of leader...

Welcome to Be Undaunted - the podcast that helps you lead strong, elevate your impact, and live with more energy, especially in a world that has definitely not hit the pause button. George Dom is a former Navy figher pilot, Blue Angels flight leader, and corporate executive. Tara Collingwood has been a performance dietitian to Olympians, CEOs, and everyday people who are under pressure. We special...