GiANT Impact

Aligning OpportunityBy Jeremie Kubicek

The unrelenting release of full passion, strength and abilities is amazing in the life of a leader. Yet, it rarely happens that passions, abilities and opportunities all line up at the exact same time.

Often times someone's passion is high, while their abilities are low or the opportunity isn't right. Or, perhaps, the opportunity arrives, but they finds themselves sapped of strength and passion, even though they possess the ability.

Passion is in most leaders - sometimes in the form of ambition or inspiration.

Abilities are developed over time - via experience, life and learning.

Opportunity arises less than passion and abilities - it is about timing, and being in the right partnerships or business.

Lining all three up can seem almost impossible. Therefore, I propose the following:

Hone your passion to be a consuming, all-time fervor while you work on your specific abilities and strengths to serve OTHER people versus simply serving your self. In doing this you will find your opportunities happen more often, and, because you are focused outwardly you will worry less about missing opportunities and naturally step into them with ease and grace. Opportunity will then find you rather than you having to search for it.

About

Jeremie Kubicek, President and CEO of GiANT Impact and Co-Founder of GiANT, has been serving leaders and growing companies for the past 18 years, both domestically and internationally.

Kubicek's passion for impacting leaders and influencing influencers has come from the experience of watching poor leaders conquer those they lead and stifle the growth of companies. Conversely, Kubicek has had the opportunity to serve with great leaders as these liberators provide freedom and opportunity for those they lead. It is their spirit that Kubicek has built GiANT to become.

Kubicek is an entrepreneur. He has successfully built many business ventures, including co-founding a consulting firm and economics school in Moscow, Russia, leading marketing initiatives for a half-billion dollar merchandising firm in Los Angeles, CA, participating in more than 10 acquisitions in three years in the general merchandise distribution market, and starting two internet firms focused on niche specialties in the education and beauty supply industries, prior to forming GiANT.

Each experience taught Kubicek key leadership principles that would become the foundation for his future endeavors - principles including the value of liberating leadership, integrity above all else, and relationships before opportunity.

These ideas, combined with a growing sense of business values, led Kubicek and his founding partner, Matthew Myers, to start GiANT in 2002.

"I have always believed that the most important role of a leader in business is to liberate their employees and those they reach to increase their capacity to influence positively," says Kubicek. "When you help people grow, it is amazing what their organizations can do."

In 2007, GiANT Impact was formed after the acquisition of John Maxwell's brands - Maximum Impact and INJOY. This acquisition added events, resources and training to the GiANT platform. Kubicek became CEO in the same month. He currently leads the company to help awaken leaders through powerful growth resources, leader development training and impactful leadership events.

Today GiANT Worldwide includes GiANT Partners, a growth firm helping companies and leaders think strategically while developing their people to become strong leaders and growing their organizations, and GiANT Capital, which guides leaders through mergers and acquisitions.

The GiANT companies are built on relationships. It starts with great partnerships with partners and teammates. "We cannot give what we don't first possess," says Kubicek. "We are leaders serving leaders."