🚨 Tune in to discover how Cate Luzio, Founder and CEO of Luminary, Survived the Pandemic, Built Inclusive Community, and Why “Never Waste a Good Crisis” Is Her #1 Leadership Rule 🧵👇

💡 Meet Cate Luzio, founder of @Luminary, who built a thriving community space for women in just 14 months—then was forced to shut down her NYC location overnight as COVID hit.

“It was less about me… and so much about the feeling I had for our community. The sadness, the fear, people being so fearful of what would happen.”Cate found herself sick with COVID, physically closing the doors on everything she’d worked so hard to build.

“My biggest goal was making sure the community knew that no matter what happened, we would be there for them.”This radical commitment to showing up became her North Star during chaos.

🎯 Why she adapted instead of “pivoted”:“I’m an athlete—a pivot means you switch directions. We never changed direction. The mission stayed the same, but how we met our community—like moving everything online—adapted.”

The lesson?Adapt > Pivot. Stay true to your mission, but evolve how you serve.

Cate’s 3 keys to leadership in a crisis:

• “Never be afraid to ask for help.”

• Radical honesty & transparency (with her team, community, & mentors)

• Let your team fly: “Allow my team to make mistakes and find new strengths.”

💪 On Mental Fitness:Raised by an FBI agent and a teacher, Cate learned resilience.“You just show up. Some days better than others. Everyone is dealing with something—so give grace & keep moving forward.”

Giving herself permission to be real:“My team hears me jokingly say, ‘I quit!’—because I’m not a doctor, so some levity helps. But the point remains: Find moments of light & brightness, even in hard times.”

 🧩 On building for inclusion—Cate refuses the “exclusive club” model:“Why should I decide who gets in? The problem with this world is always asking, ‘Do we have the right people in the room?’ I want anyone who believes this is their community in.”

👫 Why our biggest crisis now is “disconnection.”Cate sees this everywhere—in companies, culture, and society. The fix?More intentional dialogue. “Communication is the way to bridge the gap.”

Pro tip for entrepreneurs & leaders:Never waste a good crisis.“It’s your time to show up, get creative, and think outside the box.”

🏆 Final wisdom:“Show up every day with the best intentions—and think the same of those around you. Seek middle ground. If you seek it, you will find it.”

👏 THANK YOU @CateLuzio for keeping it honest, human, and inspiring as ever.

Get ready for inspiring stories, honest lessons, and actionable advice on leading with compassion, building stronger teams, and finding hope (and common ground) even when it seems out of reach. Let’s get into it!