Reminders that strength is built in moments both big and small.
In the Media: Shannon Huffman Polson on Grit, Leadership & Purpose
Conversations & Interviews
Long-form conversations across podcasts, interviews, and recorded discussions. features exploring leadership, courage, and life at the edge of comfort.
Talks, Features & Appearances
Key moments from stages, media features, and public-facing appearances.
Media Appearances
Shannon Huffman Polson, Author and Founder, The Grit Institute, - The Global Interview
The Most Important Trait for 2021, Psychology Today
FT Business Books: September Edition, Financial Times
“I was one of the first female fighter helicopter pilots in the US Army. Here's the technique I used to stay motivated while waiting for an assignment.”, Business Insider
“Opinion: What you can learn from two prisoners of war about coping with the coronavirus pandemic’s challenges”, Market Watch
3 Steps To Develop Grit, According To One Of The Army’s First Female Apache Pilots, Forbes
This Military Mom’s ‘Grit’ Exercise Is Key to Surviving the Pandemic, Working Mother
Celebrate Service, Not a Uniform, This Veterans, Day | Opinion, Newsweek
The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience, And Leadership In The Most Male-dominated Organization In The World, Reviewed, Irish Tech News
“Success requires a four letter word ending in “T””, The Sentinel
“Kamala Harris: Defusing Ambition As An Obstacle To Women In Power” Forbes
“Veteran Speaks About Overcoming Obstacles”, American Press
“Former U.S. Army Captain Shannon Huffman Polson: Leaders have to Own Their Own Story”, CRN
“Shannon Polson, Leader, Veteran, Real Grit”, Women of Indy-fluence
“Shannon Huffman Polson soars, Encourages Female Leadership”, Kent Wired
Book Reviews, Association of the United States Army
Polson Launches New Book The Grit Factor, Methow Valley News
“What you can learn from two prisoners of war about coping with the coronavirus pandemic’s challenges”, Yahoo! News
Find grit to ace the early stages of your career: How to build resilience in the face of setbacks
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Captured moments from events, media, and life on the road.
U.S. Army flight school graduation, 1994
Award ceremony
With her Apache company
With her Apache company
Promotion ceremony
Award ceremony
With her company and Korean counterparts
With women leaders
Seattle Seahawks Salute to Service
On the Seahawks sideline
Running out with the Seahawks, on CBS
Signing The Grit Factor for a veteran at a corporate speaking event
Keynote speaker, WHAAS 2021
Guest speaker, ProExpo 2026, San Diego
ProExpo 2026 book signing
Book signing, JBLM Lewis Main Exchange
Virtual keynote
Going for Grit in Times of Change, virtual
Readers with The Grit Factor
On the bookstore shelf
Shannon with a Seahawk
Speaking – Shannon Huffman Polson
Speaking – Shannon Huffman Polson
Speaking – Shannon Huffman Polson
Speaking – Shannon Huffman Polson
Speaking – Shannon Huffman Polson
Speaking – Shannon Huffman Polson
Speaking – Shannon Huffman Polson
Speaking – OPULIS
Speaking – Shannon Huffman Polson
Speaking – Shannon Huffman Polson
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