We’re Not Stumped | Motivational Podcast Featuring Survival Stories, Recovery Journeys & Disability Stories
We’re not stumped.
Not by limb loss. Not by fear. Not by anything life throws our way.
We’re Not Stumped is a motivational podcast sharing survival stories, recovery journeys, and real-life success stories from the limb loss and disability community. Hosted by Mike Bolland—a one-handed cancer survivor and the first person with limb loss to compete on the PBA Tour—this podcast highlights what it truly means to overcome adversity and rebuild with purpose.
Launched in 2022, the show was created to give a voice to individuals navigating limb loss, disability, and life-changing challenges. Each episode features powerful conversations with amputees, caregivers, medical professionals, and advocates—offering insight into adaptive living, prosthetic innovation, inclusive employment, and mental resilience.
These are more than just stories—they are recovery stories and survival stories that provide hope, perspective, and practical encouragement for anyone facing adversity.
Beyond the podcast, Mike is also a speaker and stand-up comedian, using humor and real-life experience to connect with audiences and challenge perceptions around disability.
If you’re searching for a motivational podcast, survival stories podcast, or recovery story podcast, We’re Not Stumped delivers honest, inspiring conversations from people who have faced life head-on—and refused to be defined by it.
Join a growing community built on resilience, connection, and the belief that no one has to go through this alone.
We’re Not Stumped | Motivational Podcast Featuring Survival Stories, Recovery Journeys & Disability Stories
Tom Lenoble — Facebook Leadership, Surviving Cancer, and Finding Strength in “Terrible Gifts”
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Tom Lenoble’s story is one of remarkable leadership, resilience, and reinvention. In this episode, Tom shares his extraordinary career journey leading customer operations at companies like MCI, Walmart.com, and Palm — and how he helped build Facebook’s first global customer operations team during its explosive early years. He reflects on interviewing with Mark Zuckerberg when Facebook was still a college platform, navigating rapid growth, and leading through constant change.
But Tom’s greatest leadership lessons didn’t come from the boardroom — they came from surviving life-threatening illness. Tom opens up about living with HIV since 1989, battling metastatic cancer for 13 years, and the mindset and healing strategies that helped him keep moving forward. He also discusses his bestselling memoir, My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels (https://www.amazon.com/Business-Suits-Hospital-Gowns-Heels-ebook/dp/B0FV5WZQN1), and how sharing his story has been both liberating and transformative.
Today, Tom is a leadership coach, speaker, and CEO of the Academy for Coaching Excellence, inspiring others to find strength, clarity, and purpose — even in life’s hardest moments.
A powerful conversation about courage, vulnerability, leadership, and the unexpected gifts hidden inside adversity.
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Learn more about our host Mike Bolland: https://mikebolland.com/
