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When Ron Gold took the stage at the March 2015 launch event for his business, LeanOnWe, his steps held major significance. Since 2011 Gold has been paraplegic, the result of a horrific accident in which he was hit on his bicycle by an SUV at the end of a sunny, midday 50-mile ride. (The driver fell asleep at the wheel.) The vehicle struck him head on without braking.

His steps at the March 29, 2015 launch event were slow ones, aided by braces, a walker and remarkably high upper body strength, thanks to his lifelong “addiction to fitness.” As he approached the mic, Gold noted that the majority of his team had never seen him upright.

But LeanOnWe, the organization he launched to connect those in need with homecare providers, stands tall: the network of vetted and selected in-home caregivers has served thousands since its creation.

Gold’s path to entrepreneurship has been an amazing journey. Prior to his accident, the New Jersey resident was a successful Wall Street executive with a 25+ year career for Lehman Brothers and then Barclays as a top producer/ managing director of international equity sales. He had a happy marriage and family and an avid love of physical fitness. He was “living the dream.”

Then came the moment of impact that turned his life on its end. His career was gone in an instant. He endured five months of hospitalization and therapy before he could even go home to begin a life that will forever depend on in-home care.

That discovery led to yet another life change: Gold launched the LeanOnWe network and his next chapter as an entrepreneur. From corporate executive to entrepreneur to inspirational speaker, he’s turned an unspeakable tragedy into an impactful career asking one key question: WHY NOT YOU?