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Damon Lester

Founder, Take The Cape Off

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Damon Lester

When an organization brings me in, leaders learn how to wear the cape without burning out by redefining strength through boundaries, clarity, and sustainable performance.I work with organizations, leadership teams, and audiences who want sustainable performance without sacrificing people.For years, I was the person everyone counted on in business, in the community, and in my family. I wore the “cape” of strength and success. What most people never saw was the weight underneath it.

After a very public career leading national conversations around equity and representation in the automotive industry, including owning and operating a franchised dealership, I reached a breaking point.Today, I draw on 25+ years as an executive leader, former dealer principal, and former President of NAMAD to help leaders understand how pressure, responsibility, and silence quietly erode clarity, performance, and culture.

I'm the author of Taking the Cape Off, a memoir about healing, identity, and redefining success on your own terms, and the host of the upcoming Taking the Cape Off podcast where we explore what leadership looks like when we remove the mask and lead without carrying everything alone.I’ve spent decades expanding opportunity, advocating for equity, and leading organizations where performance mattered. Now, I create space for leaders who were taught to push through in silence to finally breathe, reset, and lead clearly.

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