Resilience: When Crisis Turns into Strength

There are moments when everything you have built over the years can collapse in a single day. That is exactly when a new phase begins — the moment when you can turn crisis into strength: the strength to break and stop, or the strength to be reborn. Merab Sharikadze has walked this very path. His successful sports career as captain of the Georgian national rugby team came to an abrupt end in one day.

After that, the hardest battle began — not against an opponent, but against himself. The question arose: “What’s next?” For many, disqualification means the end, but for Merab it became the beginning of a new chapter.

Merab restarted his sports career on a completely new field. He transitioned from rugby to MMA — still in sports, but with entirely different rules, psychology, and challenges. His very first fight in RKENA ended in a convincing victory.

This meeting is not only about sports, and not only for sports fans. It is a story about crisis — something that may seem destructive, but when approached correctly, becomes your strongest weapon. It is a story about falling and rising again, about second chances, and about resilience — the force that pushes you not to give up.

This story is for everyone who has ever thought, or thinks today, that everything is over.

If you truly want to understand how to turn crisis into strength, you shouldn’t miss this meeting. Come to re:invent, listen to Merab’s motivational story, and ask questions to a person who managed to overcome himself.

Seats are limited.

Get your ticket now and discover what resilience truly means in practice!

The meeting will be moderated by Manika Asatiani.