Regular readers of TALKERS may be aware that longtime media executive and current EVP of talent & content at Workhouse Media 
John McConnell suffered a severe cycling accident in November of 2005 that left him briefly paralyzed with C1 and C2 spinal fractures. Exactly one year to the day after his injury, he joined Team Reeve, the peer-to-peer endurance fundraising program of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and completed the New York City Marathon. That sparked a 20-year commitment to run marathons for Team Reeve and has provided him with compelling insights on how to drive philanthropic impact. McConnell has since joined the Foundation’s board of trustees and currently serves as vice chair. He’s helped raise millions of dollars for spinal cord injury research and the National Paralysis Resource Center. Read more about his story here.
MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2026
