Tipping Point Resilience owners Steve Eberlein and Lydia Ledgerwood were living in Sri Lanka when a 9.1 subduction zone earthquake off the coast of Indonesia triggered a massive tsunami that took 230,000 lives in more than a dozen countries circling the Indian Ocean, including 35,000 in Sri Lanka itself. As aid workers, they were active witnesses to one of the largest multi-national relief efforts in history, starting from its earliest hours. In 2006, they returned to their native Oregon only to learn that the Pacific Northwest, too, is due for a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami event. In the final years of his ten years with the Red Cross in Oregon, Steve became wholly dedicated to educating communities and companies on the risk of the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. Tipping Point Resilience is a preparedness communications consultancy that specializes in earthquakes. We work to create enduring cultures of preparedness that can be owned, sustained and propagated by our partners and audience participants. We aim to unleash the power of each individual's influence so that we together can create a lasting culture of preparedness on the West Coast of the US and Canada.