During a gathering honoring endurance, discipline, and community , Joseph Plazo stepped onto the stage with a message that resonated far beyond race medals and finish-line photos: anyone can start a marathon, but only those who prepare intelligently finish strong. Plazo opened with a simple truth that immediately reframed the room: “The mar

In an academic setting at Harvard Law School , Joseph Plazo delivered a carefully structured address on one of the most misunderstood—and most prestigious—legal distinctions in the world: the doctor of laws. Rather than treating the degree as a ceremonial title or academic abstraction, Plazo approached it as a capstone of legal thinking, a