Off the Rak

About 60 - 80,000 thoughts go through a leader's mind each day — how do you break through the noise to what really matters? Keynote speaker, executive coach, and best-selling author Brad Deutser has tackled this...

<p>Kourtny Garrett, CEO of the Downtown Denver Partnership, has a strong reputation for making communities better. We touch on inspiring topics such as the importance of leadership within the workplace and communities...

Kourtny Garrett, CEO of the Downtown Denver Partnership, has a strong reputation for making communities better. We touch on inspiring topics such as the importance of leadership within the workplace and communities, the...

Gail McGovern’s career spans leading a $26 billion business unit at AT&T, presiding over Fidelity Personal Investments, and teaching at Harvard Business School, before answering what she might call the most important...

<p>Gail McGovern’s career spans leading a $26 billion business unit at AT&T, presiding over Fidelity Personal Investments, and teaching at Harvard Business School, before answering what she might call the most important...

<p><b>“The five or six people that you spend the most time with, that’s who you’ll become. And our time is so limited.”</b></p><p>Steve White, President and Special Counsel to the CEO of Comcast Cable, joins Off the Rak...

<p>Two decades-plus in the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner means hard-won insights many leaders can learn from: how to stay committed to the truth, find purpose, and build systems that last. In this...

<p>Can you lead with your heart first in corporate America? Or do the pressures of the c-suite leave little room for love and humanity? We’ve invited Joel Manby to Off the Rak to share what he’s learned from more than...

<p>As human beings, we crave purpose. Ask any pastor, priest, monk, imam, rabbi, politician, philosopher, or psychologist. We also expect it of our organizations — in today’s transparent world, businesses are expected...

<p>Finding an agent, getting an audition, nailing the callback, having a great performance — show business can seem full of crowded paths with few roles and that means hearing a lot of no’s before you hear a “yes!”...

<p><b>Disasters are getting bigger and more complex. How do you prepare an organization—and its people—to respond quickly, effectively, and with humanity?</b></p><p>Let's challenge the idea that crisis leadership is all...

<p>If you know your Steelers history then you know how Rocky Bleier was an essential player for the team’s first four Super Bowl victories, serving as its fourth all-time leading rusher. But do you know the odds he...

<p>On this episode of Off the Rak, Dr. Christian Ntizimira — a Rwandan palliative care physician, Harvard-trained researcher, and Executive Director of the African Center for Research on End-of-Life Care — shares how...

<p><b>Sitting on a stoop conjures up summer weather, friendly neighbors, and good conversation. It’s a place of community, purpose, and safety. Join a stoop chat with the founder of The Soul Purpose.</b></p><p>Culture...

<p><b>Is it possible to honor traditions and still embrace a growth mindset? </b></p><p>Wayne Peacock’s 35-year tenure as USAA’s CEO has demonstrated that an entrepreneurial spirit can not only be nurtured at a...