The Indispensables

In this episode, I talk with the incredible entrepreneur, Alyssa Rapp. At the time of this recording, she was the CEO of Surgical Solutions, a Deerfield-based healthcare company. These days, she's serving as CEO at Healthwell Acquisition Corp. I. Wait until you get to know her--she's incredible. Get Alyssa's book, Leadership & Life Hacks: Insights From A Mom, Wife, Entrepreneur & Executive...

In this episode, I talk with Elizabeth Yntema of the Dance Data Project about moving the stodgy, conservative global industry of ballet with a tiny team of dedicated part-timers and volunteers, by staying flexible and listening actively. To learn more about the Dance Data Project, visit their website: https://www.dancedataproject.com/

In this episode, I talk with Devin Bramhall and Haley Bryant, CEO and COO respectively, of Animalz. Wait until you hear them, they are a real dynamic duo. Learn more about Animalz at their website: https://www.animalz.co/

In this episode, I talk with the famous political scientist, Austin Sarat. By the way, he was my thesis advisor in college. Learn more about Prof. Sarat on Amherst College's website: https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/adsarat

In today's episode, I talk with Erine Gray about how his mother's illness led him on a mission and he founded Aunt Bertha, the public benefit corporation. To learn more about Aunt Bertha, visit their website: https://company.auntbertha.com/about/

In this episode, I talk with my old friend Amy Speace about how she became a real-life rockstar. To learn more about Amy and her music, visit her website: https://www.amyspeace.com/

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Jay Morris about servant leadership and a whole lot more: his fascinating career, and his role running the education function at Yale New Haven Health System. Learn more about Yale New Haven Health at their website: https://www.ynhhs.org/

In this episode, I talked with our very own team here at RainmakerThinking. Our dream team, the best team I've ever had in 27 years of business: Kim Math, Liz Richards, and Cheryl Wolansky. To learn more about our work, visit: https://rainmakerthinking.com/

In this episode, I talk with Mala Subramaniam, executive coach and the author of Beyond Wins. To learn more about Mala and her book, visit: https://beyondwins.com/

In this episode, I talk with Bernerd George about empowering teams to work interdependently in highly cross-functional organizations. And in the case of Mr. George, that’s for mission assurance when sending payloads up into space. Learn more about Ball Aerospace at their website: https://www.ball.com/aerospace *A correction: At about the 6-minute mark, Bernerd mentions that Ball Corp. is 80,000 pe...

In this episode, I talk with Suneet Bhatt about purpose-driven outsourcing. To learn more about Boldr, visit their website: www.boldrimpact.com You can also learn more about Suneet's new venture, helping people discover their authentic stories, at: myauthenticstory.com

In this episode, I talk with my old friend Bela Barner about helping lead executive teams through complex, high-stakes decisions. Learn more about Bela's work at the JW Croft Consulting Group website: http://jwccg.com/

In this episode, I talk with Assaf Gal, who is a Crunch Fitness entrepreneur extraordinaire. We talked about helping people learn to help themselves.

In this episode, I talk with Stephanie Ybarra who is an incredible, mission-driven, dramatic arts entrepreneur. She's the Artistic Director for Baltimore Center Stage. Learn more about Baltimore Center Stage at their website: https://www.centerstage.org/

In this episode, I talk with my dear friend Pamela Haag, a renowned scholar, author, and developmental editor for hire. Get Pamela's new book, Revise: The Scholar-Writer’s Essential Guide to Tweaking, Editing, and Perfecting Your Manuscript , on Amazon .

In this episode, I talk with my old friend and client Craig Anderson, who is now CFO of Operation Smile. This is a man who spent decades as CFO of the Henry Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, serving the interests of military medicine on behalf of the men and women who have served this great country in the Armed Forces. Learn more about Operation Smile at their website: h...

In this episode, I talk with Jennifer Russo. She’s Senior Director of Corporate Communications & HR strategy for the largest employer in Arizona, Banner Health. We talked about authenticity, and communicating amidst so much uncertainty and crisis.

In this episode, I talk with Robyn DeWees, who is a staffing manager for a major defense contractor. We talked about speaking up (even if it’s not necessarily what the other person wants to hear). We talked about developing agile, collaborative teams using the SCRUM framework, and a lot more.

This week, I talked with New York Times columnist, author, and old friend, Ron Lieber, about his book, The Price You Pay for College . And, how he came to be a person of such tremendous influence in his own life. To learn more about Ron's new book, visit: https://ronlieber.com/books/the-price-you-pay-for-college/

In this episode I talk with Trip Tripathy, he’s the head of the CEO advisory practice at Kaufman Rossin. He advises: always be learning, and don’t be afraid to take new opportunities. Follow the path new opportunities lead you down. Learn more about Kaufman Rossin's services at their website: https://kaufmanrossin.com/

In this episode, I talk with James Ferrara, co-founder of Inteletravel. We talked about about how James was able to, with his team, grow this incredible network of more than 60,000 independent home-based advisors in the travel business during the Covid-19 pandemic. Learn more about Inteletravel at their website: https://wp.inteletravel.com/

In this episode, I talk with my dear friend John Bissell, who is the CEO of Greylock Federal Credit Union, a $1.4 billion financial institution. John explains the role of credit unions and their mission to resist income and wealth inequality. And we talked about curiosity, always learning, and about his approach to building relationships. To learn more about Greylock Federal Credit Union, visit th...

In this episode, I talk with renowned naturopathic physician, Dr. Ginger Nash. To learn more about Dr. Nash's work, visit her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drgingernash/

In this episode I talk with Romy Parzick, CEO of Vault about tackling student debt from the private sector. Also, overcoming sexism and racism in her career and how that’s driven her mission personally and professionally. To learn more about how Vault can help you with student debt, check out their website: https://get.vault.co/

In this episode, I talk with Sheri Thompson about how taking calculated risks can really pay off in your career. Learn more about Walker & Dunlop at their website: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/