Off the Rak
Off the Rak
Podcast Description
Walt Rakowich's passion to help shape a generation of leaders who lead with honesty, humility and heart inspired him to launch Off the Rak: Conversations on Transformative Leadership. Featuring rich and raw conversations with notable leaders across different industries, Off the Rak inspires curious leaders to embrace challenges, seize opportunities and become positive influences in their world.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers themes related to leadership, purpose, and personal development. Specific topics include the significance of gratitude in leadership, the intersection of purpose and passion, and interviews with industry leaders who provide actionable insights. For example, past episodes include discussions with best-selling authors and former CEOs who share their experiences and philosophies on leading effectively in today's world.
Walt Rakowich’s passion to help shape a generation of leaders who lead with honesty, humility and heart inspired him to launch Off the Rak: Conversations on Transformative Leadership. Featuring rich and raw conversations with notable leaders across different industries, Off the Rak inspires curious leaders to embrace challenges, seize opportunities and become positive influences in their world.
What does it take to build high-trust organizations and cultures through your leadership? The former chairman of JetBlue Airways and professor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, Joel C. Peterson tells us that the high trust leader is one who can be influenced. In this look back at season one, Off the Rak features an insightful discussion about being at a critical juncture of trust in our professional lives, in our public and private institutions, and in our politics — and how to overcome it.
About the Guest
Joel Peterson is the former chairman of JetBlue Airways and the founding partner of Peterson Partners, a Salt Lake City-based investment management firm.
Joel has a long history of successful growth capital investments in a variety of industries. He currently teaches Entrepreneurial Management at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, is the Chairman of the Board of Overseers at the Hoover Institution at Stanford as well as the Chairman of the Board at JetBlue Airways, and serves as a Director of Franklin Covey. He served formerly as Managing Partner of Trammell Crow Company. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Joel is the author of The 10 Laws of Trust: Building the Bonds that Make a Business Great.
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