Off the Rak
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.
Off the Rak
Latest Episodes
Rak Rewind: How to Measure Success in Business Through Love with Joel Manby
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 25 years of experience as a C...
A World of Good: How Purpose Helps Business Succeed with Carol Cone
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 to stand for more than just p...
Rak Rewind: Nurturing Talent in a Business of “No” with Robert Creighton
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!” Veteran stage character actor, s...
Steady in the Storm: Redefining Crisis Leadership with Cliff Holtz
Disasters are getting bigger and more complex. How do you prepare an organization—and its people—to respond quickly, effectively, and with humanity?Let's challenge the idea that crisis leadership is all about command. Instead, thi...
Rak Rewind: Finding Courage and Hope to Fight Back Against the Odds with Rocky Bleier
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 overcame to get there? He wears ...