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, on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Life-Hacks-Entrepreneur-Executive/dp/1946633836Learn more about Surgical Solutions at their website: https://surgical-solutions.com/Learn more about Healthwell Acquisition Corp. I at their website: https://healthwellspac.com/

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 people. The actual number is closer to 22,000.