Unleashed

Harnessing the Power of Liminal Space

A public exit, a PR crisis, and major market volatility. These periods of uncertainty are called liminal space. They can be confounding, or even devastating, but they also have the power to reshape our lives and businesses for the better. Join organizational development expert and founder of the telos institute, Rick Simmons, as he interviews executives and thought leaders who have harnessed individual, company, and industry disruptions for revolutionary change. If you’re ready to accelerate your own personal or professional evolution, this is the podcast for you, unleashed from Forbes Books.

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July 12, 2022

E12 P1 : Lynne Cox

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E9 P2 : Tom Haught

April 12, 2022

E9 P1 : Thomas Haught

April 5, 2022

E8 P2 : Melody Wilding

February 15, 2022

E8 P1 : Melody Wilding

February 8, 2022

E7 P2 : Alan Stein, Jr.

January 18, 2022

E7 P1 : Alan Stein, Jr.

January 11, 2022

E6 P2 : Seth Streeter

December 21, 2021

E6 P1 : Seth Streeter

December 14, 2021

E5 P2 : Theresa Larson

November 16, 2021

E5 P1 : Theresa Larson

November 9, 2021

E4 P2 : Paula Davis

October 19, 2021

E4 P1 : Paula Davis

October 12, 2021

E3 P2 : Laurence Gonzales

September 21, 2021

E3 P1 : Laurence Gonzales

September 14, 2021

E2 P2 : Adrian Barker

August 24, 2021

E2 P1 : Adrian Barker

August 17, 2021

E1 P2 : Dara Torres

August 3, 2021

E1 P1 : Dara Torres

July 27, 2021

About the Host

Rick Simmons

chief executive officer of the telos institute

Rick is an experienced coaching and consulting professional with more than a decade spent collaborating with leaders at the highest levels of organizations to optimize their businesses and their lives.

Currently he serves as chief executive officer of the telos institute, a leading global organizational consulting firm he co-founded in 2006. telos offers specialized expertise to leaders and leadership teams around the world in the areas of business strategy, leadership development, and change management. In his role, Rick is responsible for shaping the vision and guiding the strategic direction of the firm, while inspiring a growing cohort of world-class practitioners to deliver insight, growth, and transformational experiences for telos clients.

Prior to founding telos, Rick spent ten years in various senior strategy and sales leadership positions within the financial services industry. Most notably, he led several organizations through periods of transition, which afforded him the opportunity to share his experience and insight in the best practices of managing personal and organizational change.

Rick earned his Master of Science in Organizational Behavior from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, a program annually ranked as a global leader in the field of Organizational Behavior. While at Weatherhead, Rick focused his research on quantifying the value of coaching to individuals and organizations. The insights gleaned from this research has enabled Rick to achieve a balance in delivering both the quantitative and qualitative benefits of a successful coaching or consulting engagement. Rick also earned his professional coaching certification from the Weatherhead School and has studied at the world-renowned Gestalt Institute of Cleveland.

More recently, he was named a Founding Fellow at The Harvard Institute of Coaching at the MacLean Medical School where he contributes insights and best practices to the growing field of executive coaching. Rick is a sought-after speaker on the topics of resilience, achievement, and personal and organizational performance. He has presented or taught at The Ohio State University, The University Of Notre Dame, Case Western Reserve University, Indiana University, and many other institutions and organizations around the world.

Before receiving his Master’s at CWRU, Rick earned a B.A. in Economics and Finance from Baldwin Wallace University. In addition, he is certified in numerous multi-rater feedback instruments and psychometric assessment tools.

Personally, Rick tests his beliefs around achievement by running ultra marathons. His recent tests include the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015 US Track and Field 24 Hour Run National Championships. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife and telos co-founder Amy, and their four children.