Understanding the intricate interplay between our intellectual, emotional, and spiritual selves.

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Russ invites you to discover a refreshingly original way of thinking about Christianity, in which God is at the center rather than people, religion, or emotion.

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A little about myself, my journey, and why I’m here.

Being a father of two boys with disabilities, the years of creative struggle and innovation inspired by necessity have turned me into a social entrepreneur. I hope to share not only the discoveries that have enriched our lives but also ideas and possible inventions for the future.

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A little about myself, my journey, and why I’m here.

Being a father of two boys with disabilities, the years of creative struggle and innovation inspired by necessity have turned me into a social entrepreneur. I hope to share not only the discoveries that have enriched our lives but also ideas and possible inventions for the future.

More about me

Latest posts

  • In this week’s article, Russ dives into the story of Bruce Springsteen, along with the leadership lessons Russ learned in the process of watching him rise to fame. This is a five-part series chronicling his journey to discovering his voice.

  • How do we keep on leading when the negatives seem to outweigh the positives for continuing on?

  • My hope is that leaders will acknowledge “The Fog,” find their spiritual core, and develop their emotional strength.

  • Powerful emotions can derail, disrupt, distract, and disorient us. If we don’t learn how to handle strong emotions, they will begin to lead us and our company, department, or family.

  • When I scan the leadership landscape in the U.S. and around the world, it is obvious to me that we are in a leadership crisis.

  • The hope of these podcasts is to start conversations around leadership, knowing that this is exploration more than it is certainty.

  • There is an intricate relationship between leadership, emotion, and spirituality.

  • Much like artists, leaders are visionary. They see things that no one else sees and break the mold of what is considered normal.

  • My goal is to take my nearly 40 years of adult leadership study as well as experience and begin a quest to unearth the answers to the question of how we navigate, and eventually conquer, this 21st century leadership crisis.

  • Do the facts determine the stories or do the stories determine which facts we accept as true?