Encore Decision Sprint: The New Way to Innovate into the Unknown

May 6, 2024
Hosted by Dr. Cathy Greenberg and Dr. Relly Nadler

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Atif is the author of Decision Sprint The New Way to Innovate into the Unknown and Move from Strategy to Action, Atif Rafiq has blazed trails in Silicon Valley and the Fortune 500 for over 25 years. After rising through digital native companies like Amazon, Yahoo!, and AOL, Atif held C-suite roles at McDonald’s, Volvo, and MGM Resorts. He oversaw thousands of employees as a global P&L, transformation, and innovation leader. Rafiq was the first Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune 500, a pioneering role he held at McDonalds, and he rose to the president level in the Fortune 300. He currently sits on the Boards of Flutter / Fanduel ($25bn public company); Clearcover (a fintech provider, ranked on the Fast 500); and KINS Capital ($300mm SPAC). Previously, he’s served on the client council for Snapchat (SNAP), as advisor to Slack (acquired by Salesforce for $20bn) and national board member of Defy Ventures (non-profit serving the formerly incarcerated). While leading business units, teams, and growth for companies, Atif has built a large following as one of today’s top management thinkers. Over half a million people follow his ideas about management and leadership on LinkedIn, where he is a Top Voice, and his newsletter Rewire has over 100,000 subscribers. He’s advised and invested in over 30 startups including Headspace, SpaceX, 23&me, Callisto Media, Bullet Proof Nutrition, CONBODY, Byte Mobile and Salad & Go. He is an active speaker at conferences including MIT Artificial Intelligence Summit, Fortune Reinvent, Cannes Lion, SXSW, CES, Google I/O, Twitter Flight, Web Summit, and more. His work has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Mashable, Forbes, CNET, Tech Crunch, and Fast Company. Atif is passionate about helping companies push boldly into the future. He accomplishes this through Ritual, a software app revolutionizing how teams innovate and problem-solve, and through his work as keynote speaker, Board member, and CEO advisor.

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Dr. Cathy Greenberg and Dr. Relly Nadler

Dr. Cathy L. Greenberg coaches leading executives and entire companies using her proven “Happiness=Profit” business strategies for life. Dr. Greenberg, a certified executive/personal coach, leadership expert and executive in her own right, formerly at two of the world’s leading consultancies, she co-founded h2c, LLC (Happy Companies. Healthy People) where she shares the power of combining leadership with the science of happiness to develop the skills you need to soar to success and profitability in today’s challenging environment. An author of multiple bestsellers and much-in-demand conference speaker, Dr. Greenberg advises individuals and groups from New York to Dubai. Her research and writing partners include Warren Bennis, Noel Tichy and Marshall Goldsmith. Dr. Greenberg lives a happy, successful life circling the globe with offices in Philadelphia and Tucson.

Dr. Relly Nadler is a master level certified executive coach, corporate leadership & team trainer. He is the CEO True North Leadership, Inc. an Executive and Organizational Development firm. Dr. Nadler brings his expertise in Emotional Intelligence (EI) to all his keynotes, consulting, coaching and training. He has designed and delivered many executive boot camps for high achievers in Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Nadler’s Leaders’ Playbook provides 100’s of tools and strategies to develop star performers. As a leader in Emotional Intelligence, his executive coaching and executive boot camps brings hands-on tools and best practices for improving emotional intelligence and developing more top 10% performers in your organization.

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