As a senior partner and chief commercial officer, Joanna Starek oversees RHR International’s products and services, marketing, and sales. Responsible for RHR’s innovation pipeline, she continually scans the broader business environment to ensure RHR’s market solutions meet client needs. Prior to her role as chief commercial officer, Joanna honed her skills as a top CEO, executive team, and board consultant to Fortune 100 companies and beyond.
A trained sports and performance psychologist with deep-rooted business expertise, Joanna has decades of experience guiding CEOs toward their fullest potential under high-pressure scenarios. She brings a pragmatic performance orientation to her work and is especially skilled at working with CEOs as they scale their companies, manage complex transitions, and navigate the high-wire act of leading from the C-suite.
I recently had the opportunity to hear General David D. Thompson, vice chief of space operations for the United States Space Force, speak. He noted that there are always going to be times of change and uncertainty in the world, but when times are particularly tumultuous, our job as leaders is to “ensure that tumult...