Off the Rak

Conversations on transformative leadership

Featuring rich and raw conversations with notable leaders across different industries, the Off the Rak pocast inspires curious leaders to embrace challenges, seize opportunities and become positive influences in their world.

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September 8 | 12 PM EST

Robert Creighton, Elliot Kotek, Barbara Butcher

True leadership lives in the trenches, not the title. As we mark the 25th anniversary of September 11, we’re looking back at oral histories from Off the Rak guests who lived in, worked in, and love New York City. From pursuing your dreams in the bright lights of the big city to managing public crises in the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, this episode brings together three short stories of reinvention, resilience, and purpose from Broadway actor and producer Robert Creighton; film writer, director, producer Eliot V. Kotek; and forensics expert Barbara Butcher.  Get inspired by this compilation of leadership moments about finding your priorities, resounding optimism, and staying human while pursuing your passion in the town where dreams are made.

While this year marks the 25th anniversary, the September 11 Memorial & Museum’s own research says more than 100 million Americans now have no lived memory of that day. This comes even as the upcoming ceremony plans to add a seventh moment of silence, one for people who’ve died from 9/11-related illness in the years since.

If you’d like to learn more about efforts to preserve the Legacy of 9/11 for future generations and help keep the promise of “We Remember,” please visit https://the911legacy.org/.

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2026-09-08 12:00:00 Robert Creighton, Elliot Kotek, Barbara Butcher True leadership lives in the trenches, not the title. As we mark the 25th anniversary of September 11, we’re looking back at oral histories from Off the Rak guests who lived in, worked in, and love New York City. From pursuing your dreams in the bright lights of the big city to managing public crises in the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, this episode brings together three short stories of reinvention, resilience, and purpose from Broadway actor and producer Robert Creighton; film writer, director, producer Eliot V. Kotek; and forensics expert Barbara Butcher.  Get inspired by this compilation of leadership moments about finding your priorities, resounding optimism, and staying human while pursuing your passion in the town where dreams are made. While this year marks the 25th anniversary, the September 11 Memorial & Museum’s own research says more than 100 million Americans now have no lived memory of that day. This comes even as the upcoming ceremony plans to add a seventh moment of silence, one for people who’ve died from 9/11-related illness in the years since. If you’d like to learn more about efforts to preserve the Legacy of 9/11 for future generations and help keep the promise of “We Remember,” please visit https://the911legacy.org/. Watch live or later on LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook. Subscribe and listen on demand wherever you like to get your podcasts from, including Apple, Spotify, and Amazon Music. Walt Rakowich

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