Rick Kitagawa (he/him) is a consultant, executive coach, and facilitator that has worked with executives, founders, creatives, and leaders from around the globe and Fortune 50 companies. Past clients include leaders at Apple, Google, Starbucks, Warby Parker, Citigroup, and Gap, Inc. As a top-rated university lecturer, he has helped thousands of creatives turn their passions into thriving careers in hyper-competitive industries. Rick also spends his time as a Head Coach for the altMBA and Akimbo workshops, creating spaces of belonging for youth at Codebreakers, producing the Inner Monster Podcast, co-hosting the In Trust podcast, and writing daily newsletters about leadership, organizational design and culture, creativity, and current events. Rick is an award-winning visual artist and writer and is one of the best Skee-Ball rollers in the world (seriously). He also really, really likes monsters and is based in Pasadena, CA, USA on the ancestral land of the Kizh/Gabrieleño people. Learn more about Rick and sign up for his newsletter at www.rickkitagawa.com.
