Arete Coach 1197 Rupal Patel Owning Your Weird: Unconventional Paths to Success"

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Arete Coach Podcast

Business, How To, Entrepreneurship, Education, Management

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the Arete Coach Podcast, hosted by Severin Sorensen. In this episode, recorded on September 10th, 2024, we are joined by Rupal Patel—best-selling author, speaker, and expert in leadership and talent development. Titled "Owning Your Weird: Unconventional Paths to Success," the episode highlights Rupal's inspiring journey and the lessons she's gathered along the way, offering wisdom for anyone forging their own path in today's unpredictable world.

Rupal Patel's career is as diverse as it is remarkable. She served as a CIA analyst and field agent, earning war zone service medals and recognition from the CIA director for her "superior support to the president of the United States." She later transitioned into entrepreneurship, founding Entrepreneura, and has become a guest lecturer at the University of Edinburgh Business School and external faculty at Henley Business School.

In this insightful conversation, Rupal shares her path from the CIA to becoming a successful author, speaker, and leadership expert. Her career includes earning an MBA from the London School of Business, leading Blue Infinity Property Group as CEO, and launching an international speaking career. Her best-selling book, From CIA to CEO: Unconventional Life Lessons for Thinking Bigger, Leading Better, and Being Bolder, captures her wealth of knowledge and experiences. Throughout the episode, she speaks passionately about leadership, her desire to create a positive, large-scale impact, and how her diverse experiences inform her approach to developing leaders.

A standout quote from the episode comes when Rupal offers advice to young girls: "Choose your peers very carefully. The people we surround ourselves with either help us raise our bar or lower ourselves to our basest instincts." This encapsulates her emphasis on intentionality in personal growth and leadership development.

Rupal's journey provides invaluable insights for executive coaches and leaders. Her focus on creating positive impact beyond individual success speaks to the power of influence at a broader societal level—particularly relevant for executive coaches guiding high-level clients who can shape entire organizations or industries.

Lastly, Patel's message of "owning your weird," which she also discusses in her TED talk, encourages leaders to embrace their unique qualities as assets. Executive coaches can leverage this concept to help clients transform perceived weaknesses into strengths, fostering more authentic, confident, and effective leadership. This not only enhances individual success but also drives organizational growth.

The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.

This episode was recorded via Zoom on September 10, 2024.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is the R.T. Coach podcast with Severin Storonson and his guest RuPaul Patel.
0:04.4	She is the best-selling author, speaker, leadership, and talent development expert.
0:09.7	This interview is recorded on September 10th, 2024 via Zoom video.
0:14.8	You are listening to Severin Sorensen,
0:16.5	Executive Coaching, curator of the R.A. Coach Podcast,
0:20.2	where we seek to explore excellence in the art and science of executive coaching.
0:24.0	I am speaking today with executive coach Rupel Patel.
0:27.2	She is a best-selling author, speaker, leadership, and talent development expert.
0:32.0	Rupel's career path has brought her to everything from military briefing rooms and jungles and war zones,
0:38.0	two corporate boardrooms and international stages.
0:41.0	Before her current role as a best-selling author,
0:44.0	she was an analyst and field agent with the CIA.
0:47.4	During this time, she advised four-star generals,
0:50.1	earned war zone service medals,
0:51.9	and was recognized by the CIA Director for, quote,
0:55.1	Superior Support to the President of the United States.
0:58.1	Quote, after her career with the CIA, she earned her MBA from the London School of Business.
1:04.8	In 2013, she became the director and CEO of Blue Infinity Property Group, a real estate company
1:11.3	serving the south of England.
1:13.0	In 2014, she started her international speaking career,
1:17.0	and in 2023, she published her best-selling book,
1:20.0	From CIA to CEO, unconventional life lessons for thinking bigger, leading better, and being bolder.
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