Rodney D. Bullard is Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility for Chick-fil-A, Inc. and Executive Director of the Chick-fil-A Foundation
Rodney Bullard leads Chick-fil-A’s community engagement, philanthropic and sustainability strategy as Vice President of Community Affairs and Executive Director of the Chick-fil-A Foundation.
Before coming to Chick-fil-A, Rodney served as an Assistant United States Attorney prosecuting complex criminal cases. For his service, the United States Attorney General presented him with the Department of Justice Director’s Award.
Prior to this role, Rodney was selected as a White House Fellow, the nation’s most prestigious public service Fellowship. As a White House Fellow, Rodney was placed at NASA working directly for the NASA Administrator.
Rodney also previously served at the Pentagon as a Congressional Legislative Liaison in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force.
Rodney is an alumnus of the Air Force Academy, Duke Law School, the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business and Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.
He recently released his first book, Heroes Wanted: Why the World Needs You to Live Your Heart Out.
Sneak Peek Into What You’ll Learn…
3:20 – Rodney explains the breadth of the impact of the Chick-fil-A Foundation and helps us to understand the career journey that led him from the Air Force, to Capitol Hill, to the practice of law, and ultimately to leadership at Chick-fil-A.
10:14 – Rodney discusses why it’s important to embrace the opportunity to learn from failure. He shares a warm and funny story of one of his failures and how he overcame it.
15:10 – Are you interested in making some changes in your career path and perhaps pivoting to a new direction? Rodney shares sage wisdom from his own career journey.
17:59 – Rodney’s book, Heroes Wanted, provides an in-depth discussion about leadership, service, and personal development. Rodney shares heartfelt stories and specific steps you can take in order to have impact in your community and beyond.
24:31 – Slowing down, being mindful, aware, and present are central tenets Rodney emphasizes throughout the book. Rodney explains why these ideas are important for us personally and as we look to serve others.
31:48 – The book Heroes Wanted closes with a Reflection and Action Guide. Rodney explains why he thought it was important to include this and how it will help you make changes in your life.
38:15 – Rodney shares how he integrates his big career with his life as a husband and father.
42:37 – Brass Tacks: The lightning round of concrete advice and tips
Quotable quotes:
“…if you have the courage to open your mind and to step out, then oftentimes there’s greater opportunity than even the opportunity you feel like you’re going to forego…”
“…leadership is moving other people in the effort of solving a hard problem. If you don’t care about that problem, if you don’t care about those people, then it’s not really effective leadership…”
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