Bio for Ron Carucci
Ron Carucci is the co-founder and managing partner of Navalent, working with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries, and tackling challenges of strategy, organization and leadership.
Episode highlight
As an Italian-American, Ron Carucci’s life and career have been defined by the stories of his culture, community, family and the people he has interacted with.
Links
Email: ron@navalent.com
Website: www.navalent.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/navalent
Twitter: @roncarucci
Quotes
“While I loved telling great stories, which was interesting to do, engaging other people in their stories was far more interesting to me.”
“Self-development is not a self-activity. Self-development is a group activity.”
“Having help is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves.”
Takeaways
Childhood incidents:
When Ron was in Junior High, he was caught with marijuana and it was his mother who reported it to the police. Even though it broke her heart, she cared enough to teach him to face the consequences of his actions. That incident changed his life from then on, making him commit to living with his personal values at the forefront.
Groups you were born into and belonged to:
Ron was raised in a classic New York City Italian family – with love, unfiltered emotions and humour. His youth group at church provided him the formative experience of learning about values, community, friendships, and participating in each other’s lives.
Temperament and personality influences
The youngest of five children, Ron grew up as a witty, free-spirited, creative rebel. He is also what you could call a social introvert, who loves engaging with people, but also needs solitude.
He grew up with an insatiable curiosity, wanting to learn, know and grow.