Larry Rutkowski
LAR Leadership, LLC
Chicago, Illinois, United States
About
As a skilled coach and passionate leader, Larry Rutkowski has the business experience and interpersonal skills to help leaders develop and execute strategies that allow them to achieve audacious goals, success, and freedom. In Larry's work as a coach, he teaches his clients to use versatility to manage people and functions, to fiercely commit to achieving their goals, and to use a team-oriented leadership style to maximize revenue and results. Coaching is an exciting opportunity for Larry to use his years of industry expertise to help others achieve their greatest level of personal and professional success. Larry believes that embracing change is the key to successful leadership and looks forward to working with clients to create results-driven, effective strategies and processes that will take them and their business to the next level.
Professional Highlights
Larry has had a successful career encompassing a blend of Sales, Marketing, Operations & Supply Chain leadership experience spanning more than 35 years. On top of that, Larry earned his Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. The skill set Larry has cultivated through his professional and academic experience is as extensive as his professional achievements; he is analytical but visionary, personable but disciplined. His aptitude for achievement in diverse areas has driven his success, allowing him to hold a host of executive level positions that included CEO and ascend to the number two position in a several hundred million dollar organization.
Personal Highlights
In addition to his pursuit of professional success, Larry prides himself on his community service and contributions. Larry has volunteered his time coaching unemployed parishioners one-on-one not to just find jobs, but to hit the ground running in their new careers. He has also volunteered at food pantries and sat on different boards as a Member and Chairman— all while raising a family of four children with a supporting wife.
Coaching Regions
US - Northeast
US - Southeast
US - Midwest
US - Southwest
US - West
Caribbean
Industry of Expertise
Accounting/Finance
Administrative/Clerical
Automotive
Banking/Real Estate
Building/Construction
Coaching/Business Consulting
Computer/IT/Software Development
Creative/Design
Customer Support
Education/Training
Engineering
Food Services/Hospitality
Human Resources/Training/Dev.
Installation/Maintenance
Legal Services
Logistics/Transportation
Mfg./Production/Ops.
Marketing
Medical/Health
Other
“Our eNPS is really high if you compare that to last year, the business is in a lot different shape and we’ve come a long way. I want to say Thank You Larry for all your hard work, who knows where we would be without you. Obviously, the success of the business, our cash position, our net income position, our eNPS, our collaboration, our leadership team improvements, all that kinda stuff is vastly different and you were certainly a huge part of bringing that all together to have us perform the way we are now. Thank you again and looking forward to making more great successes for our company in the future!”
— Greg Anapol, President | American Integrity Restoration
“Over 2 years ago we partnered with Larry Rutkowski at Activate Group to help us with establishing core values, create a company culture, and future enhance our growing business. I continue to be amazed by all the benefits that Larry continues to provide our company. He is an integral part of our business now and I could not imagine not having him on the team. Our monthly calls and quarterly in personal leadership meetings have enabled all members of our team to be focused and engaged on the common task at hand. I could not recommend Larry as a coach strong enough to any potential company or executive looking to go to the next level. If you have any questions at all I would be happy to talk anytime.” My cell is 954-646-4155
—Josh Mandel, President | Majestic Mirror & Frame-
“Larry knows how to pull information out of people, makes meetings very productive.”
— Kevin Radican, Senior Manager of Operations | American Integrity Restoration
“Larry does a good job tracking us through Metronome and keeping us accountable for our priorities.”
— Mary Ann Crimando, President | Concraft Inc.
“Larry Rutkowski provided consulting services through the pandemic and it’s aftermath. He became an integral part of the Executive Team and helped each team member improve where we needed it the most. During this time our revenues doubled and our profits stayed the same…think about that scaling revenues while maintaining profits. I strongly recommend Larry to anyone seriously looking to scale their business, improve the most important metrics and to identify blind spots that you may not know exist.”
—B. Austin Clark, Owner | Moxie Pest Control Arizona