Angela Gala with Stick Williams | April 4, 2021
WISDOM WEDNESDAY
with guest Richard ‘Stick’ Williams
APRIL 21 , 2021 | 12 PM | VIRTUAL EVENT
What is it that informs our adventure of life? What is it that pulls us along our path? Have you ever done, said, or thought something that seemed to be the unpopular thought, the unusual answer, the potentially embarrassing question? Is there something that drives us along a path that we do not yet know? How do we navigate this in the practical world?
Join us for a conversation with Richard “Stick” Williams, who knows a thing or two about needing to navigate practical concerns while listening to his inner voice to achieve personal and professional success. At the time of his retirement, he served as Vice President of Corporate Community Affairs at Duke Energy Corporation and President of the Duke Energy Foundation. Over his 37-year career at Duke Energy Corporation, he held various executive positions in his company and many philanthropic roles regionally and nationally.
Stick’s soft spoken manner doesn’t hide his power, it reveals it. Professionally, his power is visceral - meaning there is no messing around when it comes to getting things done and timeliness is of the essence. His professional mental and physical stamina and fortitude are admirable and he bears it without complaint. He toggles seamlessly between self-effacing humor, a sense of fun, and then right back to serious business when it’s needed, but what lies just beneath the surface might surprise you. What are his core guiding principals, where did they come from, and how did he use them to achieve success and accomplish his soul’s highest aspiration? What stories do we tell ourselves and how did his propel him along his path?
Wisdom Wednesdays is a lunch-time conversation series that explores deep insights about ourselves and the world. A mid-day break to enrich your thinking, life, and connections.
