Work that’s simple, purposeful and impactful
Lead Above Noise was born from a belief that work should simply work better. We enter the workforce, fueled by newness and enthusiasm and hope, and somewhere down the line, we hit a roadblock. Well-meaning leaders unintentionally, but routinely, stifle debate and innovation, and team members grow weary and lost. But complex problems don’t always require complex solutions. Sometimes, the answers are simple. Sometimes, a fuel fill-up is right around the corner.
In 2014, we began creating workplace solutions that were simpler and more purposeful. With you, we work collaboratively, uncovering and synthesizing the solutions already embedded in your organization. Your expertise plus our insights — those are the ingredients to game-changing transformation.
How do we fuel this transformational compound? Through employee experience, leadership development and keynote speaking. With enthusiasm, integrity and candor.
Meet our founder
Rachel Cooke believes work doesn’t have to break people to produce results.
She’s spent her career proving that performance and wellbeing fuel each other when work is designed right. Rachel founded Lead Above Noise to help leaders escape the impossible bind of delivering more with less while keeping their teams healthy and engaged.
Rachel’s answer is work design. Rather than bolting wellness programs onto overloaded systems, she helps leaders rebuild how work gets done with their teams. She guides them to find right practices instead of imposing best practices. Through her Work Better by Design framework, leaders test practical changes that reduce friction, sharpen focus, and strengthen both performance and wellbeing.
Rachel delivers this work through keynotes, workshops, and coaching programs. She’s worked with leaders at American Express, Wolters Kluwer, Cisco, Splunk, AMC Networks, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, and Scholastic.
Named by Inc. Magazine as a Top 100 Leadership Speaker, Rachel’s insights have been featured in Inc. Magazine, Thrive Global, Bloomberg Quint, Fast Company, Business Insider, and HuffPost. Rachel is also the host of Macmillan’s Modern Mentor Podcast, a weekly show delivering actionable tips and insights for those striving to define and achieve their version of success.
Rachel holds a master’s degree in organizational psychology from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in human development from Cornell University.
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