Podcast
Podcast
In this episode of A Founder’s Life, Leo Gestetner talks with Rachel Platt, founder and CEO of Plattinum HR Consulting, about walking away from a successful corporate career to build something more meaningful.
Rachel shares her journey from Chief People Officer to entrepreneur, the lessons she learned about leadership, and why defining company values early isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s essential. She opens up about building a life rooted in purpose, family, and well-being, and the powerful mindset shifts that helped her find joy again in her work.
Rachel Platt brings 20+ years of experience helping organizations and individuals achieve enduring success through strategic human resources leadership. Through her roles as a Chief Human Resources Officer, Vice President, and Regional Director in diverse organizational structures and industries, she built her reputation on her track record of developing pragmatic solutions to meet complex organizational and people challenges.
Rachel founded PLATTinum Consulting in 2018 to guide leaders in creating People Strategy initiatives in the areas of employee engagement, leadership development, culture assessment and improvement, performance management, staff training, communications, talent acquisition, HR process improvement, diversity, equity and inclusion and employee coaching. As a certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE), PLATTinum serves small and medium sized non-profits and commercial businesses across the US.
PLATTinum partners with clients to maintain a transparent, ongoing, open dialogue. We provide a data-driven, responsive, organized approach. But most importantly, we are proactive, optimistic, approachable and occasionally funny. We place outcomes before egos and work with clients who share similar values.
In this episode of A Founder’s Life, Leo Gestetner talks with Rachel Platt, founder and CEO of Plattinum HR Consulting, about walking away from a successful corporate career to build something more meaningful.
Rachel shares her journey from Chief People Officer to entrepreneur, the lessons she learned about leadership, and why defining company values early isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s essential. She opens up about building a life rooted in purpose, family, and well-being, and the powerful mindset shifts that helped her find joy again in her work.
• Early Career: Led marketing and brand strategy at companies like Airbnb, Uber, and Canva, building standout teams and global campaigns.
• Big Challenge: Realized she had been climbing a ladder that wasn’t hers—despite external success, she felt deeply unfulfilled.
• Turning Point: Took a bold leap, stepping away from the tech world to pursue a slower, more values-aligned life.
• Personal Growth: Moved to Mexico, focused on family, community, and reclaiming her joy through rest and simplicity.
• Business Success: Founded Betterment, helping high-achievers create lives with meaning, balance, and clarity.
• Future Vision: Committed to redefining success—less hustle, more harmony, and building a life you don’t want to escape from.
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