Rachel DeAlto is a keynote speaker, author, and expert in communication, leadership, and relatability. She is the author of Relatable: How to Connect with Anyone Anywhere (Even if It Scares You) and The Relatable Leader: Create a Culture of Connection.

Rachel holds a law degree, a Master’s in psychology, and maintains an influential social media presence where she shares psychological research updates and practical takeaways to help people connect and communicate more effectively.

She has appeared as an expert on Lifetime’s Married at First Sight, TLC’s Kate+Date, and more than 200 national media outlets. Rachel speaks on relationship-building, the power of connection, emotional intelligence, and authenticity, with her most recent TEDx talk, Being Authentic in a Filtered World, featured on TED.com.

Key Points

• Relatable leadership is fundamental

• Importance of respect in teams

• Trust is key to leadership success

• Discussing the power of kindness

• Parenthood insights and anecdotes

Best Quotes

01:30 - 01:36

• "But I think in terms of being a relatable parent is you wanna be able to see and hear your children."

03:10 - 03:21

• "It's high performance is something where you're just trying to do the best job you possibly can, which is all you can do to make that impact, which I know is an important word, both in leadership and in parenting."

05:25 - 05:36

• "Gary Vaynerchuk said probably like a decade ago that if we weren't paying attention, we'd be missing the fact that the radio was replaced by the television and the television is being replaced by our phones."

08:24 - 08:31

• "One of the things I've found to be most successful in leadership is the ability to put life first."

39:36 - 39:41

• "Imagine if every person in this universe treated every other person as if they had value."