Counseling, Compassion, and Camaros with Rick Howell

About this episode

Rick Howell discusses his journey in counseling and leadership, emphasizing the importance of passion and mentorship.

Rick has been the Executive Director of Samaritan Counseling Services, based in Sarasota, since 1999. A native of Tampa, he earned a master’s in Divinity and a master’s in Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. He was ordained into the ministry in 1986. On this episode, Business Observer Managing Editor Mark Gordon and Rick talked about how and why he got his start in counseling — it was a personal experience of high stress — and how that’s helped him be a better leader. They also talked about why he believes passion is a No. 1 leadership attribute and how looking out for teammates and employees as a leader is never time wasted. And listen for a cool story about his first car — and a teenage trip to London. 3 Takeaways: (11:00) Passion sustains you through hard times (14:30) You are not solely responsible for the success of your organization (15:30) If you see a turtle on a fencepost, you know it didn’t get there itself Timestamps: (00:00) Introducing Rick Howell, executive director, Samaritan Counseling Services (04:05) What is Samaritan Counseling Services? (06:00) How did you get into this line of work? (08:00) Day-to-day role (09:30) What trends…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Gordon

Guest: Rick Howell

Topics covered

• counseling
• leadership
• passion
• personal experience
• mentorship

Keywords

• counseling
• leadership
• passion
• mentorship
• Samaritan Counseling Services
• Rick Howell
• Mark Gordon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Samaritan Counseling Services, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Places: Sarasota, Tampa

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