RICHARD POLAK

AUTHOR


Work Smart Now: How to Get More Done in Less Time
(Skyhorse Publishing, April 2021)

GLOBAL LEADER

...on 5 Continents Across 90 Different Countries

ADVISOR

American Benefits Council & Silicon Valley Employers Forum
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In The Media

Carrier Bright

WORK SMART NOW

How to Jump-Start Productivity, Empower Employees, and Achieve More
by Richard Polak

“Richard is a recognized leader and expert in International Business and Global HR issues. He presents perspectives and strategies on positively increasing productivity in ways that acknowledge and promote balance and wellbeing.” 

—Barry Coleman, Chief Operating Officer, Realeyes

PRODUCTIVITY POD

Reimagine your Life and Work
with Richard Polak

Richard’s podcast is a conversation about productivity, balance, and working smarter. 

WORK SMARTER

TURN YOUR WORLD
UPSIDE DOWN

Follow the Inverted Pyramid approach. Turn your world upside down. Employees first, Company second, Money third…Money always follows.

GETTING YOUR
DOPAMINE FUEL

Learn the healthy means to get the energy and passion from Dopamine. Sleep, Engagement, and Play will increase your productivity and will make you happier.

TRANSFORMING
HR ACROSS THE GLOBE

30 Years’ experience in HR across 5 Continents helping businesses create world-class benefit programs and HR departments.

LIVE HARDER

WORK WITH RICHARD

CONSTANTLY CREATING​

A creative playwright and CEO of Polak Co a holding company for his portfolio of companies across VR, real estate, and health industries.

FIVE LEVELS OF PLEASURE

A mentor of Richard’s, Noah Weinberg, taught him to experience life in a different way. This opened up vast opportunities including starting VR Home TV, Tres Bien Organics and other businesses.

POLICY ADVISOR

DIVERSITY IN HOLLYWOOD
For the first time studios are committed to diversity, however; there is a shortage of talent available mainly behind the camera. Richard is advocating for the development and funding of more training initiatives for women and people of color.
IMPROVING WORKPLACE PRACTICES
Richard has seen the workplace culture in over 90 countries and is pushing a number of initiatives to improve quality of conditions for employees in the U.S. His first major initiative is developing legislation to prevent employers from mandating employees to have to respond to emails after work hours.

CURRENT PROJECTS/VENTURES

ABOUT RICHARD

Richard Polak’s experience spans more than thirty-five years, including having advised over 300 of the world’s most innovative multinational organizations in global expansion. His specialty is in Global Human Resources and Labor. He works with firms in selecting locations, increasing productivity, global benefits, along with other solutions to meet the demands of international organizations undergoing rapid global change.

Mr. Polak was a subject matter expert for SHRM’s GPHR Learning System. He has presented at many conferences for organizations around the world, including the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Social Security Reform in Bulgaria, several Compensation and Benefits Associations, the National Conference on Pension Reform, SHRM, WorldatWork, American Benefits Council and the International Leadership Forum. He had curated and produced the IBIS Academy, a leading HR conference in Europe, for the past 25 years. Richard Polak’s WorldatWork article on Global Benefit Strategies earned him an award for one of the four best articles. He has been interviewed in and has had articles published in Employee Benefits Adviser, Workspan, Benefits and Compensation International, Employee Benefit News, Global Benefits Vision, Compensation and Benefits Management, HR.com, SHRM’s HR News, and dozens of business journals. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the American Benefits Council in Washington, DC.

Mr. Polak holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Mathematics from Alfred University in New York, with continued studies at Columbia University, The New School for Social Research, and UCLA. He is also a published playwright, having seven plays produced internationally.

Contact

FOR SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
OR GENERAL QUESTIONS

maya@ascendantgroupbranding.com

973-337-0398

FOR MEDIA REQUESTS

jeanna@lightboxpr.com

480-298-0928