“One of the best books I've read on leadership. If you want to raise your game by bringing out the best in others, do yourself a favor and read this book.”

“A rich how-to guide for both strategy and leadership.  Practical and inspiring where learning to master the “how “ is as important as the “what.”  Bravo! When Jude has been in leadership roles, the best and brightest flocked to his team for personal growth and career development. This book shows why. It's a must read for anyone seeking growth in any walk of life, especially emerging leaders.”

“In The Bridge to Growth, Jude Rake takes apart and examines strategy through the lens of servant leadership.  His practical approach offers a clear eyed and accessible solution to first understanding and then overcoming a company’s obstacles to growth.  The leader’s responsibility to be self aware, empowering of others and accountable are not new concepts – but Jude’s treatment is a breath of fresh air that leaders can intuitively understand and quickly adopt to create positive and sustainable change in themselves, their teams and their firms.”

“A terrific book that happily marries principle with practice, such that each essential leadership principle is brought to life with real-world success models so the reader can understand how it applies to his or her own company and work environment. Bravo!”

“A great book that combines the strategic rigor we needed to reimagine our business model with the operational expertise to help us execute ambitious new plans. Jude helped us apply just the right touch to get the most out of diverse stakeholders and teammates. In addition to improving our performance, we used his nine servant leadership principles to cultivate a higher level of trust in our organization.”

“The most successful, sustaining family business leaders we know are committed to developing and refining a personal philosophy of leadership. Jude Rake’s book provides an excellent example of such. His decades of experience and reflection have formed a compelling model of leadership principles and purpose. His devotion to servant leadership is inspiring.”

“I highly recommend this book because I have seen the principles detailed in action, and they work. During the time our family-owned company has worked with Jude, we have focused our organization on strategic priorities and improved collaboration, innovation, accountability and results.”

“I had the pleasure of working with Jude on numerous businesses over the past three decades. He always displayed a level of thoughtful leadership, which is seldom seen in the frenetic business world. Jude is one of those rare individuals who has both a strong analytical mind and genuine people skills; and over the years he honed those skills to elevate his teams and brands. This book effectively captures the strategic rigor that Jude brought to every assignment…a rigor that has proven to build strong leaders, organizations and deliver results. The Bridge to Growth is on my recommended list.”

“Jude and I worked together early in our careers but even then he was preternaturally wise, possessing awareness and perspective well beyond his age. His business achievements speak for themselves but what is astonishing to me is his ability to get to the heart of an issue quickly. This book distills many of the lessons he learned along the way in an easy-to digest package, and we are the beneficiaries.”