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If improving your leadership skills is your desire, then Cliff Karthauser is someone you should listen to. Cliff has successfully and modestly attained success through sports as a competitive distance runner and through business as an Executive with Principal Financial Group. Cliff is a renowned motivational speaker and of course, a family man extraordinaire. His friendship, guidance and encouragement have helped me improve the leadership culture within our company. I am greatly appreciative.

Cliff is a unique kind of leader. Cliff is one of those leaders who will do anything it takes to model leadership verses talking about it. A servant leader strives to outwork those who follow and Cliff is certainly a perfect example of that. While his success spans across many industries, his focus remains the same. Cliff strives to serve. Through doing so he has accomplished more than most will in a life time and he’s just getting started.

Cliff and I met eight years ago at a financial services industry meeting.   We clicked right away.  Our shared interest in high performance and motivation, in team work, discipline, and in what talented people do to reach their potential brought us together.  We have since worked together, and strategized about business, family and life.  Breaking the Tape is an inspirational story that exemplifies purpose driven leadership, and teaches the fundamental secrets to turning life’s challenges into opportunities.

I have known Cliff for many decades both personally and in the business world. Words that come to mind in describing Cliff have to do with his passion and life’s purpose. He is principled, focused, family first, humble, physically fit, ethical, value driven, intellectual with business savvy, forward thinking, and faith filled. He has touched my life and the lives of others in so many positive ways. He is one great person with much to share. He is a person that if in a fight I would want in my Foxhole.

It is always enlightening to read insights on leadership that were forged in the heat of the real world, business setting. That’s what we have in Cliff Karthauser. On top of that, his personal values make him the kind of leader anyone would love to have their son or daughter work for and learn from. Cliff’s combination of drive, integrity, and genuine commitment contribute greately to the success of others.

Cliff Karthauser is a first class proven leader and professional in business and in life. Cliff is a tremendous developer of people in helping them achieve extraordinary results by leading by example and modeling the way. His tremendous success in business and in life are due to his tireless work ethic, excellent leadership skills, high achievement drive, strong business acumen and his caring about people and outcomes.