TEDxPennQuarter 2011 - Lee Burbage and Sam Moore Cicotello - Reinventing The Workplace October 25, 2011

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Sam Moore Cicotello is the Dean of Motley Fool University and is responsible for all of The Motley Fool's learning and development initiatives. She has 10 years of experience in marketing and product strategy and was shocked to find her passion in learning and leadership development. She embraces her marketing background in her current role and is constantly testing and learning within Fool U. She persistently encourages Fools to "try it" and "top it." She was awarded the title of Chief Rabblerouser of the Highest Order by her peers in 2006 and still holds the coveted position.

Lee Burbage, People Fool At The Motley Fool, if it has to do with people, Lee is likely leading the charge. Lee, a graduate of the University of Maryland, has been with the Fool since 1998 when he joined from Bank of America. At Bank of America, he was a Regional Human Resources Manager covering Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Much of his work focused on mergers and acquisitions, building a sales culture, and management development in the retail business. At the Fool, our boy is not your typical HR executive. Lee has been able to shape an incredible culture where people use their passion and skills to deliver for our business. Often quoted and interviewed for our creative, market-leading HR practices, Lee is best known for his jump shot and great hair.

At the Motley Fool, Lee and Sam, Professional Boat Rockers and Envelope Pushers and Brain Expanders, are reconstructing the foundations of human and organizational development. The idea of work/life balance assumes that each happens separately. Your life doesn't stop when you come to work. With a foundation of trust, respect they push the boundaries for performance and autonomy challenging and destroying long held "professional standards."

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