
Russ Rausch
Mental performance specialist; Founder of Vision Pursue
Chicago, Illinois
Summary
Founder of Vision Pursue who translated a personal shift away from finance into a commercial Performance Mindset program and app; he builds training, daily practices, and digital reinforcement aimed at improving stress capacity, focus, sleep habits and resilience for corporate and athletic clients. visionpursue+1
Trusted mental-performance consultant for sports teams: Rausch consults with and delivers mental-skills work (breathwork, meditations, focus training and routines) for professional and collegiate teams, including repeated engagements with the Miami Heat, Miami Dolphins, Marquette and more; his work is often delivered alongside team staff and integrated into practice/game routines. youtube+2
Prior C-level and operational background in trading and hedge-fund businesses: before moving full-time into mental performance, Rausch spent decades in finance and trading-technology — roles at Trading Technologies (CFO, CIO, EVP roles and sales leadership) and as COO at Emil van Essen — giving him operational and corporate experience that he leverages when working with business clients. finextra+2
Public-facing educator and speaker: Rausch regularly appears on podcasts, interviews and in-team presentations to explain the neuroscience-informed practices behind his program and to teach tactics (SEE: Separate, Embrace, Evaluate; ECC: Expect, Embrace, Control) that teams and corporate groups can practice daily. libsyn+2