“Hoffman is another place where truth resides, emerges deeper, and allows itself to flourish more in the world, in our world.” – Martin Rutte
International speaker, author, management consultant, and Hoffman Process grad Martin Rutte has lived a life rooted in knowing, on a deeper level, that we can achieve beyond what we believe is possible. In this powerful conversation with Sadie, Martin shares how his life of vision and purpose unfolded with each step taken. As Sadie highlights, the conversation circles the place where Spirit, truth, and an ‘already knowing‘ within each of us meet in something unnameable. This conversation guides us in how to embody and live this in the world.
Martin grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Historically known as Canada’s industrial “Steeltown,” Martin shares that Hamilton had a conservative culture when he was young. At ten, he heard a message from within that set him on his life’s path: “You’re here to change the world.” He felt it was true, and didn’t know what it meant. No one around him spoke of vision or purpose, yet deep inside, he knew he would live a life of purpose.
Throughout his life, Martin met people who shared things he knew to be true within. These moments of truth guided him toward the life he envisioned, one step at a time. During his week at the Process, he realized that the truth emerges from within each of us. As we live this emergent truth from within, it flourishes into the world through the life path we take.
May this wise, generous, generative conversation inspire you to live a life beyond what you believe is possible.
Mid-conversation, Martin shares about “Project Heaven on Earth” and how it came to be. He asks Sadie the three questions he asks those he works with. As Sadie answers, you might consider your own answers. The invitation is to dive deeper into your vision of what heaven on earth can be.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 35:45 — 81.8MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Martin Rutte is an international speaker, author, and management consultant. As President of Livelihood, a management consulting firm with offices in Ranchos De Taos, New Mexico, USA, and Charlottetown, Canada, he explores the deeper meaning of work and its contribution to society.
He has worked with organizations such as The World Bank, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Southern California Edison, Virgin Records, Esso Petroleum, and London Life Insurance, helping them broaden their outlook and position themselves for the future.
Martin has addressed the Corporate Leadership & Ethics Forum of The Harvard Business School, returning for four consecutive years as a keynote speaker. He co-founded and chaired the Board of Canada’s first academic Centre for Spirituality and the Workplace at the Sobey School of Business in Halifax. He is also a past member of the editorial board of The Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion.
Martin co-authored the New York Times business bestseller Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work, which has sold over one million copies and is translated into 15 languages.
His newest book is Project Heaven on Earth: The 3 simple questions that will help you change the world … easily. This book unlocks your Soul’s longing for a world that works. It empowers a new story about what it means to be human and what it means to be humanity.
Martin will help you discover what Heaven on Earth is for you and what simple, easy, concrete action you can take in the next 24 hours to begin making that real.
Prince Edward Island, Canada
• Anne of Green Gables
Maida Rogerson:
Canadian actress, author, and public speaker. She is known for her work in television, film, and theater. Maida is also well known as a writer, seminar leader, and storyteller.
Martin shared this quote: “A man is someone who is true to himself.”
Post-Process Weekend:
The two days post-Process are a time for integrating the work of the previous seven days. Listen to our Post-Process Panel on the Hoffman Podcast: After the Process, With Kevin, Steve, and Zeina
Raz and Liza Ingrasci founded the Hoffman Institute Foundation.
Alongside his beloved wife Liza, Charles “Raz” Ingrasci was a guiding force in shaping Hoffman’s mission. Together, their leadership and devotion helped establish Hoffman as the transformative program and community it is today. Raz passed on December 31st, 2025.
The Transformational Leadership Council
Listen to Raz on the Hoffman Podcast.
• Raz Ingrasci: Husband, Father, Son
∗ Marissa & Raz Ingrasci: Spiritual Lineage & the Hoffman Process
• Ward Ashman & Raz Ingrasci: Hoffman & the Enneagram
Listen to Raz on the Oprah Podcast:
• Oprah on The Hoffman Process, How to Forgive Your Parents – And Yourself
Tocayo:
In Spanish, tocayo (masculine) or tocaya (feminine) means someone who shares your first name (a name twin or namesake). Pronunciation: toh-KAH-yoh (masculine) / toh-KAH-yah (feminine)