Ravi’s Keynotes Get Standing Ovations

Ravi's perspective is uniquely relevant as a member of "Generation X"—the bridge between Millennials and Baby-Boomers. He takes you on an inspiring journey that yields revolutionary insights into generations while arming you with actionable tools that effectively transcend generational/cultural barriers.  This leads to more effective employee recruitment and retention, and enables each one of us to create greater harmony in our businesses and communities.

In this eye-opening and thought-provoking keynote, discover how the generations actually have more in common than they have differences, and how to use these commonalities as building blocks for collaboration. Ravi shows how to harness millennial strengths while helping them overcome their specific weaknesses, ultimately creating a more empathetic, entrepreneurial, and socially considerate environment. He also challenges participants to consider how artificial intelligence will impact the workplace, future decision making, and value systems, as well as how businesses, industries, and society-at-large must adapt in order to appropriately navigate this changing landscape. Ultimately, Ravi empowers Boomers, Xers, and Millennials to successfully collaborate for a more prosperous and desirable future.

Attendees will leave with actionable outcomes that include:

• Reducing "generational baggage" that perpetuates humanity's greatest challenges including racism, class-ism, and isolationism
• The root of millennial "entitlement" and how it can be used as a force for good
• Their true relationship with technology and how Artificial Intelligence will impact their values and decisions
• Millennials' thirst for entrepreneurship, why they are so unprepared for it, and how to help them use this mindset productively
• Why millennials and Gen Z are vulnerable to apathy and disaffection, and how to inspire them to rise above it

To learn more about Ravi's perspective, read his blog:
• How Cross-Cultural Competence Impacts Workplace Culture and Effectiveness

Artificial Intelligence will create the most significant disruption to the workforce that we have ever seen. Therefore, education leaders must re-evaluate the overall goal of education now while committing to teaching the most important life-skills of the future, including cultural competence and how to continuously pivot. Moreover, Millennials and Gen Z are not forming their personal identities around what they do and likely won't be "stacked" in social hierarchies based on a job titles. This gives today's educators (which includes many Millennials) an unprecedented opportunity and responsibility to not only achieve equity in education, but also defeat generations of implicit biases so that all students can develop a healthy curiosity about the world and truly become global citizens.

Born into one of the world’s most influential families but rejecting the obvious choices presented to him, Ravi uses his own journey as a rock star, entrepreneur, aviator, and cultural diplomat (exemplifying personalized, lifelong, and social-emotional learning) to show how educators can most effectively and equitably transform students into culturally competent life-long learners. By exploring the elements of a truly holistic education that fosters cultural competence and a globally-aware growth mindset, Ravi will shift your thinking on how public education can put society on a path to equity, equality and ultimately world peace.

Attendees will leave with actionable outcomes that include:
• Ways to quickly and easily cultivate cultural competence and a pathway to equity in schools and the community
• Using the arts, mathematics, and language arts as tools to overcome implicit biases
• How a growth mindset can be fostered in both liberal arts and CTE/vocational/career pathways education
• How to convert privilege into leadership that will help defeat social injustices including inequality
• How to harness the Millennial generation's strengths and idealism as they move into education leadership positions

To learn more about Ravi's perspective, read his blog:
• It's Time to Pivot! How Small Shifts in Education can Change the World
• Equity and Access in Education: Our Need to Think Bigger

Ravi uses his amazing journey to showcase how strategic pivoting and lifelong learning leads to success. By sharing how he created opportunities from a challenging childhood, climbed out from the collapse of the music industry during the Internet explosion, pivoted into aviation during the economic recession of 2008, and overcame multiple medical issues that repeatedly challenged his personal and professional ambitions, he motivates you to strategically step out of your comfort zone and turn adversity into opportunity while living the words of Gandhi, "Be the change you wish to see in the world."

Attendees will leave with actionable outcomes that include:
• How to pivot out of your comfort zone and expand your horizons
• Asking oneself questions like, "What do I have to lose?" and "What did I fail at today?"
• How to develop a "pay it forward," social-entrepreneurship component that attracts support
• Building meaningful networks and creating strategic alliances
• Recognizing that failure is not a lack of success, but the path to success