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Book Grammy-Nominated Performer Freddie Ravel through The Keynote Curators.

With an unparalleled career that has consistently transcended the boundaries of music, culture, and thought leadership, Freddie Ravel toured with Brazilian master Sergio Mendes, directed the legendary band that bridged black and white America – Earth, Wind and Fire, performed on the silver screen with the Queen of Pop – Madonna, rocked stadiums with Afro-Latin-Blues-Rock icon Carlos Santana, performed the Grammys with Prince, cut tracks with Kanye and led the teams behind J. Lo, Jimmy Kimmel and Lady GaGa to become the “Expert’s Expert” on multi-generational integration.

As an author, Freddie Ravel’s published works with Deepak Chopra on how music and thought cannot exist without silence illuminated that the “pause between the notes” is essential for effective communication. Highlighting the power of listening – whether to clients, colleagues, or the signals that nature sends us – would lead to an invitation from the family of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to be a featured author alongside Maya Angelou, Stevie Wonder, Muhammad Ali and Robert Kennedy Jr. in the book, Open My Eyes, Open My Soul.

Freddie Ravel would later be dubbed the “Keynote Maestro” by the City of Los Angeles for his groundbreaking Life In TuneTM system to “renew the national and international economy.” In constant demand to bring audiences in tune around the world, his clients include IBM, Toyota, NASA, Apple, Blue Cross Health, Google, and Prudential Financial Services, who call his “ideal balance of Entertainment and Content” essential for businesses and entrepreneurs to transform from dissonance to harmony.

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THE RHYTHM OF SUCCESS

The Rhythm of Success is a one-of-a-kind program designed to challenge and inspire organizations to discover their untapped potential through the power of Active Listening. The format is fast-paced, entertaining, and as the secrets of the world’s undisputed international language of music are revealed, full of surprises. In this multimedia, interactive “Keynote Concert” experience, your audience will learn to:

- Enhance interpersonal and professional leadership skills
- Amplify engagement
- Clarify and SCORE desired goals and outcomes

No matter what kind of organization—from small companies to large corporations—employees at all levels will tune up to a better future by becoming more collaborative, productive and ultimately, more profitable. This presentation is sure to open or close your meeting on a dynamic high note.

THE MUSIC OF LEADERSHIP

This presentation takes your audience on a deep dive into the role of "melody" within music and its’ power as the central message to bring life to your products and services. When leaders "sing" a better future, inspiration resonates across the entire company’s culture. The Music of Leadership will reveal:

- How the strategic use of passion and purpose provide the competitive edge to win.
- Why a leader’s ultimate super-power is to step out of their own head and get into their client’s shoes.
- Why one’s personal purpose never gets heard unless it ultimately serves others.

No matter what kind of organization—from small companies to large corporations—employees at all levels will tune up to a better future by becoming more collaborative, productive and ultimately, more profitable. This presentation is sure to open or close your meeting on a dynamic high note.

GETTING IN TUNE WITH ESG (ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE)

As we enter this decisive decade, the urgency for companies to move toward the issues of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is greater than ever. However, many organizations either don’t acknowledge the need nor have a clear approach to help guide them, leaving them out of sync and out of tune with their employees, colleagues and customers. ESG is often viewed as just sustainability and investments, but it’s much more than that – and includes a host of areas ranging from workforce diversity and inclusion to better treatment of workers. So how to get to good governance? First, it’s important to listen – a vital skill top musicians and business leaders share. In this revealing and high-energy presentation, Ravel unlocks the secrets to this keystone of all communication, helping your audience understand the unique parallels between music and business while gaining the ability to cut through the noise and achieve clarity. This fun, interactive experience will help leaders understand what disruption really sounds like, and then reveal fresh techniques to overcome adversity and get in harmony with the new corporate social responsibilities.

- How to get from Good Governance to GREAT Governance.
- What Disruption sounds like and more importantly, how to resolve it.
- Why symphonic sustainability replaces superficial sustainability.

TEAMWORK: THE POWER OF HUMAN HARMONICS

Have you ever heard a great-sounding band or orchestra where everyone is a soloist? It simply doesn’t exist. For over a decade, the Gallup polls reveal that four out of five employees are disengaged in their work, costing the U.S. economy over $500 billion annually in lost revenue. Freddie shares his personal stories of how minorities and women have opened doors to his ongoing success: from directing the iconic band that bridged black and white America, Earth, Wind and Fire, writing with Dr. Martin Luther King’s daughter, Yolanda King, alongside Muhammad Ali, Robert Kennedy Jr. and Maya Angelou, playing the GRAMMY’s with Prince, recording with Madonna and packing stadiums with Afro-Latin-Blues-Rock legend Carlos Santana. Driving home the message that when we LISTEN UP and embrace Diversity and Inclusion, our team of collective Melodies, Harmonies and Rhythms achieve the ultimate SCORE—a state where organizations gain the distinct advantage needed in today’s hypercompetitive marketplace. Your organization will discover:

- Music’s 3 KEYS to unlocking your potential.
- How to immediately strengthen diversity and inclusion across your culture.
- Unparalleled insight into the power of the PAUSE within music and daily life.

THE MUSIC OF DIPLOMACY

"Music’s the great invitation For mankind to transcend spoken word To enhance how we think And put into sync So we hear what is mostly not heard."

Those words, from his number-one charting release, If Music Could Speak, sum up the central message of everything Freddie Ravel. Hailing from parents of Latin American and Eastern European decent, his humble beginnings as a newspaper boy to his rise as an internationally-renowned musical ambassador, Ravel is a living example of the classic American success story, highlighting that our strength and competitive advantage as a nation lie in our diverse cultural roots and experiences.

Combined with his unrivaled passion for music and business, Ravel unlocks the minds, hearts and potential of audiences around the world.

For his ongoing contributions to education through music, Ravel was recently knighted by the Knights of St. John, an organization who has championed hospitals and healthcare for over a 1,000 years. In this interactive program, Ravel combines proven solutions towards resolving conflicts and brings meaningful dialogue backed by scientific data and creative musical expression to appeal to the mind, body and soul of your conference participants.

- Discover the three keys to genuine engagement.
- Ignite your team with collaboration’s ultimate super power: Harmony
- Learn the science of how melodies and identity combine to strengthen connectivity.

In these turbulent times of global chaos and relentless disruption, Ravel equips your group with tangible results revealing how music heals not only the sick—but the ills of today’s society by bridging cultural divides that allow conversations for peace to prosper and inspire greatness in leaders and entrepreneurs alike.

Serving as a bridge between legendary music artists, business leaders and the Fortune 500, Ravel has co-published works with such visionaries as Earth, Wind and Fire, Carlos Santana, Deepak Chopra and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, Yolanda King providing over two decades of music-applied-to-life successes in both the public and private sectors.

THE “KEYNOTE MAESTRO” YOUR MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Want to keep your meeting moving or add an extra spark to make your event unforgettable? Freddie Ravel as your emcee is the answer. He combines your business themes and customized music to rev up the energy of general sessions throughout the day, your multi-day meeting or your awards ceremony. Freddie strongly believes in advance planning to ensure your event’s success. As your Emcee, he’ll work with you prior to your event to reveal, punctuate and energize your audience through short bursts of music and entertainment for that perfect segue to your next speaker or award presenter. Count on a world-class approach to:

- Transform the mundane to the magnificent.
- Collaboration with your team to reveal, punctuate and energize your audience.
- Provide the perfect segues to your next speaker, award presenter and announcements.

In constant demand as a keynote presenter, performer and emcee, Freddie’s high energy and powerful stage presence guarantees a lively and highly successful event as he ties your program into a perfect bow that further empowers, uplifts and inspires your audience. He is your assurance that the mundane transforms to magnificent and why so many clients invite him back year after year!

WORKSHOPS / BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Ready to SCORE your next success story? While the Life In Tune Keynote Experience serves as the ultimate conference energizer, our WORKSHOPS take your attendees deeper by accessing Music’s communicative powers to fine tune your message. From elevating clarity of purpose to unleashing the courage it takes for authentic breakthroughs, your team will tune up to their greatest potential, synchronize their actions and strike the chords of People, Planet and Profits that take any out of tune business to a business that sings. We’re honored that to serve as trusted advisors for many of the world’s most influential businesses and institutions including EY, Thompson Reuters and NASA.

Testimonials

Rocked our conference with powerful relevant messages delivered magnificently.
– AIA - Asian Life Insurance Group
A magnificent communicator whose unsurpassed passion is visible, audible & transformational!
– British-American Business Council
Freddie Ravel was fabulous! His musical talents are truly amazing, charisma oozes from him, and his kindness comes through genuinely in his presentation. As our keynote speaker, he set the perfect tone/mood for our conference. Everyone attending were very appreciative and pleased.
– California Ambulance Association
Best motivational performance in years!
– IBM
Hugely successful!
– Apple
Freddie's spirit is infinite silence and dynamism at the same time.
– Dr. Deepak Chopra
Freddie is brilliant.
– Madonna
Freddie es puro corazón.
– Carlos Santana
The attendee reaction we received to Freddie Ravel’s presentation at the cVent Elite Meetings Alliance last month was off the charts! His message was smart, clear, humorous, entertaining, energetic and provided real impactful lessons for our attendees. Our morning audience was as engaged as I’ve ever seen them, and thanks to Freddie, the rest of the day was as productive as I’ve ever seen in the 11 years we’ve been having this event.
– Kelly Foy, Founder of Elite Meetings International, a Cvent Company
Thank you for an amazing presentation. What you said about how music applies to our business, listening and interaction with our customers was absolutely phenomenal!
– Colin McClive, Director of Financial Services, Microsoft
His masterful mapping of music to our everyday cadence was AMAZING!
– Twitter
Dazzling and Phenomenal - we are grateful for his exceptional legacy.
– NASA
His powerful presentation was pure joy and full of valuable lessons that we were able to implement immediately!
– Lydia Hopps, Senior Executive Financial Strategist, Morgan Stanley
He spoke to our employees as though he were one of us…. people walked out of the room electrified.
– Bangor Savings Bank Voted # 1 by JD Powers

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