Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author · Global Culture Keynote Speaker
Be Better Than Your BS
Because every decision tells a story about how we see the world.
Helping leaders earn the perspective to make better decisions that create better cultures.
Have you
earned the right
to make decisions that affect other People’s lives?
Behind every culture problem is a decision nobody questioned.
This Belief Has a Name
I spent thirty years teaching it as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. It cost me a career. It’s also what’s rebuilding it.
For nearly three decades, I had the privilege of standing at the center of one of the most important conversations in business — Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. That work gave me something I could not have learned anywhere else. It gave me a front-row seat to human behavior.
After more than 100,000 conversations, I realized something. I wasn’t just studying organizations. I was studying people. How our experiences shape our perspective. How our perspective shapes our decisions. And how our decisions shape the lives of the people around us — the impact none of us can take back.
The mission has never changed. The conversation has expanded.
How it works
1
Pick a keynote.
Choose the one that fits your audience.
2
Book Risha.
Check her availability for your date.
3
Lead on purpose.
Your leaders leave with a framework they can use.
That’s why I built four keynotes, not one.
Because the questions leaders face today go beyond any single topic.
Signature Keynote
Be Better Than Your BS: Have You Earned the Right to Make Decisions?
Every leader has the authority to decide. Few have earned the right.
Best for: leaders driving change
Be Better Than Your BS: Knowing Isn’t Doing
Best for: entrepreneurs and teams facing disruption.
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Be Better Than Your BS: Decide on Purpose
Best for: personal and professional development.
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Be Better Than Your BS
A personal culture approach to belonging.
Best for: teams where trust or retention is slipping.
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Same pause. Same philosophy.
Four different rooms that need to hear it.
As someone who has seen Risha’s speaking prowess in the past, I was particularly impressed with the new insights and added depth she brought to this presentation “Be Better Than Your BS”.
Miguel Marquez, GQG Partners – Director, Client Services
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Be Better Than Your BS
Learn how to accept yourself. Stop judging. Engage, connect with others, and win in your work culture.
More ways to work with Risha
LeadBetter Coaching
One-on-one and team coaching built on the BET Model.
Be Better Than Your BS Video Series
Online micro-learning for busy professionals.