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’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 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 theworld, 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.
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 being hired by Brazilian icon Sergio Mendes at age 23 to being the only white guy in the all black band named “Earth, Wind and Fire.” In addition to his collaborations with Dr. Martin Luther King’s daughter, Yolanda King, as guest author alongside Stevie Wonder, Muhammad Ali, Robert Kennedy Jr. and Maya Angelou, he’s played the GRAMMY’s with Prince, recorded and appeared with Madonna and toured the world to packed stadiums with Latin 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 hyper-competitive marketplace.
“His message that we have music within coupled with his fresh approach left us with timely and powerful business tools to apply to our work.”
“Inspired and entertaining with core messages applicable to the key facets of our business.”
“His powerful presentation was pure joy and full of valuable lessons that we were able to implement immediately!”
“Freddie uses the language of music to show how listening skills are critical to our business. Whether it’s getting “in tune” with our customers, associates, families or ourselves, his incredible talent delivers this message through his truly innovative & entertaining training program.”
“Freddie is very open to shaping his program to meet the needs of his customer and his audience. He is diligent in ensuring that the program is the best it can be through conversations and rehearsals. He appeals to a broad range of ages and backgrounds. He is an outstanding pianist and performer and will keep your audience engaged until the end!”
“Freddie was very entertaining for our closing keynote presentation. We enjoyed having him present to our conference attendees.”
