Robert X. Fogarty
Founder of Dear World
Ritu Bhasin
Founder and CEO of bhasin consulting inc.
Belonging · Inclusive Leadership · Authenticity
Speaking Fee
Fee on request
Based In
Canada
Signature Topic
Belonging as a Leadership Practice
Format
Keynote and Workshop
About Ritu
Ritu Bhasin is the practitioner on this roster rather than the commentator, which is the distinction worth understanding before booking an inclusion speaker.
She is a lawyer by training, holds an MBA, and runs bhasin consulting inc., a leadership and inclusion consultancy that has worked with organizations across professional services, finance and technology. The keynote is drawn from that client work rather than from research alone, so the examples are about what happens when an inclusion strategy meets a partnership structure or a promotion process, not about the principle in the abstract.
Her books are The Authenticity Principle, published in 2017, and We've Got This: Unlocking the Beauty of Belonging, published in 2023 and a multiple award winner. The through line is that belonging is a practice leaders perform or fail to perform in specific moments, rather than a climate that exists or does not, and that authenticity at work is costly for some people in a way it is not for others.
What makes the material land in a senior room is that it is behavioral rather than declarative. It asks what a leader actually does in the meeting, in the review, in the moment someone is talked over, which is a harder and more useful question than whether the organization values inclusion.
She is a strong fit for leadership development programs, partner and executive retreats, and women's leadership events, and she works in both keynote and workshop formats. She is the wrong booking for an organization wanting a celebratory session that asks nothing of the audience, because the work is participatory and the questions are direct.
Keynote Topics
Unlocking the Beauty of Belonging
The Authenticity Principle
Inclusive Leadership in Practice
Psychological Safety and Trust
Best For
- Leadership development programs and cohorts
- Partner, executive and senior team retreats
- Women's leadership conferences
- Professional services and financial firms
- Workshops rather than main-stage only bookings
Booking Ritu Bhasin: Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ritu Bhasin's speaking fee?
Ritu Bhasin's fee is not published here and is quoted per event. Format moves it more than for most speakers, because a single keynote and a workshop or multi-session program are priced differently. Travel from Canada, the date, audience size and whether books are included also affect the quote. Submit an inquiry with those details for current pricing.
How is she different from other inclusion speakers?
Ritu Bhasin runs a consultancy that does the implementation work, so the material comes from client engagements rather than from research alone. The examples are about what happens when an inclusion strategy meets a real promotion process or partnership structure, which is a different session from one built on principle.
Does she do workshops as well as keynotes?
Yes, and for most leadership audiences the workshop is the stronger use of her. The material is behavioral, asking what a leader does in a specific moment rather than what the organization believes, and that lands better in a format where people can work through it. Say in the brief which you want, because it changes both preparation and quote.
When is she not the right choice?
An organization wanting a celebratory inclusion session that asks nothing of the audience. The work is participatory and the questions are direct, which is the point for a leadership team that wants to change something and the wrong fit for an event that wants a comfortable hour.
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