Education: A continuous mission for my life

“Never stop learning – learn something new every-day! Educate yourself
I am not just talking about degrees but real life – education. Try to inculcate good values, noble ethics and cultural sense in people around you…”

Dr. Ruby Bakshi Khurdi is a multi- Award Winner International Inspirational Speaker, Vice President Women Empowerment for Global Chair board, Global Goodwill Ambassadors, Chairperson for All Ladies League, Women Economic Forum, Ambassador Female Wave of Change & Emotional Intelligence Trainer. She is invited to various international platforms as keynote Speaker, conduct workshops & podcasts on topics related to Communication, Human Values, Leadership, Women Empowerment & Emotional Intelligence.

About Ruby

Ruby comes from Lucknow, city of Nawabs, India. Her family has always been her first priority! She has settled in Switzerland with her husband and two children in Canton Vaud. She has a Doctorate in Business Administration and an MBA with specialization in Human Resources. She is an educationist & humanitarian at heart. She likes doing charities and helping needy people.

Ruby´s Story

Ruby was born in a conservative Kashmiri family, she had a very protected childhood, her parents would always accompany her almost everywhere. Moving from Lucknow to Switzerland was a big cultural change!
“I was in awe of this amazing country which is so beautifully depicted in our Bollywood movies… it was love at first sight!!

The initial few months were very difficult and challenging – language being a major issue, basic shopping was also difficult as looking for the items would take lots of time, social life was almost none!

“Marrying my prince charming brought me to Switzerland…with dreams in my eyes & love in my heart I started my adaptation process.. Life took a U-Turn when he got a permanent offer to settle in Switzerland…we just could not resist it as both of us had fallen in love with this beautiful country….so we decided to make it home!”

Ruby´s Professional Journey

As an Academician, Dr. Ruby served as the Academic Dean of renowned women’s College in Switzerland. Her teaching focuses on strategy implementation, leadership development, team spirit and quality management. She has attended various academic tours with international students to Nepal, India, Amsterdam, Turkey, China, France, Prague and within Switzerland.

It looks like a chapter from a high profile career magazine…totally magical! But magic didn’t happen in a day…Ruby had to struggle a lot to carve a niche for herself in a foreign country! After a marriage like a dutiful Indian wife, she left her flourishing career as a school principal, her parents, her kid sister, her friends to follow her husband in Switzerland. It looked like a dream come true to everyone back home! But she had to start from scratch – the initial few months were very difficult and challenging – language, being a major issue. Cultural shock was evident coming from India….where there are festivities around the year…too many people, traffic, spice in food….social life was almost non-existent. She had to make lots of adjustments in her way of living. It was not easy, but she did it with consistent support of her loving husband.

Professionally, she had to work almost double to be noticed in a male dominated business management teaching industry. She always tried to be innovative in her teaching style, she was the first one in her school to introduce beamers in classrooms. At that time it was just used for important conferences and not everyday teaching…starting at a young age her method of teaching were revolutionary, giving her a edge over her peers. Her sincere efforts got noticed and she was appointed as the Academic Dean of prestigious girls boarding school.

Ruby is an innovative educationist and a role model and mentor to various International students from Business and Hospitality Management Colleges. She is a teaching Bachelor and has Masters and Doctorate students courses related to Human Resource Management, Communications, Business Ethics, Luxury and Marketing. She has received various awards and certificates in teaching, public speaking and as a social leader. She is invited as a speaker at various business and cultural events.

“Coming from India, I had to make lots of adjustments in my way of living. I have always worked part-time as I wanted to spend quality time with my children and at the same time do something significant for the society. As a multi-tasker, I try to balance my family, social & work life very well.”

Role as a Humanitarian Leader

Ruby Says – “My main aim in life is to serve mankind – empower both women and men. I want to do more significant tasks in life and be a harbinger of change, educating people and spreading happiness.”

Among her many titles Ruby is the Founder, President, Indo-Swiss Cultural Network, the Vice President Women Empowerment & development, the Female Wave of Change Ambassador, Switzerland, the   Nominated as Most Inspiring Female Entrepreneur of 2017 by Swiss Entrepreneurs Magazine and Vice President, Swiss Riviera Toastmaster Club, Vevey. 

In addition, Ruby is the founder of Indo-Swiss Cultural Network – “To inculcate values of the rich Indian culture, I am actively involved with cultural education – teaching ‘shlokas’, ‘mantras’ and ‘bhajans’ to kids as well as adults who are interested. Building bridges between people of both communities to integrate and live together. Ruby is the Founder President of InterculturELLE, a socio-cultural network for women to connect, share, support and discover each-other in sisterhood! She is tirelessly leading and helping women from diverse backgrounds globally.

RAY Academy Swiss – Re-Invent the Awesome You, is her latest venture – a humble initiative to reach out people to help overcome this issue & make speaking fun! She wants to help people building confidence,giving them voice and creating create an impact! 

As a goodwill ambassador, she has created free online Certificate tutorials on Women Empowerment  and emotional Intelligence. It is available on her youtube channel and she has a decent number of followers world-wide. She is actively involved in giving free training sessions about personality development, cross-cultural issues and women empowerment in different associations and clubs.

Awards & Achievements

Here are a few of her long list of awards & achievements:

• India Star Republic Award 2020
  First Indian Swiss Professor invited for TEDx Talk
  Featured in a UK Based international Sovereign magazine – “The Remarkable you”
  Featured “Women Empowerment Ambassador” in an Australian eYs magazine.
  Awarded Exceptional Women of Excellence at Women Economic Forum at Portugal 2017 & India 2019
  Received Competent Communicator Award 

“She Came, She Spoke & She conquered hearts of people…”

 

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