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What We Do
We help visionary leaders, teams, and organizations cut through the noise of leading and succeeding so they can achieve their boldest ambitions.
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Find out why From CIA to CEO has been named one of the best business books and an essential manual.
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Leadership &
Talent Development Programs
Flagship programs on Women's Leadership, Executive Wellbeing, Confident Communication and Public Speaking, and Lifestyle Design.
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About our Founder
Rupal Patel’s high-octane career as a CIA officer turned 2x CEO has taken her from military briefing rooms in jungles and war zones to corporate boardrooms and international stages. Her tactical and leadership experience infuses The Global Leadership Lab’s work with unconventional and field-tested insights that shake up business as usual and unleash the potential within our client’s organizations.
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Rupal Patel was an excellent presenter and larger-than-life motivational speaker- even through Zoom! Her focus on women and leadership was much needed. I recommend it highly without reservations!
Angela TolosaDirector of Operations at NYC Criminal Justice Agency 
Rupal provided a workshop and talked about "finding one's voice" for International Women's Day at ZX Ventures, and she was everything you'd hope for in a speaker - easy to work with, engaging, smart, and insightful. She was agile during our pre-event run-through when tech acted up, willing to adopt her content for our needs, and I cannot recommend her enough!
Landon MarchantGlobal Analyst, Experience & Inclusion at ZX Ventures 
Rupal ran a session with us at Ekimetrics on responding to the challenge and building inner strength. She was fantastic! Ekimetrics is an internationally-based company made up predominantly of data scientists and analytical thinkers, and Rupal took that into account for our session, offering practical and logical tools & solutions
Katherine BaylisHR & Talent Manager at Ekimetrics 
We had the pleasure of having Rupal join us for a workshop on ‘Finding your voice’...The level of depth, life experience, and insight that Rupal brought to the conversation left our team with much to reflect on as we manage our lives and careers. Thank you for an engaging and memorable session, Rupal!
Jaclyn SennerGlobal VP, Diversity & Inclusion at Anheuser-Busch InBev 
Rupal is a joy to work with and everything you want in a speaker: engaging, tactical, charming, and smart. After producing a workshop on resiliency for UChicago Alumni, my notepad was filled with helpful action items and framing devices that I plan to use ASAP. I can't recommend Rupal more highly as a leadership speaker and program partner.
Linda PantaleProgram Manager, Product at Moon Creative Lab
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The Entreprenora Podcast features whip-smart founders, sharing candidly about their experiences. Flood your brain with inspiration, ideas, motivation, top tips… and sporadic doses of off-road nerdiness!
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