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Ruchi Koval        

Leader in Personal Development & Associate Director of JFX Cleveland and Author of "Soul Construction"

Ruchi Koval is an international motivational speaker and relationship coach who has inspired personal transformation in thousands of people. She is the co-founder and Associate Director of JFX, an innovative spiritual community in Cleveland, Ohio.

She has been a Jewish educator for two decades, leading self-development groups for adults and teens, and mentoring educators around the world. She lectures all over the world on themes of living a values-based life and effecting personal transformation. She's addressed audiences as large as 1500 people comfortably, with confidence and humor.

Koval is a Momentum Educator, inspiring thousands of women on their journeys in Israel. She is also the author of two books: "Conversations with God" and "Soul Construction", with her third book on self development, "Soul Purpose", on the way. Find Koval on Facebook and Instagram, on her blog at outoftheorthobox.com; and her two podcasts.

Speech Topics


Cultivating Leadership

This talk will explore the key factors necessary to become a great leader.

  • True leadership always coexists with humility – otherwise it’s not leadership but a power trip.
  • Leadership is about bringing out the best in others, not about your own strengths (concept of the contracting of oneself to make space for others).
  • Free will is at the core of being human – therefore we want to make space to learn from failure.
  • Leaders come in many flavors – the reluctant leader, civil disobedience, the natural-born leader.

Making Ourselves and Our Company the Best it Can Be

Angels and animals – understanding how our basic natures are threatened under stress.

  • Self-awareness and the fear of knowing who you really are.
  • Hanging out with like-minded people for optimal success.
  • Practicing when the stakes are low.

5 Myths About Change (can you teach an old dog new tricks?)

This talk busts myths that hold people back from dynamic change and self-development, and offers more productive ways to think about change.

  • "If I change, I am no longer me" -change actually reveals the best version of you.
  • "I am defined by my mistakes"-I am defined by how I react and respond to my mistakes.
  • "Self-hate is a catalyst for growth"- self acceptance is the best and healthiest way to grow.
  • "Too little, too late" - it's never too little and never too late
  • "But I can’t change the past"- you can change the meaning of the past by using it as your foundation for building something new.

The Top 4 Barriers to Success

A conversation about the reasons most people fail, and how to overcome them

  • Fear of failure.
  • Fear of others’ opinions.
  • Insufficient effort.
  • Complacency.

How to Make a Big Difference in Small Ways

What are the small tweaks we can make in our habits that create enormous impact?

  • Small gestures build relationships
  • Facial expressions say everything
  • Nail that meaningful sentence
  • The small acts of kindness that most people ignore
  • Be "phone-prone" – the power of a well-placed phone call.

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