Writer, Fashion Correspondent & Changemaker
Ruby Veridiano
Speaking Fee: $10,000 and Below
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Secondary Topic Category: Fashion
Ruby Veridiano At A Glance:
Ruby Veridiano is a Filipina-American writer, fashion correspondent and speaker whose work focuses on connecting the dots between women's empowerment and socially-conscious fashion, as well as promoting diversity & inclusion in the fashion industry.
Ruby Veridiano is a fashion changemaker. She is a Filipina-American writer, fashion correspondent and speaker whose work focuses on connecting the dots between women’s empowerment and socially-conscious fashion, as well as promoting diversity & inclusion in the fashion industry. Her work has appeared on NBC News, NYLON Magazine, and Mic.com, and she has interviewed designers Anna Sui, Vivienne Tam, and Prabal Gurung, among other multicultural designers in the fashion industry. She has also been a blogger for Alicia Keys, and an on-camera talent for ABS-CBN Television.
She is the creator & co-producer of “Wear I’m From”, a web series for NBC Asian America that focuses on style and cultural identity. “Wear I’m From” is nominated for a 2018 NAMIC Vision Award.
Ruby has also worked on the social responsibility team of the Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) Group in Paris, where she worked on global diversity initiatives.
As a speaker, Ruby has spoken and led workshops at hundreds of venues across the USA, Europe, and Asia, including Cornell University, the United Nations, Columbia University, and De La Salle Philippines. Ruby delivers a passionate message to audiences and inspires women to not only embrace a “Glamour for Good” lifestyle, but to also empower them to find their voice, pursue their biggest dreams, and to love and believe in themselves. Knowing that the women who make our clothes have these same aspirations is the core motivation for Ruby’s involvement in socially conscious fashion. Her perspective and advocacy has been shaped by her roots as a spoken word poet, arts educator, and Asian-American community advocate. Despite coming from humble beginnings as an immigrant daughter raised in Sacramento, California, she created study and work opportunities to live in places like Italy, the Philippines, the Bay Area, and New York City; thus, feeding her desire to motivate others to dream big. Globally minded and multilingual, she speaks English, Tagalog, and French. She is based in Paris, France.
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What Does Gender Equality Have to Do with the Fashion Industry? Everything.
This speech connects the dots between women's empowerment & socially responsible fashion, and offers ways in which the industry and consumers can help. -
Grit & Glamour
Spoken from her perspective as a first generation immigrant who has forged an unconventional career path, Ruby shares how she has learned to re-define success on her own terms, and pursue an extraordinary and meaningful life. -
Designing Our Narratives: Weaving Our Stories into the Fabric of America & the World At Large
As a fashion correspondent and "her-storyteller", Ruby's work holds the intention to promote representation, diversity, and inclusion so that women of color can see their possibilities reflected back at them. This presentation addresses the importance of taking part in designing our stories and controlling our narratives in order to promote more representation and inclusion in fashion media, and beyond. -
Leading with Story as Women On A Mission
As a storyteller, Ruby's greatest power lies in her voice and her ability to convey a story. As women, our voices are our greatest strength, and yet we sometimes feel we can't fully express ourselves in the workplace and even in our personal lives. How can we wield the power of our inner and external stories in order to build our confidence and lead our most powerful selves?
