Her work
An academy, two faculties, and a long list of things done for free
The teaching is the constant. Everything else grew out of it.
Founded 2021 · Vaud, Switzerland
RBK Academy Swiss
Building emotionally intelligent leaders who communicate with confidence and lead with impact.
Ruby founded RBK Academy Swiss in 2021. It works with corporate teams, hospitality groups and universities, and it carries her method: interactive, gamified, and built on the idea that people learn best when they are enjoying themselves.
Signature programmes
Emotional Intelligence Leadership Program™
Self-awareness, regulation and empathy as leadership skills rather than soft ones.
Confident Communication & Public Speaking™
The programme closest to her own story — taking people from reluctance to a room they can hold.
Human-Centered Leadership in the AI Era™
What leadership has to become when the technology changes faster than the org chart.
In the classroom
Where she teaches
Two decades of it, on two continents.
Founder & CEO
RBK Academy Swiss · Vaud, Switzerland
2021 — present
Professor — Human Resource Management, Luxury, Principles of Management & Communications
HIM Business School (Hotel Institute Montreux) · Montreux, Switzerland
Teaching built on gamification, team-building and perceptual learning. Also mentors international students.
2018 — present
Adjunct Faculty
Swiss School of Business and Management · Geneva, Switzerland
Professor — Business Ethics, HRM & Marketing
American Graduate School of Business (AGSB) · Switzerland
Most Outstanding Professor Award, 2015. Diploma of Honour, 2016.
Writing
Two books
HER Story
Seven Women, One World: Stories of Courage, Change and Impact
Her latest book — seven women, one world, and their stories of courage, change and impact.
How to Engage Learners in a Virtual Learning Environment
Written when the classrooms closed: a practical guide to holding attention, designing activity and assessing learning through a screen. It became the subject of her live interview on Swiss national radio.
Articles
Unlocking the Art of Public Speaking: From Shyness to Success
April 2024 · On being the shy girl from India who could not speak to a group.
Gamification in Human Resources Management: Making Learning Fun
October 2023
Students' Perspectives on the Shift from Traditional Classrooms to Virtual Learning
April 2020
Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence
April 2020 · Written after her own son told her she was never available — her 'reality check', in her words.
Given freely
Twelve voluntary roles
Cultural networks, women's organisations, the United Nations — and one year running her village festival.
United Nations Volunteer
United Nations
2019 — present
President & Founder
InterCulturELLEs — Réseau des Femmes
2018 — present
Founder
Indo-Swiss Cultural Network
2017 — present
Ambassador, Switzerland
My Body Is My Body Programme
2018 — present
ALL Chairperson, Montreux
Women Economic Forum
2017 — 2025
Vice President, Women Empowerment
Global Goodwill Ambassadors
2018 — 2024
Ambassador, Switzerland
Female Wave of Change
2019 — 2024
President
Fête au Village, Commune de Rennaz
2022 — 2023
Ambassador & Speaker
LinkedIn #LinkedInForAWoman
2019 — 2022
President, India–Switzerland Business Council
WICCI
2020
Vice President Education
Swiss Riviera Toastmasters Club
2016 — 2018
General Secretary
Indian Association Lausanne
2016 — 2018