April Rinne helps leaders, teams, and organizations thrive in constant change with clarity, courage, and practical tools for a world in flux.
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As the world moves ever faster, April helps organizations create the space for team members to look within themselves to better move forward, work positively through change, and develop a ‘fluxy’ outlook on the future.
Urban Libraries Council
April Rinne is a change navigator, speaker, investor, and adventurer with a front-row seat to a world in flux. Her work spans more than 100 countries, where she has studied how societies, systems, and individuals respond to constant change. Ranked one of the 50 Leading Female Futurists in the world, April is known for her ability to make sense of uncertainty and help others do the same. She combines deep global experience, sharp strategic thinking, and a grounded human approach that resonates with leaders across sectors. Whether advising executives, speaking on global stages, or working with institutions and governments, April equips audiences with practical ways to thrive in an era where change is the only constant.
April Rinne has spent more than two decades helping leaders understand and respond to change before it becomes unavoidable. A Harvard Law School graduate, Fulbright Scholar, and Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, she brings academic rigor together with real-world experience. Her perspective is shaped not from one industry or geography, but from deep engagement across cultures, markets, and systems worldwide. April’s work focuses on how individuals and organizations can develop the mindset and capabilities needed to thrive amid uncertainty, disruption, and rapid transformation.
April is a trusted advisor to startups, global companies, financial institutions, nonprofits, think tanks, and governments. Her clients and collaborators include Airbnb, Nike, Intuit, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, AnyRoad, and Unsettled, as well as governments from Singapore to South Africa, Canada to Colombia, and Italy to India. Leaders seek out April for her ability to connect the dots between emerging trends, shifting expectations, and long-term strategy. She is especially valued for helping diverse stakeholders align around shared goals, even when priorities and perspectives differ.
April is the author of the international bestseller Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change. In her writing and speaking, she introduces the concept of “flux” as a normal, ongoing condition of modern life rather than a temporary phase to be endured. Her ideas have influenced leaders across business, government, and civil society who are searching for more adaptive, resilient ways of working. As a member of the Silicon Guild and Thinkers50 Radar, April is recognized for shaping conversations about the future of work, leadership, and global systems.
Earlier in her career, April worked as a global development executive, an international microfinance lawyer, and even a hiking guide. She spent nearly four years traveling solo with the aim of understanding how people live, work, and adapt around the world. This journey reinforced a central insight that defines her work today: change is universal, but how we respond to it varies widely. April is equally at ease at high-level forums such as Davos and in conversations with microfinance borrowers in urban slums, bringing empathy and curiosity to every setting.
April’s work is also informed by personal experiences with flux, including the death of both of her parents in a car accident when she was 20. This profound loss shaped her understanding of resilience, impermanence, and choice, adding depth and authenticity to her message. A certified yoga teacher, she often practices handstands around the world, a playful reminder of balance, perspective, and seeing things differently. When you book April Rinne for your event, you invite a speaker who combines insight, credibility, and humanity, leaving audiences better prepared to navigate change with confidence and purpose.
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As the world moves ever faster, April helps organizations create the space for team members to look within themselves to better move forward, work positively through change, and develop a ‘fluxy’ outlook on the future.
Urban Libraries Council
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Everything went fantastic with April! The audience found her energetic, insightful and thought-provoking.
National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE)
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April wowed us with her wisdom.
The World Bank Group
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April is a gifted speaker. With her inspirational, profound, and entertaining talk, she put an entire industry under her spell!
International Association of Legal Protection
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Thank you for your wonderful keynote! Your attention to detail and the care you took to understand our audience truly enhanced the program. We’ve had great feedback!!
Women Presidents Organization
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April lives in the future then helps create it now. Her grasp of the forces that create systemic change, innovation that matters, and how to accelerate into the future have helped us as we navigate our work towards a low carbon, equitable sustainable future. Be ready to innovate, at scale, fast when inviting her into your world!
Nike
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Yesterday was a total success and April was a very big part of that. She was a fantastic speaker and an absolute pleasure to spend time with. Thank you for everything!
Hudson Energy
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We’ve had so many compliments about your keynote. One of the highest praises was how seamlessly and authentically you connected your message to our identity and culture! Truly well done!
Ascension Healthcare
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April's thoughtful approach was just what we needed. She uses her rich global citizenship to connect to the audience in a meaningful way. We've had extremely positive feedback from across our audience.
Adobe
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April brilliantly balances the personal and the professional, heart and head, to bring original insights to individuals and organizations about how to not just survive but thrive in change. In a word: wow!
United Nations Foundation
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April Rinne is a refreshing and inspiring expert. She’s affirming, positive and encouraging!
Schwab
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April’s keynote was the perfect session to kick off our Symposium!
Consilio
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We absolutely loved your session!!!!
Fox Entertainment
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We have had the pleasure of working with April on more than one occasion, and to say that she delivers every time is an understatement. Her wealth of knowledge is unmatched, her delivery is friendly and engaging, and she takes the time to fully understand who she’s talking to and what the end message needs to be. On top of all of that, she is an absolute joy to work with. Can’t recommend her enough!
HUB International
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April really was the perfect choice for our first leadership series speaker. She was amazing and all the leaders had nothing but great things to say. April went above and beyond to ensure her presence provided substantial value for our company. We can only hope the rest of our speakers can present as impactful and relevant messages as April!
Toyota
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It has been an absolute pleasure working with April. She brought energy, enthusiasm, a wealth of insight and experience, and professionalism. She was a perfect fit and we look forward to working with April again.
EY
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April’s talk was absolutely fabulous. Many of our attendees said it was the best keynote that IFT has ever had.
Institute for Food Technologists
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Drop the April bomb... and good things happen.
Airbnb
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The most successful management session we’ve ever had!
Acuity Insurance
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April is absolutely incredible. Meaningful, authentic and builds relationships with every word.
Allen & Overy
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Engaging and insightful. A real dynamo. Home run!
Dorsey & Whitney
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Keynote by April Rinne:
There’s an epidemic of change exhaustion, yet more change and uncertainty are ahead. When – and how – will this ever improve?
Being adaptable and flexible have always been hallmarks of effective leadership, well-being, and a fulfilling life. But in a world of ever-more change, an ever-faster pace of change, and relentless uncertainty, flexibility and resilience can be stretched to their breaking points. The quest becomes how to find calm and lasting meaning in the midst of enduring chaos.
A world in flux calls for a new mindset, one that treats constant change and uncertainty as a feature, not a bug. In this talk, April Rinne helps you open this mindset — a Flux Mindset — and develop eight “flux superpowers” that flip conventional ideas about leadership, success, and well-being on their heads. You’ll learn to see change in new ways, craft new responses, and ultimately reshape your relationship to uncertainty from the inside out.
Whether you’re leading a team, strengthening your culture, inspiring engagement, sizing up your own career, reassessing your priorities, or simply want to show up more fully in the world, opening a flux mindset and activating your flux superpowers will keep you grounded even when everything around you is shifting. You’ll learn to see that there’s a light at the end of the tunnel… and it’s not an oncoming train.
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What does the shape of a successful, meaningful career look like in today’s workplaces full of change – and how can you (and HR) design your best one?
Across the professional spectrum, people are reassessing what they want from their careers – and lives. This has led to unprecedented job-hopping (without the stigma), freelancing, quiet quitting, and career pivots as well as exhausting debates about hybrid work. And this was all happening before the breakneck ascent of generative AI and the uncharted territory it entails. Taken together, it’s a lot.
One of the keys to future-ready professional development and sustainable, thriving work cultures is to rethink the shape of our careers. The one-way, up-or-out 20th century “career ladder” isn’t just creaky. It’s breaking. For talent and HR alike, this has profound implications – and represents a new world of opportunity for more useful career shapes and dynamics.
April Rinne has been working on “career portfolios” for more than 25 years, including her own. She helps organizations change how we think about work and individuals unleash their best, full selves. This isn’t about outsourcing one’s job or hiding side hustles. Rather, a portfolio approach is about seeing talent and career development with a fresh lens. Whether you’re running a Fortune 100 company, series A (or E) startup, venture capital fund, accelerator, association, think tank, or government, it’s a key tool for talent acquisition, retention, and thriving organizational cultures. It’s how to identify and nurture
all of the skills on a team. Moreover, a career portfolio is essential for success in a world in which skills are evolving and changing fast. Creating your career portfolio is also one of the 8 Flux Superpowers in April’s bestselling book Flux.
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Just because the future looks really chaotic doesn’t mean your approach to it has to be.
For leaders everywhere, success hinges not only on understanding the macro forces that will affect your business and team, but even more so on how you see these forces: Your mindset towards change and uncertainty and your tolerance of the unknown. Imagine the time, effort, or resources you could’ve saved if you’d seen the full implications of smartphones back in 2006, hybrid work back in 2015, the covid pandemic before it hit, or generative AI today? Today, you can develop this vision – these superpowers and savviness – moving forward. Not only can you: Given the relentless pace of change, it’s safe to say you ought to!
April Rinne’s gift is to see key shifts early amid chaos and disruption, and to help leaders and teams navigate the unknown in ways that catalyze inner peace, growth, and future-fit perspective. As the world’s leading Humanist Futurist, April speaks with both head and heart.
Drawing on nearly 30 years of experience in 100+ countries as well as insights from her bestselling book Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change, she’s your #1 guide to today’s uncertain world. She helps you see what you’ve been missing, overcome your stumbling blocks, and boost your capacity to harness uncertainty to your advantage. With your team and for your organization, you’ll learn how to stop fighting uncertainty, transform not-knowing into wisdom, and be the flux – ready and excited for whatever changes are ahead.
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How might we learn from Finland about happiness, a skill they seem to possess in abundance?
April’s Finnish roots put her in a unique position to share wisdom from the land of sisu — inner strength — and satisfaction.
For the past six years running, Finland has been ranked the happiest country in the world.
Not only that, their lead over #2 Denmark and other countries appears to be growing. How is that possible?
In this talk, April guides you through Finland’s culture and pillars of happiness, drawing on her personal Finnish heritage, global perspective, and unique experiences as a Finnish happiness coach and advising the Finnish government. Prepare to be surprised, refreshed, inspired – and able to find and maintain your own happiness better than ever before!
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