Christopher Rivas

Actor, Author, Podcaster, and Storyteller

Fields of expertise:

DEI and DEIB Racial Equity Mental Health Intersectionality Hispanic Heritage Month Unconscious Bias Activist / Social Justice Empathy in the Workplace

Christopher Rivas is a Rothschild Social Impact Fellow, a Ph.d candidate for Expressive Arts for Global Health and Peace Building, and quickly becoming one of the most sought after multi-hyphenates as an actor, author, podcaster, and storyteller. His book “Brown Enough,” explores what it means to be Brown in a Black/white world. The book is part memoir and part social commentary. He also hosts two podcast series with SiriusXM: Brown Enough, which explores the parallel themes of this book through interview-style episodes; and Rubirosa, a 10-episode documentary-style investigation of Porfirio Rubirosa, a Dominican diplomat, race car driver, soldier and polo player who was the inspiration for ‘James Bond’. On screen, Rivas is known for his work on the Fox series, Call Me Kat, opposite Mayim Bialik, Leslie Jordan, Kyla Pratt and Cheyenne Jackson. His latest book, “You’re A Good Swimmer,” is an enchanting exploration of the journey of conception without gendered terms and inclusive of all family dynamics. If you’ve been born you’ve already won the biggest race of your life.

What our clients say about this speaker

My company CREATIVE FUTURES has been working with Chris Rivas for over three years now. More specifically on the Creative Futures Program, which is a program where we help disadvantaged and underserved communities break into the creative industry. Part of this program is about helping fellows embrace and share their story, and this is where Chris becomes invaluable to us and our program because he really helps them to find their story. He helps them share their story and he helps them be proud of their story. And together, Chris and Creative Futures are helping unearth the next generation of creative leaders. Thank you Chris for all the work you do. You're a pillar of our program and we thank you.

JAI AL, ATTAS, Founder of Creative Futures

Chris Rivas' storytelling workshop was transformational for our company culture. It helped us to better articulate our vision, company mission, and brand ideals, as well as deepening and solidifying relationships of trust and respect within the office. Many of the tools we learned during the sessions with Chris we continue to use when brainstorming new marketing campaigns, product development, and as team building exercises. I highly recommend bringing Chris into any group looking to develop their true voice and tap into their inspiration and ideas

DR. JULI CROCKETT ,Chief Compliance Officer at MMLG Consulting

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