Gina Amaro Rudan, author of PRACTICAL GENIUS

Gina Amaro Rudan is the President of Genuine Insights Inc. — a contemporary, professional development and training practice whose mission is to leverage the genius within every individual and organization.

Gina is the author of PRACTICAL GENIUS: The Real Smarts You Need to Get Your Passions and Talents Working for You.

She is the founder of TEDxMIA, an independent movement to spread genius in southern Florida.

Before launching her own practice, Gina held management positions at Fortune 500 companies including Avon Products and PR Newswire, where she was responsible for spearheading multicultural and international marketing efforts.

In 2010 Gina was selected as one of Poder Magazine’s top “20 Under 40” Hispanics in the United States.

A native New Yorker, Gina graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Binghamton University and is a National Urban Fellow holding a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Baruch College in New York City. She now lives in Miami with her husband and son.