Hi There! Its Nice to Meet You!

If there’s one thing about me that you should know is that I don’t do things the normal way. If anything, it's either weird, crazy or very unconventional. So instead of writing a bio while I write about myself in third person (which is super weird, If you’ve done it before you can probably agree) I am just going to be me and share my story - and hopefully by the end of it you’ll either think that I’m crazy or super cool… Sounds good? Great!

My name is Shivanii Ray (which you already know since it's plastered all over this page) I’m an International Speaker, Singer-Songwriter, Gamification Expert, Creative Director, Kids for Peace Spokesperson, Certified NLP Practitioner, Scuba Diver...oh and a Voluntary Elementary School Dropout.

I’ve been featured on Good Morning America and several other national and local media stations. I’ve also had the honour of being a red-carpet interviewer at the 70th Creative Arts Emmy Awards getting to speak with people such as James Corden & Giancarlo Esposito.

As a speaker, I emceed my first event at age 8 for 2500 people and have spoken at numerous entrepreneurial events, across 4 continents, even sharing the stage with the legendary Les Brown. .

I know crazy right... with that said I am beyond grateful..

I grew up in Sunny California and at 10 years old my family was forced to the leave the US (immigration, am I right?!) so we sold 95% of our stuff packed 4 red duffle bags and ended travelling the world. What we thought was going to be 6 months turned out to be a 5-year global adventure!

During that time my sister and I Global Schooled, learning from our experiences and being able to choose what we wanted to learn about which happened to be Stage Presence, NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) getting my practitioner certification at 12, Coaching, Personality Analysis, and even stuff like Marine Biology which I learnt by getting my PADI diving certification at 12 too.. 

I also got to release my first album Spreading Love at age 15, which I was beyond proud of! Which I’ve created 3 music videos, Home Again receiving 20,000+ views & Spreading Love receiving over 15,000+ views! The songs were inspired by the travels and experiences we as a family had during our times in India which included seeing things such as the Taj Mahal as well as the smiling children in the slums of India. I got to co-facilitate the ‘Mantra Retreat’ an experience my family created to bring people to India on a personal development journey which included bringing people to see these glimpses of India and it's beauty. 

In March 2015 I was invited to perform with Karl Anthony in front of 5000 plus people at a religious gathering for Shivratri in Junagadh, India. One of the youngest and only female singer to have been given permission to sing. It was an honour that I still look back to today. 

From 15-17 I once again chose another unconventional path and joined an apprenticeship with the World's Leading Gamification Expert -  learning & coaching about Gamification, Stage anchoring, & various aspects of business across 4 different continents in Malaysia, London, Australia, India and the USA.

Moving on, From 17-18 I spent that time deep diving into who I am. Learning about Mindset, Emotional Intelligence, how music affects the body & mind, and your relationship with yourself. I went through a hard time, even with all of my experience & knowledge my emotions took over - I went through “depression” if you want to put a label on it...  And while it took me a while to get out of that state of being I understood how we live in a world with staggering numbers on suicide, depression and anxiety.. And ultimately it led me to create the concept called ‘Neuro Lyrical Anchoring’. How to use Anchoring, Music, Media & Movement to change mindset.

From 19 I moved to India to work for Asia & India’s Leading Business Coach. Leading Marketing & created his well known online show ‘Get Real with Rajiv’. During this time I also spoke at numerous events one of which is called Game Changers Festival (GCF) which is an incredible community of speakers, trainers & coaches on a mission to learn & grow

About a year later I joined FUNancial Freedom, an online platform that teaches children and teens to become financially smart. And now I work as a Creative Director with several companies and individuals as well as am the host of a series called ‘Your Momentum’ highlighting people with incredible stories. 

Anyways, that was probably a little longer than I thought it was going to be... But here’s the truth, ultimately I’m just an Unconventional Human living on Planet Earth who loves to travel, eat good food and live a joyous life. 

Thanks for taking the time to learn more about me, So now’s the point at which you decide whether I’m crazy or super cool.. :P