Neelay Bhatt

Brainstormer, Business mentor, Connector, Consultant, Global soul, Idea generator, Life mentor, Parent, World traveler

Neelay’s career on five continents includes Disney, The Super Bowl, The Olympics, and years of consulting, public speaking and training. He is the curator and co-chair for TED’s first venture into sports: TEDSports in Indianapolis. He has served as the curator for TEDxIndianapolis and TEDxIndianapolisWomen and his service as a trustee for the National Recreation and Park Association sought to ensure “no child was left indoors.” He is the Founder & CEO of Next Practice Partners, which combines inclusion and innovation to help agencies prepare for “what’s next” through planning, training, and technology solutions. Over his 25-year journey, he has developed business and operations plans for Los Angeles County serving 12 million people, trained Olympic Governing bodies, and co-created the world’s largest municipal customer service and leadership training initiative for Chicago Park District’s 3000 employees. His Master and Strategic planning work with Atlanta, Broward County, Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, San Diego, among others have recommended parks, recreation and sports facility development and infrastructure improvements totaling over $2.5 billion, shaping a more equitable and accessible future for all. As a first-generation immigrant raised by three women and a father who always showed up, he hopes to model the same for his two kids. These life experiences are woven into his keynotes on next practices and trends, the art of storytelling and magical customer service, and have inspired executives, professionals, startups, and students from Charlotte to China and from Switzerland to New Zealand.

1. Providing access to parks within a 10 min walk for ALL 2. The value immigrants and the ‘others’ bring to every community 3. Seeing places like a local.

The universal #PowerOfHello to build bridges and break barriers (www.letssayhello.com)

Customer Service, Marketing and Branding, Master Planning, Public Speaking, Strategic PlanningCustomer Service and Cultural Sensitivity Training

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Saying HELLO and THANK YOU in different languages.