My Work

"Working with Ricardo was a true pleasure! He was a first-time course facilitator for Stanford LEAD's Crisis Management course, which he immediately dove into with excitement and dedication. He was engaged, attentive, and curious from the beginning to the end of the quarter. He endeavored for his participants to have an excellent experience, and his reviews reinforced that. Anyone is lucky to work with Ricardo!"

"Ricardo was my coach as part of the design thinking module of the Stanford Emerging COO course, his advise and coaching really helped me get the most out of this module and approach problems in different ways."

"Ricardo hosted a really inspiring session on innovation and process to work conceptually to build innovation in strategic processes for our global partner enablement team. He's a highly motivating speaker, with a lot of interesting and relevant experiences he makes sure to relate to, and he gives a lot of himself to truly engage with the audience. I can highly recommend Ricardo for hosting workshops and for hosting talks, and I'm sure he's both a brilliant and committed team mate and leader!"

"Ricardo has been a fantastic course facilitator and a coach at Stanford Graduate School of Business. His feedback is always incredibly insightful and thoughtful. It is a great pleasure and privilege to learn from him."

"I was fortunate to be coached by him in Stanford LEAD's Design for Disruption course, where he impressed me with his deep understanding of disruptive innovation. His expertise stems from his rich experience with Google X projects, known for their ambitious 'moonshot' initiatives like self-driving cars. Ricardo provided invaluable and timely feedback, consistently offering insightful critiques and suggestions. I wholeheartedly recommend Ricardo to anyone seeking assistance with business plans, especially those focused on disruptive design."

"Ricardo has been a fantastic partner as we navigate EHS and security during a pandemic! His energy and creativity seem to know no bounds as a workshop leader! His leadership for the Latinx community @ Google is extraordinary and inspiring to so many folks. I truly enjoy working with him as his enthusiasm for things is contagious, and it pushes me to do the same for my discipline. Ricardo is a real gem and I feel lucky to have worked with him on various projects at Google."

"Ricardo as person is very humble, easy to talk, empathetic and great to work together which is most important. He has enough creative juices and artistic view point that you can see in his posts in various forums. Jumps with joy right into the topics such as Innovation, Design, Creativity and Security. My association and engagement was he was the Course facilitator and I used to prick his brain to discuss the topics and assignments at Stanford GSB LEAD Program. I will definitely engage with him and work with him in other aspects as our paths cross."

"Ricardo has been an absolutely amazing CF for my Stanford Design for Disruption course. He provides great feedback with actionable questions in the end for further exploration. He has helped me navigate through my project with great insight into how to narrow down the scope and stay focused on the problem instead of jumping to solutions. He had a wide range of suggestions on how to effectively improve and make progress. He is genuinely excited for my work and it reflects his passion for leading and coaching."

"As the course facilitator for my Design for Disruption class at Stanford, Ricardo was instrumental in helping create an environment for inspired learning. He was always accessible when I had questions and the feedback on assignments brought out new perspectives that furthered my understanding of the concepts. Lastly, Ricardo offered flexibility when needed which really helped me give the time and attention to both my class and other work priorities as needed."

"Ricardo was my course facilitator for the Design for Disruption course in the Stanford LEAD program, and I thoroughly enjoyed our interactions throughout the course, and the numerous creative inputs and frameworks he provided in his role as a course mentor. Ricardo went to great lengths to provide detailed, insightful and actionable feedback in his assignment evaluations, and followed them up with great pointers on applying disruptive innovation framework, deriving customer insights effectively etc, through one-on-one coaching sessions and group chats."

"Ricardo mentored my team and me during a 2.5-day hackathon at the Techstars Startup Weekend in San Francisco, and he was fantastic! He brought an infectious energy, meeting us right where we were with our idea and providing crystal-clear direction on building our MVP for the pitch. His guidance made what seemed like a difficult process feel easy. If you're working on a startup idea, definitely reach out to Ricardo!"

"Ricardo is a thoughtful and patient advisor. I had an opportunity to gain insight from him on a business design process - he helped me to look around corners and think more intentionally about the scope of my effort. I highly recommend working with Ricardo!"

"I had the pleasure of working with Ricardo Segovia during Stanford's Design for Disruption course, where he stood out as an exceptional collaborator and mentor. Ricardo has a knack for critical thinking, always asking the right questions to drive deeper insights and solutions. His genuine engagement and willingness to share his knowledge made the learning experience even more impactful. Ricardo's approachable and thoughtful style inspires confidence and fosters a collaborative environment."

"Ricardo is an inspiring and effective educator. As a Stanford LEAD participant, I had the pleasure of working with Ricardo as my coach and Course facilitator for Design for Disruption course. His depth of knowledge on and commitment to help while encouraging students to dig deep, led to breakthrough discoveries during the course and was immensely valuable."

"We met at TechStars Start-up weekend, and Ricardo helped me formulate a longer-term vision! I recommend him for founders who are just starting to figure out what their product will do."

"Ricardo was my Course Facilitator in the Emerging COO program. His insights were instrumental in my final assignment. Ricardo's feedback was always custom to my project and I was able to successfully complete the course while under his guidance."

"Just wrapped up an operational excellence program at Stanford Graduate School of Business and had Ricardo as a course facilitator. Great energy, loves what he does, has lots of good suggestions, listens... thinks about what he says, calibrates the response... hits the target. Thoroughly enjoyed the sessions and the advice he gave me the first time we met held true, which was... wait... trust the process, let the process play out, it will be better that way. He was right."

"Ricardo served as my course facilitator during The Emerging COO: Driving Innovation and Operational Excellence at Stanford University. He provided valuable guidance, insightful feedback, and thoughtful evaluations on my work in Design Thinking. Ricardo has a deep understanding of the subject, and I gained a great deal from his expertise and support throughout the course."

"Ricardo is an excellent coach and innovative thinker. His 1-1 coaching sessions, group interactions and document reviews were thorough and insightful. His feedback helped me in effectively adopting the concepts of disruptive thinking in my day-to-day work and pushing my boundaries when solving design problems. Highly recommend his work."

"Ricardo was my Course Facilitator at Stanford. Under his guidance, I learned to approach problems from unexpected angles and ask questions that unlocked new ways of thinking. I'm grateful for his mentorship and the impact it has since had on how I look at challenges with the Design Thinking mindset."

"Ricardo was my course facilitator for the Design Thinking course in the Stanford LEAD program. During that time, Ricardo opened my eyes to how helpful, insightful, and supportive a CF could be - he went above and beyond by making videos with design thinking insights he shared with the class and provided timely 1:1 feedback on questions and assignments. I hope others will get to experience Ricardo's dedication to design thinking and his drive to help each learner succeed."

"Ricardo is an inspirational speaker and educator, and a bright representative of Silicon Valley, and the special place it is for technology innovation. That also goes to the open knowledge and awareness sharing that is so common to our area, including for security. I highly recommend Ricardo as a speaker for your events."

"Ricardo served as my Teaching Assistant during the 'Design for Disruption' class, part of Stanford's LEAD program. He consistently demonstrated deep knowledge, sharp insights, and a strong grasp of current innovation trends. Ricardo challenged me to approach innovation from new perspectives, and much of what I gained from the program was thanks to his guidance and expertise."