MEET TRAVIS REDTAIL
Hi, I'm Travis "Redtail" Sheehan. I am a professional speaker, author, and sustainability expert. I facilitate extraordinary experiences based on the power of community connection. My vision is to help leaders, communities, and students unlock their vitality in simple ways, so they can take action on their goals in life.
UNDERSTAND HUMAN PATTERNS
UNBLOCK YOUR VITALITY
TAKE ACTION TOGETHER
ABOUT ME
I'm a 2x graduate of MIT, former Senior Infrastructure Advisor at the City of Boston, and former North American Lead for City Solutions at Shell. I began energizing crowds as a youth Boy Scout, addressing thousands of participants with Keynotes before I turned twenty one. This is where I learned that we can move mountains, but only if we work together. I've lived in EcoVillages on three continents, gathering the secrets of catalyzing Belonging, Community, and Purpose in any team.
Through my Indigenous Heritage (Otomi) and spiritual journeys, I received the surname 'Redtail', which refers to the Redtail Hawk, a bird noted for bringing vision and divine message to tribal peoples like the Cherokee. I grew up dancing and drumming at the Cherokees of Georgia Tribal grounds, where from the age of 10, I learned the ritual ways of honoring tribe, earth, and spirit.
"Through his masterful storytelling and engaging facilitation, he creates an atmosphere of hope and collaboration, leaving audiences not just moved but equipped with practical tools to make meaningful change. ” — Miro Cernetig, Co-Founder of CityAge
BIOGRAPHY
Travis began his leadership and community journey as a youth Boy Scout, staffing summer camps, leading executive committees, and organizing events for tens of thousands of Scouts. He was elected by hundreds of Scouts to leadership positions first at the County level, then the State, and then National Level over the course of 5 years. This is where he learned that we can move mountains, but only if we work together. From the age of 10, he drummed and danced with the Cherokees of Georgia, integrating the spirituality of Native American heritage into his daily life.
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At the age of 13, his mother suffered a debilitating mental breakdown. Heartbroken and confused, he pondered the roots of mental illness from a young age and Travis kicked off a life-long study of wellness practices. He began meditating as a teen, studied yoga throughout his twenties, and has since trained in ancient wellness practices across Asia and the Americas with masters of Yoga, Qigong, and Zen Buddhism.
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He went on to study at MIT, graduating with a Double Masters in Architecture and City Planning in 2012. His first commission was a massive real estate development - a 4 Million Square Foot complex of buildings for which he served as Master Planner and Owner's Architect for nearly 10 years. But Architecture wasn't enough - he launched a career as a global disruptor in urban clean energy, leading top-tier government officials and private businesses in planning for sustainable cities. He founded Gridling Global, an Energy & Infrastructure Advisory Firm, served as the former Senior Infrastructure Advisor to the City of Boston, and served as the North American Lead for City Solutions at Shell. ​
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Underlying his success was the skill of facilitation. We began facilitating systems change with the skills he learned at MIT - helping to unite and empower state & federal agencies, real estate & clean energy developers, and communities. Over 15 years, he catalyzed major policy and infrastructure projects and public private partnerships, all underpinned by skillful techniques in collaboration and negotiation.
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Its around this time that he deepened his study of Yoga. Devoting time and travels to spiritual practices that fortified the mind, body and spirit, he discovered the practices of Bhakti Yoga through his teacher, Sri Prem Baba, where he began singing in the 'Kirtan', or band, that performed the spiritual songs of his yoga lineage, the Sachcha Lineage.
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He went on to live in eco-villages and ashrams across three continents, gathering the skills required for unbreakable team cohesion and individual success in challenging environments. Throughout, he has developed leadership training modalities for the public, corporate and student sectors focused on Sustainability Action called Revillaging. Through Revillaging, he found his love for facilitating leadership training and his work has made impact in the City of Asheville, the halls of Shell USA, and schools across the nation.
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Travis draws form his experience as a survivor of the Hurricane Helene in Asheville, NC - where countless citizens banded together to save those trapped by tree fall and mudslides with no access to water or food. Travis has seen the power of community in action, where the primal human instinct of "tribal preservation" kicks into effect and people transform into humanitarian communitarians!
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Travis has facilitated transformative experiences for hundreds across corporate board rooms, to wellness centers, to festival stages. He knows the future is bright for humankind and shares the tools so your audiences can too!
