# April Sabral > Bestselling author, leadership speaker, and founder of Ripple Leadership. Global Gurus Top 30 Leadership Guru (#28) and Top 1000 Coaches Worldwide 2026 (#550). April Sabral (April Joy Sabral) is a leadership speaker, bestselling author, and founder of multiple companies including Ripple Leadership, Ripple OS, and April AI. She has 25+ years of retail and executive experience with brands including David's Tea, Apple, Starbucks, Holt Renfrew, Tory Burch, Victoria's Secret, and Michael Kors. She is the author of *The Positive Effect*, *Incurable Positivity*, and *Positive Accountability*. ## Pages - [Home](/): April Sabral overview — speaker, author, founder - [About April](/about): Personal journey, mission, values, and recognition - [Speaking](/speaking): Keynotes, topics, and past stages (Tory Burch, NRF, Fashinnovation, Miami Business Council) - [Books](/books): Bestselling library including The Positive Effect, Incurable Positivity, Positive Accountability - [Media Center](/media): Press, awards, and recognition (Global Gurus, Top 1000 Coaches, NRF) - [Solutions](/solutions): April's companies — Ripple Leadership, Ripple OS, April AI, retailU - [Testimonials](/testimonials): Client stories from global brand leaders - [Certified Ripple Leadership Facilitators](/training-team): Global facilitator network - [Ripple Leadership](/ripple-leadership): Leadership development for geographically dispersed teams - [Miami Certification](/miami-certification): Facilitator certification program - [Book a Training Workshop](/book-training): Schedule a workshop with the team - [Book April to Speak](/book-april): Request April for a keynote, workshop, offsite, or brand conference - [Leadership Workshop](/leadership-workshop): Hands-on workshop for owners, managers, and corporate leaders ## Optional - [Leadership Workshop](/leadership-workshop) - [Summit Offer](/summit-offer) - [Scale Retainer](/scale-retainer) - [Free Guide](/free-guide): Stop managing your people, start developing them — free leadership field guide PDF - [The Ripple Report](/ripple-report): Monthly editorial — subscribe to unlock the current issue PDF