An Evening with Rashmi Airan in conversation with David Lawrence Jr.

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When everything she built came crashing down, she thought her life was over. In truth, it was just beginning.
All Rise tells the extraordinary true story of Rashmi Airan, a high-achieving lawyer, mother, and daughter whose picture-perfect world shattered when her choices led to a federal Pr*son sentence. Stripped of her titles, freedom, and identity, she was forced to face the truth she had long avoided: that the prisons we build within ourselves can be harder to escape than any with walls.
Inside those walls, Rashmi found what she had been searching for all along: clarity, courage, and connection. What began as a reckoning became a rebirth.
In this deeply personal and profoundly hopeful book, Rashmi weaves her story with lessons on leadership, ethics, and resilience through her RISE Through It™ process. Her journey invites each of us to confront our own hidden prisons and rise through struggle toward authenticity and purpose.
All Rise is a powerful reminder that even in our darkest moments, transformation is possible and that growth is not found in perfection, but in the messy uncertain moments of struggle.

Rashmi Airan is a former Ivy League educated attorney and Wall Street investment banker whose life took an unexpected turn to federal Pr*son. What began as a moment of downfall became the foundation of a global movement. Today, Rashmi is a sought-after transformation expert, entrepreneur, and speaker whose RISE Framework helps leaders and organizations turn adversity into fuel for growth, resilience, and purpose.
A first-generation American with an unshakable belief in second chances, Rashmi’s story challenges comfort zones and sparks bold conversations about integrity, belonging, and the courage to rebuild. Her debut book, All Rise, is a raw and unforgettable invitation to step into vulnerability and rise through it.
She calls Miami home and rocks a sneaker collection as bold as her message.

David Lawrence Jr. retired in 1999 as publisher of The Miami Herald to work in the area of early childhood development and readiness. He chairs The Children’s Movement of Florida, aimed at making children the state’s top priority for investment. In 2002 and 2008 he led successful campaigns for The Children’s Trust, a dedicated source of early intervention and prevention funding for children in Miami-Dade. An endowed chair in early childhood studies is established in his name at the University of Florida. His memoir, A Dedicated Life: Journalism, Justice and a Chance for Every Child, was published in 2018. In his memoir, David Lawrence chronicles what soon came to be a life mission: "that every child have a real chance to succeed."

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