Ryel Kestano is a renowned expert in authentic relating, a groundbreaking interpersonal means of relating and communicating. He is the Co-Founder and Senior Course Leader at ART (Authentic Relating Training) International, an organization that designs and provides programs for companies and the public to learn authentic relating. Ryel is also the visionary co-founder of Virtuance and Pink Mammoth, two of the largest providers of real estate photography and successful artistic collectives, respectively.

Ryel attended Trinity College-Hartford where he studied economics and later went on to receive his MFA in professional writing from the University of Southern California. He also completed a Master of Real Estate at the University of Denver. He has studied Authentic Relating at The Integral Center and has worked there as the Training Operations Manager and Course Supervisor and Facilitator. Ryel is also the co-founder and former Director of Authentic Relating International, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing authentic relating to prisons, schools, and other institutions. He is passionate about bringing authentic relating to the world and has brought his expertise to 15 countries on four continents.

Ryel lives in Boulder with his four kids and continues to lead workshops and programs for ART International, touching the hearts and minds of many through the practice of authentic relating.