Ariane de Bonvoisin

Ariane de Bonvoisin writes, coaches and speaks frequently on issues of personal and professional change, the next leadership frontier, the personal revolution needed in parallel to the AI revolution, founder and entrepreneurship challenges and the topic of wellness in business. She has spoken and coached at companies such as Google, Twitter, Morgan Stanley, The IDB, KPMG, L’Oreal, Amazon, Nestle and Redbull amongst others. She has also been a keynote at events including Oprah’s Conference, Maria Shriver's Women's Conference, the Multimillion Dollar Roundtable (MDRT) and other international conferences. Her "9 Principles of Change" Workshop has become a cornerstone of her teachings and has received rave reviews.

She currently coaches unicorn founders and CEOs, venture capital partners across the U.S. and Europe, C-suite executives in both private and public companies and a few athletes.

She has written articles for media outlets, including Fast Company, Business Week, Oprah Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Yahoo, Advertising Age, Psychology Today, the New York Daily News, Huffington Post and Reader's Digest, among others. She has also been written about in Forbes and USA Today.

De Bonvoisin grew up in six countries across three continents. With a degree in economics and international relations from the London School of Economics at the age of 19, she began her professional career at The Boston Consulting Group, working in over a dozen countries. After an MBA from Stanford University, she moved to New York, working with media companies Bertelsmann and Sony. In 2000, she joined Time Warner as the Managing Director of a new $500 million digital-media venture fund.

She now focuses on leadership and life skills, change and transition, wellness, peak performance, and is an active coach and advisor to businesses of all sizes.

She founded and was CEO and Chief Change Optimist of First30Days.com, a New York City-based media company focused on guiding people through all types of changes. She is also the co-creator of a multiple award-winning game with her son, Everest, called KidQuest as well as the author of several books, including the three children's book set "Giggles and Joy" and the most recently published "Spirit Mama: A More Conscious Journey Through Motherhood."

De Bonvoisin has appeared on dozens of TV and radio shows, including NBC's "Today" show, the "CBS Early Show," CNN and ABC News Now. Her book, entitled “The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Making Any Change Easier,” was published by Harper Collins and reached the bestseller list. The book has now been translated into over a dozen languages.