Ariane De Bonvoisin Keynote Speaker

  • Stanford MBA (youngest in her class)
  • First partner in Time Warner’s $500M digital media fund at the age of 28
  • Bestselling author featured by Oprah and keynote speaker at Oprah’s Conference (7,500 attendees)

Ariane De Bonvoisin's Biography

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 CEO’s, venture capital partners across the US 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.

Ariane grew up in 6 countries across 3 continents. With a degree in economics and international relations from the London School of Economics at the age of 19, Ariane 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 the co-creator of a multiple award-winning game with her son, Everest, called KidQuest, the author of several books, including the three children’s books Giggles and Joy and the most recently published Spirit Mama: A More Conscious Journey Through Motherhood.

Ariane has appeared on dozens of TV and radio shows, including NBC’s Today Show, the CBS Early Show, CNN and ABC News Now. Ariane’s 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.

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Ariane De Bonvoisin's Speaking Topics

  • The 9 Principles of Change

Change & Adaptability: Helping People Thrive Through Disruption

Practical frameworks for building resilience and managing change in ways that energize rather than exhaust people, and provide real inspiration for the organization.

  • The Human Revolution in the Age of the AI Revolution

Human Connection & Elevated Teamwork (The Counter-Balance to Tech Talk)

Four New Skills for the Next Decade. Strategies for combating burnout, achieving digital balance, and developing emotional intelligence as a core leadership skill—keeping teams grounded amidst constant technological change.

  • The New Frontier of Leadership

What are the new requirements of leaders?

Following her viral post about the importance of authentic leadership, Ariane shares her lessons from more than a decade of coaching and advising leaders in all industries and across multiple continents.

  • Health as the main KPI of Business

Health and Mental Wellness for High-Performance Teams

A paradigm-shifting exploration of why physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health aren't luxuries to pursue after success—they're the prerequisites that make sustainable achievement possible.

  • Feisty: New Guidelines for Female Leaders

What women in business need to know now.

An extraordinary talk that will leave your female executives feeling alive and inspired! Ariane discusses core themes found in all echelons of leadership, specifically targeted to empowering women and helping them achieve both success and balance.

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Why Book Ariane De Bonvoisin as a speaker?

  • She advises unicorn founders, CEOs and venture capital partners across the US and Europe, bringing frontline insight into the personal and professional transitions that define high growth leadership.

  • She equips leaders to navigate change, entrepreneurship and the next frontier of leadership, aligning the personal transformation required alongside the rapid advance of AI and technological disruption.

  • Her 9 Principles of Change framework has become a cornerstone workshop for global organisations, giving executives practical tools to manage uncertainty, build resilience and lead teams through complex transitions.

  • Drawing on experience at BCG, Time Warner’s $500 million digital venture fund and as a founder and CEO herself, she translates real world business lessons into actionable strategies for peak performance and sustainable success.

  • A bestselling author and trusted voice featured across major international media, she delivers keynotes that challenge audiences to rethink change, elevate wellbeing in business and lead with greater clarity, courage and impact.

Videos of Ariane De Bonvoisin

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To Fully Integrate Our Spiritual Lives with Ariane de Bonvoisin | What is a Good Life?
The Skills We Need To Teach Our Kids

Articles, Media & Podcasts

Books by Ariane De Bonvoisin

Ariane De Bonvoisin Speaker
The First 30 Days
Spirit Mama
Giggles and Joy
You are Loved
Being You

Comments & Testimonials

“Ariane inspired our employees with her positive attitude and thoughtful advice. She’s a great speaker for any group looking to motivate and inspire their employees."
Amazon
“At O, The Oprah Magazine's recent event, our magazine hosted 5,400 people, and Ariane de Bonvoisin was one of the three speakers we had lined up, with Oprah Winfrey herself, headlining. She really brought something so special to our event. I believe her words resonated with every woman in the room."
Samantha Page Editor in chief, The Oprah Magazine
“Ariane inspired us to think about how we can apply the 9 principles of change to any aspect of our lives. We had a jam-packed room, thought-provoking questions and meaningful answers. We can all learn a thing or two from Ariane.”
Rachael O’Meara Google
“I have been an entrepreneur since I was sixteen and have been well aware of the loneliness of being a creator and a CEO for a while. But I never thought of having a coach because I did not believe a coach could actually understand me. Ariane changed that perception for me. Working with a bright mind who, among many other things, has been a founder and a CEO, who can draw the lines between being alone up there and being a human, has helped me tremendously. I feel that our work together has helped me to become a better human as well as a stronger leader. She is also helping me to become a happier mother."
Union Square Ventures CEO
“Working with Ariane is like putting a jetpack on your career path and personal happiness. With every encounter, she fills you with wisdom and thinking points you can turn into almost immediate wins. If you want deep meaning and growth, Ariane's support will have a huge impact on your life and career.”
VC funded start up Head of Marketing

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