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