Ariane de Bonvoisin, is an author of numerous books and the founder of first30days.com, a website that helps people transition through dozens of changes, whether the change involves a health diagnosis, going green, moving to a new city, or getting married. She has a degree in economics and international relations from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Stanford University. Ariane worked at the Boston Consulting Group and with media giants BMG, Sony, and Time Warner before pursuing her dream to make a difference in people's lives. www.First30days.com became her life's work in 2005. Ariane is based in New York City where her company is also headquartered.

"We are all so much more powerful and resilient and intuitive than we've ever been told.
When we let go of the way we think life should unfold and be,
we allow true miracles to happen."
- Ariane de Bonvoisin

Ariane and I had brunch and then got caught in one of those sudden New York summer torrential downpours on the way to her lovely Soho apartment where we conducted her interview. It was a fun interview not only is she compelling and clear, but we laughed a lot. While she shared her epiphanies, we both were especially moved when she was talking about her "Epiphany of Surrender." Ariane was instrumental in encouraging me and having me continue and press ahead with this project from the moment she heard about it. Her epiphanies in particular were extremely helpful and inspirational to me - especially at the time that I heard them. She definitely is a "Change Agent" extraordinaire!