I was raised in Israel, a country of contradictions, a country in survival mode, in conflicts with its neighbors alongside the fact that it’s a cosmopolitan country made up of various identities, as well as being known as the start-up nation for being in the cutting edge of the technology and innovation.

When I reached eighteen, I served in the army as part of my mandatory service to my country. I was a combat sniper instructor, a masculine role, this strengthened and nourished my leadership abilities and qualities, such as being tough, focused, determined, and structured. Later on, when I went to university, I decided to study to become an organizational consultant.

Along my journey, I understood that I was meant to lead and accompany meaningful changes in organizations and within leaders. However, during my journey, I understood that now it is time to transform and connect to the other side within me, to my softer side that includes containment, empathy, compassion, and being vulnerable. I understood that I must evolve and engage in inner work, increasing my consciousness and my self-awareness to be a service to leaders who can evolve and develop their own organizations.

In my Ph.D., my leading question was how leaders can combine these two aspects: the material and the consciousness world. How can leaders lead financially successful organizations alongside motivating their employees from a place of intrinsic motivation, meaningfulness, and self-transcendence. And from this place enable the employees to be creative and the organization to be innovative and cutting edge.

In my research I have found that mindfulness is a crucial element for leaders to lead nowadays. So, based on my academic background, professional and personal experience I have developed the Mindfulness Based Leadership course, retreat and lectures.