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Founder of International Impact Book Awards
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Founder of A-Fest,
Mindvalley U and Quest
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In 2016 he created Mindvalley Quests and Meditations become one of the top apps in Education with millions of learners and hundreds of world class authors creating programs to help improve mind, body, soul and entrepreneurship in 20 minute daily lessons.
Through Mindvalley Academy founded in 2022, Vishen is building a new kind of university — one that teaches the skills that truly matter for the future of humanity: from longevity and manifesting to exponential entrepreneurship and applied AI. He also founded transformational festivals like Mindvalley University and Future Human, which bring together changemakers from around the world to learn, co-create, and celebrate the evolution of consciousness.
Speaker and activist
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Before becoming an entrepreneur, Vishen spent seven years with AIESEC, a global nonprofit dedicated to fostering peace and cultural understanding — an experience that shaped his lifelong belief in unity and “Earth identity.” Today, he serves as a spokesperson for the Earth Flag, a symbol of planetary unity and shared human values.
New York Times Bestselling author
Vishen is also a bestselling author of three books: The Code of the Extraordinary Mind, which became the #1 book in the world on Amazon; The Buddha and the Badass, a Wall Street Journal bestseller; and The 6 Phase Meditation Method, a USA Today bestseller.
Unlocking humanity's potential
Driven by a deep mission to elevate human consciousness, Vishen’s work is ultimately about helping humanity remember who we truly are — one species, sharing one planet, and capable of extraordinary things.
A life dedicated to Human Transformation and UnityÂ
I believe the human species is capable of extraordinary things.
 Unlike any other species, we have the capacity to love, create, and evolve in breathtaking ways.
But to unlock this potential, we must return to one truth:Â our natural state is unity.
We were meant to collaborate, not compete. Yet many of the systems shaping our world — education, politics, religion, business — divide us instead of connecting us.
I’m a father of two, and my mission is deeply personal. I want my children to grow up in a borderless, awakened world — one no longer ruled by fear, greed, or outdated “Brules” (bullshit rules) that keep humanity small.
And I believe the fastest path there is through raising human consciousness — evolving the way we learn, grow, and co-create as a species.
That idea became the foundation of my life’s work.
It became Mindvalley.
The early years: escaping the systemÂ
II grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where school felt like a prison.
Creativity and individuality weren’t celebrated; they were suppressed. 
That early experience planted a seed in me — one day, I would reinvent education to awaken, not anesthetize, the human spirit. After finishing my studies in computer engineering, I joined Microsoft. It didn’t take long to realize that the corporate world wasn’t for me. 
I left to pursue my own idea — a software concept I was convinced could change the world — and moved to Silicon Valley.
My timing, however, was disastrous. The dot-com bubble burst, and I lost everything.
Broke and searching for meaning, I took a commission-only sales job to survive. It was during this period that something remarkable happened.
One night, desperate and burnt out, I Googled “how to find happiness.”
 That search led me to a meditation class — and to the discovery that intuition, focus, and inner peace could dramatically change performance and life itself.
Within months, my sales skyrocketed. My creativity exploded. And I remember thinking: 
Why the hell didn’t school teach us this?
Around that time, I came across Nelson Mandela’s quote:
“If you want to change the world, change education.”
Those words hit me like lightning.

And that’s when Mindvalley was born.
The birth and evolution of Mindvalley
In 2004, I registered a tiny website to sell meditation CDs. It was the simplest expression of a big dream — to bring transformational education to everyone.
For years, we were a small digital publisher working with teachers in personal growth. But I knew this was just the beginning.
In 2010, I decided to move beyond online courses and create real-world experiences. That year, we launched A-Fest, a festival combining transformation, community, and celebration. What began as a “crazy idea” soon became one of the world’s most unique gatherings for conscious entrepreneurs and changemakers.
Then came our next leap. In 2016, we launched Mindvalley Quests, a revolutionary learning platform that redefined online education. Programs like Wildfit and Superbrain took off, helping millions transform their health and minds.
Next came Mindvalley University, our annual month-long city campus that brings together thousands of students and families in a different global location each year. It’s education as it should be — immersive, communal, and life-changing.
In recent years, we expanded into professional certification. Through Mindvalley Coaching, we’ve trained over 6,000 certified coaches worldwide.
We partnered with Paul McKenna to launch the Mindvalley McKenna School of Hypnotherapy, bringing science-backed hypnosis to personal transformation.

And through Mindvalley Academy, we’re developing new master’s-level programs in AI, entrepreneurship, longevity, and consciousness studies — pioneering what we call The University for Humanity.
Today, the Mindvalley App is featured in every Apple Store globally.
 Our platform reaches tens of millions of students. 
And our team of over 50 nationalities works daily toward one vision: to raise the consciousness of one billion souls by 2038.
Books and ideas that sparked a movement
Writing became my way of distilling the ideas that shaped Mindvalley.
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The Code of the Extraordinary Mind (2016) became the #1 book in the world on Amazon for several days and introduced millions to the concept of rewriting the “Brules” that limit human potential.
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The Buddha and the Badass (2020) became a Wall Street Journal bestseller, showing that spirituality and business aren’t opposites — they’re partners in conscious creation.
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The 6 Phase Meditation Method (2022) became a USA Today bestseller, teaching my signature approach to meditation used by high performers and creative minds worldwide.
These books became blueprints for transformation — not just for individuals, but for entire companies, families, and communities.
A Mission Rooted in Unity
Everything I do, at its core, is about unity.
I spent seven years with AIESEC, a global nonprofit dedicated to peace and cultural understanding — an experience that deeply shaped my worldview. 
 That’s why Mindvalley’s culture is built on radical diversity and inclusion: our team, our teachers, and our students represent every race, religion, and belief.
Today, I serve as a spokesperson for the Earth Flag, a global symbol of unity and planetary identity. I believe the next evolution of humanity lies not in AI or space travel alone — but in remembering that we are one human family, sharing one home.
Our task is not to conquer each other, but to awaken together.
Family, Flow, and the Future
At home, I’m a father first. My kids, Hayden and Eve, are my greatest teachers.
I don’t believe in work-life balance — I believe in work-life integration.
Many of Mindvalley’s ideas, including our city-based universities, were born from my desire to give my children an extraordinary education — one rooted in experience, community, and consciousness.
Through this work, I’ve come to believe that personal growth is not a luxury — it’s the foundation for healing our planet.
Mindvalley’s mission remains bold:
 to elevate the consciousness of one billion people by 2038,
 to reinvent education for every stage of life,
 and to help humanity remember its oneness before it ventures to other worlds.
Because before we colonize new planets,
 we must first evolve our own.
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