Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani is the co-founder of Mindvalley, the world’s most powerful life transformation platform with an ever-growing 20 million-strong following. She is an entrepreneur, writer, international speaker, artist, and philanthropist based in Estonia and the author of two Mindvalley programs: Live by Your Own Rules and 7 Days to Happiness.

Kristina’s content has touched the lives of tens of thousands of students by providing wisdom, life hacks, and healthy habit-building formulas curated and inspired by her 20 years in the personal growth industry. She has created life-changing courses with the field’s leading experts, such as Lisa Nichols, Michael B. Beckwith, Neale Donald Walsch, and many more.

Kristina hosts her own podcast, Honest Conversations, and has interviewed over 200 specialists in the field of psychology and self-development.

Kristina began her career in the Estonian government, followed by holding positions in non-profit organisations such as Oxfam and the United Nations. At the pinnacle of her success, she made the decision to leave her high-level job, move across the Atlantic, and start over—all in the name of love. Kristina married the man of her dreams and gave birth to her two darling children: Hayden and Eve.

Her entrepreneurial adventures continued into motherhood, and Mindvalley, a company she and her then-husband co-founded together in New York City. Taking Mindvalley’s expansion into post-soviet countries, Kristina found that there were many ups and downs in her journey to recovering from perfectionism. From a divorce and losing a powerful business partnership, to moving countries due to the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, Kristina was challenged to face her shadow side, her fears, and her insecurities. As opposed to hiding her flaws, she went on to embrace and integrate them, loving herself not just despite them, but because of them.

Kristina rediscovered who she really was and uncovered how to live true to herself, regardless of the toxic perfectionism that permeates our culture today. She now believes life is too important to be taken seriously; and chooses to live authentically through the flawesome philosophy highlighted in her latest book.