The First 30 Days is a start-up media company focused on helping people through a major life change, event or decision. Ariane, who is the Founder and CEO of the company launched the web site in December 2005 with over 30 life change subjects and is preparing a major re-launch in February 2008.

With her experience in new media, she knew the impact it could have when used in the right way to help people, build community, and share information and resources. The Web seemed like the best place to reach people quickly. Ariane and her team are also continually focused on delivering its products through various media platforms.

Prior to her launch of First 30 Days and her time at Charlie Rose Productions, Ariane spent a year as a Senior Advisor on a Humanitarian Project, A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AFRICA. The project involved the top 100 photojournalists placed in the 53 countries of Africa on a single day

Her previous professional experience includes being tapped by Time Warner to become the Managing Director of a new $500 million digital media venture fund in 2000. The Fund’s mission was to take non-controlling equity stakes in early stage, potentially strategic, technology companies.

After acquiring a degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and International Relations at the age of 19, Ariane began her professional career at the Boston Consulting Group based in London. She worked in over a dozen countries during her tenure at BCG.

Upon receiving an MBA from Stanford University, deBonvoisin moved to New York, and began working with media giants BMG and Sony Music. She held the position of Strategic Assistant to the Worldwide Chairman and CEO of BMG Entertainment.

Ariane’s duties at BMG involved presentations to the Board, updates on profit center performances, analysis of new business initiatives, review of budgets and business plans. At SONY, her responsibilities included sourcing, evaluating, structuring and negotiating Internet deals for Sony Music and the Sony Venture Fund.

Ariane also is an accomplished athlete, having been a professional swimmer, a ski instructor, and completing a series of marathons and triathlons. Constantly seeking new adventures, she reached the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in January 2001 and accompanied a group of students in Antarctica in December 2002.

Blog Entries by Ariane de Bonvoisin

The Metaphor of the Plate

2 Comments | Posted November 2, 2009 | 08:03 AM (EST)


I've been sharing this at many of the recent speaking engagements and workshops I've done so I wanted to do it with all with you.

As we go through our lives, we all tend to want to "fill up our plates" with jobs, family, health, money, some passions and hobbies,...

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So You Want to Start a Business? Here's How

3 Comments | Posted October 25, 2009 | 06:22 PM (EST)


I'm speaking at the Maria Shriver Women's Conference in LA this week. Very exciting. I am honored to have been invited again.

For those who won't be attending, I wanted to share what I am going to be speaking about. Here are top tips on how to start a business...

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The Dalai Lama's Amazing Proclamation to Women!

6 Comments | Posted October 17, 2009 | 02:51 PM (EST)


His Holiness the Dalai Lama made a proclamation that stunned the crowd at the recent Peace Summit in Vancouver: "The world will be saved by the western woman." And at Maria Shriver's Women's Conference where I will be speaking again this year, they sold an astounding 14,000 tickets in the...

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Qualities of a Change Agent

Posted October 5, 2009 | 10:44 AM (EST)


It seems like more and more people want to give back, volunteer, feel as if their work matters and that they are making a difference. For some, they want to create change in their community, in their school, in the workplace and for others, they want to change something on...

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The Quality of Life Project

Posted September 26, 2009 | 08:32 PM (EST)


My friend Kit Cooper is a successful entrepreneur who started a wonderful movement called The Quality of Life Project.

His mission is to help us all see our lives through the lens not of money or success but of contentedness, happiness, being more conscious of our day-to-day lives. He...

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The Optimists' Manifesto

Posted September 20, 2009 | 04:19 PM (EST)


I've had the privilege of interviewing thousands of people for my book, The First 30 Days, who are navigating change in their lives. For some it's a career change or a shift in their relationship, for others it's a health diagnosis or a change in their finances. And for others,...

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Patience

Posted September 9, 2009 | 05:56 PM (EST)


I've been struggling through some of my own stuff, personally and professionally, and the only word I keep getting to is Patience. Not my favorite word, believe me. I have never made that word my friend. I've been mad at people who say it to me. I've also been good...

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2012: A Time of Change?

7 Comments | Posted August 25, 2009 | 02:50 PM (EST)


There's been quite a bit of talk about 2012 and whether some dramatic change is going to face the world, the planet, each of us individually. I wanted to share a few thoughts about what I know, what I've read and what I personally choose to believe about this subject....

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The Power of a Sincere Apology

3 Comments | Posted August 16, 2009 | 03:32 PM (EST)


Apologies happen -- sometimes multiple times a day. We apologize when we unintentionally say something hurtful, when we make a mistake at work, or when we bump into somebody on the street. And then there are the bigger apologies -- those we should have addressed months or years ago. Maybe...

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Character Is Our Bailout

3 Comments | Posted July 28, 2009 | 06:57 AM (EST)


By Gary King

I've known Gary King for over 15 years and I can say he is one of the wisest, kindest human beings I know. He also has a transformative message for the world right now. He is a world-class speaker on the subjects of honesty, forgiveness, self-esteem and...

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Money, Meaning and a Little Motivation

Posted July 21, 2009 | 02:20 PM (EST)


There isn't a single person who hasn't been affected by the financial meltdown. Each of us is being asked to think differently about money, reflect on how much we have and need, why we need it, how we can make more in today's world.

Money is not only an actual...

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Parenting Kids Through Times of Change

1 Comments | Posted July 15, 2009 | 03:03 PM (EST)


We live in transitional times. Each of us is affected by change, whether it be a job change, a relationship change, a financial change or even a health-related change.

Kids feel these changes, too. They witness them closely. For example, often they are involved in the case of a divorce,...

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The Woodpecker Syndrome

5 Comments | Posted July 2, 2009 | 08:25 AM (EST)


I am often asked what's the secret to success? to being an entrepreneur? to getting a goal? to pursuing a dream?

Well, I've come to answer all of these questions with the same answer. Be a woodpecker! Yes, a bird!

Here's how I see it. Woodpeckers are one of the...

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Excuses in the Way of a Fresh Start

Posted June 15, 2009 | 01:43 PM (EST)


There really are only so many excuses we come up with when we are thinking of making a change in our lives.

I'm too old...I'm too young...someone will disapprove...it's too late...I don't have the energy...I don't have the money...someone is going to get hurt...I don't know how to start...it's going...

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Choices

Posted June 10, 2009 | 08:32 PM (EST)


It was my birthday a few days ago, always a time when I take a moment to think about the year. We're nearly halfway through this one already.

For those of you who've been reading my blog for a while, you know that I am a big fan of picking...

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Tips for Recent Graduates on Finding a Job Now!

Posted June 10, 2009 | 08:29 PM (EST)


I'd like to offer some advice to graduates on the First 30 Days After Graduating in a No-Job Environment.

1) You don't need to figure out your entire career
Begin by starting with something you want to do. Most 40/50 year olds still haven't figured out what they want...

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Things You Can Control During Transitions and Change!

Posted May 20, 2009 | 02:49 PM (EST)


I did a radio interview with a great guy called Jim Lobaito the other night. He shared with me this list below and I so loved it, I asked him if i could post it on my site.

When we go through change, we desperately try to control things, the...

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My Paperback Is Here!

Posted May 12, 2009 | 08:07 AM (EST)


My paperback is finally out and in celebration I asked my favorite change agents -- folks like Wayne Dyer, Marci Shimoff, Arielle Ford, Jack Canfield, Gary King, Arjuna Ardagh -- to create something exclusive for anyone who purchased a copy. So, today you get 12 FREE gifts in addition to...

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Tips for Teens

1 Comments | Posted May 4, 2009 | 09:33 AM (EST)


I recently spoke to a group of teenagers about everything from being happier, to feeling more confident, to answering their questions about love, sex and being less stressed and overwhelmed. The conversation free-flowed. I hadn't really planned what I was going to say....but I had a friend take some notes...

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Spirituality for Kids

Posted April 19, 2009 | 02:52 PM (EST)


I've had a few parents ask me recently how to help their kids develop their spiritual essence. I love this question. Kids are naturally spiritual. They live in the present moment. They love unconditionally. They don't believe their minds. They don't compare themselves and think they are unique. They overflow...

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