Bridging traditional leadership with creative and emotional intelligence, guiding our best and brightest to true health, real success, and everlasting happiness.
Armed with an M.B.A. from MIT Sloan School of Management, an engineering degree from the University of Pennsylvania, I worked my way "to the top" from cutting deals on Wall St. to the epicenter of the Boston tech hub in various strategy and management consulting roles. When I reached the "top" I realized that to get there I had to sacrifice my health and happiness. High salaries and titles weren't what I sought. The top wasn't such a great place to be. Instead of ignoring the voices in my head, heart and body, I chose to live and lead with purpose. In 2015 I moved to the Azores, Portugal, to start my first business with my husband in his homeland. I learned a new language, embraced a new way of life, and redefined metrics of success that enabled me to live my values. This became the foundation for the Mindful Business Leader framework. In 2020 when a planned retreat was inevitably delayed (remember the pandemic?) Samantha Anderson and I teamed up to build a revolutionary women's leadership framework. Our book, Beyond Resilience to Rootsilience comes out January of 2024. I am now a leading expert in emotional intelligence based leadership, integrating my world class education, business acumen, and over 20 years training in various alternative healing and energy modalities. A complete list of my influences is included below. |
CASE STUDIES
- Developed and executed a customized leadership development program for PepsiCo Global, designed around the company and team's values, leading to increased employee engagement, enhanced communication within teams and supporting exec team members, resulting in higher retention of senior leadership during the pandemic.
- Disrupted the travel business in the Azores by being first to market in the creation of retreat and group travel: What had been an impossible to navigate landscape for group retreat leaders is now a burgeoning market that I pioneered in 2017, having hosted over 45 international retreats with world leaders.
- Revolutionized the small business tourism industry -- plagued with high turnover rates, disgruntled and apathetic employees (and bad customer service) -- with a strategy that aligned employees with our business value proposition, thus maintaining a staff of five in a small lodging business since 2017 (and during the pandemic).
- Customized of a "Self-Regulation in a Time of Crisis" curriculum developed for Masters students at the University of Toronto one month into the 2020 pandemic. I was invited to return to teach it a second time.
- Co-developed a transformational women's leadership framework that combines mindful leadership, Chakra Yoga and healing foods that enable women with a way to stay balanced for life.
Today, you can join me online for a course or workshop, or visit me in the Azores and stay at the Minuvida Lodge + Learning Center on São Miguel island and experience a sustainable, spiritual and nature based approach to travel.
PRESS + INTERVIEWS
VIRTUAL CAMPFIRE This was a fantastic conversation about Redefining Success By Creating A Value-Based Business on the Virtual Campfire podcast with Tony Martignetti. Tony is a gifted podcast host, with insightful questions and commentary. I hope you find our conversation inspiring.
Listen in to learn about:
Listen in to learn about:
- My emotional rollercoaster journey towards becoming a purpose-driven serial entrepreneur
- How I learned to combine traditional leadership with creative and emotional intelligence.
YOUR NEXT STOP In this inspiring interview with Juliet Hahn I you will learn:
This was an incredibly moving conversation and Juliet is exceptionally skilled at pulling out the deeper "nuggets" of wisdom.
- How my upbringing influenced my definition of success
- The EQ factor and how it is important in achieving success
- The pivots that I made in my career that led me to a place of happiness and contentment
This was an incredibly moving conversation and Juliet is exceptionally skilled at pulling out the deeper "nuggets" of wisdom.
EVOLVING DOOR In this powerful podcast feature with Ravinol Chambers, founder of Be Inspired Films, I share the key moments that led to my evolution as a leader and guide- going from my "criminal underpinnings" as a desperate teen seeking attention, to leaving stability and top salary behind to pursue a dream in a new country. What kept nagging at me to follow my purpose? How did I know what was right? Ravi has a way of teasing out the hard questions and there's a moment where I'm brought to tears.
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EXPATS IN THE AZORES (Video): I met Rimi Chakraborty through a friend that was attending our Startup meetups at ONE CoWork. She was highly recommended with a strong background in business and achievement...
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ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL JUSTICE Meet Rimi Chakraborty, owner of the Minuvida Lodge and Learning Center in the Azores, which focuses on responsible and sustainable travel.
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MEDIUM #Entrepreneurwithoutasuit — Rimi’s story, the story of a gift. When I met Rimi in the hustle and bustle of a trade show, lining up for a needed dose of caffein, I could immediately feel the peaceful presence and energy of somebody who had found her purpose. Rimi is... [Read more]
BOSTON VOYAGER Today we’d like to introduce you to Rimi Chakraborty. "A few years back my then fiancé João suggested we check out his hometown in the Azores as a possible wedding destination. After a week in São Miguel with him... [Read more]
AÇOREANO ORIENTAL (Video) Yes, I learned a new language in a new country and I put myself "out there" in order to force myself to learn. After making a total fool of myself (read, "exhibiting humility"), I am now fluent in Portuguese.
EXPERIENCE + CERTIFICATIONS
CHAKRA YOGA blends my nearly 25 years of dedicated practice and learning of yoga, meditation and movement with eastern wisdom based on the traditional seven chakra system.
- Certified in Forrest Yoga from Ana Forrest who deeply influenced my blending of physical practice with emotional release and somatic healing.
- Trained with Sarah Powers (in Yin Yoga and Insight Meditation)
- Certified in Energy Medicine from Donna Eden
- Certified in Yoga for Trauma with Hala El-Khouri
- Certified in Energy Medicine Yoga with Lauren Walker
- Certified in Rahanni Celestial Healing at the Teaching (master) level.
- Certified in the Akashic Records Level 1
- Steward of the land, managed through offerings, ceremony and celebration.
- Training in Ancestral Healing (Sacred Ancestry) and Ancient Energetics (Sings with Trees)
- 10-day silent Vipassana Meditation retreat in Sweden
- Weekly reset practices that allow at least a half-day in silence / digital detox
- Designed my own 5-day silent retreat, responsible for my own meals, and time
- Participated in a 5-day silent meditation retreat in Italy
- Designed and executed a personal sabbatical during 17 days on a remote island in the Azores (Graciosa)
- Deep study and knowledge of ancient Vedic philosophy, particularly the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras.
- Designed and supported the planning, marketing and execution of over 40 international retreats with world-class teachers.
- Led groups on various excursions in nature along with transformation spiritual and self-inquiry practices