Vishen Lakhiani Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vishen Lakhiani

• Does Vishen Lakhiani drink alcohol?: Yes
  

  Vishen Lakhiani holding a glass of alcohol

• Vishen Lakhiani is a Malaysian entrepreneur, self-help guru, activist, author, and speaker.

• He is the CEO and founder of Mindvalley and founder of Dealmates (a group buying) and Blinklist (a social bookmarking service). He is also a New York Times best-selling author who works to evolve the education system, work, politics, parenting, and spirituality. ^[6]LinkedIn

• He was an awkward kid with poor eyesight, bad skin, and Aspergers. ^[7]Vishen official website

• Lakhiani spent his childhood in poverty. According to him, his family income was $2,000 a month. Vishen had to sleep on a mattress next to his parent’s bed until he was 12 years old. ^[8]Mixergy

• According to Vishen, his horrible schooling experience in Malaysia was the driving force behind his vision to evolve the education system beyond its traditional rules.

• He moved to the United States when he was 17 years old and lived there for around 9 years. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1999, Vishen interned at Microsoft but quit after just 11 weeks. ^[9]Vishen official website

• Soon, he moved to New York and joined AIESEC, a student organization that exchanged students across the world to create cross-cultural understanding. Vishen worked there for a salary below the poverty line.

• At the age of 24, Lakhiani moved to Silicon Valley to become an entrepreneur but lost everything. He was broke so he took up a job with minimal pay.

• In 2003, Vishen was fascinated by the power of meditation after attending a class by a group called the Silvan Method. According to Vishen, his meditation practice improved his performance drastically, and he was promoted three times in four months to Director of Sales for a tech firm. Gradually, he started teaching meditation in the evenings. ^[10]Mixergy

• In the same year, he built a small website called “Mindvalley” to teach meditation and started selling meditation CDs on it. Within a year, Lakhiani quit his sales job and dedicated his full time to Mindvalley. His venture, which he started in Times Square in New York City with $700, became a self-running media company that built websites for authors. ^[11]Mixergy^[12]Vishen official website

• In 2010, Lakhiani started an annual transformational festival called “A-Fest” that takes place in 5-star paradise locations across the world.

• Around the same time, he started his tech company with a $2 million investment that failed 2 years later. During this period, his several ventures failed. ^[13]Vishen official website

• In 2011, Mike, Vishen’s business partner of 7 years in Mindvalley, tried to kick him out, but Lakhiani made a deal with him and offered him all the profits for the next 3 years.

• After the 9/11 attacks, the entrepreneur faced difficulty in running his business in the US, and the US immigration authorities didn’t extend Vishen’s visa, forcing him to leave the country. Lakhiani and his business partner then moved the Mindvalley headquarters to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Since then, Vishen has been travelling to Manhattan in the US from Malaysia every six weeks. ^[14]BBC ^[15]Indonesia Tatler

• In 2013, Vishen started Mindvalley Academy after consolidating all the websites Mindvalley was building for authors and merged A-Fest with Mindvalley. ^[16]Vishen official website

• By 2015, he was done giving profits to his Mindvalley ex-partner; however, the company was still running on losses till the next year.

• Mindvalley’s course fees range from a few hundred dollars to US$15,000. A certificate of completion after passing the exam costs US$399, while an all-access pass to all Mindvalley quests for a year costs around US$595. ^[17]South China Morning Post

• According to Vishen, Mindvalley, as of 2021, is a team of around 300 people from 54 countries. ^[18]Vishen official website

• In May 2016, Vishen published his debut self-help book “The Code of the Extraordinary Mind,” which became a New York Times best-seller the next year. The book hit the #1 spot on Amazon five times, and Vishen twice became the number two author in the world on Amazon Kindle, overtaking JK Rowling and Stephen King. His debut book also won many awards and was featured on several magazine covers in Malaysia. The book has been translated into more than 25 languages. ^[19]Natfluence
  

  Vishen Lakhiani reading his debut book

• In three months, the author launched his popular Health Transformation Program called “Wildfit.”

• The same year in October, Vishen launched Mindvalley Quests, his industry-leading learning platform.

• By July next year, Vishen had started his Mindvalley University City Campus in Barcelona, Spain.

• Around September 2018, Vishen tore the meniscus of his knee after he jumped to catch his daughter. He underwent expensive surgery and was advised to rest completely for 4 weeks. The incident happened just before he was about to speak at the UN. ^[20]Instagram

• In January 2018, Vishen’s controversial video calling out Nestlé for marketing their Milo as healthy went viral on social media that forced the company to issue a clarification. Unsatisfied with Nestle’s response, Vishen posted another video criticising the company a month later. His videos have crossed the 90,000 views mark. ^[21]Facebook

• On 16 February 2019, Vishen and Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani ended their marriage after 19 years of being together and 16 years of marriage life. They announced the news of getting “consciously uncoupled” at a big celebration with over 50 friends, including their kids, and Vishen’s parents. ^[22]Instagram

• Lakhiani launched his second book, “The Buddha and the Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work,” in June 2020, published by the Penguin-Random House. The book became number one on the Wall Street Journal Business Hardcover List and bagged the ninth spot on the New York Times How-To list.
  

  Vishen Lakhiani holding his second book

• In July 2020, Vishen, along with his children and ex-wife, officially moved to Tallinn in Estonia, Europe from Malaysia. ^[23]Facebook

• Every Sunday since July 2021, Vishen’s daughter, Eve, trains for 10X Fitness with him at home using elastic bands, which is Mindvalley’s new Health Coaching Certification. ^[24]Instagram
  

  Vishen Lakhiani’s daughter Eve training 10X Fitness

• Vishen has revealed his goal of transforming the lives of 1 billion people by 2038 on his official website.

• Lakhiani’s upcoming books include “Superhuman at Work” (2021), “6 Phase Meditation” (2022), and “Unfuckwithable” (2022). ^[25]Vishen official website