I am on a mission to help high performing leaders and organisations to grow and make new records in their business without burning out.
- Risto Kuulasmaa
Los Angeles-based Risto Kuulasmaa’s coaching passion is facilitating meaningful change, creating sustainable growth, and supporting you in creating tangible outcomes.
Risto is a coach and entrepreneur working globally. He hails from an award-winning international career in media and entrepreneurial venture building.
RESULT-DRIVEN COACHING
In addition to coaching individuals, Risto is a coach and senior advisor for startups, the Big Four, and corporations. His portfolio venture, Finnish Flow, coordinates high-profile programming during the Davos World Economic Forum week.
VALUE-CENTRIC TRANSFORMATION
Risto has volunteered as a board member at UNICEF Finland, and his spiritual book Colorless Light was published in 2023.
Clients describing Risto as a coach:
"Humane, approachable, holistic, but very ambitious."
" Risto is an excellent coach. He is versatile, intelligent and human. He has a combined ability to understand the big picture and keep your eye on the ball. His ability will inevitably lead to impressive outcomes.”
“Determined, empathetic, and with a strong faith in people and humanity, Risto can see the potential in people; he knows how to love. ”
"Risto is a versatile, skilled coach who finds the heart of the matter."
“Risto has a good balance as a coach, combining career and personal growth with enthusiasm and peace. He knows how to grasp the essentials and summarise. He also gives a lot of himself and links his coaching to his own experiences.”
Eventually, it’s only two things keeping you at the bay:
Your Fears and your Limiting Beliefs.
I am a believer in human potential. My integrated approach and systemic take unlock results on both planned and unexpected levels.
Over the past two decades, I have had the privilege of learning from numerous senior leaders, coaches, teachers, and mentors who have inspired me to stay curious and carve out my unique path of lifelong learning.
I am based in Los Angeles, and I work globally, growing an exciting portfolio of ventures. My background combines roles where I have successfully raised funding rounds and served as a leader with teams of up to 200 reports. I have organized global events that have attracted over 145,000 visitors. I have earned multiple awards in the creative industry, collaborating closely with talents and public personas.
Having lived in five countries and visited over 50, I have also exhibited my photography and authored a book. One of my passions is to connect spiritual teachers with business leaders.
Instead of failure, I see setbacks as feedback. Along my journey, I have received my share of feedback both in boardrooms and in my personal life. I am intimately familiar with moments of confusion, procrastination, and the feeling of being lost. It is precisely in these moments that I have turned to my coaches and mentors, who have guided me towards new beginnings and more aware decisions.
I consider my most significant achievement to be a husband and a dad. I highly value my meditation practice and my commitment to regularly attending 10-day-long silent retreats.
I believe we have entered a new era redefining "success." While being interested in one's development and well-being is a great starting point, it should lead to serving causes larger than ourselves and supporting others and the planet.
When me transforms to we, you unlock the most inspiring phase in life and business: The Omega Leader level.
Why Coaching?
Have you ever heard about a professional athlete who trains without a coach to succeed on the top level with the intention of breaking their previous records? Investing in coaching has made a profound positive impact on my and my peers’ lives.
My WHY of coaching is clear: Coaching is a two-way stream that creates awareness, momentum, and growth. My mission is to help you find your potential and inspiration, resulting in measured and concrete outcomes.
Transformative coaching is a unique way to create a positive and lasting impact on our lives. For me, it’s also about giving back. Coaching brings the best out of me, and it is connected to my purpose: to inspire and be inspired.
The outer reality is the reflection of
your inner self.
As a coach and mentor, asking good questions and facilitating the thought processes already takes the client a good distance. Yet, if the causes and conditions are there but not quite aligned, getting things done may need a gentle intervention in the right direction.
I am personally more of a doer than a thinker, and I am not afraid to use this trait in your favor to enable you to accomplish your tangible goals through concrete steps.
“Massive thanks to master Risto! Your deep-rooted and very empathic mentor approach not only helped me perform better in my new executive role, but also made me understand my own core value base better - and to be true to my values in all my doings.”
— Chief Marketing Officer at global €100M company
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