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词条 AVIS Viswanathan
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  1. Early life and career

  2. Books

  3. Public speaking

  4. References

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}}AVIS Viswanathan (born November 5, 1967) is a life coach, a speaker, a happiness curator,[1] author[2] and organizational transformation consultant. He leads change management,[3] culture and leadership development mandates in the corporate sector. He co-founded and is the principal consultant at A V Initiatives,[4] a specialist consulting firm that inspires workplace happiness.[5]

Early life and career

AVIS was born in Chennai, and studied at the PSBB Senior Secondary School, Delhi Public School and at Nutan Vidyalaya (Gulbarga, Karnataka) before pursuing physics at Sree Narayana College, Kollam, at Kerala University. He is married to Vaani Anand and has a son, Aashirwad and a daughter, Aanchal.[1]

AVIS worked for ten years as an investigative, political and business journalist in India.[4] He worked with The Indian Express, India Today, Business World and Business Today. He quit business journalism to join entrepreneur C. Sivasankaran as his executive assistant in 1995. In 1996, he moved from Bengaluru to Chennai to start his own business.[4]

In 1996, AVIS set up imagequity+[6] with his wife, Vaani, Asia's first reputation management consulting firm[7] based out of Chennai. The firm went bankrupt in at the end of 2007.

While still in bankruptcy, AVIS and Vaani founded A V Initiatives,  a consulting firm specializing in workplace happiness. The company trains managers to be happy despite their circumstances.[1]

Books

AVIS wrote a book, Fall like a Rose Petal,[8] published by Westland in 2015. The book is in an epistolary style as letters from a father to his children, narrating the incidents and learning from his journey.[5]

Public speaking

AVIS is a motivational speaker.[6] He was ranked among the Top Ten Motivational Speakers in India by The Week magazine. He curates four events centred around inspiring happiness.

  • The Bliss Catchers is inspired by Joseph Campbell’s awakening ‘Follow Your Bliss’ philosophy.[9] The event is a live conversation each month between AVIS and invited guests. The Bliss Catchers began in January 2015 and is hosted by Odyssey Bookstore, Chennai.[10]
  • The Uncommon Leader looks at extraordinary entrepreneurship and leadership lessons that can be learned from exceptional people. It is held once every two months.[11]
  • Heart of Matter - Happiness Conversations is a series of reflective conversations dwells on holistic living, wellness and happiness.[12] It is held at InKo Centre as quarterly editions.
  • The Artist's Soul is a series of 90-minute conversations curated by AVIS Viswanathan at Wandering Artist on the lived experiences and expressions of artists.[13]
  • AVIS delivers his ‘Fall Like A Rose Petal’ talk to audiences. He shares how he and his family braved fear and pennilessness to discover a higher purpose in life.[6]

References

1. ^1 2 {{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/to-love-and-life/article18521555.ece|title=To love and life|last=Saraogi|first=Varsha|date=2017-05-22|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-11-28|last2=Saraogi|first2=Varsha|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/may/17/what-happens-when-two-pens-meet-1605583.html|title=What happens when two pens meet?|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-11-28}}
3. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=NPjzBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA145&lpg=PA145&dq=avis+viswanathan+the+hindu&source=bl&ots=goBX6M8Ui4&sig=7kA9ELmNGw8SeQYmUhqTDwQivVg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjrhPSwluPXAhUIQ48KHZgLDtc4ChDoAQg8MAQ#v=onepage&q=avis%20viswanathan%20the%20hindu&f=false|title=Access to Asia: Your Multicultural Guide to Building Trust, Inspiring Respect, and Creating Long-Lasting Business Relationships|last=Schweitzer|first=Sharon|date=2015-04-07|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781118919026|language=en}}
4. ^1 2 {{Cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/achievers-from-bankruptcy-to-happiness-an-amazing-journey/20160407.htm|title=From bankruptcy to happiness: An amazing journey|work=Rediff|access-date=2017-11-28}}
5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31807&articlexml=Live-life-king-size-02082015002016|title=The Times Group|website=epaperbeta.timesofindia.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-28}}
6. ^1 2 {{Cite news|url=https://audioboom.com/posts/4401431-from-bacnrupcy-to-life-coach-speaker-author-avis-viswanathan-ep43|title=From Bacnrupcy to Life Coach, Speaker, Author. AVIS Viswanathan, ep43|work=audioBoom|access-date=2017-11-28|language=en}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/09/04/stories/2003090403100200.htm|title=The Hindu : Going bonkers... er... Bonzer|website=www.thehindu.com|access-date=2017-12-10}}
8. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/the-upside-of-penury/article6530473.ece|title=The upside of penury|last=Joseph|first=Raveena|date=2014-10-24|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-11-28|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}
9. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/happiness-conversations-series/article7495740.ece|title=The pursuit of happiness|last=Joseph|first=Raveena|date=2015-08-03|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-11-28|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}
10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/three-bliss-catchers-to-share-dais-in-chennai-on-june-24/articleshow/59179255.cms|title=Three bliss catchers to share dais in Chennai on June 24 - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-11-28}}
11. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/aug/14/on-this-independence-day-freedom-to-me-1643214.html|title=On this Independence Day, freedom to me|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-11-28}}
12. ^{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/-City-couple-to-hold-workshop-helping-people-remain-happy/articleshow/51367401.cms|title=City couple to hold workshop helping people remain happy - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-11-28}}
13. ^{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/the-artists-soul-to-celebrate-amitabh-bachchans-life/articleshow/62433367.cms|title=The Artist’s Soul to celebrate Amitabh Bachchan’s life - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-01-10}}
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