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cess at McKinsey and Microsoft, as a Managing Direc-
tor at a venture capital fund, and as founder or executive at 5 startups and tech companies. But after years
of chasing a non-existent state of nirvana, Nataly suffered a debilitating burnout that led her to find a new
way to live and work.
Nataly is a sought-after international keynote speaker
and has appeared in hundreds of media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review,
The New York Times, TEDx Boston and SXSW. She is
the founder of Happier, Inc. and has worked with hundreds of top companies, teams, and leaders through
her Happier @ Work and leadership programs.
Nataly is the author of Happier Now, The Awesome Human Project, and The Awesome Human Journal, and
hosts The Awesome Human Podcast that people call
their "best-self hour". Nataly began painting when she
turned 40 and is a self-taught abstract artist. She
loves yellow, overuses the word "awesome", and is the
funniest person in her family. (Just ask her husband
and daughter, her favorite Awesome Humans.)
For more, please visit natalykogan.com.
Best-selling author. Keynote speaker. Serial
entrepreneur. Mindset mentor to leaders with
purpose. Hope inspirer.
A leading expert on emotional fitness and leadership,
Nataly Kogan is an entrepreneur, best-selling author,
and keynote speaker on a mission to activate millions
of people to struggle less, thrive more, and embrace
their Awesome Human!
Nataly immigrated to the US as a refugee from the former Soviet Union when she was 13 years old. Starting
her American life in the projects and on welfare, she
learned English by watching "Who's the Boss?" on repeat. She went on to reach the highest levels of suc50 | God Works Magazine | May/June 2024