HELENA ÅHMAN’S BACKGROUND

What is your passion? Hunting Minds' founder, Helena Åhman, is passionate to understand the human mind and brain. She has experience of the subject from following angles:

Coach for Leadership teams and Boards

Helena has PhD in Work Psychology and is also Master of Education. She has coached Leadership Teams and Boads successfully and developed new tools on the area with her partners.

CEO of top brand Miele says: "Helena is practical coach and mentor who has helped our leadership team and me to develop tremendously."

Praised Speaker

Helena was awarded MY SPEAKER OF THE YEAR-award 2022 as well as SPEAKER OF THE YEAR-title 2015 by Speakersforum and TOP 3 CHANGEMAKER OF THE YEAR-nomination 2019 by EventoAwards and she was a finalist in TOPIC OF THE YEAR 2019 award category. She has been ranked among most valued business speakers in Finland several times.

SME of Human Mind

Her doctoral thesis was most sold thesis at it's time. She has run courses on Human Mind and Brain with Dr Leenamaija Otala at Aalto University, and has lectured on the topic e.g. at the New York University. She has also studied neuroleadership.

Acclaimed writer

Helena's books have won the LITERATURE PRIZE FOR THE BEST BUSINESS BOOK in Finland three times, 2019-2020, 2017-2018 (with Dr. Harri Gustafsberg) and 2011-2012. Her two books won the public poll for the best business book. She has written several non-fiction books, see more on Research and publications.

Crime novelist

Helena's her first crime novel was will published in autumn 2016.

Photographer

Helena has studied photography at International Center of Photography in New York. She continues her studies yearly in Tuscany at TPW. Last five of her books have been illustrated with her photographs.