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About

Luis Miguel Gallardo

Coach · Certified Hypnotherapist · Keynote Speaker · Author

Luis Miguel Gallardo is a coach, certified hypnotherapist, keynote speaker and author working at the intersection of human flourishing, conscious leadership and contemplative science.

He is the Founder and President of the World Happiness Foundation and World Happiness Fest, and author of Happytalism, The Exponentials of Happiness and Brands & Rousers.

His work has reached more than 10 million people across 45 countries — from boardrooms and government cabinets to monasteries in Bhutan and the United Nations University for Peace.

After twenty years leading global brand and reputation work for some of the world's largest organisations, Luis trained as a clinical hypnotherapist with the Institute of Interpersonal Hypnotherapy and as a Life Between Lives® practitioner with the Michael Newton Institute. He holds the ICF Professional Certified Coach credential (PCC), Master NLP certification, and Certified Mental Health Coach accreditation.

Today he splits his time between Madrid and Miami, holding 1:1 sessions, training new hypnotherapists, certifying Chief Wellbeing Officers, and convening Agoras of leaders around the world.

Numbers

A decade of practice.

10M+
People reached
45
Countries
80+
Global Agoras
670+
CWOs certified

Philosophy

How the practice is held.

One human. Two modalities.

Coaching, NLP and hypnotherapy are not separate practices in this room — they are three lenses on the same person. We use whichever lens serves the transformation in front of us.

Strategy meets soul.

Twenty years of work with the world's most demanding boardrooms taught Luis structure. Twenty years of contemplative practice and clinical hypnotherapy taught him stillness. You get both.

Evidence-based & experiential.

Sessions are grounded in peer-reviewed research on hypnotherapy, positive psychology and neuro-linguistic programming — and in lived practice across 45 countries.

Confidential and unhurried.

Whether you arrive as a private individual, an athlete, or a head of state, the container is the same — quiet, exact, and entirely your own.

Credentials

Trained, certified, accredited.

Luis trained as a clinical hypnotherapist at the Institute of Interpersonal Hypnotherapy and as a Life Between Lives® practitioner with the Michael Newton Institute. His coaching practice is ICF-accredited at the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) level.

ICF MemberICF Member
Professional Certified Coach (PCC)Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
Certified Master Life CoachCertified Master Life Coach
Certified Life CoachCertified Life Coach
Certified Mental Health CoachCertified Mental Health Coach
Master NLP PractitionerMaster NLP Practitioner
INA Accredited MemberINA Accredited Member
Institute of Interpersonal HypnotherapyInstitute of Interpersonal Hypnotherapy
Michael Newton InstituteMichael Newton Institute
Strategy meets soul. Twenty years of boardrooms taught me structure. Twenty years of contemplative practice taught me stillness. The work happens in the middle.
Luis Miguel Gallardo

Stages & rooms

Where the work has been carried.

COP28
US Conference of Mayors
GNH Symposium · Bhutan
EUROTAS · Portugal
UN University for Peace
University of Tampa
TEDx Köenigsallee
Gusi Peace Prize
Represented internationally by BCC Speakers — on a roster shared with
Simon Sinek · Yuval Noah Harari · Deepak Chopra · Tal Ben-Shahar · Steve Wozniak · Mo Gawdat · Jane Goodall · Marc Randolph

Gallery

From the road.