Ariane Tavakol
THE RIGHT INTRODUCTIONS
Sometimes the missing piece is a person, with a clear reason to meet.
Conversations worth having
Panels, interviews, and editorial conversations that give people something worth listening to.
EXPERIENCES THAT DO A JOB
The concept, people, and setting, shaped around what you want to achieve.
People remember how a room made them feel. They also remember whether anything came of it.
"Your questions were deep and made me think."
— Richard Orlinski - Artist
I grew up between continents before I knew that was unusual. Five cities, four countries, three continents, one early lesson: the person in the room who adapts fastest reads it best. I became very good at reading rooms. I became very good at asking the question nobody else thought to ask.
I've sat down with scientists, Olympians, Michelin-starred chefs, surgeons, artists, CEOs, and the occasional shark. What none of them expected was that the conversation would go where it went. That's not luck. That's practice.
The format changes. My job doesn’t: help people drop the script and have a real conversation.
The Positioning
The
Connector.
I notice who should meet, which question hasn’t been asked, and when a room is ready to go somewhere more interesting. It’s what I do now, whether I’m hosting a panel, gathering people around a table, or interviewing someone I’m curious about.
WORK WITH ME
Services.
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Purposeful Introductions
Sometimes the missing piece is a person: a potential client, collaborator, speaker, creative, venue, or partner.
I make selected introductions where there is a clear reason to meet and mutual interest.
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Curated Gatherings
A launch, dinner, salon, or community gathering shaped around your objective: sales, new clients, visibility, connection, or partnerships.
Scope can include strategy, guest curation, collaborators, programming, brand storytelling, commercial touchpoints, hosting, and follow-up.
BOUDOIR.
People from different creative worlds, brought together through performance, art, music, and conversation.
IN THE ROOM
What it
looks like.
"Working with Ariane was an absolute pleasure. She conducted a fantastic interview that was both comfortable and dynamic. I'm incredibly pleased with how the interview turned out."
— Kevin Harrington, the Original Shark Tank
"To know the right questions to ask, to get the best out of someone, is a real skill.
Ariane doesn't ask the usual questions. She reads you, sees the person underneath,
and identifies what makes you tick from the heart."
— Tess Aziz, Head of Client Experiences
"Our interview was the most fun of the day. You came with questions that were outside the box and unexpected. Your questions were deep and made me think."
— Richard Orlinski, French artist
"Boudoir showed me that Switzerland holds the world, and that sometimes, a single evening can open a new direction. There, Ariane Tavakol and her creative friends brought together filmmakers, DJs, entrepreneurs and free spirits whose encounters helped me imagine new possibilities. Boudoir opened something in me: the possibility of belonging, creating and being in ways I had not yet imagined."
— Tallulah Patricia Bär, Founder of AfroSwissters
"Ariane has a remarkable to make conversations feel effortless. She brings a rare mix of warmth, humour, curiosity, and professionalism. Whether behind a microphone or in front of a room, she has a natural way of putting people at ease and helping real conversations happen.
—Gabrielle Tay, Founder of Action For Women
THE INTERVAL
Each salon is built around one strong question that doesn't let people stay in polite territory. Not a networking event. Not a workshop. A structured conversation space where something slightly uncomfortable is allowed to surface.
The gathering is the room where the conversation you couldn't have at dinner finally happens. Small groups. Chosen deliberately. One question that matters more than it first appears.
Each gathering begins with one question and a carefully chosen mix of women. I guide the conversation, leaving everyone free to take part in their own way.
FORMAT
Small group. In person. Zurich and select cities.
Who It's For
Scientists, artists, lawyers, entrepreneurs, people who read things.
How to Join
By invitation or direct inquiry. No application form.
What to Expect
To leave thinking about something you hadn't thought about before.
Recent Episodes
The unsaid.
Every episode.
People I’m curious about. Questions that explore what they think and what they’ve lived through.
A question worth thinking about:
“What if things don’t get better for a while? How do you live until then?”
In conversation with Dominique Stelling.
The Background
Ariane Tavakol
Connector. Interviewer. Host.
From Zurich, across Europe and three continents. I've lived between cultures since I was eight, which means I learned early that the fastest way to understand someone is to find the question they've never been asked before.
I've spent years bringing extraordinary people into conversation: entrepreneurs, Olympians, Michelin-starred chefs, surgeons, artists, scientists, and a few proper sharks. What I've learned is that the most interesting thing about any of them is never what's on their resume. It's what they've had to feel their way through.
I bring people into conversations they might not otherwise have. Sometimes that’s on stage. Sometimes it begins around a dinner table or behind a microphone.
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Host, Call Me Sensitive Podcast
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Founder, The Salon series
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Event moderator and panel host
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Worked with Action For Women, Breitling, Swiss Re, Hotel Vitznauerhof, and others
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Based in Zurich. Available globally.
Worked with
Action For Women Breitling Essence Women
Swiss Re House of Interiors House of Nomads BossLadies
have something in mind?
Tell me what you want to achieve
We’ll discuss the objective, scope, responsibilities, and fee, so you know what you’re saying yes to.