Biyon Kattilathu

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Biyon Kattilathu (2020)

Biyon Kattilathu (born April 28, 1984 in Hagen ) is a German author and motivational speaker .

Life

Kattilathu is the son of Indian immigrants and grew up in Hagen in the Ruhr area . His mother came to Germany from Kerala, India , when she was 18 and worked as a nurse. His father later followed and worked in a hospital laboratory. Kattilathu has an older brother. According to his own statement, he came into conflict with the law as a teenager and had to do community hours. He attributes this to the fact that he lacked a positive role model.

Kattilathu studied engineering at the University of Wuppertal and graduated as diploma - Industrial Engineering from. He then did his doctorate in economics on the subject of motivational psychology . In 2016 he started a world record attempt in which he hugged 111 people in one minute. In 2017, he kissed 129 people on the cheek in a similar action. Both events were accompanied by sponsoring campaigns, and the proceeds went to a children's hospice.

Career

Biyon Kattilathu at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2019
Biyon Kattilathu at a live performance (2019)

Kattilathu publishes motivational videos on Facebook , YouTube and Instagram and works as a keynote speaker and motivational speaker. He holds lectures, workshops and practical seminars for corporations and brands such as Schwarzkopf , Vapiano and Bosch . His audio book "Glücksgeschichten: 20 inspiring stories that changed my life", published in 2018, reached number 5 on the Spiegel bestseller list of audio books. As part of the Learn4Life event series , he spoke to Austrian school classes. He gives lectures at schools on a voluntary basis, especially in problem areas. Since 2019 he has been touring in German-speaking countries with his solo program "... Because every day is special", a mixture of motivational training, cabaret and advice packed in anecdotes. In the same year the book “The rickshaw driver who gives away happiness” was published by Graefe und Unzer Verlag and reached number 4 in the Spiegel bestseller list of non-fiction. The book is about a rickshaw driver who drives guests through New Delhi and helps them with their problems and gives advice. At the end of each chapter, the reader can call up a video message in which Kattilathu shows the places in India and reflects on the content. In 2020 he published his second book "Because every day is special: Your diary", which should help to find positive routines. It reached number 20 on the Spiegel bestseller list Life & Health.

Publications

Fiction

Monographs

  • The colors of progress: nine new strategies against black and white thinking . Profiler's Publishing, Bielefeld 2017, ISBN 978-3-945112-49-6 . (2 CDs)
  • Customer satisfaction as an object of investigation in the context of startups , doctoral thesis, 2017, Bergische Universität Wuppertal.

Audio books

  • "The power consciousness: Your six powers for more self-confidence". Optimistic Records ( Universal Music ), 2015.
  • Happiness Stories: 20 Inspirational Stories That Changed My Life . Audiobook, Inderleicht, Vachendorf 2018, ISBN 978-3-96111-381-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Biography Biyon. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Biyon Kattilathu. In: GU online shop. Retrieved May 15, 2020 (German).
  3. ↑ The milieu: Dr. Biyon Kattilathu: "It's cool to be a good person". Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b Thomas Reunert: The art of taking life “easy”. September 2, 2017, accessed on May 15, 2020 (German).
  5. ↑ a b c Biyon Kattilathu: motivational speaker conquers Facebook. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Hagener is hugging the new world record holder. July 16, 2016, accessed on May 15, 2020 (German).
  7. ↑ World record for Niendorf. In: Niendorfer Wochenblatt. July 12, 2017, accessed on May 15, 2020 (German).
  8. ↑ a b c Social media star becomes bestselling author: Biyon Kattilathu makes the jump from the web to print in the SPIEGEL bestseller list, non-fiction book, 4th place. In: Press portal. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Spiegel bestseller 2018: "Glücksgeschichten" by Biyon Kattilathu | Nova MD Nova MD. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Biyon Kattilathu motivated the young people in Leibnitz. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Learn4Life for the first time in the Freistadt district. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
  12. ^ Neven Subotic Foundation: Project with economists from Wuppertal. Retrieved June 8, 2020 .
  13. ↑ DASDIE Events Erfurt: Biyon Kattilathu in DASDIE BRETTL Erfurt. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Biyon Kattilathu: "30,000 people saw my show". December 4, 2019, accessed on May 15, 2020 (German).
  15. ↑ Sonja Möller: Cheers for us. Retrieved May 15, 2020 (German).
  16. ↑ Because every day is special from Biyon Kattilathu - book | Thalia. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
  17. ↑ book report. Retrieved June 8, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Kattilathu, Biyon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German motivational speaker, author and lecturer with Indian roots
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Hagen