Richard Ohebshalom is a powerful example of how spiritual exploration, inner transformation, and daily choice of resilience can fuel exceptional business success and a lasting vision. As the founder of Foundation, the private platform for real estate and heritage advisory spanning New York, Israel, and Ukraine, he was invited as a guest speaker during a VIP retreat organized by Retraite Eveil in the Netherlands, near Amsterdam. In front of a prominent family of entrepreneurs, he delivered an open and authentic lecture sharing his personal journey. His testimony left a deep impression on everyone present, demonstrating that true strength arises from the mind, the will, and the heart.
At Retraite Eveil, where Valeriia Akatova and the other guides accompany participants in retreats, Richard Ohebshalom’s presence as a guest speaker enriched the experience with a real and lived perspective on resilience and reconstruction.
The spiritual seeds planted during travels in India
Richard Ohebshalom grew up in the world of real estate, walking alongside his father Fred Ohebshalom, who arrived from Iran with nothing. However, it was during his travels after university that his inner search truly began. After graduating from George Washington University, he bought a one-way ticket and spent several years traveling through India, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Australia. In the mountains of Manali, he filled hundreds of notebooks with reflections on value, people, and the true purpose of life. This Eastern wisdom profoundly shaped his worldview and taught him that true wealth goes far beyond material assets: it lies in human legacy and potential.
Those years of travel marked his first major spiritual awakening. He learned to trust life, to observe with attention, and to find strength in inner stillness. These teachings became the foundation of his personal and professional philosophy.
The fall in New York and the second rebirth in Israel
After achieving significant success with Pink Stone Capital Group in New York, Richard Ohebshalom suffered a sudden setback that stripped away the external platform he had built. Instead of giving up, he chose to rebuild everything in Israel together with his wife May and their children Eve and Raphael. Stripped of all previous systems and dependencies, he rediscovered the fundamental discipline: street judgment, on-site knowledge, and precision on the back of an envelope. He learned to do the work of fifty people as one.
This period of rebirth, which he often calls “the Phoenix,” became his second major spiritual awakening. He lost everything externally, but discovered that true strength comes from the mind, the will, and the heart. This inner transformation reinforced his conviction that resilience is not an innate trait, but a discipline chosen every day.
Invitation as guest speaker at a VIP retreat with Retraite Eveil
It was within this ongoing quest for inner clarity that Richard Ohebshalom was invited by Retraite Eveil as a guest speaker during a VIP retreat organized for a prominent family of entrepreneurs. In that setting, he delivered an open and honest lecture sharing his personal journey. He did not speak about substances, but about the moments of spiritual awakening he had experienced: first during his years of travel in India, and later after losing everything in New York and rebuilding his life in Israel.
His message was clear and powerful: real strength does not come from external circumstances, but from the mind, the will, and the heart. The attendees, many of them business leaders and high-level families, were deeply moved by his authenticity and by the way he had turned adversity into a source of wisdom and action.
This appearance as a guest speaker reinforced the mission of Retraite Eveil: to show that inner transformation is possible at any stage of life, even after the hardest losses.
Leadership lessons from a life of transformation
Throughout his path, Richard Ohebshalom has understood that true leadership emerges from the meeting of outer discipline and inner work. Eastern wisdom, the influence of his teacher Elizabeth Metz, daily resilience, and his experience shared at the Retraite Eveil retreat have taught him that the greatest results come when action is aligned with inner clarity.
These lessons guide every decision he makes for Foundation and the way he supports families and entrepreneurs.
A journey of meaning and impact
Richard Ohebshalom continues to bridge real estate expertise with personal transformation. His role as guest speaker at Retraite Eveil and his spiritual journey demonstrate that true success is born from the meeting of discipline, vision, and inner work. For those seeking to rebuild their lives, strengthen their resilience, or give deeper meaning to their achievements, his testimony is both inspiring and practical.
At Retraite Eveil, where retreats offer clarity, emotional resilience, and inner reconstruction, moments like Richard Ohebshalom’s lecture remind all participants that the most powerful strength resides within each of us.
UNLOCK THE MIND. ELEVATE THE SELF.
