Kasia Urbaniak is internationally recognized as a leading authority on hidden power dynamics, uniquely combining nearly two decades of experience as a professional dominatrix with 17 years of training in Taoist Alchemy under female mystics in China. She is the Founder and CEO of The Academy, where she has worked with thousands of ambitious women—including executives, entrepreneurs, artists, and thought leaders—helping them command authority, influence, and presence.

Kasia has delivered lectures at institutions such as the Yale School of Management, Wharton, and the U.S. Navy ROTC. Her TEDx talk, “One Simple Trick to Reclaim Your Power,” was attended by over 10,000 people. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, Forbes, Vogue, and Vanity Fair.

Kasia is also the author of Unbound: A Woman’s Guide to Power and continues to redefine female power with precision, vision, and fierce compassion.