The corporate mystic is a well-established archetype. Diane von Furstenberg and Sony co-founder Akio Morita used psychics, as have executives at Euro-Disney and CAA. Former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann was enthralled with Jewish mysticism. John Donovan, former CEO of AT&T Communications, and Craig Kallman, CEO of Atlantic Records, use the same intuitive. Even Steve Jobs had a spiritual advisor. And while the presence of these corporate psychics is often mocked — see Gavin Belson’s spiritual advisor, Denpok Singh, in Silicon Valley — the executives who consult them consider them a crucial part of their businesses.
“Myth: Business is suspicious of intuition. Fact: Businesses are in for anything that works,” Laura Day, a psychic to CEOs and celebrities, tells Mic.
