Dr. Sebastian Stanculescu: Two Decades Dedicated to Authentic Personal Development

Discover the remarkable journey of Dr. Sebastian Stanculescu — professor, trainer, and author — with over 20 years of experience in personal development and mentoring hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.

Dr. Sebastian Stanculescu is a professor at the University of Bucharest, a collaborator with Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna and the University of Vienna. He has been working for over two decades to cultivate a culture of authentic personal development. As a lecturer, trainer, author, and mentor, he has delivered more than five thousand conferences and over a thousand training sessions for hundreds of thousands of people around the world. He is also the creator of one of the most complex modern applications for personal and spiritual development.

C&B: How would you describe yourself in a single sentence to spark the curiosity of those who don’t know you yet?

Sebastian Stanculescu: In a world more concerned with product and label than with substance, I am grateful to have been active in the fields of personal development, brand psychology, and character formation for over two decades.

C&B: If we were to look at a narrative thread of your evolution, what were the key moments that defined you?

Sebastian Stanculescu: Starting from my first workshops and books, an extraordinary community of psychologists, doctors, trainers, and entrepreneurs has formed around me—people who have grown alongside me. Until 2015, my activity was primarily local, but after 2016 I was increasingly invited to major cities around the world to give lectures, courses, and workshops for thousands of people. Today, there are over 50,000 participants in our events, more than 800,000 readers of my books, and many users of our app, ProfessorApp.

C&B: What has been the most difficult moment in your journey so far, and how did you overcome it?

Sebastian Stanculescu: Probably the most difficult moment in my professional journey wasn’t caused by the 2008 economic crisis or the 2020 pandemic, but rather by the fact that, living in a post-communist country, Romania in recent decades is still a place where imposture and political influence hinder certain initiatives of the free entrepreneurial environment. Waiting up to a year for permits, never-ending bureaucracy and paperwork—you surely know what I’m talking about.

C&B: Has there always been a dream or ambition that guided you, regardless of obstacles?

Sebastian Stanculescu: I’ve always been guided by my ideal of creating complete, valuable, and useful tools for as many people as possible, knowing that people will always appreciate value in relation to time and quality—not just trends. That’s what brought us to where we are today, and we know we’ll continue to grow, especially thanks to our extensive experience with modern technologies.

C&B: What were you like at the beginning of your journey, and how do you feel you’ve transformed over time?

Sebastian Stanculescu: At the start, I was definitely more naïve, more idealistic, and more impatient. But years of experience have taught me that lasting projects are built over time—with perseverance.

C&B: If we met your team or collaborators, what do you think they would say about you?

Sebastian Stanculescu: Our collaborators often recommend other collaborators to us, which is the best feedback we could ask for. We have many clients who’ve been with us for over 10 years, and it’s a great honor when collaborators return after 20 years—that’s the highest recognition of the work we’ve done. That’s also where we draw our enthusiasm and motivation to grow our projects for an even greater impact in the future.

Our team has always found a warm, family-like environment with us. I like to keep people close and to know they’re doing well personally, not just professionally.

C&B: What’s the most important decision you’ve made that changed your trajectory?

Sebastian Stanculescu: Probably the shift to online and the development of our mobile app, which radically improved accessibility to our services.

C&B: How did you develop your leadership style or decision-making approach? Was it a natural process or something learned?

Sebastian Stanculescu: I’m truly grateful to be one of those people with a natural talent for working with large teams across thousands of projects. Without that gift, many of our results would have been much harder to achieve.

C&B: What do you believe sets your business or professional approach apart from the rest of the industry?

Sebastian Stanculescu: In the personal development industry, many workshops, trainings, and one-off products ride the wave of temporary campaigns. New waves often bring new personalities who fade away a year or two after their rise. We’ve been here for over two decades, and all of our clients know that our projects are not only highly accessible—they’re also consistent, well-paced, tailored to their needs, and highly stable.

C&B: What does a typical day look like for you now, and which moments bring you the most satisfaction?

Sebastian Stanculescu: What I enjoy most are the meetings with people—seeing both longtime and new clients again, connecting with individuals and their life stories. There are days when I work more than 10 hours, but the joy of my clients’ results always makes up for any possible fatigue.

C&B: What values or principles guide you in your work, and how do you apply them day to day?

Sebastian Stanculescu: My core principle is both simple and profound: if the people who benefit from our services are happier, healthier, and more accomplished, not only will they return to us, but we also know that we’re contributing to a better and more balanced world. That is the most important ideal behind the thousands of projects we’ve carried out.

C&B: How did you come up with the idea to launch this project, and why this name?

Sebastian Stanculescu: Because my national project has been associated with my name and the Romanian brand that carried my name for 20 years, expanding globally meant developing ProfessorApp—a name that describes the role of the services we offer: to provide psychological, entrepreneurial, and cultural education for more and more people around the world.

C&B: If you were to send a message to those who follow your example, what would it be?

Sebastian Stanculescu: My message to the thousands of students and trainees who want to build something lasting is simple: perseverance and consistency in your efforts can take you anywhere.