Owen Ó Súilleabháin
Singer, Composer, Leadership Adviser
Master of Arts (first class honors) Peace and Development Studies
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy and Greek and Roman Civilization
Owen Ó Súilleabháin is a singer, composer, and teacher, and believes in the power of art to awaken our most dynamic and creative forms into being. He has worked with some of the greatest leaders in the arts such as director Steven Spielberg, actor Russell Crowe, violinist Nigel Kennedy, The Chieftains and poet David Whyte.
He draws on his experience in performance and on his academic background in philosophy, Greek and Roman civilizations, and Peace Studies as well as the wisdom of Celtic culture to liberate creativity in individuals and organizations. He holds a first-class honors Master’s degree in Peace and Development Studies from the University of Limerick, specializing in national and local hospitality to asylum-seekers in Ireland.
In 2018, Owen co-founded The Studio, a business that inspires leadership, innovation and culture-change through the experience and the inspiration of artistry.
In 2024, he established Inner Soul Circle, an online community of enquiry and experience for those seeking to invigorate new purpose in their lives through the wisdom of Celtic spirituality and the arts. Owen hosts this with his mother Rev. Nóirín Ní Riain Ph.D and his brother Mícheál Moley Ó Súilleabháin.
Owen provides leadership coaching to those who identify as ‘visionary leaders’ - leaders who are pioneering toward new horizons. This work centers on the power of the arts and creativity to inform, inspire and sustain the extraordinary energy and sacrifice that is required of a visionary leader, both on the personal and organizational level.
Some of the organizations that Owen have worked with include, Ebay, PBS, Dreamworks, Bad Robot Studios, the Stanford Storytelling Project, Boston College, COLLINS Design, Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital NYC, The Center for Professional Excellence University of Texas, The Refinery Leadership Partners, Natividad Medical Foundation, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Sounds True Publishing, Rollins College, Kirpalu Center for Yoga, University of St. Thomas Houston, Keane University System of New Hampshire, University of West Florida, Centers for Spiritual Living Seattle and San Jose, Professional Leadership Results, Islandwood Ecological Education Center, International Listening Association, The US Ireland Alliance, The Canada Ireland Foundation, The Teaching Channel, Keeper Solutions.
Videos
Blessings
with David Whyte & Andrew Hinton
The Kate
And for Ireland, I'll not Speak her Name
Discography
Testimonials
“Owen has inherited not only a depth of knowledge, but a stream of creative talent he has made his own. He has become one of Ireland’s most exciting and surprising creative artists, noticed and in demand in Ireland, the UK and the United States.”
— DAVID WHYTE
Poet and Philosopher
“Here are blendings of chant, hymn, and instrumentation so uplifting & mesmerizing they may bring your mind to a complete stop, which is a good thing if your thoughts are anything like some of mine.”
— BILLY COLLINS
Poet and United States Poet Laureate
“A soulful physician of the human heart, whose voice goes straight to what is most in need of healing. He has put me back together again more than once, and I cannot thank him enough.”
— BARBARA BROWN TAYLOR
Theologian and Author of
‘An Altar in the World’.
“Owen is a rare find in the crowded world of coaching because he teaches from a completely different perspective than most in the field do. He uses his lifetime of creating, and learnings about how other greats create, to help clients access that part of themselves that can be overshadowed by our urgencies. The work I have done with Owen has helped me better understand this part of myself and how to bring a spirit and discipline of creating and imagining into my life and my leadership.”
— ANDY BARRENGOS
Chairman & CEO,
Professional Services Organization
“My work life had become unfulfilling and was spilling into my home life. Through my conversations with Owen, I was able to articulate the sources of discontent, identify the behaviors giving me energy, and the nudge towards empowering myself to focusing on myself, my energy, and my creativity, which in the end spills back into home and work.
But this is a generic statement, which could be applied to any successful coaching. The difference Owen applies is in short, Owen. Owen balances the amount of listening and probing to hear your story. Then Owen’s background in creating and music gives him a harmony (pun intended) with hearing your individual creativity. And creativity, however it culminates, is the source of positive energy to drive for yourself and into the world. I have had the fortune to have crossed paths with many coaches in my time, but none had been able to create the lasting change in me quite like Owen.”
— TONY FLANNERY-RYE
Technology Executive