Julien Blanc is a Swiss dating coach, pickup artist, and self-help speaker from Morges.
He is an executive coach for the Los Angeles-based company Real Social Dynamics.
According to an article published by Time, he describes himself as an "international leader in dating advice".In November 2014, Blanc became the subject of multiple social media campaigns alleging that his dating advice encourages sexual violence and abuse, and involving multiple petitions on those grounds to deny him entry to several nations.
On November 17, Blanc made an appearance on CNN rebutting these accusations, stating that evidence against him does not reflect his teaching, and that it was taken out of context.
Blanc has formally been banned from entry to Australia, the United Kingdom and Singapore.