Oksana Kolesnikova has had a remarkable life. Born in Siberia, Oksana fell in love with the subtlety of the piano when she was just five years old. Her family had just moved to Kazakhstan from Siberia, Russia, and this is where she began taking her classical piano lessons. Filled with inspiration and drive on her one true goal, that is to embrace her talent, she went on to win several awards and embarked on her endeavor to be the renowned pianist-turned-businesswoman that we know today.

For Oksana, it was a blessing to be brought up by parents who were educators. Parents who were continuously seeking more opportunities for their children to give in to their innate flair. When the Soviet Union was dissolved, Oksana emigrated to the U.S. with her family and settled down in St. Petersburg, Florida.

As she was exploring her passion for music at St. Petersburg College, she won the Florida State Young Artists Symposium Competition as a junior which secured her a scholarship to the prestigious School of Music at Florida State University. When she graduated with honors in 2001, she started playing as a performer across Florida. Today we know her as a pianist, composer, educator, innovative music and language curriculum developer, and a personal mentor to the franchise owners of Oksana® Enrichment Programs.

A legacy of passion and hard work
Oksana’s gigs included charitable and business galas, private events, and a recurring booking on the Home Shopping Network. She had a growing fanbase and was thrilled to showcase her talent on such a vast scale. In 1999, when she was attending a birthday party, little did she know that she would fall in love with the celebrant. Alex and Oksana got married just a year later, and together they launched the most remarkable and creative journey.

Alex became her career manager/business partner and helped Oksana build a strong qualified network around the globe. In 2003, she became the first Russian-American woman pianist to play for the U.S. Troops in Italy, Spain, and Greece and later completed two world tours on behalf of the MWR Department of the U.S. Navy including stops in Guam, Korea, Japan, Okinawa, and Singapore. Not to mention, she also had the honor of performing for the U.N. officials in Larissa, Greece. 2006 became the next momentous year in her life when she proudly received her U.S. citizenship and gave a performance at the Salento International Film Festival on opening night. This opportunity made her think and she decided to move to Beverly Hills, California, the epicenter of the entertainment world.