The Center for Brave Communication

08/27/2026

Trust. Focus. Enthusiasm.

Those are the three things you need from your team in order to maintain performance while you navigate change or rapid growth ...and they're usually first things to take a massive hit.

In the presence of uncertainty, its natural for team members to imagine the worst case scenario and get overwhelmed by it.

It's natural for fear to make folks prickly and reactive... which stirs up frustration and drama that distracts people from doing their best.

But of course - in pivotal moments, your people's ability to focus, deliver, collaborate and perform matters more than ever.

The Resilient Culture Training Program teaches practical processes to navigate conflict, disagreement and uncertainty without letting them fester and grow into performance issues, missed deadlines, disengagement and turnover.

Our work is rooted in improv, neuroscience and evidence-based behavior change methods.

Navigating change is hard, but it doesn't have to cost you great customers or team members. When teams navigate brave conversations (with leadership, with each other and with customers) effectively, they can drive results even when times are challenging.

If this resonates, send me a message! We would love to talk with you and share more about the Resilient Culture Training Program. We can help you protect trust, focus and enthusiasm within your team as you navigate change.

08/11/2026

Who wants to play pickleball with me (and my family!) on Wednesday evening?! August 12, 2026!

Medina SHRM is hosting the coolest possible networking event, and I'm looking forward to kicking someone's butt on the court ...after sharing about the core tenants of improv and how they help us connect authentically at networking events.

(I talk a big game, but to be clear: by "kick someone's butt," I definitely mean "do my best not to throw my back out and risk saying a bunch of bad words in a professional environment." 😂 )

Thank you to Steve Mosher for inviting me, Paylocity and OneDigital for sponsoring and SHRM-MEDINA COUNTY for having me as a part of your event! I'm grateful for the opportunity to introduce my company, The Center for Brave Communication, and connect with the local HR community.

If you're in HR in the Northeast OH area, I'd love to meet you on the court, or at The CBC's table. The registration link is in the comments!

07/23/2026

A Quick Intro from Our Founder! 🥁🥁🥁🥁

07/23/2026

After much reflection and growth, we are thrilled to officially introduce ourselves as The Center for Brave Communication.
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Our name has changed, but everything you've come to know and trust about us remains exactly the same. We still have the same passionate, interdisciplinary team committed to helping organizations build the trust, communication skills, and resilient cultures they need to thrive, especially through seasons of change.🍃
Through our signature Mindful Improv Thinking® framework, we continue to help teams and leaders navigate M&A transitions, leadership changes, and rapid growth with less tension, less turnover, and more meaningful collaboration.
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We would love your help spreading the word. If our work has meant something to you, please share this post so more organizations can find us and start building braver, stronger cultures together.
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We believe that brave communication is at the heart of every high-performing team, and this new name reflects that belief more powerfully than ever.
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And to our incredible community…Thank you! Your support, trust, and partnership have brought us to this moment, and we are so grateful to be on this journey with you.
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10/03/2024

Forgiveness is the most important leadership skill.

Why? Because it frees us from the distractions of resentment, suspicion, self-loathing and shame.

Those are collaboration killers, innovation killers and things that distract us with proving/perfecting rather than **serving** our teams.

I've said it once and I'll say it again:

📣 If you're not serving, you're not leading. 📣

Forgiveness helps us be the leaders we mean to be more consistently, and it helps us create more joy and genuine peace in our experience of leadership... and of being adult humans. 💛

There is still room on my fall calendar for a few more in-person leadership retreats. If you're bringing your team together, and you'd like to equip them for leadership on a soul-level, I'd love to talk with you!

03/07/2023

Sometimes, in order to protect your own joy, you have to forgive someone who didn't officially do anything wrong. More on that in this video:

My book is called The Funny Thing About Forgiveness, and you can find it here: https://www.andbeyondimprov.com/book.htmlEVERY DAY FORGIVENESS (WHEN YOU'RE FE...

02/17/2023

Absolutely loved this conversation on the None of Your Business podcast! Thanks so much for having me :)

All of life is improv according to Andrea Flack-Wetherald. As a comedian, author, and speaker, Andrea helps teams and corporations build better relationships...