Meet Steph
A celebrated facilitator, coach, author, speaker and trainer - and leader of the most difficult conversations of our lives.
Hi, I'm Steph
My work is in the space between us: between the public and government; between citizens and their neighbours; between leaders and their teams...usually when there is conflict or high emotion.
In this space, we can solve our problems and find a way forward - together.
It's people that matter to me. People, and the shift from conflict to possibility that happens when we have Brave, Honest Conversations together. Conversations that change each of us, and the world around us too.
What I Do
I step bravely into conflict and create safe spaces for real, raw conversations. I lead sessions where people feel valued, seen and understood. I help people connect to each other, find solutions to their challenges, and create new possibilities.
I work with big groups - thousands of people - and in small, intimate dialogues. I convene elected officials, CEO's, community leaders and that lady down the street. So we can all talk together in brave, productive ways about the stuff that matters most.
I'm bold, fierce, brave. Generous and open-hearted. Irreverent and tough. I put it all on the table for discussion in service to creating safe ways to work through the mess and find a way forward that is more possible, more sustainable and more radical than what you imagined.
I choose to believe in the possible and in potential.
Potential to change, grow and stretch - for all of us.
I build better leaders. I solve tough challenges. I help you talk about the stuff you think you can't talk about in your organization and community. I create spaces where we can transform problems to possibilities.
I am in service to your growth and I give it my all every time. I've got your back, and I love a good challenge. Having fun along the way helps too!
What I Don't Do
I don't work with just anyone. I look for partners who really want change, who know there must be a different way to live and act in their communities and organizations.
I don't take myself too seriously. Life is short, and getting to do this work is a gift I'm grateful for every day. A little irreverence goes a long way to remembering that the journey is as important as the destination.
I don't always get it right. Conflict is messy and imperfect, and so are humans. The more we try and fail, the more we learn. Cultivating an open heart and an open mind will always take you further than being risk averse.
""Congratulations on all the work you are doing... stepping out so powerfully about the need for "brave, honest conversations". So much depends on the context, of course - yet when we are able to listen beyond the initial provocation, even to what is usually considered "hateful stuff", so much unexpected transformation can happen... ""
WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT
"Steph is a clearly an adept teacher; but the content was not easy - and her comfort with it really shone through. Her expertise an manner of being were equally important to the success of this course. Not just anyone can teach this content - I heard a great thing lately, that I think is relevant here: Steph succeeded in 'absorbing chaos, extending calm and giving hope'."
WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT
"It's people that matter. People, and the shift from conflict to possibility that happens when we have Brave, Honest Conversations together. Conversations that change each of us, and the world around us too."