When you lead with an Improv Mindset, your team’s performance will shine.
We playfully partner with organizations who are serious about their people. Through improv-based professional development, we transform how leaders and teams connect, communicate, and collaborate.
“Everyone in the world should take part in these sessions - they reignite your brain.” - Ellie Power
“This is the highlight of my month... when I see this on my calendar, I know it's going to be a good day.” - Alex Ojeda
Come Play With Us!
Whether you're a leader in an organization, navigating career change, or just want more energy and confidence in your life, join us the last Tuesday of every month on Zoom for a free hour of improv-based play to help you practice the skills you'll need to confidently face whatever life throws at you.
Register for free here or using the calendar below. We hope to play with you soon!
Workshops & Programs for Organizations
Our programs give teams new tools to innovate, cooperate, and create together. The mindsets and tools we teach help leaders respond to the unexpected with grace and resilience. We build the muscles of confidence, communication, and collaboration so your team can do their best work, no matter what comes their way.
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An energizing virtual hour that fosters team connection, innovation, and introduces elements of the improv mindset.
Format: 60-90 minute virtual or in-person session, can be offered as a series for ongoing support.
Investment: Minimum $2000 with multi-session and non-profit discounts available.
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Designed for people and project managers seeking to expand their communication and collaboration toolkit to lead more effectively through uncertainty and conflict.
Format: 2-3 hour virtual workshop, offered as one or two sessions.
Investment: Pricing based on size of group and level of requested customization.
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A cohort-based small group coaching program for managers and leaders looking to navigate uncertainty with confidence and build trust within their teams.
Format: Four 1-hour virtual sessions held weekly plus individual coaching.
Investment: Pricing based on size of group and number of 1:1 coaching sessions.
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We specialize in (and love!) creating custom programs designed specifically for your organization's goals and challenges.
Format: In-person, virtual or hybrid workshops tailored to fit your organization's structure and preferences.
Investment: Custom pricing based on the scope and complexity
Managing with an Improv Mindset Participant
“This was the best ‘work’ workshop I’ve ever attended.”
Leading with an Improv Mindset Participant
“I can see I'm not the same person coming out as I was going in.”
Meet our Team
What makes our team brilliant? Our talent is creating supportive and energizing spaces where leaders and teams grow beyond what they thought was possible.
As certified leadership coaches, playful facilitators, and enthusiastic improvisers who have held IC and Director-level positions in tech and non-profits, our secret sauce is mixing coaching-backed approaches that propel people towards their goals with our practical experience leading teams inside complex organizations.
We’ve performed on stage in front of audiences across the country, spoken at venues including SXSW, and were personally transformed by the Improv Mindset. We are excited to bring it to bear for you and your team so you can start experiencing better collaboration, confidence, and cohesion.
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Co-founder, Lead Facilitator, 🐕Person
Jordan is a leadership coach, facilitator, and trainer. He’s the founder of FishTree, where we make it safe, fun, and possible to do hard things at work.
After two decades as a manager, technologist, and digital strategy consultant to some of the most impactful organizations in the world, he pivoted his career to focus on the aspects of his work that brought him the most joy: training, facilitating, and coaching.
Jordan is an expert at engaging remote audiences, and has led trainings and workshops at organizations and venues including Feeding America, The Clinton Foundation, Time Inc, Estee Lauder, the UN, and SXSW, where his workshop was voted an audience favorite.
He is passionate about the power of coaching and facilitation to unlock the potential of individuals and groups.
Jordan is also a musician and improviser who has performed improvised comedy all over the country.
Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn
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Co-founder, Lead Facilitator, 🐈Person
Sarah Filman is a leadership coach, team development facilitator, and improv performer. She is the founder of Playful Perspectives, with a mission to help leaders and their teams connect, create, and thrive by dissolving the work/play divide.
An experienced people leader and technical product manager, Sarah has brought her heart and humor to engineering and product teams for over fourteen years, including Microsoft and the Code.org leadership team.
She is passionate about helping mission-driven people find their authentic leadership style so they can lead teams, projects, and their lives with confidence and joy.
Additional areas of coaching focus include navigating complex work relationships, transitioning into management from technical roles, and finding wellness at work.
A highly-sensitive introvert with a penchant for puns and forest bathing, Sarah loves to nerd out about marine invertebrates, board games, and comedy.
Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn
Our team has partnered with…
“First off, the workshop was fun, engaging, and well structured. That alone would have been worth it. But the real value is how I was able to take this into my daily work life: being more collaborative, bringing that improvisational sense of joy, making others look brilliant, recognizing when I am ‘Yes, But’ instead of ‘Yes, And.’”
-Managing with an Improv Mindset Participant
Is your team ready to grow?
Get in touch!
We’re excited to hear from you and explore what we can build, together. It all starts with a quick note here, and we’ll be in touch shortly with our suggested next steps.
