An organization has no limits when it’s employees feel valued.

On-site or Virtual Offerings. Workshops. Leadership Retreats.

Humanity Shared combines mindfulness, awareness, and skill in the business world to help people and their cultures thrive amidst the challenges of working in fast-paced and/or remote workplace environments. We promise to deliver an actionable way to build a culture of inspiration and empowerment that encourages employees to be happier, healthier, energized, and productive. We bring a commitment to creating and growing superior leaders, for themselves, their teams, their families, and any other humans they interact with daily.

Corporate leaders and their employees have an influx of information piling up each day requiring them to be quick and reactive problem solvers. They must also be able to be good listeners, provide feedback, and empower their team members as they strive to meet their personal and collective goals. The foundation of our leadership methodology is to remain present, steady, and vulnerable in one’s role speaking from one’s authentic voice. The result is the ability to be calm, clear, curious, and agile with team members, executives, and customers. 

  • Increase productivity and creativity 

  • Increases overall happiness and contentment at work 

  • Reduces burnout and overwhelm 

  • Increases satisfaction with personal performance 

  • Increase sense of belonging and team participation

  • WHO WE ARE

    We are successful business owners, innovators in the area of workshop and retreat design, and leadership and career coaches.

    We are practitioners with a grounded presence, proven success, and the ability to adapt based on your team’s needs.

    We believe in the importance of this work and making it accessible to every human possible.

  • WHAT YOU WILL TAKE AWAY

    Immediate value through an embodied experience customized for you and your team.

    A shared language with tools to support your personal and professional growth.

    Walk away feeling more connected to yourself and your coworkers.

  • WHAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT

    We value your time and work hard to to understand and compliment your organizational culture.

    Expect us to listen carefully to your needs and requests and to create an interactive and embodied experience for you and your team.

    Expect you and your team to walk away with a shared understanding of how to support each other.

    Expect a feeling of excitement and motivation to continue this work.

Let's Work Together.

Our Leadership Framework

  • An Overview of Embodied Leadership

    Whether we realize it or not we are ALL always leading, every day and every moment of our lives from parenting, to the way we interact with the grocery clerk, to how we show up in the workplace. How we move in the world is a constant choice of being a warning or an example. How we lead is everything.

    Embodied Leadership Defined: Leading self and others with integrity, compassion, and wholeheartedness. Embodied leaders have a personal awareness that they are always leading and impacting those around them—cognitively, emotionally, and physically—and they hold this responsibility with reverence.

    Principles and Skills of Embodied Leadership:

    • To know one's self as well as the skill to guide others around you.

    • To be the courageous voice in the room to speak up for self and others.

    • The skill to know when to step up or step aside to best lead in the moment.

  • Why Embodied Leadership Matters

    Embodied Leadership embraces the idea that each of us is of value and wired with an internal skill set to grow in capacity and awareness. We have evidence across the globe that leaders and their employees are drowning and failing, feeling unsupported, and have more mental health and addiction issues than ever before. The bell curve of traditional models of leadership is driven by values that focus on revenue and growth. The newest data supports embodied leadership; this includes prioritizing the value of each employee as well as collaborative growth that moves projects, people, and companies forward while emphasizing integrity and wellness “doing good by doing well.”

  • Why Embodied Leadership Differs from Any on the Market

    Without Embodiment, we experience our roles from our heads, thoughts, agendas, and fears. The premise of Embodiment is learning to “hold one’s self” with attunement:

    By checking in with your nervous system

    Tuning into your body below the neck

    Learning to come from the wisdom of intuition rather than reaction (fight, flight, and freeze) and/ or the knowledge that lives in our head

    Knowing when to take action or pause from the situation at hand

    Capacity to seek out and speak the truth using essential language

    Developing the skill to have difficult conversations and give feedback

    By being able to ‘hold one’s self, we are also able to hold space for other people. When we hold space for others, we open our hearts, offer unconditional support, and let go of judgment and control. We are willing to walk alongside another person without judging them, making them feel inadequate, trying to fix them, or trying to impact the outcome.

Don’t just take our word for it…

  • Tim McKenna, CBTS | National Account Manager

    My experience with Humanity First has been nothing short of transformative for my professional journey. Through their programs and initiatives, I've not only honed invaluable skills but also cultivated a deeper understanding of empathy, teamwork, and the importance of giving back to the community. The diverse range of opportunities provided by Humanity First allowed me to broaden my horizons and develop crucial skills that have proven instrumental in my career growth. From volunteering in various projects that emphasized collaboration and leadership to participating in workshops that fostered personal development, every experience has contributed significantly to my skill set and outlook. Moreover, the ethos of compassion and service instilled by Humanity First has profoundly influenced my approach to work. By understanding the needs of others and empathizing with different perspectives, I've been able to forge stronger professional relationships and contribute meaningfully to team dynamics.

    Overall, my journey with Humanity First has not only enhanced my professional capabilities but also enriched my life in ways beyond measure. I'm immensely grateful for the opportunities, guidance, and inspiration provided by Taylor and team.

  • Michael Smith, Advanced Concept Engineer | L3 Harris Technologies

    “H1st is about growth. I have drifted in and out of leadership roles for 40 years, but I've grown more as a leader in the past 9 months than I have in those previous years combined. Finally, the way I engage the world has fundamentally changed. Instead of "playing it safe" as I have for my whole life, I find myself leaning in and taking risks - living! - almost every day.”

  • Heidi Ralyea, Vice President Telco Sales | CBTS

    “As corporate leaders, we have so much coming at us requiring us quick reactions and problem solving. We must also be good listeners, provide feedback and empower our team. Humanity Shared opened my eyes to the importance of remaining present, balanced and vulnerable as a leader. I now lead with my authentic voice. I am calm, clear, and curious with my team members, my executives and my customers.“

  • Michele A. Kettles, MD, MSPH Chief Medical Officer | Cooper Clinic

    "Attending Taylor’s talk on the importance of connections was eye-opening. The speaker's down-to-earth style and knack for getting everyone involved made it all feel so achievable. It's amazing how something as simple as connecting with others can enrich our lives so enormously."

  • Polly Donald, Former Head Friends School of Boulder

    “I have been a leader all my life in one way or the other, and Humanity Shared has caused me to step in differently and to understand leadership as service to myself and to others. It has caused me to see possibility in so many places that I hadn’t considered.”

  • Colleen Johnson, Director | The Nature Conservancy

    “Humanity First provided a refreshingly different and profound approach to “leadership training” than others in my 25 year career. It taught me how to access the most authentic, grounded and best parts of myself to serve those around me. I find myself leading with openness and curiosity instead of simply driving to fix other’s dilemmas and problems. I would describe the training as rich, transformative and incredibly powerful.”

  • Jennifer Casavecchia. Owner of Nature’s Design | Steamboat Springs

    “I was taught to stand on my feet, get grounded and speak from my heart to share what is true. To enter the room you need to use your voice, connect, give feedback, and know that we are all just human. Humanity First has shown me the big disconnect which is CONNECTING to self and to HUMANS, which has been my guide.”

  • Alexandra Heerdegen, Yoga Teacher Women’s Prison, Denver

    “All these experiences have caused me to do things I otherwise wouldn’t have done. H1 has so far helped me shine light on dark areas inside myself that I have been mostly avoiding throughout my life. It has helped me dismantle the armor I have put up throughout the decades.”

  • Phil Anson, Self-Employed | Natural Foods Entrepreneur and Business Advisor

    Humanity First has been transformational for me - not just personally, but professionally. Many of the concepts I've learned - including vulnerability, giving and receiving feedback, calling people in (not out), and speaking my truth, are as powerful professionally as they are personally. I'm a General Manager / CEO type and have found that the folks I work with are yearning for what Humanity First teaches - it's often what's missing in organizations and cultures that we experience as inauthentic, tone deaf, and not interested in capturing the best of people's contributions. When I first joined Humanity First I thought I was only doing it for my personal life, so I was pleasantly surprised when I realized that the learnings have helped make me a much better, more empathetic, and powerful leader and contributor in my business life.

Cost of Not Changing in the Workplace

We can’t deny the impact of the Great Resignation. Employers are working harder than ever before to retain and hire quality employees. We believe the companies that utilize Embodied Leadership will thrive in the years following the Great Resignation. One of the most profound impacts of not adopting Embodied

Leadership is the continued unhappiness of employees, which ultimately results in a loss of productivity, creativity, overall effectiveness, and a toxic work environment.