mox·ie (mŏksē) n.

1. The ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage.
2. Energy; initiative.
3. Skill; know-how.

We at Creativity Partners are building a movement for inclusive and powerful workplaces. We train leaders at all levels who want to speak up, be heard, and make a deep and positive impact. We bring new practices to leaders who aspire to interrupt inequities, build empowered teams, and transform the workplace.

Introducing

Grow Your Moxie
(G.Y.M.)

How do YOU fortify your moxie when running up against narrow definitions of success, leadership presence, and professionalism?

How do YOU make a positive impact when you use your voice only to get shrugged off?

How do YOU stay true to your uniqueness when the norms around you don’t fit?

How do YOU calculate when to speak up and when it’s best to stay silent?

What’s within YOUR sphere of influence when working in a command and control environment?

We understand how hard this can be; that's why we arm you with effective practices and strategies to dismantle the barriers to power and opportunity.

Join us in creating a work life where everyone feels fully respected for their expertise, talents, and contributions.

G.Y.M. is a three part program.

Act One: The Inner Work

Ava DuVernay, the first Black woman to direct a film nominated for Best Picture Oscar, said, “I’m less interested in banging down the door of some man who doesn’t want me there. I’m more about building my own house.” To be moxie means to focus our energy on building a new house, a new world. We don’t want to play by the old rules. It’s time to adopt new, game changing rules!

In Act One of The Gym Program, we're going to stretch.

Why don't we speak up?
Exploring power dynamics
Reframing our limiting stories
Navigating stress reactions
Understanding disempowerment
Embracing a powerful mindset

Act Two: The Outer Work

In Act Two, we're going to amplify your voice. How do you activate the power you have when you’re in a meeting and can’t get a word in edgewise? How about when you have a boss who has a knack for making you feel less than? As an ally, how do you elevate the voices of others?

We're going to use Act Two to strengthen.

Crafting your powerful narrative
Self-promoting without the ick
Elevating your voice
Building trust
Building your community
Calculating whether to speak up
Code switching with choice and intentionality

Act Three: The Together Work

Now that you’ve warmed up and feel stronger and more flexible, we’ll practice supercharging your listening, gearing up for high-stakes conversations, and standing up for the promotion, the respect, the job, the airtime, the credit, and the greater good. It's time to maximize your impact.

In Act Three, we're going to soar.

Standing in your power
Telling a compelling story
Speaking Publicly
Practicing constructive disruption
Speaking truth to power
Getting the Boss’ buy-in
Dealing with Resistance

That all sounds great. But ... what is it? What do I get?

This is the content preview for the pilot of the G.Y.M. Program - the program will be expanded significantly at full launch.

Features below show in GOLD are not a part of the pilot program, but will be included in the full program.

When you sign up for a membership to the G.Y.M. Program, here's what you can expect:

Interactive workshops to explore your relationships with power, outdated limiting beliefs that hold you back, and a playbook of five critical skills to speak up and get heard
Power-mapping frameworks to inform a customized strategy for cultivating relationships both within and outside your organization
Profound connections with a trusted group of peers
Concrete skills for high stakes conversations, for fortifying resilience in uncertain times, and advocating for yourself from a place of confidence and self-respect

And you're going to get all of that through:

Two (Four) 90 minute live virtual workshop seminars
A structured curriculum of video content to work through at your own pace
Exercises to develop and sharpen your moxie skills
Special Moxie guest speakers
G.Y.M. member gatherings
Access to a special MOXIE discussion board for connection, networking, talking through the curriculum, support and more

If you’re a part of the founding cohort, you’ll not only get the preview content, but a front row seat at a discounted rate for the full launch of the program later this year.

Registration for the fall program is now open, so click the logo below and sign up now.

You’ll receive a brief application to
ensure the program is a good fit for you.

Jamie Woolf

With over 20 years leading culture and learning functions, I'm passionate about building cutting edge cultures in which people feel safe to speak up. As a coach and an organizational psychology practitioner, I'm committed to creating systems that elevate women and BIPOC leaders at that critical juncture where pipelines break. I was the first Director of Culture at Pixar, and for 20+ years, I've worked as an internal and external organizational consultant and coach across diverse industries.

Dr. Chris Bell

For more than 15 years, I have been teaching and learning about rhetoric - the art of crafting a message. I am passionate about using that art to help others elevate their voices and amplify their influence, particularly women and people of color. I try to move past traditional ideas of "diversity training" into spaces where people don't just "feel" included, but actually are included. I was the first Director of Creative Inclusion at Skydance Animation and a tenured professor at the University of Colorado, and have been consulting across industries for 15+ years.