Center of Daring founder presenting on courageous leadership

COURAGE IS CONTAGIOUS

LIVE AND LEAD COURAGEOUSLY

At Center of Daring, we believe anyone can lead. We empower organizations and individuals to apply leadership skills to cultivate cultures of courage and belonging that care for people, support well-being, address root causes of harm, and make equity and inclusion daily lived realities.

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HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER

We partner with organizations, businesses, churches, and individual change makers ready to transform their culture through courageous leadership and equity-centered practices.

Our team provides the guidance, tools, and partnerships to help your organization build capacity to practice courageous leadership, strengthen connection and accountability, and build systems that create environments where people and organizations can sustainably thrive.

Courageous leadership is at the heart of everything we do at Center of Daring. Whether you’re an organization ready to invest in your people or an individual ready to lead more authentically, our programs help you put courageous leadership into practice in real, everyday moments.

Leadership Consulting

Build cultures where people thrive.

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Leadership Coaching

Find clarity to make progess on your challenges.

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Learning Experiences

Transform your values into action.

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Agency Assessments

Understand where you are so you can grow intentionally.

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Public Speaking

Inspiring talks that move people to act with courage.

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Life Changing

I took a vision board workshop from Liz and it was absolutely life-changing for me. I was able to determine what my most important core values truly are. Since then, I’ve been able to make decisions that align with those values. It might seem simple, but this was a change in my mindset that helped me steer the direction of my life. I’ve changed jobs, and feel more fulfilled in my personal life as a result of this alignment. I’ve been to several other workshops led by Liz and the content always challenges me to think in new ways and overall I’m a better person as a result.

Andrea A.

Strengthened Hiring Practices

Center for Daring worked with us to create an equitable hiring process. Our DEI committee co-created an online Agency Culture Assessment survey led by Liz, to gather data in relation to our DEI culture. With that data, we were able to create and utilize more equitable hiring processes. Center for Daring’s work with us helped to strengthen not only our hiring practices but our entire team culture. I would not hesitate to hire Liz and her team for any project.

Dorthy Barnett, Climate + Energy Project

Empowered Advocacy

I called on Liz to guide me through a situation that my LGBTQ kid was having at his school, and then to facilitate a conversation with the teacher involved. She gave me the courage and the focus I needed to go into the conversation with confidence, and then she masterfully guided us through the conversation. Liz was able to hold the teacher accountable while not putting him on the defensive, and to find common ground and areas where we could meet in the middle without abandoning our values. Liz’s experience, expertise, and abilities are an invaluable resource for the community, and I would hire her over and over again.

M.F., parent

Created a Culture of Courage

Creating a culture of courage requires just that, courage. The Tobacco Free Wichita Coalition was fortunate to benefit from Center of Daring’s brave training model, which assisted the coalition with gaining a better understanding of our individual and collective values. Sometimes courageous change is big and systematic, and sometimes it’s subtle. I have witnessed important shifts in our coalition culture since working with Center of Daring, as well as “smaller” refinement when it comes to diversity among myself and other individuals involved.

Danielle Ramirez, Tobacco Free Wichita Coalition

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Real change starts with small, brave steps. Explore our collection of free tools, guides, and conversations designed to help you build courage, lead with authenticity, and create more inclusive spaces, wherever you are on your journey.

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OUR CORE VALUES

We value growth, authenticity, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Courage is often a prerequisite for upholding these values. Our work is infused with these values as we work with clients to create environments and systems where courageous conversations, transformation, and innovation can happen.

Research consistently backs this up. Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead research and other studies on workplace culture show that teams led with courageous leadership see stronger trust, retention, and innovation — which is exactly what we aim to build with every client.

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