your life story is your leadership story.

Want to hear first hand? Listen to Helen sharing about her team’s experience of a Dare to Lead™ workshop.

Helen Keegan, Director of HR & Strategic Engagement, Together for Girls.

About my stewardship of this body of work as a Certified Dare to Lead™ facilitator:

  • I’ve been guiding leaders through this work, through groups and individual work, as the full 24 hour Dare to Lead curriculum and with custom workshops, since 2018.

    I’ve worked with 100+ leaders, in public, private, charity and non-profit sectors, with teams, groups and individuals. I continue to work as an executive coach across a range of businesses, with the most senior leaders and their teams.

  • I prefer to partner with organisations who are doing good work in the world — the kind that’s people-centred, planet-friendly, and full of quiet impact and heart. This is an important shift for my work and it feels necessary for me to be in my integrity and for me to be doing my good work in the world.

  • I offer a consultancy approach to support what you need and can design shorter workshops to suit your event goals - tell me what you’re thinking (drop me an email at hello@braveologist.co.uk) and I’ll respond with ideas for what’s possible.

    For in-house Dare to Lead™ programmes for intact teams, please contact me to discuss your requirements.

    I am always open to a conversation around your available budget.

  • I am not able to offer open Dare to Lead™ workshops and I cannot certify others to be facilitators of this work. There are no DTL facilitator training programmes running from BBEARG or BetterUp at this time.

Dare to Lead™

About The Dare To Lead™ Program

Based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown, Dare to Lead™ is an empirically based courage building program designed to be facilitated by organizational development professionals.

The most significant finding from Brené’s latest research is that courage is a collection of four skill sets that are teachable, measurable, and observable. The Dare to Lead™ program focuses on developing these courage building skills through workshops, trainings, and coaching to help individuals, teams, and organizations move from armored leadership to daring leadership.

Individuals who successfully complete the full 24-hour Dare to Lead™ program will receive a certificate of completion and are allowed to put the Dare to Lead Trained badge on their LinkedIn account.

Further information is available at daretolead.brenebrown.com

  • Huge thanks for all you have done for the hospital and the wider vet school. The programme has been outstanding and clearly had a very positive impact on a large number of people and your performance as facilitator of the work has been hugely impressive. I suspect your work will have a very strong and effective legacy in the times ahead.”

    Richard Mellanby, Professor of Comparative Medicine, The Royal (Dick) School for Small Animals, University of Edinburgh

  • “A huge thank you for guiding us so beautifully and gently through DTL. I have loved every minute and appreciated so much the time to reflect, the aha moments and the space you created where we were all able to be vulnerable with each other. Its a true gift and I am beyond grateful for what you have given us, separately and now as a group.”

    Dineo Brittain-Dodd, Northumberland County Council

  • “This course let me be honest and open and talk about things that i really dont like talking about as well as talking about these struggles with people i never thought that i would. We have all been so honest, and have trusted everyone which has meant that we can now be a better team.”

    DTL graduate, adult social care sector

  • “A huge thank you for guiding us so beautifully and gently through DTL. I have loved every minute and appreciated so much the time to reflect, the aha moments and the space you created where we were all able to be vulnerable with each other. Its a true gift and I am beyond grateful for what you have given us, separately and now as a group” — DTL participant, Inclusive Education Services

    DTL graduate, Inclusive Education Services

  • “We have had extremely insightful, empathic, and positive conversations during these sessions, with what I feel have been paradigm shifts in some occasions. I did not expect this, but this experience has brought the team closer together. Jacqui has been an outstanding facilitator.”

    DTL graduate, University of Edinburgh

  • Delivering the course to a mixed group in 4 days was challenging, but facilitation was excellent and the group quickly formed a close and confidential bond that served us well throughout difficult and challenging conversations.”

    DTL graduate, adult social care sector

  • “This work changed the way I live, and lead.”

    1:1 DTL graduate

  • “Thank you Jacqui for bringing us together.”

    DTL graduate, technology sector

  • “Incredible session. I don’t know how you manage to get such delicate and complex stuff across in a limited time and in an unrushed, “light” way. I could tell people loved it, just what was needed, permission to tackle these difficult issues. You got the balance spot on.”

    Nicola Roberts, Eden Podiatry Clinic, Cumbria

Pricing details

Commission a DTL programme for your team:

ranges between £1175-1500 per person, up to 12 people.

Includes 3 day workshop (or modular sessions), coaching circles, and in between session support for individuals. 1-1 executive coaching charged at £250+VAT for up to 75 min session.

Commission a 4 hour online (Zoom) workshop for your team - up to 18 people: £4000+VAT

Includes 4 hour or 2 x 2 hour workshops, two preparation calls, design, delivery, one DTL facilitator, two support staff (tech host/chat facilitator), handout of key points.

Topics might include vulnerability, values, trust, or learning to rise, brave conversations, empathy, self-compassion, or shame.