Who we are
With a focus on solving real business problems for the real world, Cecily has a reputation as "The Practical Futurist."
It's the approach she and her team take in helping clients launch innovative initiatives, identify strategic acquisitions and partnerships, and articulate the vision needed to move the organization into the future (Case Studies).
Cecily creates teams that meet the scale and scope of each client engagement.
Cecily Sommers
“ONE OF THE WORLD'S TOP 50 FEMALE FUTURISTS”
KEYNOTE SPEAKER, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR
A renowned business futurist, Cecily Sommers helps leaders anticipate and steward transformational change. Kicking the futurist-as-guru paradigm to the curb, Cecily embeds foresight in leadership development programs, training clients to become their own best futurists. This is how organizations build the culture they need for the future they want.
Cecily has served as a trusted guide to executive teams charged with ambitious projects, including Accenture, American Express, BBDO Germany, Best Buy, Dow Chemical, General Mills, Google, Great River Energy, HealthPartners, JPMorgan Chase, Kraft Foods, Nestlé Purina, Salesforce, and Target, as well as a number of universities, professional associations, and public service and arts organizations.
Described as “catalytic and brilliant” for her ability to distill complex issues into simple, relatable terms, Cecily is a sought-after speaker who inspires audiences with stories of reinvention and lessons for “knowing what to do when you don’t know what to do.”
Chris Everett
EXPERIENCE DESIGNER
FACILITATOR, AND COACH
Chris creates and guides experiences for individuals and organizations in threshold moments of change. He has an uncanny ability to help top leaders and broader teams see their world and work through a new lens of possibility. It is how organizations see real potential and a path forward.
With over three decades in crafting brand expression, strategy, and culture for organizations like Google, Smithsonian, and Target, Chris is a master at using beauty as a powerful medium for transformation. Chris’ background includes a long study of experience design, coaching practices, and ancient wisdoms.
Utilizing his three core design tenants—Beauty, Radical Hospitality, and Embodied Experience—he has created and led immersive events for global gatherings like the House of Beautiful Business, TED, leadership decelerators, and vision retreats for start-ups. When Chris speaks to audiences, they are often moved by his message that beauty is a portal to hope and healing in this world.