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Fortune 500 companies worldwide have hired us to share the mindset of discovery with their employees. That’s because the mindset of discovery can be a powerful foundation for the skills and tools you want your employees to embrace and utilize. We’ve used it to help UnitedHealth Group build a culture of innovation, Hampton team members dramatically improve service, and Major League Soccer launch sales superstars. In short, we’ve used the mindset of discovery to help hundreds of companies overcome the challenges their businesses face day after day. It can move the needle for your organization too.

Honored to have collaborated with and learned from 29 of the Fortune 500. We are thrilled to create transformational experiences for those who bravely engage and who believe in the importance of human behavior.

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3M

"John was our headliner and also led break out sessions for our national sales meeting. It was our first meeting in over 4 years and as such there was tremendous pressure to have a great event. John very quickly understood our key needs and objectives. His team was fantastic at executing on those objectives. The survey response from our participants overwhelmingly positive. I would hire him again and will recommend him to others. Prior to the event Iwas slightly concerned about the effectiveness of improv. After seeing them in action I understood how it works and was very much impressed."

Dan McGurran, Business Director / 3M

Ameriprise

Margi did a great job of connecting to our business model and goals. The advisors understood that leveraging the Mindset of Discover will help them better connect with clients leading to better relationships with these clients.

Jennifer Mathews, Senior Marketing Manager, Ameriprise

Best Buy

"The session was even more than I had hoped and the feedback from my team the following day was all incredibly positive. Additionally, all of us that were facilitating the next day were able to relate back some parts of the workshop in our various sessions throughout the day which really helped.I found out after the session that there were a few people on the team who were quite apprehensive about what they were going into, your facilitation style, the great environment and the friendliness of everyone at BNW helped massively in reducing that apprehension and then the material and exercises really helped them benefit from the day."

Alistair Dobbie, Sr Director, Training, Learning & Development, Best Buy

Ceridian

"We are very proud of the work you put in to make this event a complete success! It was great to watch everyone gel as a team and pull-off a flawless customer panel event…the best we’ve ever done…or so I’m told by many of the attendees!! John, special thanks to you, Caleb and the team for your unique blend of comedic brilliance...it’s been great working with you the last few months."

Jeff Valentine, VP, Customer Loyalty / Ceridian

Facebook

"Great session, John! It was terrific! It was a pivotal time for our team...so glad you were they to add huge value and experience it! Tom Arrix, Senior Vice President, North America Sale. You were the best...nailed it. Perfection. Thank YOU!!! So fun. So fun!"

Claire O’Hare, Director of Training and Development / Facebook

General Mills

"John brings a rich and high energy perspective on innovation. He has brought great value to a wide-variety of my executive and mid-level audiences over the years. The requests to "bring John back" speaks well of his impact on others. I would highly recommend him if your interest is developing a culture of increased innovation...and you are willing to have a bit of fun along the way!"

Kevin Wilde, Vice President and Chief Learning Officer / General Mills

Hampton Hotels

"Thank YOU!!!! You and the BNW team are awesome partners for our team and business. Your creativity, ability to
link your talents to our business messages, and to “connect” with us, our team, and our entire brand is amazing. Here’s to many more opportunities in the journey ahead!"

Phil Cordell, Global Head Focus Service Brands / Hilton

Honeywell

"John and the Brave New Workshop team will not disappoint. We have hired them for large customer events for both keynote speeches as well as improv comedy. They did the necessary upfront work to connect with our audience to help make our events successful. Many of our customers continue to talk about the skits and stories that resulted from their work. I would highly recommend John and team and look forward to working with them again in the future."

Susan Gornick, Trade Channel Leader / Honeywell

Ingersoll Rand

"On behalf of Ingersoll Rand, I would like to personally thank you and your team for the outstanding job during our 2011 Leadership Conference. It was a great pleasure to partner with such a creative and innovative team. I was fascinated to watch you and your enthusiastic performers apply humor and wit to exemplify effective leadership behavior and teamwork. The result was both enjoyable and thought-provoking. We were entertained by and educated in values and principles that all of us will long remember for years to come"

Michael W. Lamach, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer / Ingersoll Rand

Land O Lakes

"Thought provoking and well worth hearing more than once - new ideas are stimulated with each session. Appreciated the consultations before the training events - the attention to details that were then incorporated into the material had a significant impact."

Sara Mortimore, Vice President Quality and Regulatory / Land O Lakes

Major League Soccer

"MLS first hired John as the featured trainer at our league wide Ticketing Summit in 2008. He over-delivered and participants still talk about him years later. Since then, his training programs have become an integral part of our national talent development and training academy, called the MLS National Sales Center. John knows as much about sales as he does improvisation. In combining the two, he’s teaches skills that empower our sales force to achieve amazing results as well as building their confidence to think big along the way."

Bryant Pfeiffer / Major League Soccer

Medtronics

"I am writing to tell you how thrilled we were with the Brave New Workshop presentation last week at our annual World Wide Human Resources Leadership Conference. The response has been off the charts. Everybody loved it and filling the auditorium with laughter was the perfect way to cap off a successful conference. Your presentation was an absolute highlight of our week and this was reflected in the surveys we received from the attendees. On a 5 point scale, you were rated as a 4.8. Just outstanding!"

Grace Gorringe, Director of Leadership Development / Medtronics

Microsoft

"Sweeney rocks! John is a challenging motivational speaker and a great catalyst for creativity as an educator. I would (and hope to) work with him again in a heartbeat."

Brad Callahan, Vice President, North America Services / Microsoft

Minnesota Timberwolves

"The work that John Sweeney has done for us has benefited our entire organization. His unique approach and insight helped us to achieve a new level of productivity. I will tell anyone who asks that if they are looking for a different experience, a change of pace, something that is unique and that their staff will not forget, they should choose the Brave New Workshop. I know that you will absolutely “deliver” for them."

Chris Wright, President / Minnesota Timberwolves

PricewaterhouseCoopers

"Thanks John! We received a lot of great comments from the overall session and yours in particular! Fabulous!!! I was personally crying I was laughing so hard."

Jeannine Teague, Senior Manager / PricewaterhouseCoopers

Target.com

"John Sweeney and the BNW team deliver results, pushing teams to learn techniques to approach problems in new innovative ways long after the meeting is over. Their entertaining and engaging approach produces hoots and hollers but also delivers integrated messages on strategy and innovation. Their presence has produced some of the highest rated meeting sessions ever at Target.com. I highly recommend John and his team."

Dale Nitschke, former President / Target.com

Thrivent

"It was nothing short of an enormous success! We used one word sentences to warm up and get everyone involved, and the press conference and two person story to explore issues and make points. People loved it! Attention was peaked, learning abounded, and equally as important, we had a blast. People normally quiet and less attentive came out of their shells. Critics and cynics were asked to be experts about their pet peaves at the news conference, and said they learned a different perspective, etc., etc., They implored us to continue to teach this way. We will undoubtedly need your help to provide the creative exercises and call out the learnings that may not be as obvious. Thanks!"

John Kuddes, Managing Partner / Thrivent

United Health Group

"Just a quick note to say THANK YOU for making Innovation Day a smashing success. Many senior execs said that they has not felt this type of attitude and energy at the company since they were a small start-up. Whoa. I was blown away by the professionalism of every one of your staff, and I know you're proud to work with such a great team. Kudos on making it all happen... very well. Thanks again for your hard work and support. I'm looking forward to continuing our relationship."

Ryan Armbruster, Vice President, Innovation / United Health Group

Wells Fargo

"We hosted a Leadership Summit for Diversity and Inclusion ( D And I) at the Brave New Workshop in 2013, with a goal to create a different experience for our D and I leaders. Our goal was to develop the creative and innovative side of their leadership. John along with his team did that and more! John led 2 sessions at our Summit. John has the unique ability to provide thoughtful instruction with a fun and innovative delivery...John has a high degree of ethics and integrity with a focus on social responsibility which was a wonderful discovery as well. Bravo BNW and John!"

Philomena Satre, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Wells Fargo

OUR CLIENTS & ACCOLADES

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Honored to have collaborated with and learned from 29 of the Fortune 500. We are thrilled to create transformational experiences for those who bravely engage and who believe in the importance of human behavior.

CLIENT CASE STUDIES

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3M

Ameriprise

Best Buy

Ceridian

Facebook

General Mills

Hampton Hotels

Honeywell

Ingersoll Rand

Land O Lakes

Major League Soccer

Medtronics

Microsoft

Minnesota Timberwolves

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Target.com

Thrivent

United Health Group

Wells Fargo

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Honored to have collaborated with and learned from 29 of the Fortune 500. We are thrilled to create transformational experiences for those who bravely engage and who believe in the importance of human behavior.

CLIENT CASE STUDIES

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Contact Us

WORK WITH US

ABOUT Creative Outreach

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