your team, elevated

TEAM COACHING

Get expert facilitation for your next organizational retreat, or experience transformation via ongoing team coaching.

Team coaching deepens trust, optimizes collaborative performance, and empowers teams to cultivate clarity, vision, and strategy.

Whether through immersive annual retreats, strategy sessions, or ongoing quarterly coaching, I work with the team—including leadership teams and boards—to foster the dynamics and vision to be successful.

My aim is to understand the unique dynamics, personalities, and neuroscience-based patterns that dictate how you work together. From there, I facilitate the behavioral shifts and communication alignment required to unify the team, streamline collaboration, and drive the organization forward together.

I'M BRANDY DEORNELLAS, PCC, ESQ.

Expert facilitator, Harvard-trained mediator, compassionate guide using evidence-based approaches to elevate groups.

Non-profits

mission-driven

PRACTICES

medical

PRACTICES

law

BUSINESSES

small

WHO I SERVE

organizations

small teams in large

AMANDA SARAVIA-BUTLER, PHD
NASA AMES EARLY CAREER NETWORK

"Brandy’s attitude and delivery was warm and inviting, providing a comfortable atmosphere that encouraged our attendees to ask questions and kept them all engaged. Since the conclusion of the workshop, my e-mail has been flooded with gratitude."

AMANDA SARAVIA-BUTLER, PHD
NASA AMES EARLY CAREER NETWORK

"Brandy’s attitude and delivery was warm and inviting, providing a comfortable atmosphere that encouraged our attendees to ask questions and kept them all engaged. Since the conclusion of the workshop, my e-mail has been flooded with gratitude."

"Attendees shared that they found the workshop to be motivating, encouraging, and tactical. It is clear that Brandy is an expert in her craft. . . Her style is compelling and enjoyable."

DAVID TSAI, PRESIDENT
HARVARD CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO

"Attendees shared that they found the workshop to be motivating, encouraging, and tactical. It is clear that Brandy is an expert in her craft. . . Her style is compelling and enjoyable."

DAVID TSAI, PRESIDENT
HARVARD CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO

CHYI-SHIN SHU
UC BERKELEY HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP

"Because of Brandy's deep knowledge and experience, she was able to deliver the perfect combination of inspiration and tactical skill development."

CHYI-SHIN SHU
UC BERKELEY HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP

"Because of Brandy's deep knowledge and experience, she was able to deliver the perfect combination of inspiration and tactical skill development."

CONNECTION

Connection is the currency of a high-functioning team that allows for seamless, intuitive collaboration. We’ll build rapport through shared experiences and establish the foundational trust required to bridge gaps and work as a unified system.

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REFLECTION

Reflection is a collective pause used to celebrate accomplishments and contemplate how the group would like to grow. We’ll evaluate what to keep, what to change, and where to try something new based on the prior year’s results. 

Let's dream up exactly where we'd like the organization to be by the end of the year. Through group and committee sessions, we ensure every voice contributes to a truly shared vision.  Our vision is the bold, inspiring roadmap we need before we move into pragmatism. 

FORMAT 01

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STRATEGY

We bring the vision to life by deciding how to actualize our shared goals through concrete planning. We’ll identify specific assignments for individuals and committees while aligning our efforts with the available budget and fundraising targets. 

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EXECUTION

Let's maintain the momentum and strategic focus with quarterly or monthly team coaching, ensuring the team stays aligned with its vision. We will intentionally abandon what isn't serving the organization and pivot strategies to overcome any obstacles.

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VISION  STRATEGY

and

retreat

This team coaching approach can be an annual or bi-annual gathering of organizational leaders coming together to design a shared vision and to define concrete strategy to achieve it.  

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CURATED,  TOPICAL

retreat

This format is designed to support a team in pursuit of its organizational mission with a topical retreat. This can look like finding ways to thrive as individuals, work better together, achieve a goal, or address obstacles to success. Below is inspiration, but we can curate exactly what you need. 

WELLBEING AT WORK

Burnout is an occupational hazard that occurs when stress accumulates, unmanaged. We'll discuss reducing stressors through boundaries, margins, and buffers. We'll also explore six evidence-based methods of stress release.

02

TIME + TASK MANAGEMENT

Thoughtful management of your time and tasks is essential skill for being effective at work. In this workshop, we'll apply evidence-based methods from NYTimes Bestsellers: Atomic Habits by James Clear and Deep Work by Cal Newport.

Let's explore concepts from Greg McKeown's Essentialism. 
"[Essentialism] is about making the wisest possible investment of your time and energy in order to operate at our highest point of contribution by doing only what is essential.” 

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BUILDING A CULTURE OF TRUST AT WORK 

A great workshop to develop new and seasoned leadership. Learn about the neuroscience of trust and how to lead and empower your talent in a way that's proven to promote engagement, productivity, and retention.

05

NAVIGATING ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSITION

Let's partner together to discern how to best navigate transition, including potentially hard decisions on talent or resources. We'll also spend time examining the "why" behind changes - helping build clarity, trust, and motivation.

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FORMAT 02

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GOAL

OUTCOME

STYLE

METHOD

We hired Brandy for a full-day team facilitation at Google focused on building a culture of trust and high performance. 

Brandy’s facilitation style is both inviting and professional, creating a safe space for genuine bonding and honest conversation. 

Brandy brought a deep level of insight, using neuroscience to help us understand our communication patterns and improve our collaborative skills. The retreat was perfectly paced, moving from deep self-awareness work to high-level vision-setting that resonated with the entire team. 

She didn't just give us a great day of team-building; she gave us the tools to work together more effectively every day moving forward.

ANABELLE PLOSS
ADS TEAM
GOOGLE


CASE STUDY

GOAL

CASE STUDY

OUTCOME

STYLE

METHOD

We hired Brandy for a full-day team facilitation at Google focused on building a culture of trust and high performance.

Brandy’s facilitation style is both inviting and professional, creating a safe space for genuine bonding and honest conversation.

Brandy brought a deep level of insight, using neuroscience to help us understand our communication patterns and improve our collaborative skills. The retreat was perfectly paced, moving from deep self-awareness work to high-level vision-setting that resonated with the entire team.

She didn't just give us a great day of team-building; she gave us the tools to work together more effectively every day moving forward.

ANABELLE PLOSS
ADS TEAM
GOOGLE


TEAM COACHING

monthly / quarterly

FORMAT 03

Turn your annual planning insights or retreat goals into lasting impact. Through structured monthly or quarterly coaching, I help teams track their progress, evolve their goals, and navigate the real-world obstacles to achieving organizational success.

As I deepen my understanding of your organization and its leadership, our collective efficiency grows. Think of me as a seamless extension of your team: fully integrated into your mission, yet positioned to provide the objective clarity of an outside perspective. It is the ideal balance of invested partner and external insight.

TEAM COACHING

monthly / quarterly

FORMAT 03

As I deepen my understanding of your organization and its leadership, our collective efficiency grows. Think of me as a seamless extension of your team: fully integrated into your mission, yet positioned to provide the objective clarity of an outside perspective. It is the ideal balance of invested partner and external insight.

Turn your annual planning insights or retreat goals into lasting impact. Through structured monthly or quarterly coaching, I help teams track their progress, evolve their goals, and navigate the real-world obstacles to achieving organizational success.

CONNECTION

deepen

COMMUNICATION

strengthen

VISION

design shared

STRATEGY

curate concrete

FOLLOW-THROUGH

abide, evolve, and

OUTCOMES

I already loved my team, but I definitely felt more connected with them after our day together. 

She was the perfect facilitator for our group, and really tailored her coaching to us.

I learned that I am certainly not alone in doubting myself. 

I understand my teammates and have a better sense of team cohesiveness
and loyalty. 

There were so many thought provoking questions and perspectives on life. 

Brandy has a calm but commanding presence. Her style is caring, thoughtful, and uplifting.

WORDS FROM A TEAM AT GOOGLE POST-RETREAT: