GAME RECOGNIZES GAME
OUR VISION
Imagine a world where uncertainty brings out the best in us. Where creativity is driven by connection to our colleagues and the world around us. Where being playful allows you to develop the skills you need to take you to the next stage.
CONNECTED & ENGAGED
Play works. It’s the fun, science-backed way to tap into out “flow”, connect with others and navigate the world with a little more ease.
Measure Disconnection
Learn how your team feels about belonging.
Integrate Games
Make sure there is time to connect every week.
Socializing Made Simple
Frameworks to make connection easy.
Fit into the Mode of Work
Meet teams where they are, when they are there.
SOME FOLKS WE PLAY WITH - FROM GROWTH TEAMS, TO OPS, TO TALENT DEVELOPMENT & BEYOND
83%
Of people said they felt “more connected to their work and colleagues” after being a part of freestyle+ experiences.
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Freestyle+ began as Speechless Inc. and FLS Academy: two entities with a common mission to build authenticity and confidence through improvisation. In 2013, Anthony Veneziale and Sammy Wegent founded Speechless Inc. to show people how to be themselves and be heard through science-backed improv games. In 2018, Anthony Veneziale, Chris Sullivan, and Andrew Bancroft (all members of Lin Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning Broadway show, Freestyle Love Supreme) founded the FLS Academy to foster diverse creative voices using improvised freestyle rap.
Then, the weight of the world got a whole lot heavier. The US Surgeon General declared a national mental health crisis, and a global pandemic brought long-simmering feelings of disconnection, loneliness, and burnout to a boiling point. Speechless and FLSA saw an opportunity to use active mindfulness to make connection, confidence, creativity, and mental fitness a part of people's daily lives—at a time when the world needed a little levity & our brains needed a little love. So, the two merged their talents to create freestyle+: a team with deep industry experience, and an even deeper roster of talent.
freestyle+ Board of Advisors
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Naomi Bagdonas
Best selling author, Stanford Lecturer, Thought leader on humor in the workplace, TED/Keynote speaker
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Tarik Davis
Co-Star of the Amber Ruffin Show, Cast member of Freestyle Love Supreme, Improvisation thought leader
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Charles Limb
Neuroscience rockstar UCSF, Head of Otolaryngology Sound and Music Perception Lab
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Chet Hasse
Chief Android Advocate at Google, Author, Evangelist and expert on platform graphics software
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Nicole Johnson
Founder and Creative Director of Harriet Tubman Effect, Internal DEI transformation expert
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Utkarsh Ambudkar
Star of World's Best on Disney Plus, Co-star of Ghosts on CBS, Cast member of Freestyle Love Supreme, Social media maven
freestyle+ Investors
Brynn Putnam
Co-Founder & Former CEO, MIRROR
Jenny & Jon Steingart
Tony Award Winning Broadway Producers, Freestyle Love Supreme
Steve Johnston
President of freestyle+, Former President & Managing Partner, The Second City
Jill Furman
Tony Award Winning Broadway Producer, Hamilton, In the Heights, Freestyle Love Supreme
Eros Resmini
Former CMO, Discord
Todd Olson
Founder & CEO, Pendo