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.

FOLLOW US ON LINKEDIN

@freestyleplus

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

  • Naomi Bagdonas

    Best selling author, Stanford Lecturer, Thought leader on humor in the workplace, TED/Keynote speaker

  • Tarik Davis

    Co-Star of the Amber Ruffin Show, Cast member of Freestyle Love Supreme, Improvisation thought leader

  • Charles Limb

    Neuroscience rockstar UCSF, Head of Otolaryngology Sound and Music Perception Lab

  • Chet Hasse

    Chief Android Advocate at Google, Author, Evangelist and expert on platform graphics software

  • Nicole Johnson

    Founder and Creative Director of Harriet Tubman Effect, Internal DEI transformation expert

  • 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