IMAGE ALCHEMY™
Most Culture Programs Tell Employees Who They Are.
We Let Them Decide for Themselves.
Art of Identity™ workshops move beyond assessments and labels to help people master the art of identifying who they are, how they connect, and how they contribute—building cultures of belonging from the inside out.
What's Your Story - 2025
It Takes More than Pizza to Build Company Culture
Sure, pizza parties are great. So are perks, posters, and personality tests.
They can create moments of engagement—but those moments rarely last.
Many organizational programs rely on assessments or predefined frameworks to explain people to themselves. While useful in context, most people resist being labeled or told how to fit in.
People don’t engage with culture when it’s assigned to them.
A strong workplace identity isn’t built in fleeting moments or personality tests.
It’s built through belonging and connection—through shared experiences that help people feel seen, valued, and part of something that matters.
And when people don’t feel like they belong, the impact shows up quickly—both emotionally and economically.
Behind the Mask - 2025
The Cost of Disconnection:
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Gallup reports that disengaged employees cost the global economy over $7 trillion a year in lost productivity
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When people don't feel safe to be themselves, they show up differently - less energized, less connected, less invested
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Surface-level solutions create surface-level results
You care about your employees. But if the methods you're using don't create lasting change, you're just managing the problem—not solving it.
Build Culture With Your People, Not For Them
You can’t mandate culture from the top.
You have to build it together.
It isn’t something you program into existence or hang on a wall through values posters and mission statements. And you can’t assign labels and expect people to conform.
It is built through identity and shared experience—where people recognize themselves, connect with one another, and begin to feel a genuine sense of belonging.
That shift—from managing the workplace experience to co-creating it—is the difference between surface-level engagement and lasting change.
A Human-Centered Way of Working
Human-centered starts with a simple truth: people are individuals and engage more fully when they feel connected and involved.
Instead of relying on perks, programs, or top-down mandates, human-centered culture is built through shared experiences that honor individual identity while strengthening collective connection.
In a human-centered environment:
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People are recognized as individuals—not interchangeable roles
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Identity and personal story are treated as assets, not distractions
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Belonging is created through participation, not compliance
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Culture is co-created with employees, not handed down to them
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The environment reflects the people inside it—and reinforces ownership
This is the foundation of Image Alchemy—and the lens through which every workshop is designed.
The Art of Identity Framework
Art of Identity™ workshops are built around four core pillars that strengthen culture from the inside out:
IDENTITY · CONNECTION · CONTRIBUTION · OWNERSHIP
These pillars reflect what research and experience consistently show: engagement grows when people experience meaning, agency, and recognition at work.
What Lies Beneath - 2025
Through Art of Identity workshops, we:
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Discover what makes your culture unique by listening to your people, rather than imposing someone else’s framework
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Reveal how individual identity strengthens the whole, turning personal story and perspective into assets for transformation
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Create opportunities for people to be seen and celebrated—not as job titles, but as the humans who make the workplace meaningful
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Transform disconnection into belonging through collaborative experiences that build trust, pride, and lasting change
Because people don’t engage with culture when it’s handed down from the top. They engage when they feel they’ve helped create it.
Featured Workshop: Pieces of Me™
Every person on your team is a collection of stories, values, and lived experience.
The Pieces of Me workshop brings those elements together—revealing the authentic culture already living inside your organization.
Rather than assigning identity or relying on predefined labels, this facilitated experience creates space for people to reflect on who they are, how they contribute, and how they fit together as a whole.
The Pieces of Me Workshop:
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A structured, interactive experience where team members contribute personal imagery, values, and perspective
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Facilitated dialogue designed to build genuine connection and psychological safety
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A collaborative design process that makes workplace identity visible and shared
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AI-assisted insights that help participants better understand their unique contributions within the team
What You Get:
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A meaningful team experience—not another trust fall or personality test
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Clear insight into what your culture actually is, rather than what you assume it should be
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Tangible artifacts that extend the experience: each participant receives a personalized mosaic and AI-assisted reflection
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Increased engagement and pride—when people help create the culture, they take ownership of it
Pieces of Me serves as the foundation of the Art of Identity signature year-long workshop series—an integrated set of experiences that deepen belonging, strengthen identity, and support lasting cultural change over time.
When Labels Become Limits
Myers-Briggs. DiSC. StrengthsFinder. Enneagram.
Your team has probably taken at least one of these assessments. They can provide valuable insights into preferences, tendencies, and natural strengths.
But here's what often happens—unintentionally:
Employees hear "You're an INTJ" and think "I can't do public speaking."
They hear "That's not in your top 5 strengths" and believe "I should stay in my lane."
They hear "You're a High C" and internalize "I'm just not a people person."
The assessments don't create these limits—but the way people interpret them often does. Labels meant to provide insight become excuses. Tendencies become fixed truths.
We know identity isn't fixed. Neuroscience shows our brains are neuroplastic—capable of developing new capacities throughout our lives.
That's why we integrate Inner Alchemy™ Mindset Modules into our year-long program. These 30-minute virtual sessions teach your team the science of neuroplasticity, how to release limiting beliefs, and practical strategies for developing beyond their "natural" strengths.
The Art of Identity workshops help employees discover who they are NOW and how they can connect and belong.
Inner Alchemy modules teach them they are not limited to labels and have the power within themselves to change and grow.
When employees understand they're not locked into who they are today—that they're continuously evolving—they stop saying "I can't" and start saying "I can't yet."
That's when transformation happens.
Is This Partnership Right for You?
This is Heather. She's the supervisor who said yes to celebrating her people—and joined them in the experience. Leadership looks like this.
This work is designed for leaders who believe culture is created through people—not programs.
Work with me if you’re a leader who:
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Genuinely cares about your people—and is willing to back that care with action
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Understands that employees are the driving force behind sustainable success
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Wants the workplace to reflect and speak directly to the people inside it
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Is ready to invest in meaningful experiences that build connection, belonging, and pride
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Believes culture should be co-created with employees, not mandated from the top
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Is looking for thoughtful, creative ways to help people feel truly seen, heard, and valued
If this resonates, let's explore what's possible.
The Image Alchemy Process
Image Alchemy follows a collaborative, flexible process designed to uncover authentic culture and support meaningful, lasting change.
Step 1: Discovery & Alignment
We begin with a conversation to understand your culture, your challenges, and what you want your people to experience. Together, we explore whether workshops, artwork, or both are the right fit—and shape a custom approach for your organization.
Step 2: Workshop Experience
Your team participates in Art of Identity™ workshop(s) designed to explore identity, strengthen connection, and build shared ownership. Workshops may stand alone or unfold as part of a series that deepens the work over time.
Step 3: Insights & Integration
You receive a synthesis of themes and insights that emerged, along with thoughtful recommendations to help you continue building belonging, connection, and pride within your culture.
Step 4: Making It Visible (Optional)
For organizations ready to carry the work forward visually, the Paparazzi Party™ experience transforms team photography and storytelling into custom collaborative artwork—pieces that live on your walls and reinforce what your people helped create.
Simple process. Powerful outcomes. Let's explore what's possible for your team.
Transforming Culture Through Human Connection
With over 20 years of experience as a Space & Facilities Project Manager and a professional artist, I’ve learned this:
People don’t engage with their workplace because it’s beautiful.
They engage when they feel genuinely seen, valued, and part of something meaningful.
Image Alchemy is the transformation of perception — internal and external — changing how people see themselves and how they see one another.
That insight shapes everything I do.
Why Image Alchemy
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I bring deep expertise in workplace design and human-centered facilitation
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I understand the difference between decoration and transformation—between one-time events and lasting culture change
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I facilitate workshops that uncover authentic culture rather than impose someone else’s vision
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I create collaborative experiences that help people feel seen, valued, and proud to belong
My Commitment
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A portion of every project supports a local charity of your choice—because transformation extends beyond your walls
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I stand behind every workshop and collaborative experience I create
This work is about making a lasting difference—within your organization and in the community it serves.
Brianna - Image Alchemy™ Paparazzi Party, 2025
Let Art be the Change
When You're Ready: Custom Artwork That Carries Your Story Forward
The workshops create the foundation. Artwork makes it permanent.
After completing the Art of Identity signature series, many clients choose to take the next step—transforming workshop insights into something visible that celebrates their people every single day.
That's where the Paparazzi Party™ experience comes in.
This collaborative experience captures your team through photography and personal storytelling, creating the foundation for custom artwork that reflects who your people truly are—not generic images that could hang in any office.
Imagine walking into a workplace where employees see themselves reflected on the walls. Where portraits, passions, and personal stories serve as daily reminders:
You matter. You belong. This is ours.
Eduardo—Image Alchemy Paparazzi Party, 2025
Art Like This Doesn’t Just Decorate — It:
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Strengthens emotional connection to the workplace
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Shows people they matter beyond their job title
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Builds pride, shared ownership and belonging
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Transforms your environment into a living reflection of your culture
When your walls celebrate your people, your culture becomes visible.
Let's Start the Conversation
If you’ve read this far, something resonated.
Maybe it’s the frustration with surface-level solutions. Maybe it’s a clearer vision of what your culture could become. Or maybe you’re simply ready to take a more thoughtful approach.
Whatever brought you here, I’d welcome the chance to explore what’s possible for your team.
Whether that’s Art of Identity™ workshops, our signature year-long series, custom collaborative artwork—or a combination that fits your organization—lasting transformation begins with a conversation.
True Nature Revealed - 2025