Stop Holding Your Breath at Work

Keynotes & workshops that teach teams to tell the truth, take healthy risks, and go home with their nervous systems intact.

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Kira Troilo helps teams stop bracing and start breathing.

With two decades of ensemble leadership in professional theater, Kira teaches leaders how to build brave spaces where people feel safe enough to speak honestly, collaborate boldly, and create exceptional work without burning out. She is the creator of the STAGES™ Framework: a human-centered operating system that turns bracing, cautious teams into brave, aligned collaborators.

Featured Keynote: Stop Holding Your Breath at Work

How to design teams that can tell the truth, take risks, and still go home with a nervous system intact.

Most people don’t realize they’re holding their breath at work until something finally makes them exhale. Drawing on the STAGES™ Framework, Kira shows that psychological safety isn’t a slogan. It’s a physical experience. She reframes "brave collaboration" as something leaders can design with intention, clarity, and structure.

Kira Troilo Speaking
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    Brave Spaces, Not Safe Spaces™

    Safe spaces avoid discomfort; brave spaces design for it. Learn to create environments where hard truths can be spoken without causing harm.

  • What Theater Knows About Collaboration

    Pulling from 2,500 years of ensemble leadership, discover why the arts have cracked the code on trust, alignment, and creative risk.

  • Brave Space for AI

    Helping skeptical creative teams talk about AI without fear, shame, or hype. Move from AI evangelists vs. AI haters to co-created team norms that feel human-first.

"The work that Kira does is just beyond incredible."

Corbin Bleu, Actor/Singer

"EVERY production needs a Kira."

Cast Member, The Color Purple, The Umbrella Arts Center

"Kira is brilliant. 90 minutes with her is absoultely game-changing."

Donna Feore, Director/Choreographer

Ways to Work With Kira

  • Kira Speaking for Art & Soul
    Keynotes (Virtual or In-Person)
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    Executive Retreat Experiences
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    Panels & Fireside Chats
  • Breakout Sessions
    Interactive Breakout Sessions
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Ready to help your team breathe again?

Let’s design a braver, more creative way to work. 2025-2026 calendar is now open.

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