Comments from Training Participants

“I especially loved the focus on both big picture and action-oriented stuff. It never occurred to me to have a mission and values statement, but now I see how helpful that can be. I really appreciated that there were tools and a blueprint to make the work actionable.”

-Online course participant, 2022, music gear industry

“I would recommend Hilary’s workshops! All of us learned a lot and have kind of established a new language when tackling problems in our industry. I think most companies in the music world would benefit from doing something similar.”

-Workshop participant, 2021, music gear industry

“These workshops helped us gain a better understanding and sensitivity to the challenges faced by marginalized people and can help us to not exclude these customers.”

-Workshop participant, 2020, music gear industry

“Hilary made the space feel incredibly open and safe which I found to be successful in learning. I thought breaking out into smaller groups was a nice way to be able to have conversations.”

-Workshop participant, 2020, music gear industry

“This workshop prepared our team to communicate more openly around sensitive issues. We had so much fun- Hilary makes it easy to talk about difficult things.”

-Workshop participant, 2019, design industry

“Thank you! It was great to bring some things to light. Even though we are a ‘progressive,’ socially-conscious organization, we fall into the traps of our culture and society (stereotypes, etc.). Because of this workshop, we will be more aware and careful.”

-Workshop participant, 2018, non-profit industry

“I would recommend these workshops. I think how you guided the conversations, and also the way you have so many musical/gear related examples, kept things feeling more personal and engaging. These felt much more like healthy conversations with friends vs the detached feeling I've gotten at previous classes like these.”

-Workshop participant, 2021, music gear industry

“I think the overall presentation was great! The topics were presented in a way that was effective, and not overwhelming.”

-Workshop participant, 2020, music gear industry

“I would highly suggest everyone do this workshop to gain a better understanding of current issues and how to be a better more supportive person and try to respect yourself and those in your life, and make change for others.”

-Workshop participant, 2020, music gear industry

“Hilary has the rare ability to talk through sticky topics and bring the group through it with real tools to solve/address the problems. She made me optimistic that change can happen.

-Workshop participant, 2019, design industry

“The small group sharing about how these dynamics play out at (organization) was very intense. I examined things that I didn’t realize I was carrying, and heard about some very difficult experiences a colleague was having-- it was really revelatory.”

-Workshop participant, 2018, non-profit industry

“Hilary, your expertise, lightness, and skillful facilitation reminds me how much groups look to the facilitator to understand the tone you expect for us. Nice! You created a great space for folks to be open.”

-Workshop participant, 2018, non-profit industry