Extraordinary Leadership I Dagmara Asbreuk Coaching & Consulting

Extraordinary Leadership is a leadership transformation company that merges executive coaching, deep identity and energy work, and leadership advisory to help executives and teams lead with boldness making lasting impact & living a legacy behind.

We don’t just develop skills. We help leaders evolve from within to drive exponential business growth, team transformation, and a new era of leadership.

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AIIR Consulting

Senior Executive Leadership Coach

Positive Intelligence

Mental Fitness coach | Positive Intelligence

net4tec

Developed and lead 2 editions of a leadership development program for female leaders, focusing on building highly effective teams and growing talents.

EntreNous Program- Building Highly Effective Teams  - design and facilitation 

Kongsberg Automotive

Head of 2 global project purchasing teams serving 2 different Business Units.
Member of BU management teams and Purchasing management team.
Reporting directly to VP Global Project Purchasing & dottet line to (Sr) Executive VP of Business Units (Heads of Business Unit).
My mission was to implement a newly transformed organization focused on project execution, initiation & lead of supplier VAVE and supplier integration in customer projects on time and budget. Build organizational knowledge & develop teams and talents.

Global Project Purchasing Manager

DENSO

My mission was to strengthen the regional purchasing organization and supply base in Europe covering 11 plants. Together with my team of 3 project and commodity leaders, 7 purchasing executives and leaders in Europe we developed and implemented a regional direction and processes in key areas: supplier and risk management, organizational competency, and Supplier Relationship Management. 
Together with my team, we covered the area of raw materials and parts. 
One of my key roles was to develop my own team, guide and develop my members to become regional leaders.
Reported directly to Head of European Purchasing.

European Purchasing Manager

I initiated and led an establishment of a regional direction on Supplier Management for parts and raw materials, through new cross-functional cooperation. I led a project of 7 strategic buyers and managers from different locations in the European procurement organization that focused on developing key regional supplier management processes. 
I recruited, onboarded, and supported the development of a new European purchasing team.
Reported to Head of European Purchasing and dotted line to VP BU Purchasing.

European Purchasing Team & Regional Project Leader

My mission was to assure cost targets and supplier excellence for the whole portfolio of Aluminium & Flux (Raw Materials) for 7 plants in Europe and spend of 80mln€. 
The responsibility was from benchmarks and internal analysis, vision and strategy definition, guidance on market and price trends, alignment with key top stakeholders in regional management and BU’s to execution in cooperation with cross-functional stakeholders and plant buyers including contract management and negotiation of long-term agreements.
Beyond the above key role, I actively contributed to leveling up commodity management in the organization by establishing a regional standard

European Commodity Manager

I led an aluminum extrusion area and was responsible for strategy development and execution, supply base management, and cost management for 7 plants with a spend of over 40mln€.
Beyond that, I proactively contributed to the development of the regional commodity management function for raw materials, by building a supplier market and capability knowledge, and process efficiency.

European Commodity Buyer

FAURECIA AST, Mouzon, France

Responsible for assuring supplier readiness and meeting cost targets for French customers' projects. Managed suppliers for injection molding, stamping parts, and textile.

Project Buyer

Where inner expansion lead to quantum leaps in
leadership, organization & business.

Do you want to multiply your impact, grow your organization & business beyond limits, set a new standard & shape a new way of leading?

Do you look for 'out of standard' approach to leadership success? 

I partner with impact- and growth-driven CEOs, executives & founders who are ready to lead from a new paradigm -  where energy meets strategy, and success comes from within - effortlessly with  fulfillment &  joy.

My clients activate their highest potential, gain deeper clarity, elevate energy, and tap to intuition that transform their leadership & business growth.

This is what I call the New Leadership Paradigm — leading with vision, aligned energy, elevated consciousness, and magnetic presence, not pressure or overdrive.

It’s how extraordinary leaders unlock exponential impact, results & legacy with joy & ease.

My clients become legacy leaders attracting new opportunities effortlessly.
🚀 Leading boldly with clarity and conviction
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🚀 Feeling deeply fulfilled and present — at work and in life

Who am I?

Transformational & strategic partner to senior leaders with 15 years of corporate experience.

A visionary founder shaping the New Leadership Paradigm -  extraordinary success and fulfillment with more ease.

Dedicated to evolving leadership and unlocking true human potential.

Integrating neuroscience, energy, and quantum consciousness to leadership.

Grateful to partner with leaders from various organizations and businesses - including Maersk, Abbott, Chanel, Roche, and GE.

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Dagmara Asbreuk

Starting your own business is one of the most exciting and demanding - career transitions.

Guiding many leaders through their transition into entrepreneurship, and building my own business, one truth became very clear:

Entrepreneurship is more than a career move - it’s your own evolution.

Your business grows to the level of your own growth.

I see there are at least 2 camps on how to build your business:
1️⃣ Chasing best strategies, working very hard, pushing a lot - ending up in exhaustion

2️⃣ Building a business from aligned inner place & from the new paradigm of leadership (energetic, intuitive, conscious)

I am choosing the number 2.

That path definitely requires an inner growth & shift in leadership paradigm.

👉 Here are 9 beliefs that were paradigm shifting in my business.

Some of them are opposite to traditional approaches.

To succeed with your business, you must become the leader your vision and business require. 

That is a strategic priority, not a nice to have.
Everything starts there.

Which beliefs do you run your business with?
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9 beliefs that shifted paradigm in my business

You Don’t Need to Push Harder - You Need to Restore Flow.


You can have the right strategy, vision, and goals but when your flow is blocked, even the smallest action feels heavy.

You start doubting yourself.
Overthinking. Procrastinating.
Feeling disconnected and depleted.

Recently, a client came to me feeling exactly that.

Her nervous system was protecting her - not because she wasn’t capable, but because it didn’t yet feel safe to expand and move forward.

That’s where the real shift begins.
- From doing more → to being more aligned.
- From forcing movement → to creating safety, space, and trust inside.

This is how leadership evolves in the new paradigm - Quantum Leadership.

Leading with awareness of the Law of Resonance.
Prioritizing inner state alignment before action and strategy.

Because who you’re being - not just what you’re doing - shapes your results.

Flow can not be forced.
Flow is a natural state of inner alignment where everything begins to move again with ease and less efforts.

Every journey to restore flow unfolds through three natural stages:
1️⃣ Regulate 
Calm the nervous system, create inner safety, let energy move again.

2️⃣ Elevate 
Release resistance, rebuild confidence, expand capacity for ease and trust.

3️⃣ Stabilize 
Anchor habits that sustain flow and hold more success with grace.

When you restore flow, clarity returns.
Confidence expands.
Creative momentum reignites.

You don’t rise by pushing harder - you rise by aligning deeper.

Your next executive role won’t come because of your experience.


At this level, your expertise and results are already expected.

They’re the entry ticket - not the differentiator.

What truly makes the difference in landing your next executive role and thriving in it - is your magnetic presence & energy you radiate when you speak, listen, and lead. 

The way people feel when they’re with you.
The trust, calm confidence, and certainty you radiate.
That quiet power that makes others feel “I want to work with this person.”

Because presence speaks louder than any resume.

And it’s what creates opportunities that logic alone can’t.

In my work with executives navigating transitions, I often say:
👉 “It’s not about doing more - it’s about becoming & being more.”

To create your next chapter intentionally, you need:

1️⃣ Aligned clarity from within - knowing not just what you want next, but who you’re becoming to succeed.

2️⃣ Courage in letting go - of identities, beliefs, patterns, or environments that no longer reflect your potential or next level.

3️⃣ Embodied presence - transpiring trust, confidence, certainty, and your next-level self.

These shifts help you become magnetic - naturally attract the right opportunities, clients, and roles.

People feel it.
They trust you.
They choose you.

Whether you’re preparing for your next executive move, attracting strategic clients, or elevating your leadership team - the path begins with you “Becoming magnetic”.

This is what we focus on in the first phase of The Legacy Leader™ - helping executives reconnect with their essence, elevate their state, and embody the leader their next level requires.

If you’re standing at the edge of your next chapter - let’s explore 
the faster, and most aligned way forward.

Every time you’re called to your next level…

It’s because your soul desires expansion.

It wants you to grow, serve at a deeper level, impact more people and live from your fullness.

And that requires you to rise.
Again. And again. And again.

After all, you’re not here to play small.
You’re being invited to lead from the bigness of who you truly are.

There are two ways your next level calls you forward:

1️⃣ You aspire for more.
More impact.
More meaning.
More joy, abundance, growth, fulfilment.
More alignment in your career - bigger roles, broader influence, deeper purpose.

2️⃣ Life pushes you forward.
Through challenges, stagnation, misalignment, disconnection, or results that no longer match who you are becoming.

Both circumstances lead to the same invitation:
Rise higher from within.

Every time you choose to rise higher, above the current self and paradigm.

You rise to your truest, highest and most powerful self.
And everyone you lead rises with you.

And here’s the truth:
Each time you go through this process, supported and equipped - you move through it faster.

Your leadership expands faster.
Your impact grows faster.

👉 So here is a reflection for you today:
Where are you invited to rise?
What legacy are you invited to step into?

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✨ If you know you’re meant for your next level - not someday, but now, then The Legacy Leader™ is your space.

It’s where CEOs, executives activate multidimensional growth, and rise into leaders who set a new standard - for themselves, their teams, and their organizations.

📩 Get in touch if you want to explore this evolution.

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✨ Lifting the baseline you operate from
✨ Releasing what no longer belongs to your path
✨ Shaping the next version of you
✨ Expanding safety in your body to hold more
✨ Strengthening your ability to lead your mind - so it supports, not sabotages, your expansion
✨ Elevating your state
✨ Embodying new ways of thinking, being, and leading

Your soul desires expansion.

Here’s a reminder I returned to in my own leadership journey this year -
and one I believe many leaders need to hear.


For a long time, we’ve been taught that growth is about becoming.
Becoming better.
Becoming stronger.
Becoming more confident.
Becoming our “next-level self.”

But here’s the truth:
Leadership growth is not about becoming.
It’s about embodying the powerful & true you - you already carry inside.

The one your mind often tries to doubt, minimize, or confuse.

The shift happens when you move from:
❌ “Who do I need to become?”
to
✨ “Who am I being called to embody right now?”

Because the truth is:
Your highest identity isn’t somewhere in the future.

It already exists within you - waiting to be attuned to, not chased.

You do not need to create it.
You need to attune to the frequency that already exists.

This is the paradigm shift that changes everything:
→ your decisions
→ your presence
→ your energy
→ your clarity
→ your impact

Leaders don’t rise by striving.
They rise by remembering their truth and attuning to its frequency.

So if you’re in a season of transition, uncertainty, reinvention or stuckness -
let this be your anchor:

You already hold the identity your next chapter calls for.
Your work is to attune to it - not become it.

This is what we do in The Legacy Leader™ - guiding CEOs, executives, and founders in attuning to their higher identity, so multidimensional growth becomes inevitable.

Want to know more. Let's connect.

Most leaders and teams challenges don’t come from strategy.

They come from inner patterns leaders need to master.

This week on the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast, I sat down with Christopher Salem - workplace strategist, bestselling author, and EQ expert - to unpack the real drivers behind high-performing teams:

How leaders manage emotions, communicate, and create psychological safety.

What moved me most was Chris’s honesty.
He shared how early emotional patterns shaped his leadership… until he chose to break through and lead from clarity, grounded presence, and intention.

In this episode Chris share his simple yet powerful framework - “Five Things You Can Control,” - any leader can use to build psychological safety, ownership, and sustainable high performance:

In this episode we unpack each of the 5, and especially:
✅ How assumptions destroy trust and what to replace them with
✅ Shifting from reactivity to grounded response
✅ Aligning behavior with the leader you want to be
✅ How attitude shapes influence
✅ Taking aligned action that actually moves the needle

If you want to elevate your communication, team collaboration and impact as a leader - this conversation is a must.

👉 Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dKFcQ3Tr

The 5 EQ Drivers to Master in Leadership and with Teams with Chris Salem

Your mind cannot realize what your body cannot hold.


This year reminded me how vital it is to strengthen the body’s capacity - the nervous system’s ability to hold expansion toward bigger visions and goals.

Because no matter how strong your mindset - if your nervous system isn’t ready, it will slow you down.

In my work with executives, embodiment of the next-level self is always at the forefront - because you cannot realize your next chapter without elevating your inner baseline.

The version of you that got you here - your current identity, beliefs, emotional range, and energetic capacity - cannot take you there.

That’s why ambitious leaders who focus only on strategy or skills often repeat the same patterns again and again.

Because the same inner architecture keeps recreating the same results.

To realize your next-level vision, the baseline must elevate.

👉 The challenge is this:
Your current baseline feels safe and familiar - to both your mind and your body.

So when you step into a new level of growth, discomfort and resistance naturally arise.

The mind starts to overthink, confuse, sabotage.
The body contracts, freezes, or numbs out.

👉 whispering: “You want to expand… but I’m not ready yet.”

If you push through this phase, your nervous system moves into overdrive -
and eventually, it will force you to stop.

It might look like tiredness, exhaustion, lack of clarity, disconnection, procrastination, or even physical symptoms.

You are not falling behind - it’s a sign of expansion.

And your body says: “Pause. Integrate. Expand your capacity within.”

This is where true leadership transformation happens.
The nervous system becomes your gateway.

When your body- nervous system - feels safe to hold more- you can hold higher levels of responsibility, vision, and impact.

➡️ That’s when leadership becomes magnetic.
➡️ That’s when influence feels effortless.
➡️ That’s when results multiply.

Grateful for the new discoveries and somatic tools I now bring to my clients who are navigating the same expansion.

Because…
Your vision cannot grow beyond what your body - nervous system - can hold.

👉How much capacity are you allowing your body to build for the next level you’re stepping into?

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Art + Artisans Consulting, Inc.

Art + Artisans Consulting creates meaningful spaces for our clients by providing innovative art solutions with expert execution. We work with commercial real estate developers, companies, universities and healthcare facilities to connect with their communities by creating environments that inspire. We also support brokers, commercial project managers and interior designers with their goals of providing the best service and resources to their clients. We guide clients through a seamless, turnkey process of art selection, procurement, and installation. 

Several unique characteristics set Art + Artisans apart from other art consultants. We have a thriving company culture and believe in the importance of building community. This mindset guides our work. Our team brings together very diverse professional backgrounds combining art and design expertise, creative problem solving and turn-key, proactive project management. This allows us to excel at a full range of projects, from the simple to the complex. Whatever the project, our team prioritizes client needs above all else!

Our goals at Art + Artisans are to deliver complete art and graphics packages that:

	Express your brand, culture and values
	Engage your community
	Improve the user experience
	Elevate your aesthetic
	Meet your budget and timeline

Our projects include Class A towers and corporate offices, multi-family developments—both luxury and value-add, higher education and student housing buildings, and healthcare facilities. Selected clients include PwC Regional HQ in Dallas, Schwab Campuses in Austin and Dallas, The Independent luxury tower in Austin, Solis Mammography Clinics nationwide, Skyloft Student Housing Tower in Austin, and Public Art at Texas State University Campus in San Marcos.

We guarantee to show you art options that you could not find yourself!

Founder and CEO, Art Consultant

CREW Austin

CREW Austin is the leading organization for senior-level executive women and men in the Central Texas real estate community. As part of CREW Network, a global real estate community with 12,000 members, CREW Austin is transforming the commercial real estate industry by advancing women globally.

Board Member

Austin Community Foundation, The Women's Fund

The Austin Women's Fund of Central Texas believes that when women are economically secure, safe and healthy, then families and communities THRIVE! The organization works to support important nonprofits in the Central Texas community who work tirelessly to provide necessary resources for women of Central Texas and their children. The Keyholder event is the organizztion's major fundraising event of the year.

Key Committee-Keyholder 20

JKB Art Consultant

In conjunction with my work at Mixed Emotions Fine Art, I also worked as Jennifer K Brener, Art Consultant. By having my own business I was able to go out into the community to meet artists and visit their studios. During this period I saw the great value of being able to work directly with artists to commission artwork. I loved talking to artists about the specifics of a space and client so that they could create custom pieces that spoke to the needs of the project. As I continued to network with artists and grow my database, the idea for Art + Artisans was forming.

Art Consultant

Mixed Emotions Fine Art

The start of my career as an art consultant! My wonderful mentors at Mixed Emotions showed me the ropes and helped build my foundation of art industry knowledge including custom framing and introducing me to art vendors throughout the country. As an independent contractor I represented the Houston company in Austin and worked with corporate clients and interior designers to select, procure and install art that was the best fit for each project.

Word of Mouth Catering

Event Planner

Camp Young Judaea - Texas

Marketing and Sales Director

Clear Channel International

Sales Account Executive

Art Curator | Commercial Real Estate Art Specialist | Founder & CEO of Art + Artisans

Since 2002, I've partnered with hundreds of companies and commercial real estate developers to curate and install art that tells their unique story and creates spaces people love.

• Expertise: Transforming spaces through art curation for Class AA/A offices, multifamily housing, corporate 
  offices, healthcare organizations, universities, and public spaces.

• Impact: Elevating aesthetics, expressing brand identity, and building community and economic benefits 
   through strategic art placement.

• Leadership: Grown Art + Artisans from solopreneurship to a team of LEED, WELL AP, and PMP-certified 
   art curators.

• Reach: Collaborating with artists across Texas, the US, and globally to bring authentic local connections to each project.

• Personal: Wife and working mom with two teens, two dogs, and a cat! I will do just about anything to make my kids laugh, including riding any and all roller coasters and scream-singing Taylor Swift!

I'm a people person who values building long-term relationships. I'm passionate about using art to create meaningful experiences and successful spaces that positively impact people daily! 

When you create spaces people love, they tell their friends and return again and again!

Let's discuss how art can improve your bottom line, differentiate your property, and set you apart in your market. 

E: jennifer@artplusartisans.com | T: 512-419-7975 ext. 201 | artplusartisans.com

Jennifer Brener Seay

Art is much more than decoration.
It completely transforms how people experience a space.

Meet Mark Rox, a master of 3D murals.
He doesn’t just paint walls. He reshapes reality.

His work at Barcelona’s Museum of Illusions shows how a single artwork can change how people move, look, feel, and interact inside a space.

Art isn’t just for museums.
It matters for your buildings, too. Here's why:

1. Visible Innovation
➡️ Turns blank walls into unforgettable experiences
➡️ Creates shareable moments that fuel organic marketing
➡️ Turns properties into destinations

2. The ROI of Public Art on Real Estate
➡️ Property values rise up to 15%
➡️ Mixed-use areas see 30% more foot traffic
➡️ People are 50% more likely to spend time in art-filled spaces

3. Impact of Art in the Workplace
➡️ Stress drops by 60%
➡️ Productivity increases up to 32%
➡️ Creativity rises for 64% of employees

Art doesn’t just beautify a building.
It adds emotion, energy, identity, and warmth. These are the human qualities that attract people and keep them coming back.

If you want to apply this in your own space:
1️⃣ Identify the “dead zones” that need energy
2️⃣ Look beyond traditional frames: murals, dimensional work, and mixed media surprise people and spark conversation
3️⃣ Select art that expresses your values and tells your story

If you want a high-performing asset or workspace, art is one of the fastest ways to get there.

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Commercial Real Estate Art Specialist | CEO + Founder | Keynote Speaker | I Help Companies, CRE Developers and Design Teams Transform Space with Art that Attracts and Inspires. Follow for content on Art + Business + CRE.

From Rendering to Reality!

I never imagined this day would come.

After 22 years in my office,
Art + Artisans Consulting is moving.

I am an owner in East Austin's new mass timber project, WORKBENCH.
As soon as I learned about it, I knew I had to be a part of it.

Here's my favorite thing about the project:

Our owner-occupiers are 66% Woman-led! 
The synergy and energy between us is palpable.

Women own less than 3% of commercial real estate. I am thrilled to join these badass female leaders in Austin's largest mass timber project.

Here's why our project is unique:
➡️ Majority owner-occupied.
➡️ All owners fall under the CRE umbrella.
➡️ Design reduces CO2 emissions by 500 metric tons

This is a unique opportunity to join a larger CRE community and experience the benefits of sustainable design.

Sustainable building is the key to our future.
Art is crucial for creating spaces people love.
We will model all of it at WORKBENCH.

The future is so exciting! That's me and my new roomies basking in what is soon to be 😄

Interested in joining us? We still have space for CRE-related businesses and a prime spot for a cafe that includes a mezzanine and outdoor seating!

DM me if you are interested in learning more.

DeLea Becker, Shawna Sieck, Alison Satt, P.E., and Kim Power, AIA.

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I'm an optimist. Always have been.

But optimists can have a rough week too.

That's what last week was. Rough.
In my younger days, I could let the hard days beat me up.
Ruminate. Wallow. Blame.

That is not how I handle things anymore.
I work to maintain a positive mindset.

Here's how to move forward when business (or life) knocks you down:
1. Ask yourself, 'Is it really that bad?' 
➡️ Will this even matter in a year? a month? a week?

2. Talk it out with someone who loves you
➡️ Don't bottle it. Telling someone helps you process.

3. Clear your mind
➡️ Exercise, meditate, nature, creativity. Whatever brings you peace.

4. Spend time with your family
➡️ Actual family, chosen family, pet family, or all of the above!

Yesterday we went with our son on his first college campus visit.
Seeing him get excited about the future, so many possibilities, filled my cup.

These are the experiences that are actually important.
The ones you will remember a week, a month, and a year from now.

Don't let those rough weeks drain your energy.
Find your chosen method for staying positive.

My mother always said, 'This too shall pass.'
And she was right!

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Luxury brands know a secret.

Use their strategy to create experiences people never forget!

When Lancôme commissioned artist Emmanuelle Moureaux, they wanted something that captured their philosophy of beauty and eternity.

This is the result!
A circular volume of 40,000 colorful, soaring butterflies. Visitors follow a path into the heart of the installation, a place that feels joyful and meditative.

You don’t need a global luxury brand to use the same design principles.
You just need art that connects to emotion and memory.

Here’s what research shows about art's impact:
➡️ Warm tones energize; cool hues calm 
➡️ Repetitive patterns promote focus
➡️ Art in workplaces lowers stress by 60%
➡️ Creativity rises by 33% in art-filled environments
➡️ People are 50% likelier to spend time in spaces with art

Art isn't just visual.
It creates emotion, anchors memory, and builds experiences people want to return to.

That’s the strategy luxury brands have mastered, and every great space can use.

👇Check the comments for one of my favorite colorful art installations from Art + Artisans Consulting projects!

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I love a good theme party.

But no one loves a theme like my partner in crime,

Art + Artisans Consulting Creative Director, Inda l. Hahn.
She takes it to 11 every time!

'Palm Springs' in November works in Austin, TX where it's still in the 80s 😂.
I wish there were an award for best outfit! There were some serious contenders.

This was a night to celebrate the best of the best in interior design.
➡️ Creativity
➡️ Innovation
➡️ Originality
➡️ Functionality

Art played a significant role in the winning designs, contributing to well-being, establishing a sense of place, and creating an elevated aesthetic.

Congratulations to Stacy Murphy, IIDA, NCIDQ, Jennifer Mejia IIDA, LEED AP, and Anissa Chettouh, RID, IIDA for planning a spectacular evening.

Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners for your inspiring work!

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Never underestimate the power of the brain.
When you walk into a space,
Your brain has already decided in under 100 milliseconds:

Do I like this?
Do I feel good here?
Do I want to come back?

Art shapes those answers instantly, before your conscious mind catches up.

That’s great news for anyone trying to attract people to a space.

Because when art is present, people have a better experience without thinking about why.

Here are 7 scientifically proven ways art impacts your brain (and behavior):
1. Reduces Stress
➡️ Seeing art lowers cortisol, reducing the stress response

2. Calms Emotions
➡️ Art regulates emotions and steadies the nervous system

3. Builds Connection
➡️ Art triggers empathy and our instinct to belong

4. Improves Mood
➡️ Art lifts your mood within 100 milliseconds

5. Boosts Flexible Thinking
➡️ Art improves creativity and strategic thinking

6. Strengthens Memory
➡️ Art links emotion and imagery, making new experiences memorable

7. Releases Dopamine
➡️ Art triggers dopamine release, your brain's reward center

When you have a strong aesthetic experience, your brain tags the entire environment as rewarding.

That means people are more likely to:
 ➕ Stay longer
 ➕ Come back
 ➕ Recommend to friends
 ➕ Feel positively about the space

The most successful property owners use this to their advantage.
And lucky for us, it's a win for everyone who walks inside.

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Where you spend time impacts your mental health as much as your therapist.

Most offices drain your energy, creativity, and productivity.

The best workspaces elevate all three.

Which of these spaces would you rather walk by each day?

➡️ A cement wall, or an employee-created mosaic
➡️ An endless white hall, or energizing color and texture
➡️ An empty huge lobby, or a floor-to-ceiling colorful installation

Please tell me you picked the ones with the art 😉!

According to research, here's what curated art delivers:
➕  50% boost in desire to spend time in a space
➕  63% increase in positive feelings about a space
➕  32% increase in employee productivity
➕  60% reduction in workplace stress levels

Art connects to the reward center in your brain. Viewing it sparks the release of dopamine and serotonin, the happy chemicals!

I've seen this many times in my 25 years as an art consultant.
Art adds energy while blank walls suck it out of the room.
There is a palpable difference in how people feel after it is installed.

When you feel happier, you are more creative and more productive.

Your environment sets the stage for being the best version of yourself.

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Every city has its secrets.
The stories that get passed down.
The moments the locals remember.

In Austin, one of those secrets is the number 525.

Locals know, it's the haunted bridal suite at the historic Driskill Hotel.
Ghosts have been seen (and heard) in that 1880s landmark many times!

This is one big benefit of working with local artists. They know the hidden stories: the fabric, the folklore, the energy that make a place what it is.

They dont “decorate” a space.
They embed its vibe.

Austin artist Mike Johnston created this mural for a local tech company  and packed it with Austin lore:
 ➡️ Pink flamingos that once lined the highway
 ➡️ The dinosaur from the old mini golf course
 ➡️  Iconic music venue The Continental Club
 ➡️ The Dazed and Confused Chevelle that made Matthew McConaughey a hometown legend

Look closely, and find a secret nod to Austin’s ghosts. Number 525 is hidden on the car door. It sparked an opening-day employee scavenger hunt.

That’s the magic of storytelling through art:
 ➡️ Genuine details that build connection
 ➡️ Local stories that turn space into place
 ➡️ Nuance that weaves in culture

For companies with offices across cities, working with local artists ensures each space feels authentic, not cloned.

A space without connection is just a building. And there's a whole lot of those to go around.

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Can you find the easter eggs?

This is how you use art to make people stop, look closer, and connect.

This piece greets visitors to Symphony Square, a building rooted in Austin’s creative history.

It sits beside Waller Creek, home to the city’s original symphony, and now the heart of Austin’s thriving music scene.

Artist J Muzacz wove that entire story into this massive mosaic.

From afar, it’s a peaceful Texas Hill Country landscape.
Up close, it’s a secret map of Austin’s culture and history.

Look closer and you’ll spot:
➡️ Portraits of Jane Sibley, who saved the Austin Symphony, and Jeremiah Hamilton, one of Texas’s first Black legislators.
➡️ Neighborhood legendary clubs like Stubb’s, Emo’s, & Cheer Up Charlies.
➡️ Iconic Austin and Texas symbols
➡️ Real leaves from Waller Creek, pressed into the tiles.

You can find something new every time you see it! The result is a piece that makes visitors feel where they are and who came before them.

That’s what art does best. 

It connects people to place, memory, and meaning.

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Believe it or not, 

Public speaking is one of the most powerful ways to connect with people.

When you share your passion with an audience that chooses to be in the room, something transformative happens.

This past year, I’ve been speaking about the value art brings to commercial real estate. The response has made one thing clear:

We crave more human-centered spaces.

Humans are instinctively drawn to art.
It inspires us.
It calms us.
It boosts our mood.
It helps us feel connected.

In workplaces and public spaces, art drives:
 ➡️ Human connection
 ➡️ Belonging
 ➡️ Creativity
 ➡️ Wellbeing

Commercial real estate is a numbers game.
The numbers have to work.

In my keynotes, I show both:
➕ Compelling examples of how art creates unforgettable experiences
➕ Clear data on the ROI of art and why the investment pays off

If your company or organization is exploring experience-driven design, I’d love to speak to you about art’s transformative impact.

Check out my speaker reel: https://lnkd.in/guDcZM2x

DM me if you'd like to bring this conversation to your next event!

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