Kendra J.

Your senior leaders are talking, your middle managers are translating. 
No one's sure they're saying the same thing.

You and 2,000+ leaders I've worked with closely know this challenge well. 

The problem I've identified over the past 8 years often isn't capability. It's that senior leaders and middle managers are speaking different languages.

That gap is where I work.

I help organizations:
→ Close the communication disconnect between senior leaders and the people executing their vision
→ Turn "great doers" into managers who actually lead instead of just doing harder work
→ Build a shared operating language so teams stop working past each other

Fifteen years ago, I was that struggling leader. An IC promoted for performance, handed a team, and given no formal training on how to actually lead them. 

Great at execution, drowning in leadership, too proud to ask for help.

Seven years ago, I founded The Venned Group to solve the problem no one was naming.

How we work:

S.P.A.R.K. Method™ → Diagnostic-first development that meets your people where they actually are
Targeted Workshops → Communication, collaboration, and trust-building across levels
Executive Partnership → Senior team alignment because the disconnect starts at the top

The best time to close the gap is before it costs you your best people.

Send me a DM and let's talk.

Founder

The Venned Group specializes in cultivating the next generation of leadership. Through high-touch, cohort-based training programs, we partner with senior leaders to develop their mid-level counterparts. Our unique approach ensures that tomorrow's leaders are equipped with the necessary skills to effectively guide their teams, influence peers, and communicate seamlessly with top-tier executives.

What sets The Venned Group apart is our laser focus on personalized cohort-based training. Unlike generic, one-size-fits-all programs, we understand that each organization has its unique DNA. Our programs and workshops are adaptable, ensuring that your leadership challenges are addressed head-on, resulting in sustainable growth and improved organizational dynamics.

In boxing, we train to stay balanced while performing at high levels, so why not learn proven mindset strategies for living a balanced life from a well-trained athlete?
Join Yvette as she uplifts and inspires your audience to think like a fighter and live like a Champion! 
Her dynamic personality and infectious energy are the perfect doses of positivity and enthusiasm that your event can surely boast about long after the final bell has rung.
Hire Yvette to speak at your next event! 
She delivers a knockout every time.

Motivational Speaking and Team Building

Yvette Raposo

Teaching the sweet science to students, faculty and community members for the all the benefits that come with boxing training: including forming bonds with peers, learning new skills and developing character through challenging movements.

Boxing Coach ~ University Of Toronto 

Raposo Boxing 

Expert boxing training for fitness, self-empowerment and mindset. Individual Programming + Group Programs and Corporate Team Building.

Owner and Operator

Yvette Raposo 

The person standing centre ring informs the evening on fight night. He/she/they will orchestrate and string together the flow of the show, packaging it in such a way that it is seamless, informative and extra enjoyable for the crowd. But it’s not a role that just anybody can step into. It requires special attention, advance research, understanding the vibe of the event and every single detail of each fighter and sponsor.

Just as important is knowing the nuances of the sport; the right tone of voice, specific timing of certain things, calling out the decision in a certain way keeping the crowd in suspense and of course: the proper use of cadence, pace, precision and professionalism.

Boxing is a traditional sport and the Ring Announcer is a traditional role. It’s what the fans love about the scene and it’s what keeps them coming back for more.

When the lights finally come on, it’s that voice, that face standing centre ring who is displaying every body's hard work leading up to that moment.

Seconds out! See you at the fights.

Professional Ring Announcer

ilive radio

Not everyone needs to step into the ring to appreciate the beauty of boxing but anybody can reap the physical and psychological benefits through its' training. 
Life is like a Boxing match; it could be beautiful and tragic, graceful and brutal, poetic and a jumbled mess of chaos all at the same time.
The analogies found through storytelling, interviewing, panel discussions and professional opinions will surely help you to appreciate the wisdom of boxing and how it relates to your own life and legacy. 
Tune in with an open heart and a curious mind. Be inspired. Feel empowered. Wake up that fighter who resides within. Life is like a Boxing match, are you ready?

Radio Talk Show Host

Sometimes in life, our toughest opponent is ourselves. When you find your metaphorical fighter within, you can position yourself around challenges to move through life with more ease and feel more efficient at work, home and play. 

In boxing, we call this "picking your punches". 

Ask an elite boxer, we train to go the distance. 

My years spent in and around the ring as an Undefeated Champion Boxer, Trainer and now Speaker, has expanded my scope of practice beyond the arena and now into boardrooms and classrooms where the wisdom of boxing training is refreshing, respected and well received.

Add a power punch to your next event with my unique speech topics delivered with infectious energy that will surely leave a lasting impression on your audience long after the sound of the final bell!

Message me here on LinkedIn to start a conversation.

Email yvetteraposo@hotmail.com to book me to speak at your next event.

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