Levata Human Performance

At , we love spotlighting our coaches and celebrating how they bring their unique experience, perspectives, and creativity when serving our clients.

This month, we are spotlighting .

Stephanie is an accomplished Organizational Development and Human Capital professional with more than 25 years of experience across consulting firms, global corporations, and academia. Her passion is authentically partnering with clients to bring about meaningful transformation and enable people to thrive at work.

What sets Stephanie apart is her deep curiosity and desire to understand the uniqueness of each organization and team so that together, they can craft and implement solutions that inspire the greatest success. She is adept at integrating the strategic, operational, and human dimensions of organizations, helping leaders and teams reformulate unhealthy patterns to create positive and abundant work environments.

Organization design, talent strategy, leadership development, team effectiveness, culture transformation, and change management are among her primary areas of focus. Stephanie holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the University of Michigan and is a Certified Professional Coach. She is also certified in Denison Culture Survey, Pinsight Assessments, and has extensive experience with DiSC, Insights Discovery, EQi, and the Enneagram.

Outside of work, Stephanie is a voracious reader who loves traveling the world with her son George and her partner Michael. Time in nature is essential for her well-being, whether that means hiking and skiing mountains, walking along a coast, or savoring good food, wine, and live music. She also contributes to her family's non-profit, Village Project Africa, which runs a school in rural Kenya.

Change rarely fails at launch.

It fades when daily behavior never truly shifts.

Sustainable transformation lives in how work actually happens after the rollout, not in the plan itself.

If you are leading change and something feels fragile beneath the surface, that instinct is usually right.

Most organizations sense the drift before they can name it. Momentum slows. Old habits resurface. The work looks the same, even if the language has changed.

That is not a leadership failure. It is a signal that change has not yet taken root in the everyday work.

We just found out that Levata Human Performance is #8 on the Denver Business Journal's 2026 Best Places to Work list. And honestly, the significance of it still has not fully landed.

Not because we did not believe we had something special. But because what makes Levata a great place to work is not a perks list. It is something harder to build and even harder to sustain.

It is the way our colleagues show up for each other every single day.

We are a fully virtual team spread across the country. We do not have a headquarters lobby or a breakroom where culture just happens. Everything we have built has been intentional. The trust. The transparency. The way we hold space for honest conversations even when they are uncomfortable.

Here is what this recognition actually reflects:
A culture where people feel safe enough to say what they really think. Where feedback flows in every direction, not just top down. Where "assume positive intent" is not a poster on a wall but a daily practice. Where we genuinely believe that taking care of our people is how we take care of our clients.

We talk a lot about helping organizations put people at the center of performance and change. This recognition is proof that we practice what we preach. We are not perfect. But we are committed to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves, do meaningful work, and grow alongside each other.

This honor belongs to every single person on Team Levata, past and present, who has helped shape who we are. To our clients who trust us with their hardest challenges. And to the belief that started it all: when people are supported, seen, and trusted, better outcomes follow.

Thank you to the Denver Business Journal for this recognition. And thank you to this incredible team for making Levata the kind of place people are proud to be part of.

Elevate ALL People®. Exponentially pay it forward.

The best leaders you have ever worked with probably never called themselves heroes, let alone Jedi Masters.

They listened before they spoke. They stayed steady when everyone else was reacting like stormtroopers in a firefight. They made space for others to step up. And they kept showing up, even when the path forward was as murky as a Dagobah swamp.

Today is May the 4th, and while it is a day for fun and fandom, there is something in the Star Wars saga that resonates well beyond the screen.

The characters we remember most are not the ones who wielded the most power. (Looking at you, Emperor.) They are the ones who invested in others.

Mentorship changes both people. Obi-Wan shaped Luke, but Luke also gave Obi-Wan's life new purpose. Yoda trained generations of Jedi, and every padawan left a mark on him too. Real leadership works the same way. You don't just develop people. You're shaped by walking alongside them.

Focus matters more than force. Anakin's downfall wasn't a lack of talent. It was trying to control everything, save everyone, be everywhere at once. The leaders who sustain their impact stay present, manage their energy, and resist the pull of overextension. They delegate. They prioritize. They protect their capacity for when it actually matters.

Failure is the teacher. Yoda said it plainly: "The greatest teacher, failure is." The exceptional leaders we work with at Levata get this in their bones. They don't pretend setbacks didn't happen. They learn, adjust, and pass those lessons forward so others don't repeat them.

Leadership is not a grand gesture or a heroic act. It is the willingness to be honest, to stay grounded, and to lead with care even when things are uncertain.
The leaders who last are the ones who build trust, not spectacle. The ones who create environments where people feel safe enough to take risks, grow through challenges, and do their best work together.

May the 4th be with you. And may you lead with the kind of quiet strength that actually moves people forward.

Not all failed change looks like failure.

Sometimes it looks like exhaustion.
Sometimes it shows up months later.
Sometimes it never gets talked about at all.

If the system technically works but people can’t operate effectively, the work isn't finished.

Real change is measured not by project completion, but by whether people can sustain performance.

🚀 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗿.

Levata’s 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 has advanced to the next round of the 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 🎉

This round brings some seriously strong competition—and that’s exactly why we’d love your help.

Camp Copilot is our vibe-coded, human-first learning experience designed to help people use Microsoft Copilot with confidence. No hype. Just thoughtful design, real-world practice, and a little summer camp nostalgia baked in.

At , we believe that AI reflects, amplifies, and accelerates the human capabilities that are used in a prompt, when building an agent, and when designing agentic systems. is a great example of that. We’d be grateful for your vote!

👉 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.agentmadness.ai/matchups/matchup-r2-region-4-1 scroll down to cast your vote
🗓️ 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮

Curious what all the fuss is about? You can 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://levata-camp-copilot.pages.dev/

Thanks for cheering us on—and for supporting work that keeps AI learning human, practical, and fun. 💛

🚨 Big news from Levata 🚨

We’re proud (and genuinely excited) to share that ’s 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 has been selected for the 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 — essentially March Madness for AI. 🏀🤖

is a web app that blends thoughtful design, real-world practice, and human-first learning to drive Copilot adoption in the workplace. With its summer-camp nostalgia and micro-learning modules, it’s a tool that can elevate people’s understanding of how to use AI in a way that really sticks. Camp Copilot was designed to make learning AI in the workplace more enjoyable and efficient, and to enhance essential human skills to maximize AI's benefits.

Camp Copilot entered the competition as a 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟰 #𝟭 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱, earning a 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟴𝟳.𝟴 alongside some of the most innovative AI solutions out there, including companies run solely by agents.

This recognition means a lot to us because we believe 𝗔𝗜 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁. Seeing our approach resonate beyond our walls is incredibly rewarding!

Now we could use a little help from our community – we’d love your vote.

👉 See the bracket here: https://agentmadness.ai/bracket

✅ Vote for Camp Copilot here: https://www.agentmadness.ai/matchups/matchup-r1-region-4-1. 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟲.

Thank you for supporting work that keeps people at the center of . We’re grateful to be on this journey with you.

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁!

Big news at LEVATA Human Performance: we just launched an internal Copilot training program to help our colleagues seriously level up their AI game—and the momentum is already real.

The best part? 𝗪𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲, based on the work our teams do every day. It’s practical, hands-on, and focused on real outcomes—not just “neat prompts.” Think: clearer writing, faster deliverables, better analysis, and more confident use across the board, so we can best support our clients.

Because we created it, it’s 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for organizations that want to accelerate Copilot adoption with a proven, structured approach. At , 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁 𝗔𝗜 — 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁.

Massive shout-out to Michelle Kissler and Dawn Dominick for the incredible work they did to make this program happen.

Want a preview of the training—or curious how it could work for your organization? Drop a comment, and we’ll share the details.

AI adoption is accelerating. Human readiness isn’t.

In our recent CEOWORLD Magazine feature, we explore the growing gap organizations face: investment in AI, paired with leaders and teams struggling to keep pace.

When AI enters the system without evolving human capability:
• Pressure increases
• Burnout rises
• Adoption stalls

At , we don’t just help organizations adopt AI—we help them evolve the humans using it. Because AI doesn’t replace human capability. It amplifies it.

👉 Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gQ-maYyG

𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸

We’re thrilled to share that LEVATA Human Performance has been named a 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗲 by the Denver Business Journal!

For the second year in a row, hashtag is a finalist in the Small Business category. This recognition means so much because it reflects what we work hard to build every day—a culture where people feel valued, supported, inspired, and empowered to do their best work.

Thank you to our amazing colleagues at Levata! Your passion, collaboration, and commitment to elevating human potential is what makes Levata such a special place to work. 💙 Thank you to our clients who partner with us!

We're honored to be included among so many great companies! See the list here: https://lnkd.in/g8bDHTwB

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