“…improv principles made their way into my approach to training, interacting, and communicating with my corporate teams.”

Hello! Katie, here. Performance has been a constant throughout my life. My first gig was at the age of 10 weeks, and from there, I never stopped performing. In college, I fell in love with improv comedy. Unlike theater, I didn't have to memorize lines or attend weeks of rehearsals for one show. Improv became the new and efficient way I fulfilled my need for a creative outlet. The benefits didn't stop there, as I soon found that improv principles brought wisdom and joy to my life off the stage as well.

Post-graduation, I delved into the vibrant comedy scene in Columbus, Ohio, making my mark as a professional performer and eventually as an improv educator and coach. At the same time, my career in tech startups began. Naturally, improv principles made their way into my approach to training, interacting, and communicating with my corporate teams. The results: good communication, happy people, and highly functional teams.

A decade later I was impacted by a big tech layoff and thought, here's my opportunity to take my improv knowledge and all my work experience (startup, L&D, operations, comms, knowledge management, people management, etc) and merge these worlds into something exciting. I called my friend Alex and floated the idea of WitWorks, and the rest is history, as they say.

Ready to learn more about how WitWorks can support your team? Let’s chat!

P.S. Want to see a show? Currently, I am a member of three highly acclaimed Columbus shows produced by the Hashtag Comedy Company: "TBD the Improvised Musical," "Ladies Who Lounge," and "ROT". You can check us out here.

Check out our Vlog

Don't miss out on our weekly vlogs where we share WitWorks insights and ways to apply improv principles in your workplace. Follow us on LinkedIn and sign up for our newsletter.