I’m Ann Smith with
Guide & Grow.
I assess, design, and facilitate custom learning for business teams, leaders, and individuals to spark engagement, maximize potential, collaborate, and thrive in this new world of work.
About Ann Smith. Founder
Custom Designer - Engaging Facilitator - Performance Partner
Throughout her career, Ann has partnered with talented leaders and team members across a diverse landscape of businesses and roles, including engineers, attorneys, food manufacturing leaders, IT professionals, medical device sales, property managers, service teams, governments, and nonprofits. Unlike many one-solution-fits-all training companies, our track record in a variety of markets, serving small, medium, and large global companies, enables the flexibility to pivot to your goals and create experiences as unique as your team members.
“My super-power is uncovering the priorities, pain points, and needs of each individual, team, and business, then designing a learning strategy to meet your needs.”
Ann approaches every day with a growth mindset, believing that each moment is an opportunity to learn. She is a voracious reader – with an BA and MA in English, with further studies in psycholinguistics and how our brains learn.
Ann applies her zest for learning to all areas of life, including running marathons, camping, animal welfare, raising funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and coaching Girls on the Run.
Guide and Grow Training will collaborate with you to accelerate success and enhance the employee experience. We partner with a network of talent and HR business professionals to help you attract, train, and retain top talent. We offer:
Team workshops & training
Leadership development
Career pathing
Performance management
“I found Ann to be highly collaborative, extremely insightful, an engaging and talented facilitator and presenter, and a true partner on training projects and initiatives”.
-Natalie Caldwell, Global Partner Segment Development Manager, Microsoft
Credentials / Certifications:
DISC Assessment Certified Partner | Situational Leadership II (Ken Blanchard Company) | EQ 2.0 (Talent Smart) | Crucial Conversations (Crucial Learning) | MBTI Assessment (The Myers-Briggs Company) | Development Dimensions International (DDI) | Courageous Inclusion
“Healthy striving is self-focused: "How can I improve?"
Perfectionism is other-focused: "What will they think?”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection
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