Career Glow-Up
Drop-in Workshop Series
Unlock the next level
Growing your career effectively is more than just knowing how to do the job, and sitting through seminars and motivational speeches can only take you so far.
Come playfully practice the practical skills often not taught, but wholly sought after by employers. Whether it's elevating your ability to lead confidently, navigating change in a digital landscape, or advocating for your next promotion, these skills can open up a new tier of opportunities for your professional life.
Career Glow Up is a set of six experiential workshops designed to create a supportive space for practice, discovery, and development. Come to one, some, or all!
Who is this for?
Career Glow-Up is designed for curious professionals who appreciate a creative, interactive group learning environment and want to invest in themselves to build a more fulfilling career.
Things we hear…
“I want to be better at ‘people-ing,’ especially people I don’t naturally vibe with.”
“My career is fine on paper, but I’m feeling dead inside.”
“I am between jobs,” “I am finding myself,” or “I am on sabbatical.”
“I’m looking for a classy way to explain the gap in my resume.”
“My company is hardcore on the AI train and I just want to touch grass with other humans.”
If any of these sound like you, we’re confident you will shine on this journey!
The Workshops
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📅 January 16th, 2027 from 2pm - 4pm
Do networking events make you crawl out of your skin? Do you run out of things to say after “So, what do you do?” Do you leave feeling like you made zero meaningful connections? This workshop uses activities pulled from the world of improv to help you become more comfortable with activities that actually move the needle when it comes to growing your network, like meeting new people, transitioning out of small talk, and building relationships that feel genuine instead of transactional.
What to Expect
In this 2-hour workshop, you'll spend time:
Starting conversations — You'll practice simple ways to open up conversations and move beyond the usual networking script.
Getting curious — You'll experiment with asking better questions and listening for opportunities to make a conversation more meaningful.
Being more present — You'll practice responding to what's actually happening in a conversation instead of worrying about what you're going to say next.
Making connections — You'll explore how small choices in communication can help create positive first impressions and turn conversations into relationships.
Trying it out in a low-stakes environment — You'll have plenty of opportunities to practice with other participants, without the pressure of an actual industry event.
You'll leave with practical communication tools for meeting new people, having more engaging conversations, and making networking feel a little less awkward, and a lot more human.
Experience level: Beginner / No improv experience necessary
Prerequisites: None
Length: 2 hours⚡Good to know: ⚡You don't need to love networking to take this workshop. In fact, being a little allergic to the word “networking” might make you exactly the right person for it.
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📅 January 30th, 2027 from 2pm - 4pm
Careers rarely go exactly according to plan. A client backs out. An interview doesn't lead anywhere. A coworker leaves and suddenly you're doing their job. Or you find yourself making a career change you never planned on making. This workshop uses interactive exercises from the world of improv to help you practice staying grounded, finding possibilities, and taking useful action when things don't go according to plan.
What to Expect
In this 2-hour workshop, you'll spend time:
Practicing adaptability — You'll work through unexpected scenarios and experiment with different ways of responding instead of getting stuck in your first reaction.
Finding possibility in uncertainty — You'll practice looking for useful information and opportunities even when a situation initially feels like a setback.
Moving from reaction to action — You'll explore how to shorten the distance between “Well, that didn't go as planned” and “Okay, what's next?”
Building resilience — You'll practice responding to challenges without needing to have the entire path forward figured out.
Staying connected under pressure — You'll explore how curiosity, listening, and strong relationships can help you navigate change at work.
You'll leave with practical ways to approach career curveballs with more flexibility, confidence, and forward motion!
Experience level: Beginner / No improv experience necessary
Prerequisites: None
Length: 2 hours⚡Good to know: ⚡ The only constant is change (they say!), so these skills are helpful in nearly every domain of life. Even if you don’t have an urgent scenario top of mind right now, these are skills every professional can have in their toolbox.
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📅 February 13th, 2027 from 2pm - 4pm
Someone asks you a question you weren't expecting. You have an idea but aren't sure it's fully formed. Then you make a mistake, and suddenly you want to crawl into a hole and throw your computer out the nearest window. What happens next? This workshop uses activities from the world of improv to help you practice thinking on your feet, trusting your own ideas, and taking action before you've figured everything out.
What to Expect
In this 2-hour workshop, you'll spend time:
Moving past mistakes — You'll practice reframing unexpected outcomes, recovering quickly, and taking the next useful step instead of getting stuck analyzing what went wrong.
Acting in uncertainty — You'll experiment with making decisions and taking action without having every detail figured out first.
Trusting your own ideas — Through games and exercises, you'll practice getting comfortable with your own inspiration and letting an idea develop as you go.
Presenting with confidence — You'll explore how specificity, warmth, physicality, curiosity, and clear emotion can help you communicate ideas with greater confidence.
Listening for possibility — You'll practice the improv principle of “Yes, And” as a way of responding to new ideas with curiosity rather than immediately shutting them down.
Taking the lead — You'll have opportunities to make choices, respond to increased pressure, and discover that you don't have to know the perfect answer to move a conversation forward.
You'll leave with more experience trusting yourself when you're put on the spot—and practical ways to move from hesitation to action when the answer isn't immediately obvious.
Experience level: Beginner / No improv experience necessary
Prerequisites: None
Length: 2 hours
Instructor: [Instructor Name]⚡Good to know: ⚡You will not be asked to “perform” or come up with polished answers. The exercises are designed to make uncertainty a little more comfortable by giving you lots of low-stakes opportunities to practice responding in the moment.
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📅 February 27th, 2027 from 2pm - 4pm
Have you avoided a hard conversation because you were sure it would damage the relationship? Or found yourself in one, so focused on being right that you missed what the other person actually needed? This workshop gives you a place to practice the skills that hard conversations actually require: staying curious, finding common ground, and staying connected even when you disagree.
What to Expect
In this 2-hour workshop, you'll spend time:
Finding common ground — Locate shared values and goals before diving into what you disagree about, so the relationship feels worth the discomfort.
Embodying curiosity — Practice asking questions to understand instead of to win, and notice how genuine curiosity disarms defensiveness, in others and in yourself.
Bringing "yes, and" energy — Explore the difference between shutting an idea down and building on it, even when you don't agree, and feel how each one lands.
Listening for what's underneath — Dig past the surface complaint to the value someone's actually protecting, and see how that changes the conversation.
Reading the room, and yourself — Check your own readiness and the other person's, and notice how much of a hard conversation happens in the body, not just the words.
You'll leave with practiced skills instead of a script, since it never goes according to one, real experience staying connected through disagreement, and something to try the very next time it counts.
Experience level: Beginner / No improv experience necessary
Prerequisites: None
Length: 2 hours
⚡Good to know: ⚡You don't need the perfect words to have a hard conversation well. This workshop is about the energy and skills you bring to the table: curiosity, connection, staying present, which matter more than what you actually say. -
📅 March 13th, 2027 from 2pm - 4pm
Have something to say in a meeting, presentation, or conversation—but find yourself hesitating, overthinking, or waiting until you feel completely ready? This workshop gives you a supportive place to practice speaking up, thinking on your feet, and bringing your experience and ideas into the moment. Using activities from the world of improv, you'll build comfort with uncertainty and develop strategies for taking that first step.
What to Expect
In this 2-hour workshop, you'll spend time:
Speaking in front of others — You'll practice sharing ideas and responding in the moment in a supportive, judgment-free environment.
Getting comfortable with uncertainty — You'll experiment with speaking before you have every word perfectly planned.
Taking small interpersonal risks — You'll practice making choices, contributing ideas, and letting yourself be seen without waiting for confidence to magically arrive first.
Building presence — You'll explore how voice, physicality, attention, and spontaneity affect the way you show up when communicating.
Thinking on your feet — You'll play games and exercises designed to strengthen your ability to respond to what is happening in real time.
You'll leave with practical strategies for moving through hesitation, greater comfort speaking up, and more experience trusting yourself when you don't have a script.
Experience level: Beginner / No improv experience necessary
Prerequisites: None
Length: 2 hours⚡Good to know: ⚡You do not need to be funny, charismatic, or a polished public speaker. This workshop is about practicing presence—not performing perfection.
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📅 March 27th, 2027 from 2pm - 4pm
Feeling a little lost or stuck in your career and wishing someone would just tell you what to do next? We won't tell you what to do next, but we can help you build a Career Compass that is tailored to you. Through interactive individual, partner, and group activities, you'll explore your values, strengths, and what gives you energy so you can make career decisions with greater clarity and confidence.
What to Expect
In this 2-hour workshop, you'll spend time:
Exploring what matters to you — You'll identify the values and priorities that can help guide your career decisions.
Recognizing your strengths — You'll explore the skills and qualities you naturally bring to your work, including some you may take for granted.
Finding your “hell yes!” — Through experiential exercises, you'll practice noticing the difference between what genuinely energizes you and what you think should matter to you.
Putting it into practice — You'll apply what you discover to real career questions, from evaluating new opportunities to navigating a job search, lateral move, launching a business, or career transition.
You'll leave with a repeatable process for uncovering your values and strengths and a clearer sense of your own “true north.” Side note: This process has been used by dozens of Sarah’s career coaching clients over the last 5 years to find clarity and confidence in their journey!
Experience level: Beginner / No improv experience necessary
Prerequisites: None
Length: 2 hours⚡Good to know: ⚡This is not a workshop where someone tells you what career you should have. It's a chance to get curious about what is authentically right for you!
The coaches
The series is developed by leadership coaches, corporate trainers, and longtime improv facilitators Courtney Pong and Sarah Filman, trusted by professionals in career transition and by organizations investing in their teams. Brands and organizations they’ve been trusted to lead ».
Ready to glow?
The Career Glow-Up series is designed to be flexible. Come to one, some, or all!
Each workshop is available as a drop-in, and also builds upon prior workshops. On the registration page, you’ll be able to select how many workshops you’d like to attend. The more workshops you commit to, the more you’ll save off the cost of a single workshop!