Meet the Team at Empathable

Empathable isn't just a platform.

We’re a squad of world-class experts on a relentless mission to revolutionize how adults master the hardest parts of soft skills. In a world where most professional development feels sterile and forgettable, we’re building something that genuinely transforms people.

This isn’t a linear journey. It demands ongoing, deep collaboration with the most brilliant minds in behavioral science, healthcare innovation, corporate leadership, and human psychology. Some are core team members. Others are luminaries who could consult anywhere, but choose to invest hundreds of hours with us because they believe this work will fundamentally change how people connect, lead, and thrive at work.

Together, we’re not just teaching soft skills—we’re making the hardest interpersonal challenges irresistible to tackle and master. Here’s how each of these extraordinary people makes that possible.”

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Micah J Kessel

CEO

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Chris Branin

Chief Financial Officer

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Carroll Ann Friedmann

Business Manager

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Hee So

Lead Illustrator

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Rosie Nieves

MARKETING

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Bob Warwick

Lead Developer

Taher Bohra

Developer

Board of Advisors

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Dallas Ducar

Gender Affirming Care

Executive VP at Fenway Health

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Paul Jaglowski

Healthcare Strategy

Solutions Partner, Reliance” and below that “Founder of FeedTrail

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Sa-kiera T. J. Hudson, PhD

Science of Empathy

Assistant Professor | Haas School of Business, University of Berkeley

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Nathan Knight

Learning and Development Strategy

Head of People Solutions | Morning Consult

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Matt Wallaert

Organizational Psychology

Founder | BeSci.io

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Michael Ventura

Organizational Empathy

Empathic Leadership | Author, Speaker, Advisor, & Entrepreneur

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Dr.Grin Lord

AI and empathy innovation

Founder & CEO | mpathic

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Maxwell Snyder

Growth Strategy

Vice President, Alternative Investments | NewEdge Wealth

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Margarita Barrios Ponce

Cultural Training

Professor | Northeastern University

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Ben Cerveny

Purpose Driven Technoloy

President | The Foundation for Public Code

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Yoon Chun

Program Management & Culture

Principal Technical Program Manager | Procore Technologies

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Joseph Fridman

Science Communication

Director, Sociotechnical Studio | Gingko Bioworks

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Gabriel Grant

Organizational Consulting

Strategy Advisor & Impact Coach | TheImPact

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Jasmine Hamilton

Policy and Management

Senior Adviser to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

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Ben-Saba Hasan

DEI & Culture

SVP Chief Culture Diversity Equity & Inclusion Officer | Walmart

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Eugene Korsunskiy

Systems Design

Associate Professor | Dartmouth College

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Joel Mier

Marketing & Business Development

Professor at University of Richmond

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Aparna Rae

Organizational DEI

Founder | Moving Beyond

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Haroon (Harry) Syed

AI Innovation

Senior Agency Lead | Amazon Web Services

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Arthur Woods

Culture Strategy

Managing Partner at 1080 Ventures

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