Center for Daring Leadership

BetterUp and Brené Brown have joined forces to introduce the Center for Daring Leadership, a groundbreaking partnership that amplifies Brené Brown's empirically based, courage-building curriculum with BetterUp’s human transformation platform.

Brene and Alexi on stage at Uplift

With Brené Brown as Executive Chair, the Center for Daring Leadership will equip leaders with the skill sets, mindsets, systems and tools they need to drive performance.

What to expect from the Center for Daring Leadership:

Building courageous leaders: Exclusive access to Brown’s empirically based Dare to Lead curriculum and comprehensive offerings which will be available to BetterUp’s community of customers, coaches and members through the Human Transformation Platform.

Integrated expertise: Brown will join BetterUp's Science Board, applying her decades of experience developing brave leaders and courageous cultures to enhance BetterUp's offerings.

Insights to shape tomorrow’s workplace: With over 30 years of combined research, this partnership will help BetterUp’s customers navigate emerging trends and build resilient, innovative, and agile workplaces through a suite of solutions that scale with integrity.

We're at a critical leadership moment with rapid AI-driven technological advancements, highlighting the pivotal role of uniquely human skills—like innovation, trust, and agility—in organizational success.

BetterUp will exclusively offer Brown’s Dare to Lead curriculum through its Human Transformation Platform. As Executive Chair of the Center for Daring Leadership, Brown will drive transformative leadership, preparing leaders and organizations for success. 

Discover how the Center for Daring Leadership can empower your team to cultivate brave leaders and resilient cultures with measurable impact that lasts.

“Over the past five years, we’ve taken over 120,000 people across 45 countries through our Dare to Lead program. Our evaluation data are clear — this courage-building work has a tremendous impact on individuals, teams, and organizations. I believe with my whole heart that, together, we can develop braver leaders and more courageous cultures around the world. Let’s go!”

— Brené Brown, Executive Chair, Center for Daring Leadership