Welcome to
our community
We call ourselves the Connection Crew™
A community of people passionate about connection and inspired to take action to flatten the loneliness epidemic curve.
The Olympic training team for connection professionals.
Connection habits
Quick tips on connection from the Connection Crew™.

Charley's quick tip
Charley Lapomardo, Founder at Sparkleworks

Ryan's quick tip
Ryan G Believer in Happiness,
Excitement Sessions

Rachel's quick tip
Rachel Rozen, Founder of Connection Catalyst

Tim's quick tip
Tim Jones, Founder and Executive Director of Longer Tables

Sara's quick tip
Sara Schairer, Founder/Exec. Dir. of Compassion It, Author of "A Case for Compassion", TEDx Speaker

Sergio's quick tip
Sergio Santamaría Founder, People People

Katya's quick tip
Katya Davydova, Founder of Effervescent You

Christy's quick tip
Christy Tonge,Head of SF Bay Area Culture First Community, Culture Amp

Kamilla's quick tip
Kamilla Pinel, Creator of the DREAM Framework

Gary's quick tip
Gary Ware, Trainer & Facilitator at Breakthrough Play, TEDx Speaker

Kindra's quick tip
Kindra Maples, Founder & CEO at Culture Crush Business

Kelly's quick tip
Kelly Mackin, Work Well-Being Innovator, Best-Selling Author, CEO of the Motives Met Human Needs Assessment

Brian's quick tip
Brian Mohr, Co-Founder at anthym

Sondra's quick tip
Sondra Norris, Coach & Consultant at Live Better Consulting

Alexandria’s quick tip
Alexandria Skeete, Author of Beyond 'How Are You'

Azizi's quick tip
Azizi Marshall, Founder of the Center for Creative Arts Therapy

Teila's quick tip
Teila Evans, Partnerships & Community at ThinkHuman

Steph's quick tip
Steph Mann, Co-Founder of At Your Core

Anne's quick tip
Anne Foreman, Co-Founder of At Your Core
Connection activities
Practical, hands-on activities on connection for facilitators from our expert members.

Dr. Jenn Gunsaullus
What are you avoiding?

Jessper Maquindang
The connective power of shared purpose.

Dr. Payal Berri
Do beliefs and family norms affect relationships?

Lia James
How curiosity builds deeper conversations

Dané Johnson
Can silent empathy make you a better listener?

Cole Johnson
The power of pure presence

Sondra Norris
Are your beliefs holidng you back?

Steven Michael Crane
Deepening small group conversations

Carrie Klewin Lawrence
What's your unique holiday tradition?

Nathan Obokoh
Step into your Kairos moment

Ashley Jones
Navigating grief: Who's shaped who you are today?

Steven Hasse
Exploring Purpose Through Your Lantern

Taylor Harrington
BYOB: Which book has influenced your life?

Devin Kean
Sharing small moments of joy

Jan Keck
The Human Search Engine

Tess Cohen
What's your Life Purpose?

Rachel Rozen
3Ps for Connection

Richard Lee-Thai
Have you tried meditation for self-connection?

Tim Jones
What might you be leaving out of conversations?

Charley Lapomardo
Sparkle Storytime ✨

Dr. Niraj Nijhawan
Expanding neural networks for stronger connections

Brian Helfman
What did you want to be when you grew up?

Linda Brandt
Accepting and elaborating on praise!

Ben Swire
What’s your childhood misconception?

Katya Davydova
Defining connection: Who,how & When

Garry Ridge
Are you being the person you want to be?

Beth Ridley
Name Narratives: What's the story behind your name?
Connection masterclass
Missed a masterclass? Catch up here, watch all of our sessions.

July 2025
With Erin Shellington, Tony Esteves, Sumayyah Emeh-Edu

June 2025
With Liz Otteson, Zach Blumenfeld, Colin Mincy

April 2025
With Kamilla Pinel, Andrea Diaz and Christy Tonge

March 2025
With Dr. Payal Beri, Jessper Maquindang and Dr. Jenn Gunsaullus

February 2025
With Lia James, Dané Johnson and Cole Johnson

December 2024
With Carrie Klewin Lawrence, Nathan Obokoh and Rachel Rozen

October 2024
With Ashley Jones, Steven Haase and Taylor Harrington.

August 2024
With Richard Lee-Thai, Tes Cohen and Jan Keck

May 2024
Co-created with CultureCon:
With Dr.Niraj Nijhawan, Tim Jones and Charley Lapomardo.

April 2024
With Linda Brandt, Ben Swire and Brian Helfman

February 2024
With Katya Davydova, Garry Ridge and Beth Ridley.

January 2024
With Sara Schairer, Brian Mohr and Kindra Maples.

October 2023
With Kevin Monroe, Dr. Vaneet Sandhu and Jessie Jacob.

July 2023
With Gary Ware, Jenny Sauer-Klein, Charles Vogl and Kat Vellos.
On a mission to make the world a more connected place?
Join our next Joyful Connection Masterclass
Meet your host
Hansen Hunt, Covve Community Lead
Hansen leads the Connection Crew™. He's on a mission to co-create a deeply loving and connected world by bringing people together. He loves family, his dog Obi-Wan, tacos and meaningful connections.

