WILDER / FACILITATOR /
Calysta Phillips
TEAM DYNAMICS • EXECUTIVE COACHING • INNOVATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING
“Connecting people through play and depth, and helping groups thrive by uncovering what’s standing in their way.”
After 25 years teaching Spanish and French, Calysta learned that people can’t take in anything new when they feel anxious or judged. She designs every session to lower that barrier on purpose. Play normalizes mistakes, flattens hierarchy and connects people through laughter. As comfort grows, so do the stakes, and groups move into honest conversation in a way that feels safe.
Calysta opens and closes executive conferences, leads innovation sessions that help teams invent solutions everyone buys into, and designs multi-day retreats in the U.S. and abroad. A certified Mind Rebel Coach and Certified Symbiosis Executive Coach, she has trained with Project Adventure, The Center for Courage & Renewal, Peter Block’s Leader as Convener and Co-Active, and she is fluent in Spanish and French.
Core Strengths
Connection Through Play
Innovation Sessions
Conference Openings & Closings
Participants Leave With
Deeper connection with colleagues
Honest conversations that matter
Solutions the whole team owns
Clearer alignment and buy-in
Practical tools to use right away
Renewed energy and momentum
Sample Program
A Thoughtfully Designed Experience
Every session is tailored to the group, starting light and building toward the conversations and decisions that matter most.
Play
Low-stakes games and questions that lower the barrier, flatten hierarchy and get people laughing together.
Connect
Structured conversations where the stakes rise as comfort grows, so people open up in a way that feels safe.
Innovate
A collaborative process that goes beyond brainstorming to invent solutions, using concerns as a springboard.
Commit
Reflection and clear commitments that participants carry back into their work.
Bring Calysta Phillips to Your Next Retreat
Let’s create an experience tailored to your team, your goals, and the outcomes that matter most.