Training & consulting · Salt Lake City, Utah

Helping leaders and teams perform under pressure.

We help organizations build people who recover from setbacks, keep a clear head when the stakes rise, and work through conflict instead of around it. The goal: stronger teams, steadier leaders, and fewer good people burning out.

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The problem

Capable people, running on overload.

The leaders and teams we work with aren't short on talent or drive. They feel the drag of setbacks, triggers, unproductive thinking patterns, and friction with the people around them, and pressure makes all of it louder.

Stress and hardship can help us improve, and in many cases are required for growth and change. The question is whether your people have the skills to use them.

What changes

Resilience your business can feel.

  • Steadier under pressurePeople who notice stress early, reset quickly, and keep making sound calls when a deadline or setback hits.
  • Conflict handled, not avoidedLeaders and teammates who raise hard issues directly and work through them before they turn into resentment or turnover.
  • Less burnout, more staying powerEveryday habits for focus, recovery, and perspective, so high performers can keep performing without running on empty.
  • Teams people want to stay onStronger connection, recognition, and fit between people and their work, the conditions that make good employees want to stay.

Services

Ways we work together

Every engagement starts with what you need to change, not with a curriculum.

01

Team workshops

For teams under strain: interactive sessions that help people manage stress, communicate clearly, and work through friction together.

02

Leadership development

For managers who set the tone: leading calmly through pressure, handling conflict, and building teams people want to stay on.

03

Executive coaching

For senior leaders: one-on-one work on your own toughest challenges, from staying focused under load to making hard calls with a clear head.

04

Custom programs & consulting

For organizations with a specific problem, such as burnout, conflict, or a hard change ahead: a program built around it, with follow-through so it sticks.

Pricing

Programs and pricing

Course catalog

The courses behind the programs

Every program above draws from eight courses. Delivered as workshops, combined into a longer program, or used in coaching.

  • Deliberate Thinking13.5 hours
  • Authentic Leadership11.5 hours
  • Human Connections7 hours
  • Realistic Positivity12.5 hours
  • Mental Focus8 hours
  • Effective Communication7.5 hours
  • Conflict Resolution12 hours
  • Practical Solutions7 hours
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01

Deliberate Thinking

13.5 hours · 6 skills

  • Focused Thinking2 h
  • Drilling to the Core2 h
  • Problem Analysis2.5 h
  • Refocusing the Mind2 h
  • Reframing2.5 h
  • Activating Event/Beliefs/Consequence (ABC)2.5 h
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Authentic Leadership

11.5 hours · 5 skills

  • Sharing in Joy2.5 h
  • Task/Talent Fit2.5 h
  • Recognizing Diversity2 h
  • Setting Your Intention2.5 h
  • Effective Leadership2 h
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Human Connections

7 hours · 4 skills

  • Sharing in Joy2.5 h
  • Recognizing Diversity2 h
  • Count Your Blessings0.5 h
  • Elements of an Effective Team2 h
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Realistic Positivity

12.5 hours · 6 skills

  • Activating Event/Beliefs/Consequence (ABC)2.5 h
  • Count Your Blessings0.5 h
  • Setting Your Intention2.5 h
  • Focused Thinking2 h
  • Reframing2.5 h
  • Sharing in Joy2.5 h
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05

Mental Focus

8 hours · 4 skills

  • Refocusing the Mind2 h
  • Find Another Gear1.5 h
  • Focused Thinking2 h
  • Reframing2.5 h
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Effective Communication

7.5 hours · 3 skills

  • Finding Your Voice3 h
  • Drilling to the Core2 h
  • Activating Event/Beliefs/Consequence (ABC)2.5 h
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Conflict Resolution

12 hours · 5 skills

  • Find Another Gear1.5 h
  • Activating Event/Beliefs/Consequence (ABC)2.5 h
  • Finding Your Voice3 h
  • Task/Talent Fit2.5 h
  • Problem Analysis2.5 h
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Practical Solutions

7 hours · 3 skills

  • Problem Analysis2.5 h
  • Refocusing the Mind2 h
  • Task/Talent Fit2.5 h
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  • Finding Your Voice

    3 hours

    Using your voice effectively, or advocating for yourself.

    CommunicationConflict resolution

  • Sharing in Joy

    2.5 hours

    Building up others, or sharing joyous moments.

    ConnectionLeadership

  • Focused Thinking

    2 hours

    Moving from unproductive thinking patterns to focused thinking.

    ThinkingPositivity

  • Drilling to the Core

    2 hours

    Becoming triggered, or detecting our triggers.

    ThinkingCommunication

  • Problem Analysis

    2.5 hours

    Diagnosing setbacks, or discovering unique solutions.

    ThinkingSolutions

  • Put It In Perspective

    1.5 hours

    Being cognizant of reality, or building an accurate model. Taught alongside Refocusing the Mind.

    ThinkingSolutions

  • Task/Talent Fit

    2.5 hours

    Utilizing strengths, or ascertaining task/talent fit.

    LeadershipSolutions

  • Recognizing Diversity

    2 hours

    Recognizing diversity, or finding greatness.

    ConnectionLeadership

  • Reframing

    2.5 hours

    Reframing, or expanding our frame.

    ThinkingPositivity

  • Refocusing the Mind

    2 hours

    Deliberate distraction, or refocusing the mind.

    ThinkingFocus

  • Find Another Gear

    1.5 hours

    Centering, or present consciousness.

    Conflict resolutionFocus

  • Activating Event/Beliefs/Consequence (ABC)

    2.5 hours

    Event/emotion prism, or emotional cause and effect.

    Conflict resolutionThinkingPositivity

  • Count Your Blessings

    0.5 hours

    Count your blessings, or recognize the positive.

    PositivityConnection

  • Setting Your Intention

    2.5 hours

    Setting your intention, or defining objectives.

    PositivityLeadership

  • Effective Leadership

    2 hours

    Understanding how your focus allows others to follow you.

    LeadershipFocusConnection

  • Elements of an Effective Team

    2 hours

    Working together to achieve the objective.

    ThinkingPositivity

How it works

A simple path from conversation to results

  1. Conversation

    We talk about your team, the pressures you're under, and what better would look like.

  2. Diagnose

    We pinpoint where pressure is costing you: focus, energy, decisions, or working relationships.

  3. Design

    We tailor workshops, coaching, or consulting to your people and context.

  4. Apply & sustain

    Your people put what they learn to work the same week, with follow-up so the change lasts.

About us

Who we are

We started Aprovar in 2018 to help leaders and teams perform under pressure. Today we deliver resilience, leadership, and communication training for teams, along with coaching and consulting for the leaders who set the tone.

Our work is grounded in applied cognitive science, but we keep it practical: no fluff, and tools your people can use right away.

  • Practical, not theoreticalResilience taught as learnable skills people can practice, not abstract theory.
  • No fluffWorkshops, coaching, and custom programs tailored to your people, the pressures you're under, and what better would look like.
  • Tools you can use right awayPractical tools in use the same week, reinforced so the habits stick.

Insights

Applied cognitive science, in plain language

Your Focus Has a Warm-Up Lap

Focus isn't a switch. It's more like an engine that needs to warm up, and every interruption cools it back down.

Stress Isn't the Enemy

The response that makes your heart race also sharpens your attention. Resilience isn't the absence of stress; it's the ability to recover from it.

Sleep Is a Performance Tool, Not a Luxury

Sleep is when your brain files the day's learning and clears out the clutter. Your memory, mood, and decisions depend on it.

Willpower Is Overrated

People who stick with good habits set up their environment so the right choice is the easy one.

Your Body Is Part of Your Brain

How you move, sit, and breathe feeds your brain information about how to feel and how hard to work.

More on LinkedIn

Short, practical posts on focus, rest, metacognition, and neuroplasticity.

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What colleagues say

“A thought leader with over 20 years of leadership experience… If you need to add intelligence and experience to your team, this is your guy.”

Former colleague

“[He] forced me to challenge my own assumptions about the best ways to teach leadership.”

U.S. Naval Academy student he supervised

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Contact

Want a team that stays steady when the pressure is on?

Tell us what's straining your people. We'll talk about what better would look like and how to get there.

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