STORYWORX CONSULTING
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Your teams have the talent.
We help them work together.

Storyworx Consulting uses group facilitation to resolve conflict, align teams, and create the kind of culture where people do their best work.

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THE CHALLENGE

Sound Familiar?

Your industry is moving faster than your organization can adapt. You're integrating new technology, new teams, and new market pressures all at once. You are building the plane as you're flying it. And in the middle of all that, the human side of your organization is fraying. The dynamics between departments are tense. People have stopped listening to each other. Your best people are burning out.

  • Miscommunication and conflict between departments
  • Teams that are technically skilled but struggling to connect
  • Declining morale, creativity, and engagement
  • High turnover driven by culture, not compensation
  • Burnout that traditional wellness initiatives can't fix.
  • Leaders who know something is wrong but don't know where to start
OUR APPROACH

A Different Kind of Solution

Most organizations try to solve human problems with information. They send people to training, share decks, and run town halls.

But knowledge alone doesn't change behavior. You don't build better teams by teaching people about communication. You build them by practicing it.

Storyworx uses council-style facilitation, a structured group practice rooted in the art of listening and the power of storytelling. Your people sit together, speak openly, and actually hear each other, often for the first time.

The result is not just better communication. It's teams that trust each other, align faster, and do better work.

Every session is tailored to your group. Creative teams work differently than legal teams. Finance teams need different entry points than marketing teams. We design each engagement to meet your people where they are.

Sessions range from single-day intensives to multi-month programs. We also offer self-regulation and wellness practices to support your team's well-being throughout the process.

"We don't just teach people to communicate. We give them the practice of listening."
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THE PROCESS

How We Work Together

STEP 1

Discovery

We start with a conversation. Before we design anything, we want to understand your organization, your people, and the specific challenges you're navigating. This shapes everything that follows.

STEP 2

Tailored Program Design

We build a program specific to your group, your goals, and your timeline. This ranges from a single focused session to a comprehensive multi-month engagement. No two programs look the same.

STEP 3

Facilitation and Support

We facilitate your sessions and stay close throughout the engagement. This includes creative and storytelling practices, and well-being tools (meditation, breathwork, visualization) that help your team regulate under pressure and sustain the work.

THE OUTCOMES

What Changes

Teams that listen.

When people feel genuinely heard, the quality of every conversation improves. The opportunity to resolve issues allows you to make faster decisions.

Conflict that gets resolved, not managed.

Teams that work through conflict together come out with stronger relationships and better judgment.

Alignment that sticks.

Your people leave with a shared understanding of what matters and why. That clarity reduces friction and increases ownership at every level of your organization.

People who stay.

Employees who feel connected to their team and valued by their organization don't leave. Culture built through practice, not perks, is what reduces turnover.

Creativity and innovation.

When people feel safe to speak openly, ideas surface that would never emerge in a standard meeting. Cross-functional collaboration stops being a talking point and starts being real.

Organizations We've Helped

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Every engagement is different. The methodology travels.

THE FOUNDER

About Nicole Hoegl

Nicole Hoegl, founder of Storyworx Consulting

I founded Storyworx because I've seen what happens when people in an organization actually stop and listen to each other. Conflict softens. Ideas emerge. Teams that felt stuck start moving again.

I've spent years doing this work across some of the most dynamic and challenging environments I know: a fast-moving tech company, a city government navigating systemic change, a school community wrestling with equity and belonging, and law enforcement sitting across the table from the communities they serve.

Most recently, I served as Council Facilitator on the People Team at Snap Inc., where I facilitated programs for employees, interns, and leadership teams, as well as Council experiences that brought Snap's major brand partners into genuine relationship with each other.

My practice is rooted in the Council tradition, a structured, facilitated group process built on speaking from personal experience and listening without judgment. I adapt it to each group. Creative teams need different entry points than legal teams. A leadership off-site looks different from a cross-departmental conflict session. The methodology stays consistent. The form changes.

What drives this work is simple. I believe confrontation can become conversation, resignation can become inspiration, and stagnation can become momentum.

I'd love to bring that into your organization.

GET IN TOUCH

Let's Start a Conversation

Every engagement begins the same way: with a real conversation about what your organization needs.

Tell us what's happening and we'll take it from there.

We would love to hear your story.

STORYWORX CONSULTING
Los Angeles, California
310-254-7374