About the Synapse Institute

A virtual learning experience for leaders who need competence and confidence. Choose from one of our learning paths below and begin your learning journey.
Human Resources

Put people first

Learn the proven strategies, guiding principles, and best practices behind a people-centered workplace.
Entrepreneurship

Build & scale greatness

Learn to imagine, create, and then grow a company people love to work for, partner with, and buy from.
Culture Change

Drive loyalty & delight

Learn to audit and re-engineer your company's culture using the art and science of change management.
Learning & Development

Enlarge talent capacity

Learn the methods and strategies to grow your workforce's skills and enhance your teams' effectiveness.
Organizational Development

Design for acceleration

Learn the scientific methods of structuring productive and dynamic teams through organization design and administration.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Cultivate belonging

Learn the history, trends, and innovation behind DEI then accelerate your own company's DEI journey.

About the Founder

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Kalyn Romaine is an organizational psychologist, executive coach, and former corporate executive who has been successfully leading global business transformation for over 15 years at unicorn startups, Fortune 100 companies, influential nonprofits, and the nation’s largest city governments. She is certified as a Senior Professional in HR (SPHR), ICF PCC, Prosci Change Manager, Gallup CliftonStrengths Coach, and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Her expertise has reshaped organizations such as Amazon, The Walt Disney Company, the City of New York, and Zapier, among others. This global work has taken Kalyn to places like Chicago, Los Angeles, Accra, Ghana, and Durban, South Africa. You can learn more about her strategies and theories in her debut book, Evolution to Equity.

A serial entrepreneur, Kalyn is also the founder of the Forward Collective Group, a global management consulting and advisory firm, and its companion nonprofit, Forward Collective Investments. She is based in metro Atlanta, Georgia.
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