Choose Your Perspective
Choose Your Perspective
Daniel Kramer
Brianna Sylver: Leading Through Free Fall. The Obstacle Is the Way
1 hour 8 minutes Posted Nov 28, 2025 at 1:34 pm.
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What we spoke about


  • How 'Failed Job Attempts' Led to Starting a Business
  • Making Bold Career Choices by Listening to Your Body
  • Focusing on Effort and Finding Purpose in Life's Journey
  • Navigating Change and Turbulence with Brianna's Book Framework
  • Why We Struggle to Actualize Positive Thinking and How to Overcome It
  • Why Being Your True Self Prevents Burnout and Builds Connection
  • Training Your Mind to See Beauty in Tragedy and Track Perspective Shifts
  • How Impulsive Action and Personal Story Shaped the Podcast's Mission

Brianna Sylver is a nationally recognized innovation strategist who helps Fortune 1,000

organizations and city governments unlock growth, align teams, and lead through

complexity. She is the founder and president of Sylver Consulting, a global research

and strategy firm that blends the disciplines of Market Research (MR), User

Experience/Design (UX), and Business Strategy to drive transformative change.

Brianna is the author of Leading Through Free Fall: How Innovators Turn Turbulence

into Trust, a practical guide for leaders navigating uncertainty, change, and team

dynamics in high-stakes environments.

Brianna’s insights have been spotlighted by Forbes, Business Week, Fast Company,

PDMA, QRCA, and HSM Management (Brazil). Known for her clarity and candor,

Brianna delivers tools—not just talk—that help audiences take action.

She holds a BFA in communication design from the University at Buffalo and a MDes

from Institute of Design at Illinois Tech.

Connect with Brianna on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/briannasylver