Kymberly Dakin-Neal M.Ed., CPQC

Kym is an author, certified mindset coach, and Director of Voice Into Learning, LLC. She specializes in transition coaching and team experience design, working with introverts, newly promoted employees, women running for office, and entrepreneurs pitching new products. Kym trains physicians in productive listening and patient communication at Tufts and Kaiser Permanente.

Kym developed and sold Nugget, a bookmarking app for online meetings. Her book “Head, Heart, & Hands Listening in Coach Practice” won a 2023 North American Book Award and is used at the Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute. It’s available through Routledge Publishers, Amazon, and Audible.

Kym was a founding member of Portland Playback Theatre and won an international Audie award for book narration. She has recorded audiobooks for BBC, Brilliance Audio, and Audible. She has taught at Bowdoin College, University of Southern Maine, University of New Hampshire, and University of New England.

Kym Dakin-Neal, speaker, coach and author

Kymberly Dakin-Neal M.Ed., CPQC

Kym DakinKym is an author, certified mindset coach, and Director of Voice Into Learning, LLC. She specializes in transition coaching and team experience design, working with introverts, newly promoted employees, women running for office, and entrepreneurs pitching new products. Kym trains physicians in productive listening and patient communication at Tufts and Kaiser Permanente.

Kym developed and sold Nugget, a bookmarking app for online meetings. Her book “Head, Heart, & Hands Listening in Coach Practice” won a 2023 North American Book Award and is used at the Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute. It’s available through Routledge Publishers, Amazon, and Audible.

Kym was a founding member of Portland Playback Theatre and won an international Audie award for book narration. She has recorded audiobooks for BBC, Brilliance Audio, and Audible. She has taught at Bowdoin College, University of Southern Maine, University of New Hampshire, and University of New England.

Why am I different?

I specialize in Team Experience Design using methods from theatre improvisation, storytelling, and interactive media. I act as an agent for change in workplace behaviors, resulting in fully realized employee potential, better morale, increased productivity, and resilience. Let’s discuss how I can help you. Get a spot on my calendar or email me. Let’s discuss how I can help you. Get a spot on my calendar or email me.

What Clients Are Saying

“Kym developed a customized, well-structured virtual presentation for MaineHealth’s Marketing & Communications team. She provided relevant examples and opportunities for team building and problem solving. Our team appreciated this innovative presentation during a stressful time. Comments included “the session was fantastic for new ideas” and “fun, informative and useful.” Kym personalized the presentation, addressing our concerns and leaving us with a go-to approach to use humor, creativity, and personal contributions.”

~Debra Trautman
Sr. Corporate Communications Manager
MaineHealth