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We Are Spark Brilliance

Spark Brilliance

At Spark Brilliance, we help great leaders create exceptional results—especially in times of transformation, disruption, and rapid growth.

Our science-backed methodology blends positive psychology, neuroscience, and business strategy to cut through the complexity and bring clarity to what leaders need most: alignment, connection, and momentum. We equip leaders and teams to lead with confidence, navigate uncertainty, and accelerate measurable results—without burnout.

Our work is rooted in psychological safety, cognitive diversity, and behavior-based performance. We believe in high-impact collaboration, real-world application, and cultivating cultures people want to be part of. Our clients don’t just adapt—they thrive, with data to prove it.

From our flagship Spark Brilliance Leadership Accelerator to global enterprise engagements, our programs consistently boost engagement, productivity, trust, and profitability across industries. And our impact scales—from individual leaders to entire companies.

Whether you’re optimizing your team dynamics, strengthening your leadership bench, or preparing your organization for what’s next—we’re here to help you lead with brilliance.

Our Team

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Jackie Insinger

CEO

Jackie Insinger is a Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker, and one of the most sought-after experts in Leadership and Team Dynamics.

Combining degrees from Duke and Harvard with cutting-edge neuroscience from MIT, Jackie’s work uniquely bridges science and strategy. Her proven, data-backed methodology simplifies the chaos of today’s leadership climate—and activates leaders as a force multiplier for growth, alignment, and cultural transformation.

Through the Spark Brilliance Leadership Accelerator and executive programs, Jackie helps leaders fuel momentum from the inside out. Her clients experience measurable increases in engagement, performance, psychological safety, and retention—while directly impacting the bottom line.

Jackie’s work has been featured in Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, CEO World, Entrepreneur, and many other media outlets. Her bestselling book, Spark Brilliance, has earned national acclaim across eight business categories. She is a member of both the Forbes Coaches Council and Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, and her frameworks have been adopted by organizations across 20+ countries.

Lindsay Faussone

Chief Operating Officer

Lindsay brings with her 20+ years of experience as a senior operations executive whose career spans financial services, SaaS, real estate, and leadership development. Her remarkable journey building and scaling high-growth organizations showcases her brilliance at seeing around corners, asking the right questions, and raising the standard of what clients believe a leadership partner can actually be. At Spark Brilliance, that means every client engagement is met with the strategic clarity, business context, and operational rigor that makes the work genuinely drive impact.

Ryan Lavarnway

Executive Facilitator & Coach

Ryan brings with him a 15-year Major League Baseball career, including a World Series Championship with the Boston Red Sox, an Olympic appearance representing Team Israel, and a Yale education where he was NCAA batting champion. His remarkable journey showcases his brilliance at translating what it actually takes to perform at the highest level of professional sport – the mindset, the pressure, the resilience – into leadership lessons that land differently than anything a traditional coach can offer. Inside a Spark Brilliance program, Ryan brings a perspective that is equal parts compelling and practical, leaving participants with a new standard for what’s possible.

Kim Jones

Executive Facilitator & Coach

Kim brings with her 25 years of Fortune 250 executive experience, including her tenure as SVP and Chief Information Officer at Farmers Insurance where she led technology teams of over 1,000 people. Her remarkable journey from the C-suite to coaching showcases her brilliance at helping leaders navigate complexity, build high-performing teams, and lead with the presence that actually moves organizations forward. An ACC-certified coach through the International Coaching Federation with credentials from Yale School of Management, Kim doesn’t just understand leadership theory – she’s lived it at the highest level.

Stephan Bodilis

Executive Facilitator & Coach

Stephan brings with him 25+ years as a global leadership trainer and executive coach whose career spans Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and audiences across six continents with more than 1,000 training sessions delivered to over 60,000 people. His remarkable journey from France to America, built on a conviction that great leadership starts with understanding others on their own terms, showcases his brilliance at creating the kind of room where people feel genuinely seen and leave ready to lead differently. A Master certified coach, Stephan’s sessions inside Spark Brilliance programs are equal parts disarming and transformative.

Brenda Abdilla

Executive Facilitator & Coach

Brenda brings with her decades of experience as an executive leadership coach, facilitator, and organizational development expert whose work spans corporate leadership, women’s advancement, and neuroscience-based learning. Her remarkable journey building high-performing teams and empowering leaders showcases her brilliance at infusing business-grounded strategy and a results-driven energy that ignites lasting leadership shifts among Spark Brilliance participants.

Natalie Hunerberg

Senior Sales Account Executive 

Natalie brings with her a background in business development and sales across legal technology, healthcare, and sales training – along with a degree in International Business. Her journey connecting organizations to solutions showcases her brilliance at building relationships quickly, listening deeply to what clients actually need, and making the first conversation with Spark Brilliance feel like the beginning of something genuinely useful.

At Spark Brilliance, Natalie is often the first point of contact, and she takes that seriously. She leads with curiosity and is genuinely invested in making sure every engagement is the right fit before it begins.

Laura Hamilton

Program Manager

Laura brings with her 15+ years of experience as a creative strategist, educator, and designer whose career spans visual art, curriculum development, and design. Her remarkable journey showcases her brilliance at taking big, ambitious ideas and shaping them into clear, actionable solutions that energize teams and spark momentum among Spark Brilliance participants.

Kallie Bradley

Executive Assistant

Kallie brings with her more than 10 years of experience as an executive assistant and operations partner whose career spans coaching, consulting, finance, and manufacturing. She manages everything from executive scheduling and stakeholder communications to internal coordination and operational flow. Her remarkable journey supporting C-suite executives and cross-functional teams showcases her brilliance at bringing clarity, calm, and proactive problem-solving to every engagement, ensuring Jackie’s vision shines through and the entire Spark Brilliance team can stay focused on what matters most: creating meaningful transformation.

Rachel Reclam

Director of Learning & Curriculum Design

Rachel brings with her years of experience as an instructional designer and learning strategist whose career spans course creation, leadership development, and learner-centered education. Her remarkable journey showcases her brilliance at transforming leadership frameworks into research-backed learning experiences that drive real, lasting behavior change among Spark Brilliance participants.

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