Niteesh is a listening artist and organizational consultant whose work centers listening as a generative force for connection, insight, and collective possibility.

For over two decades, he has led human-centered innovation within Fortune 100 organizations including Honeywell, working across aerospace, sustainable energy, advanced manufacturing, HR, and digital transformation. He has designed award-winning products and guided global teams, bringing systems thinking, psychology, and deep listening into complex institutional environments.

Alongside this work, Niteesh’s artistic practice is rooted in his Indian Indigenous Gond heritage, where song, story, and collective presence are central cultural forms, and where Gond Pardhans are traveling storytellers. Responding to the erosion of shared civic rituals and growing social isolation, his art focuses on creating the conditions for communal listening, bridging literary arts, history, and multicultural storytelling to foster presence, belonging, and care.

Niteesh holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Bombay and completed executive studies in Business Innovation at HEC Paris. He is a certified Blackblot Product Management Professional and an active civic leader, serving on the boards of Queen City Robotics Alliance, Arts+, and One Voice Chorus.

Generative listening and narrative design are at the heart of Brooke’s work as a writer, educator, and editor. She is the award-winning author of Country of Under (Split/Lip Press, 2024), a novel that grew out of her coming-of-age in a bicultural family on the Texas-Mexico border, and is currently at work on a hybrid memoir that blends personal history with collective healing. With a Master of Fine Arts in creative nonfiction writing from Columbia University, where she was a Dean’s Fellow, and a BA in English from Davidson College, where she won the Charles Lloyd Writing Award, Brooke has taught writing at universities, K-12 schools, and community organizations. With over two decades of experience, she mentors individuals to tell the stories that scare, challenge, and transform them.

At Listening Labs, she integrates her background in storytelling with practices of generative listening to help leaders surface hidden narratives, connect across difference, and create cultures of possibility. Beyond her writing and consulting, Brooke is an active community builder in Charlotte’s arts and literary ecosystem, where she collaborates with organizations, leads workshops, and champions the role of story in social change.

Associate Professor of Management and Organizational Studies at Simon Fraser University, where he teaches leadership in the Executive MBA and executive education programs. He is recognized for his “listen and build” approach to leadership, an approach to leading change that builds trust and influence through the power of listening. He brings this perspective into executive learning environments, including the AI-Empowered Leadership Program at Simon Fraser University and the Technology Leadership Program for CIO Canada.

Yip has co-authored books with the North Carolina Center for Creative Leadership and published widely on listening and leadership in outlets such as Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today, and peer-reviewed journals.

A Fulbright scholar, Yip holds a Ph.D. in Management from Boston University and a Master’s in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University.

Melissa is an organizational development leader with extensive experience spanning government, non-profit, and private sectors across diverse geographies and cultures. She has designed and led leadership development programs at Honeywell and Cargill, where she helped senior leaders navigate complexity and drive meaningful change. With a career marked by cross-cultural collaboration and systemic perspective, Melissa brings a unique ability to bridge strategy and practice, aligning people and organizations toward shared purpose.

Melissa holds a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelor of Science in International Business, Soviet Studies, and Computer Information Systems from St. Cloud State University’s Herberger Business School.

Reon is a sophomore at Davidson College in North Carolina, majoring in Psychology and Sociology. Born in Kochi, Japan, Reon lived there until the age of eight before moving to Diboll, a small town in Texas. Navigating new cultures and languages at a young age shaped a deep appreciation for empathy, resilience, and community—values that continue to guide Reon through their own transition into college life.

At Davidson, Reon co-founded the Japanese Student Association alongside a roommate and fellow Japanese students, creating a space for cultural connection and mutual support on campus. Reon also volunteers weekly at the Ada Jenkins Center’s Nourish Up Pantry, which provides food and essential supplies to families in need.

Through these experiences, Reon has developed a strong commitment to helping others navigate change and find a sense of belonging. Reon hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and work with teens, supporting them in understanding themselves and building confidence during times of transition. Outside of academics and community work, Reon enjoys playing basketball, discovering new music, enjoying good food, and creating art.

Haasini is a high school junior at Spring-Ford Senior High School in Pennsylvania. She developed a love for supporting her community and peers.

She aims to reach out to her community and does so as a co-founder of her school badminton club, uniting students in their school gym allowing them to make connections in a safe space and play badminton. She also tutors students with Connect Me, an organization dedicated to providing free-of-cost virtual tutoring to students around the world. She has recently started a chapter in her area aiming to recruit others dedicated to the cause. At Spring-Ford Senior High School, she considers the theatre program her second home. Working backstage, she connects with so many new people and helps foster a respectful, and comfortable environment during and after shows.

Outside of school and volunteer work, she enjoys watching films and shows and incorporates them into her writing. She is currently working on a spy satire novella and has her short stories published on Substack following similar themes. Haasini hopes to use her love for story-telling in the courtroom as a lawyer.

Isabella is a high school junior at Amador Valley High School in California’s Bay Area. After attending a summer entrepreneurship bootcamp, she became even more interested in startups and is excited to contribute to the development of Listening Labs.

She has spent much of her life taking care of her younger siblings, coaching kids in her community, and playing on her school’s varsity tennis team. Through these experiences, she’s learned how much communication shapes connection—how tone, attitude, and presence can influence how people feel and respond.

Through Listening Labs, Isabella hopes to continue growing as a leader while helping other teens better understand themselves and their strengths.