How kindness enables brand builders and creators to pause, thrive and optimise.
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Join this Master Class led by Neil Schambra Stevens, former CMO for iconic brands like Converse, Vans, and Polaroid, now Founder of Mercury Jam Coaching.
For brand builders and creators, the pressure to be always ‘on’ often leads to burnout. Learn how shifting focus to the mindset of kindness supports long-term success in both life and work
Neil shares how small, mindful choices rooted in kindness enable you to be grounded and build resilience..
This is more than kindness as a soft skill; it’s a strategic investment in personal longevity and professional impact.

what to expect
Pause > Learn how making micro moments to slow down reduces stress and builds the deep resilience needed for sustainable success.
Thrive > How the science of kindness enables you to find your flow and creative frequency at work
Optimise > Discover how mindful choices bring clarity, better decision-making and optimal creative output.
Guided Visualisation > A guided reflection and future visioning exercise designed to create a clear path for your intentions.


More about your guide
Meet neil
Neil Schambra Stevens is the Founder of Mercury Jam Coaching, a former CMO turned Leadership Coach dedicated to enabling those in the "messy middle" of companies to balance their well-being with high performance.
With nearly 30 years of C-level experience leading global teams at Fortune 500 brands like Vans, Polaroid, and Converse, he now empowers creatives and brand builders to pause, thrive, and optimise at work, through the Actionable Kindness™ coaching framework.
An advocate for kindness in the workplace, he is the author of "A Bad Hand Played Well", an Amazon #1 bestseller, and was named ‘Best Business Coaching Founder in The Netherlands’ (CEO Monthly, 2024). Neil currently works and lives from his houseboat in Amsterdam.

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