SINCE 2011
IMERGENCE is at the forefront of immersive, experiential team trainings. We take the tools of improvisation to inspire the Four C’s of business growth:
Collaboration, Communication, Confidence & Creativity.
In companies, at events, and for groups of all sizes.
Adaptive. Proven. Transformative.
Trusted by HR leaders and event planners alike, we take a lot of pride in our reputation for always being easy to work with, professional and polished.
We walk our talk as collaborative, positive “Yes, And”-ers — and we make any event as much fun as possible, start to finish.
We’re also consistently delivering top-tier feedback scores and rave reviews.
Team Imergence
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Since 2011, we’ve been helping companies like PwC, Pfizer, Apple, Deloitte, Google, and American Express (and plenty of powerful start-ups too) build cultures that are more connected, creative, and adaptable.
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We get people moving, laughing, and practicing the real skills that matter—listening, leading with empathy, thinking on your feet, and building trust in the moment. And it sticks. Teams leave not only energized but equipped to work together better.
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Holly. She started out with them and many other well-known names in comedy, television, film and stage at LA's famed Groundlings Theater.
After many years of performing and teaching improv, she moved to New York City and founded iMERGENCE — the first female-founded, owned and operated corporate consultancy using improv! — and now gets to bring that same spark into boardrooms, off-sites, and leadership programs.
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Along with her impressive, professional, and compassionate team, Holly is committed to catapulting groups and companies into a more effective and joyful way of working together. Our specialty is turning a group of employees into a high-functioning team.
Why is experiential training with improv the shift your teams need?
We thought you’d never ask!
OUR STORY
ONE QUESTION STARTED IT ALL: What if the fastest way to build human skills wasn't a workshop — but an experience?
THE INSIGHT. Our founder, Holly Mandel, lived in two worlds: professional improvisation and corporate leadership. She saw the gap — companies investing in strategy and technology while their most irreplaceable asset went underdeveloped. Human skills. The ones AI can't replicate.
THE METHOD. Immersive, interactive experiences that develop the skills that matter most: communication, collaboration, creativity, agility, and presence. Improv principles — stripped of awkwardness, distilled to their essence.
WHY IT WORKS. Human skills aren't learned by reading. They're built by doing — in real time, together. People don't just hear about the tools. They feel them. They leave different than they arrived.
More present. More confident. More connected. More fully human.
AND YES — IT'S A TON OF FUN. Laughter isn't a bonus. It's the method. It builds trust, lowers defenses, and creates the conditions where real growth happens fast.
iMERGENCE exists to develop the human edge in every team — with "yes, and" as our core philosophy.
Groundlings-trained improviser turned corporate expert, Holly Mandel is the founder of the first female-owned corporate consultancy using improv in immersive, experiential team transformations.
OUR NAME: iMERGENCE
IMPROVISATION. The "I" stands for improvisation. Not performance — a complete mindset. Being comfortable in the uncomfortable. Listening without agenda. Contributing with confidence. Collaborating without judgement.
EMERGENCE. Emergence is what happens when the outcome exceeds the sum of its parts. Some call it flow state. We call it the goal. With the right conditions, something new appears — creativity, innovation, breakthrough.
iMERGENCE. Teams operating at such a high level that something spontaneous and collective takes over. Novel ideas. Deeper collaboration. Solutions nobody saw coming.
That's what we build. That's what we're named for.
Now, tell us about you!
Or you can schedule a call with Sarah Hicks, our Director of Events!