Expanded firm shapes the Future of Work through custom-built facilitation, immersive learning experiences, and ‘people before professionals’ offerings

PROVIDENCE, RI – February 13, 2024

half full, llc, an industry leader in the personal, professional, and organizational development field, has entered the next phase of its strategic growth imperative by announcing the addition of Advancing Workplace Excellence (AWE) to its already expanding team. The acquisition was completed on January 2, 2024.

AWE will add its vast talent development curriculum and immersive learning experience services to half full’s deep team building, facilitation, and corporate development offerings, enabling the growing firm to expand its services and capabilities, while extending the reach of its community and social impact.

“For companies, pressure mounts daily to ensure they are not only growing teams capable of performing, but teams that can unite through shared trust, values-centricity, and vulnerability to fortify organizational impact, growth, and vitality. For nearly two decades, half full has had the honor of partnering with teams and individuals to help them overcome obstacles in the way of moving forward,” says Rebecca Twitchell, half full, llc Founder/President. “We are so excited to announce the addition of AWE which enables us to further catalyze our mission, while ensuring our clients are positioned to thrive in the modern work era.”

Together, the two firms bring 40 years of experience of offering strategic planning services, workplace culture development, and immersive learning experiences for leading organizations — from Fortune 100 organizations to seedling startups to nonprofit entities. Whether engaging its clients through multi-year engagements, overnight retreats revered as half full “Forwards,” or pop-up corporate services days, half full helps companies orchestrate the path to success through creating and sustaining positive workplace cultures.

With AWE joining half full, clients will have immediate access to expanded corporate training and workforce development programs that span an ever-increasing portfolio of topics from strengths-based leadership to DEI in the workplace to emerging leader development, among other themes.  

“As we step into our new partnership with half full, we’re excited to unite our purpose, mission, values and diverse experiences to amplify our collective impact,” says Lisa Bergeron, AWE Co-Creator. “Since our inception, our work has helped our clients address opportunity gaps, equip people with an equal opportunity to harness their potential, and help teams navigate intense change to thrive. With this next step, we can reach an even greater number of companies who share in our vision to bring the human-centered workplace into focus.”

About half full, llc:

half full, llc helps teams and individuals overcome obstacles in the way of moving forward. An industry leader in the personal, professional, and organizational development field, half full, llc offers creative and effective problem-solving workplace development techniques to help organizations, teams, and individuals get ahead.

Passionate about giving back as part of its “do well, do good” social impact business model, half full, llc invests in their community through Youth Forwards, corporate service days with clients and community activism such as the founding of the Smith Hill Partners' Initiative, community clean-ups and neighborhood canvassing.  By offering seasonal personal and leadership development workshops at no cost to teenagers, their goal is to empower youth to embrace what makes them unique and begin discovering who and why they are, so that they feel confident using their voices and driving positive change.

About AWE, a half full Company

The mission of Advancing Workplace Excellence (AWE) is to bring the human lens of the workplace into focus, empowering individuals, teams and organizations in an ever dynamic and complex work environment. Providing a depth of talent development curriculum and consulting services, AWE addresses goals for strengthening the organization’s leadership pipeline and creating an inclusive workplace culture where people are more consciously, creatively, confidently and collectively contributing at a higher level.

AWE's targeted and tailored services, delivered at all levels of the organization, focus on building skills and capabilities in the areas of change, personal development, relationships, career growth and leadership, as well as a depth of services in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.