Audacious Inner Works Institute
Our Roots, Our Purpose
We Start with Heart.
At Audacious Inner Works Institute, everything begins from the inside out. Growth is tender work, and we meet it with love, intention, and boldness.
Transformation happens when we dare to go deep.
We coach with what our clients call a “gentle assertiveness” style, accelerating bold growth rooted with your truest self.
That’s what we call Audacious Inner Works—the practice of doing the inner work that shifts everything. We help people grow with purpose, building the clarity, confidence, and capacity to lead from within.
Whether you’re navigating personal change or strengthening a team, we’re so glad you’re here.
Let’s begin your journey, together.
Click above to hear a personal welcome from Glenda.
Glenda M. Francis
Founder & Life Coach
Our Mission in Action
Growth is more than a goal, it’s the heart of what we do.
We’re a personal development and capacity-building organization that uses coaching and facilitation to spark disruption and drive lasting change. With deep roots in public education, consulting, and professional coaching, our capacity-building work supports the development of personal-interpersonal effectiveness in public schools, small businesses, and community-based organizations.
As a certified NYC Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) and an approved vendor with the NYC Department of Education, we’re deeply committed to advancing equity and meaningful impact in the communities we serve. Click to view our Capability Statement.
We exist to be your trusted development partner, collaborating with clients and stakeholders to design, deliver, and evaluate powerful learning experiences. Through a custom-tailored approach, we create space for deep insight, reflection, and breakthrough solutions.
Coach & Facilitate
From one-on-one coaching to group sessions and staff development retreats, we create spaces for deep insight and bold growth. Grounded in professional competencies, our approach harnesses inner strengths to spark meaningful change in real life and the workplace.
Design & Curate
We design high-quality professional learning and curate experiences that engage both the heart and the mind. Whether it’s a one-time workshop or a full learning arc, our goal is to spark insight, build confidence, and support sustained development.
Consult & Collaborate
We consult and collaborate with schools, CBOs, and small businesses to strengthen staff development and support mission-aligned growth. Our partnerships center insight, alignment, and care—always tailored to the unique needs of each organization.
Explore Our Programs & Offerings
Personal Development
Our goal is to help you build clarity, confidence, and connection so you can lead your life with purpose and power.
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Professional Development
We cultivate bold leaders, compassionate teams, and organizational success through a reimagined approach to professional growth.
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Our Grounding Values
Love
We lead with it. Love connects, heals, & transforms.
Curiosity
Community
Excellence
Equity & Justice
Development
Our Commitment to Black Women
We’re particularly passionate about the empowerment of Black women who have been historically burdened by intersecting oppressions.
Black women share a long, rich history of being extraordinarily formidable in holding up their families and communities whilst also fighting on the frontlines for social change. Indeed, to be self-determined and resilient while your very humanity is under relentless assault is an audacious, self-loving act!
And yet, it is also true that living on the societal margins and waging a ceaseless battle against discrimination and microaggressions can take a heavy toll and contribute to the deleterious “weathering” of your health.
At AIW, we understand these contexts and their debilitating impacts. Therefore, we are fiercely committed to partnering with Black women to unpack the pain, rewrite the scripts, and thrive as the architects of their lives —and of the world!
A Note About AIW’s Logo, the Lotus Flower
The lotus flower is the subject of countless sacred texts and considered pure and sacred because of its daily “resurrection” life cycle. Each night, the lotus submerges into the murky rivers where its roots are based, only to bloom the next morning perfectly immaculate, without any trace of its muddy environment on its petals! Thus, many believe the flower represents spiritual enlightenment.
Apart from its incredible daily rebirth, the lotus can survive thousands of years without water and is able to germinate many centuries later! By design, through its own genetic blueprint, this flower not only merely survives, but thrives, and does so beautifully!
Human beings, like all living things, have a spiritual blueprint and when we align with it, we too, thrive beautifully!
