Leadership and life coaching for growth and impact.

Helping you discover what really matters. 

Brazen Communication is ready to partner with you to help you identify your challenges and discover your unique strengths. Our primary goal is to help you garner significant momentum for change.

What Others are Saying

  • "Dorine is an educator, leader, and coach who knows the right question to ask at the right time, getting at the root of whatever is holding you back from greatness at work and in life. I've appreciated her authenticity and sense of humor and her ability to encourage and challenge at the same time. One meeting with Dorine and you'll know you've found a trusted partner on your journey."  

    — Annmarie Caño, PhD, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Gonzaga University

  • "I regularly seek out Dorine to gain her perspective on how to strategically approach leadership challenges. Over time, I have found that her organizational perspective and insights have helped me grow and develop my ability to be more effective in my work. Dorine has a deep and nuanced understanding of faculty, administrative leadership, and the political and structural landscape of higher ed. She provides direct, compassionate feedback that gives me very practical and implementable advice on how to approach organizational problems I am trying to solve. She also has grounded frameworks to help me approach my work more strategically."

    — Paula Wishart,  Assistant Dean, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

About Dorine

Dr. Dorine Lawrence-Hughes is committed to helping leaders in education, business and beyond to attain personal and professional success. Her coaching and consulting approach has been described as:

  • relational and empathetic

  • results- and systems-oriented

  • pragmatic and creative

Dorine is often thought of as a strategic thought partner- effective at helping clients work through the challenging realities of academic and corporate culture in relation to their personal and professional development.

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