Mindful

What Mindful does

Mindful, operating commercially as Listenly, is a privately-held communication training and professional services firm headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded by Kyle Zamcheck, the company delivers human-led interpersonal skills development through three integrated service lines: onsite and remote workshops (ranging from lunch-and-learns to week-long intensives), one-on-one private coaching, and keynote speaking. Its core methodology, branded as the "Listening Lab," covers structured modules including Core Listening Skills, Non-Verbals, Communication Boundaries, Relationship Building, Power Dynamics, and Wants, and is positioned around the thesis that psychological safety is the most important predictor of highly effective teams.

The underlying "technology" is pedagogical rather than digital — there is no software product, no app, no API, and no proprietary platform. The offering is bespoke: each engagement is custom-tailored to client needs rather than delivered from a standardized curriculum. The company serves enterprise organizations as its primary segment, supplemented by individual professionals seeking executive presence and persuasive communication development, and conference/event organizers booking keynote addresses. Documented clients include Google (32 workshops across Austin and Dallas, 2016-2018), ConsenSys, the National Security Agency, the Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics (recurring 2016-2019 keynotes), Jackrabbit Mobile (16 company-wide presentations, 2015-2017), Hult International Business School, and Hack Reactor.

The business model is professional services revenue with quote-based pricing — no public pricing exists. Distribution is sales-led and founder-driven: enterprise outreach is direct (via [email protected]), and top-of-funnel demand generation runs through Kyle Zamcheck's personal brand, conference circuit, and podcast appearances. The firm operates with 1-10 employees and has no disclosed institutional funding, making it structurally a solo-practitioner enterprise with material key-person risk. The company pivoted to virtual delivery in 2020 in response to COVID-19, conducting virtual Listening Labs through Project Marigold, Global Resilience Summit, and Transformative Technology Summit.

Name

Mindful

Legal name

Listenly

Website

https://mndfl.tech

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mindful (Listenly) is a privately-held communication training firm in Austin, TX, founded by Kyle Zamcheck. It delivers human-led workshops, coaching, and keynote speaking focused on listening skills and psychological safety for enterprise clients including Google, NSA, and SCCE.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Communication Training Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Training Delivery Services (Onsite/Virtual Instruction, Workshops, Coaching) (BPAEANAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mind-Body Wellness Coaching (Holistic/Integrative) (HSADAGAG)

Keywords

• Communication training services
• Executive coaching programs
• Team building workshops
• Interpersonal skills development
• Keynote speaking services

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Workshops: Onsite and remote communication skills workshops ranging from lunch-and-learn sessions to week-long intensive workshops. Customized for client organizations.
2. Individual Coaching: One-on-one private coaching custom-tailored to individual needs. Can be combined with group training for comprehensive team development.
3. Keynote Speaking: Motivational professional speaking engagements for conferences, corporate events, and institutional gatherings. Founder Kyle Zamcheck available for keynote addresses and guest-speaking appearances.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mindful (operating as Listenly) delivers human-led communication training through three integrated service lines: onsite and remote Workshops (from lunch-and-learns to week-long intensives), Keynote Speaking and guest appearances by founder Kyle Zamcheck, and one-on-one Coaching that can be combined with group training for 360-degree team development. The services are custom-tailored to each client's needs and focus on psychological safety, listening skills, leadership development, public speaking, and interpersonal communication for enterprise teams and individual professionals.

Product overview

Listenly offers a unified service portfolio of human-led communication training for individuals and teams. The core offerings consist of three integrated service lines: Workshops (onsite and remote group training sessions), Speaking (keynote and guest appearances), and Coaching (private one-on-one sessions). These services can be combined to create comprehensive organizational training programs, with the company specializing in building psychologically safe, high-performing teams through communication skills development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workshops Onsite and remote communication skills workshops ranging from lunch-and-learns to week-long intensives, covering topics such as core listening skills, non-verbals, communication boundaries, relationship building, power dynamics, feedback delivery, conflict navigation, leadership development, public speaking, and communication for equity and inclusion. Custom-tailored to each organization's needs; designed for enterprise teams, conference attendees, and community groups.
• Speaking (Keynote and Guest Appearances) Motivational keynote addresses and guest-speaking appearances delivered by founder Kyle Zamcheck, tailored to resonate with specific audiences. Topics span core communication skills, listening as a lifestyle, building commitment through communication, and psychological safety. Delivered at corporate events, conferences (e.g., CMX Summit, Global Resilience Summit, Transformative Technology Summit), and institutional gatherings.
• Coaching One-on-one private coaching sessions custom-tailored to individual needs, focused on executive presence, persuasive communication, managing stress, building rapport, and personal communication style development. Can be combined with group training for a comprehensive 360-degree team training approach. Many coaching engagements are confidential.

Quantifiable outcome

• Psychological safety identified as the most important predictor of highly effective teams

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BTS Group: Strategy execution and leadership development consultancy combining customized workshops, simulations, and coaching for enterprise clients. Comparable as a custom-tailored enterprise communication and team-effectiveness training provider using a similar workshop-plus-coaching delivery model, though operating at much larger scale.
• Crucial Learning (formerly VitalSmarts): Training company built around Crucial Conversations and Crucial Influence courses that teach skills for handling difficult dialogue, feedback, and high-stakes interpersonal situations. Direct peer because Listenly's "Delivering Difficult Feedback," "Handling Challenging Situations," and "Navigating Conflict" focus areas overlap closely with Crucial Learning's core curriculum.
• Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute: Nonprofit born at Google offering mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and communication programs to enterprises through workshops, keynotes, and facilitator training. Direct peer because the SIYLI curriculum directly overlaps with Listenly's listening, psychological safety, and mind-body awareness themes, and shares Google and ConsenSys-adjacent tech-company DNA.

Broad incumbents

• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): Research-backed leadership development provider offering executive education, coaching, and team workshops to corporations and governments. Comparable because Listenly's team-cohesion, executive presence, and leadership development focus areas overlap with CCL's enterprise leadership programs, particularly for high-impact team interventions.
• Dale Carnegie & Associates: Long-established global training company delivering in-person and online courses on communication, presentation, leadership, and interpersonal skills to enterprises and individuals. Directly comparable because Listenly's workshops and coaching occupy the same category (communication skills training) but Dale Carnegie operates at vastly larger scale and brand recognition.
• Blanchard (The Ken Blanchard Companies): Long-running leadership training company selling SLII, Self Leadership, and other management and communication programs through workshops and licensing. Comparable as an established incumbent offering enterprise-wide communication and leadership development programs via onsite, virtual, and licensed-facilitator delivery models.
• FranklinCovey: Public leadership and organizational performance company selling training programs (e.g., The 7 Habits, Leading at the Speed of Trust) to enterprise clients via workshops, coaching, and content. Comparable as a scaled provider of enterprise-wide communication and leadership training using a content-and-facilitator model similar in concept to Listenly's Listening Lab approach.
• Komensky / Korn Ferry Leadership Development: Global organizational consulting firm with a large leadership development practice offering executive coaching, team effectiveness workshops, and communication training. Comparable as a scaled provider of executive communication, presence, and team-cohesion services that enterprises buy alongside broader leadership engagements.

Emerging players

• CoachHub: Global digital coaching platform delivering 1:1 coaching to enterprises at scale across leadership, communication, and well-being topics. Comparable because Listenly's individual coaching and "executive presence" offerings sit in the same enterprise coaching category, with CoachHub representing the scaled, tech-mediated version of the same value proposition.
• BetterUp: Enterprise coaching and mental fitness platform pairing employees with coaches and combining 1:1 coaching with AI-driven measurement. Comparable as a tech-enabled enterprise coaching and development provider in the same "communication and psychological safety" outcome category, though BetterUp scales via a marketplace model rather than founder delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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