Most couples aren't struggling because one person cares and the other doesn't — they're speaking from different priorities, tempos, and ways of making meaning. The 5 Voices gives you a shared language for those differences, so you can hear what your partner has been trying to say without either of you disappearing.
The night is built as a gentle arc — not a lecture. You'll move through it together, at your own pace, with dinner and wine alongside.
Notice the Voice patterns you naturally bring into the relationship.
Learn what may sit underneath your partner's words.
Try guided conversations together, right there at the table.
Leave with one small, clear next step you can actually take.
Two different Voices, teaching the framework the way it's meant to be lived — together.
Executive leadership coach, organizational consultant, facilitator, and educator. Certified in MBTI and the 5 Voices, with a background that includes GiANT Worldwide consulting and DEI training development.
A practical, direct, human lens shaped by business development, tech sales, consulting, and entrepreneurship. Coaching themes: growth, healing, self-awareness, and connection — always asking what an insight changes about your next choice, response, or repair.
This evening is educational and coaching-based — it is explicitly not psychotherapy, diagnosis, crisis care, or a substitute for licensed mental-health treatment. The 5 Voices framework is adapted from GiANT Worldwide's public materials; Come Closer is independently prepared and is not an official GiANT publication.
A shared vocabulary for what each of you is protecting when a conversation gets hard — not a box to put your partner in.
| Voice | Domain | Gift | Watch-out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurturer 43% | People + Values | Champions relationships, harmony, and the human impact of decisions | May understate own value; resists change when people feel at risk |
| Creative 9% | Possibility + Integrity | Sees patterns, opportunities, and dangers before others do | May feel misunderstood; focuses on what's missing |
| Guardian 30% | Truth + Stewardship | Asks hard questions, tests assumptions, protects time/money/stability | Logic may outrun feelings in the room |
| Connector 11% | People + Possibility | Builds energy, relationships, and support around a shared future | May struggle to stay open to critical feedback |
| Pioneer 7% | Vision + Results | Aligns people and resources around direction, scale, decisive action | Intensity can feel dismissive or overpowering at low maturity |
The bond, people, shared values
"How will this affect us?"
Slow down; acknowledge the relational impact before solutions.
The future, integrity, what could be
"Something about this isn't working."
Listen for the pattern; ask what they see and help make it concrete.
Truth, consistency, resources, stability
"What are the facts? What's the plan?"
Offer specifics; clarify expectations and follow through.
Energy, relationships, shared possibility
"Let's talk it out and find a way."
Engage warmly, then clarify commitments.
Direction, competence, momentum, results
"What are we deciding?"
Be direct; name the next step and keep respect in the room.
No date is locked yet — this is an interest waitlist, not a ticket sale. We'll reach out as soon as the first evening is confirmed.
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