Socially Powered
Socially Powered
Socially Powered
Socially Powered
Socially Powered
About Social Powered
Socially Powered’s Core Service© is all about resocialization, bringing 100% of the team back together, and injecting new energy growth. We developed an innovative program that has a unique approach to team member engagement enabling each person to interact 1-on-1 with every other person while simultaneously engaging the entire group.
The benefits realized improve individual confidence within the team enabling a stronger work culture. The Socially Powered initiative employs partnership dance methodologies featuring “follow and lead”, fun, and innovative techniques enhancing cross functional communication while energizing a team driving business outcomes. We are uniquely designed for today’s changing environment, building confidence and trust, with a culture of appreciation, where people laugh.
Our format may utilize the handshake style, Hula Hoops, or gloves. Key for each person to comfortably experience the Lead and Follow technique and have fun!
SOCIALLY POWERED CORE SERVICE©
Socially Powered’s Core Service© is the heart of our innovative program. It is here we introduce “Lead and Follow”, each person’s responsibilities in this partnership, enabling in-sync communication resulting in your entire team being Socially Powered. Each paired collaboration is executed as part of the larger group. Severyn Szapiaczan, our head of services, co-owner and Professional Dancer leads the pairs and the group in a series of rotations and switching of roles, facilitating leaders to become followers and followers, leaders. This structure allows everyone to connect one on one while experiencing team dynamics, introducing a unique perspective and respect. Socially Powered’s techniques directly address today’s COVID-19 challenges as well as various corporate team roles, strengthening the team dynamic to drive business outcomes increasing productivity.
Through corporate investigation and strategic discussions, our team has uncovered the need for various options and implementations of our core service satisfying our clients needs. First, we enhanced our format to include a variation of styles ensuring that each person comfortably experiences the Lead and Follow technique and has fun! These may include handshake style, Hula Hoops, sticks, or gloves.
Multiple Locations Connected through Video – 1 Instructor
Socially Powered Option 1 delivers this mode of operation using our core service. In option 1 we execute with one lead instructor at the primary site.
Multiple Locations Connected through Video – Lead and Follow Instructors
Similarly, Socially Powered’s Option 2 delivers our core service with a lead instructor at the primary site with follow instructors at each remote site to assist in the engagement.
Innovation Event
Socially Powered also offers an Innovation Event. Each pair, on initial engagement, shares an innovative idea as they work through the program which evolves with rotation, a key factor ensuring all participants are heard….
Maintaining Your Culture
In today’s organizations there are many new barriers and challenges through outsourcing, remote or global workforces at various locations. Missing on all accounts is social interaction, human connection and a mission…
Benefits We Give to You
- Everyone interacts with every other team member experiencing both lead and follow roles.
- Build confidence and trust developing leadership, and eye contact.
- Promote a diverse and inclusive environment including various disabilities.
- Learning to understand and respect people’s boundaries.
Our Approach
Align with your Target Goals
- Understand your goals, challenges and expected outcomes.
- Agree to execution dance(s), session(s), and group size.
Communicate Session Plan and Timeline
- Socially Powered produce a plan proposing program and its execution, with a timeline, and pricing.
- Collaborate to refine the details meeting all your needs.
Boogie!
- Per timeline, arrive at site, and provide any additional setup.
- Boogie!!!
Promote Global Scalability
- Global reach and scalability is enabled with our International Network of Professional Dancers and Certified Instructors.
- We can train from small to large teams.
- We recommend groups with a common set of goals and deliverables.
- Ability to execute multiple sessions daily and simultaneously.
We Demonstrate Inclusion
- Building inclusive corporate culture with every team member face to face and simultaneously as part of larger group.
- Learning interaction based on the needs of each person.
- Builds Individual and Group Confidence through eye contact.
- Learnings you can take back to the hybrid workplace.
- Provides a new and social perspective in a fun and inviting environment.
Testimonial
Top performing solution and sales executive who keeps her clients’ needs top of mind. She listens to requirements and provides creative solutions to solve real business needs. Her passion and drive to see her clients succeed is what draws clients to her. She is excellent at building trust and relationships.
Michelle
Even people like me with 2 left feet will learn and enjoy coming to Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Reston. We love it and we have fun learning!
LaKisha
I started with Fred Astaire as I had always wanted to try ballroom dancing. Great dance instructors, fun atmosphere, and have met lots of really nice people also taking lessons. If you want to be in a happy place…this is the place! Highly recommend.
Kelly
Pam was top notch and a great business partner. She worked closely with me throughout the resume building process. She is very hands on and will help you fill in the blanks, so you present yourself the best way possible. If you want to work with someone who wants you to be successful, she is the right person for the job.
Pascual
I wanted to pitch a brief review on the services I received from PJR Consulting. Pamela was all-around outstanding. I solicited the services of Pamela during the pandemic when the market was saturated and uncertain. Opportunities were scarce and I had additional circumstances factoring into my job search. Despite all these hurdles, Pamela was undeterred in her approach. She developed a systematic and tactical approach to the career services she provided. Through the renovation of my resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn page, my career marketability immediately increased.
In today’s world, I think genuine care and quality in people is rare. Pamela embodies these traits. What I most appreciated about Pamela and PJR Consulting, was the desire and commitment to assist me after the bulk of the project was completed. Any time I had questions they were promptly answered. Any time I had concerns they were quickly addressed. Working with Pamela and PJR Consulting was a pleasure, and one of the best decisions I made in the career search process. I highly recommend her and look forward to working with her in the future.
John Kolessides
Pam was just the resource for redeveloping my resume. Most flexible even with the laborious details with great patience and aplomb. It was no easy task with my background and experience. I would highly recommend.
Paul
video Testimonial
Respecting COVID
- At Socially Powered we respect the challenges of the COVID virus. With this in mind, we follow all COVID guidelines and restrictions.
- We are huge fans of Hand Sanitizer.
- Our services are easily implemented with face masks, gloves, and Hula Hoops as requested.
- We are vaccinated.
who we are
Severyn Szapiaczan
Severyn Szapiaczan heads our Team Development Service delivery. He is a Professional Dancer and Certified Instructor, recognized international and American competitive ballroom dance champion, the 10 Dance Champion, having participated in 300+ dance competitions globally. Originally from Poland, Severyn is established with a diversified portfolio of experience including corporate workshops, competitive dancing, and dance preparation for Kirstie Alley in Dancing with the Stars and Dancing with the Stars All Stars.
Pamela Ryan
Pamela Ryan heads our business development and operations. With over 25 years of business and service development in Telecommunications and High Tech specifically networks, mobile phones, and outsourcing her career has evolved becoming established in Professional Career Development as well as Corporate Management and Professional Team Development. As a student and dance partner of Severyn’s, Pamela was led to be an award-winning Ballroom Pro-Am dancer continuing her personal and team development.
Our Pricing Model
- Pricing based on group size with minimum.
- Travel expenses additional using Customer Travel Policies.
- 50% down with signed contract and statement of work (SOW).
- Remainder after delivery.
- Discounts applied based on group size.
FAQs
General Questions:
Lead and Follow is a technique we are leveraging from Ballroom Dance. When two people are dancing one is the lead and the other the follower. For a successful dance only 1 person in the pair is the lead. The leader in dance keeps time, maintains the rhythm, and communicates to the follower the moves that they will execute. The follower performs the sequence based on the leader’s signals. Connection is extremely important because it is through the connection that the lead is communicated. Even in Ballroom dance the role of the follower is not reflexive or submissive. It requires listening and understanding your partner to deliver a solid execution.
Similarly in the corporate world, companies have been using and building collaborative teams to ensure deliver successfully. Using slightly different terminology, the team lead drives the schedule, timing, and keeps the team focused for a successful execution. The follower or team members deliver according to their expertise and areas of responsibility. Through listening, and discussion, the team collaborates delivering the best solution.
It is important for every team member to have a perspective on being both the lead and the follow. This gives each person an understanding of what is takes to deliver. The Socially Powered Core Service© is designed to give each participant of both roles with all team members and provide a new awareness.
Yes, everyone in the group will walk away with at the very least the basics to the dance or dances chosen by the company. Each participant will understand and have insight to the other persons role in the partnership and team.
The Socially Powered Core Service© is very adaptable to your corporate events and their venues. For example, an afternoon teaming activity as part of the larger event, a getting to know you evening event in an outside area, or as part of your team breakout sessions. Separately we also can deliver as an integral part of a specific team’s development training in an outdoor area, a park, or company designated location. We are a unique service and like to think outside the box for venues.
During the session we need a wireless microphone, speakers, music, and as mentioned earlier such items as masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, hula hoops or poles to ensure an inviting and comfortable learning. These are all items we can supply.
We will discuss as part of our joint plan and statement of work created from our planning session.
When executing our Socially Powered Core Service© adhere to COVID guidelines. We are also executing our program using masks, gloves, and we recommend using lots of sanitizer during the program.
When in pairs we often teach our program using handshake style, Hula Hoops, or poles. These techniques help address a person’s comfort level in learning lead and follow for both COVID safety and in a corporate environment. These are all optional and can be clearly understood in our planning session.
We can scale globally and hold simultaneous sessions by leveraging our global network of professional dancers and instructors. Severyn Szapiaczan our Head of Delivery has built and established an extensive global network of qualified dancers as a direct result of his professional dancing and teaching career.
Please connect with us through our website. Feel free to schedule a call or exploratory discussion by scheduling a call through the Schedule Consultation button.
Yes, Socially Powered, LLC received a copyright our core service in 2018.
Group Sizes and Team Participants:
We can work with small to large teams. Based on our costs, we have a minimum price which is flexible if schedule multiple sessions. For best results we recommend groups to have a common goal. If you are having a large event suggest that we break down into smaller groups. We can do multiple sessions a day. We can consider this as part of your planning session. If you want to execute the session in a large group, we can bring in “Follow” instructors to help with the executive and ensure everyone gets the most out of the workshop.
For everyone’s comfort we will use items like Hula Hoops or pools. We do use both in Ballroom dancing to develop technique. Using these tools help the participants to understand lead and follow while being socially distanced.
If there are an odd number of employees, we will leverage one of our team so that everyone is always participating.
Socially Powered and the Enterprise:
Using Ballroom Dance techniques helps employee wellness by breaking down social and cultural barriers promoting a more relaxed and collaborative environment.
Socially Powered and Inclusion:
Socially Powered is designed to be inclusive program. The Socially Powered Core Service © works with all genders, cultural bias, physical and mental disabilities cross functionally. We deliver a session that includes breaking down communication barriers allowing all team members to be more approachable.
Extended or Repeat Programs:
The Lead and Follow techniques are most learned in the first exposure. Like any program maintenance, practice, and repetition improve communications making them more instinctive and natural. We offer maintenance and service diversification to keep things interesting and ALWAYS fun.
The Lead and Follow techniques are most learned in the first exposure. Like any program maintenance, practice, and repetition improve communications making them more instinctive and natural. We offer maintenance and service diversification to keep things interesting and ALWAYS fun.
Contact Us
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