Your people know more than you think.

The people who matter most to your work - your employees, your clients, the leaders in your programs - usually have more to share than anyone asks them.

Some of it never gets asked. Some of it gets lost in the wrong questions or framing. And some of it is too personal, or too heavy, to say out loud at work.

We help you ask better. Listen deeper. And prioritize what matters most.

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OUR belief

People thrive when they feel genuinely connected and supported at work.

What We Do

Our Services

Employee Listening

Surveys, interviews, focus groups, evaluations, 360s - designed with the rigor of a PhD researcher and the clarity of a practitioner. We help you understand what your employees, clients, and program participants are truly experiencing, then turn those insights into action and shareable resources.

Family-Building Support

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One in six people struggle with infertility. Many of them are sitting in your meetings, quietly carrying something enormous. Rooted in proprietary research, we help organizations understand what employees navigating fertility and family-building actually need - through speaking, workshops, and hands-on support for leaders and teams.

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Past & Current Partners

Accenture
Johnson&Johnson
City Of Hope
McGill University
Unifai
Montijo Mouton Consulting
Talent Elevated
Yaamava
Griky
WorkBoard
Knit
C7 Connect

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Meet Alyssa

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Alyssa Birnbaum, Ph.D., founder of Teal Elephant, is an organizational psychologist, TEDx speaker, and family-building researcher. She helps organizations truly listen to their people and build cultures where employees navigating fertility, family-building, and life's most consuming moments feel supported.

Her work is rooted in science and shaped by lived experience. She's been there.

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  • "Dr. Birnbaum is an exceptional professional and phenomenal representative for the field of Positive Organizational Psychology as a whole. While I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with her on multiple projects through several years, I was constantly impressed by her ability to genuinely connect with each stakeholder, understand the demands and needs of a complex, global, working environment, and provide person-focused solutions to every situation. It was always clear that Dr. Birnbaum had a vested interest in each project and our entire organization to which she applied her incredible knowledge and insights fully towards. As such, full trust and a sense of true partnership was quickly achieved. I am confident in Dr. Birnbaum’s ability to take on many (if not any) challenge our organization has and will instantly contact her for support whenever the opportunity arises again."

    James Coughlin, Ph.D., Responsible Assessment Manager at Accenture

  • "Alyssa was a great partner in analyzing our program data. She went above and beyond to clarify the process, enhance the plan, and then delivered a product that exceeded our expectations. We highly recommend Alyssa as a thought partner, data analyst, and designer."

    Amanda Mills Cutright, PCC, Partner, at Wind + Sail Leadership Partners

  • "Alyssa is an incredible strategic partner! She was able to jump in when I only shared the desired outcome and make something happen. She has extremely high work quality that is backed by research and thoughtfulness. I will 110% work with her again in the future and highly recommend her for other roles!"

    Heather Smith, Founder/CEO at Talent Elevated

  • "Alyssa was a GREAT asset to our project! She did an excellent job extracting nuanced, data-driven insights from a complicated data set. She provided it in an easy-to-read doc that we quickly integrated into our final culture assessment report. Her analytical approach and attention to detail were exceptional! I highly recommend Alyssa’s services to anyone seeking a professional with a deep understanding of data analysis and cultural assessments"

    Mohammed Faris, Founder/CEO at The Productive Muslim Company

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