# Bravely

> Bravely is an employer-funded professional development platform offering confidential human coaching, leadership programs, executive coaching, workshops and Bea, an AI coach that provides meeting-based feedback. Founded by Sarah Sheehan and Toby Hervey in 2017, it serves employees and people teams at organizations including Autodesk, BrainPOP and Pinterest.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Sarah Sheehan (Co-founder and CEO), Toby Hervey (Co-founder; CEO at the time of the 2021 Series A)
- **Products:** Bravely Boost, Bravely Advance, Bravely Exec, Bravely Workshops, Bea
- **Notable:** Reported fourfold business growth in the year preceding August 2021., Reported use in more than 68 countries and 33 languages in August 2021., BrainPOP case study: 28% of employees used at least one session during the first nine months.

## Products & services

- **Bravely Boost** — On-demand one-to-one coaching for individual contributors and managers, supported by learning resources and organizational reporting.
- **Bravely Advance** — Unlimited leadership coaching, skill assessments, personalized development plans and progress reporting.
- **Bravely Exec** — Individually matched executive coaching; the homepage describes unlimited sessions over a 12-month engagement.
- **Bravely Workshops** — Standardized workshops offered alongside coaching programs.
- **Bea** — AI coaching that joins meetings with permission, delivers private reflections and identifies recurring behaviors; anonymized organizational insights require a minimum group size.

## Achievements

- Reported fourfold business growth in the year preceding August 2021.
- Reported use in more than 68 countries and 33 languages in August 2021.
- BrainPOP case study: 28% of employees used at least one session during the first nine months.
- BrainPOP case study: reported reluctance to speak with managers declined from 17% to 2% quarter over quarter; observational company-published result, not causal proof.
- Autodesk expanded coaching access from half its workforce to all employees, according to the May 2022 case study.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — As of the research date, the live website markets Bea, a permission-based meeting-observing AI coach. Its exact launch date is not established.
- **2025-03** — Terms of Service effective March 4, 2025 identify Bravely, Inc. and clarify that coaching is not an employer reporting channel.
- **2024-10** — WorkBravely 2024 ran on October 30 with HR programming and Culture Amp partnership.

## Links

- Website: https://workbravely.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bravely/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/workbravely
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workbravely/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/workbravely/

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Last updated: 2026-10-04