I break down
I partner with leaders of global brands who want to accelerate innovation by creating a Courage-Ready Culture™ where employees have the support to speak up and own their brilliance.
My specialty is building teams of people who own their brilliance, take risks, and work at their full potential.
But, early in my career, I played it small. I spent more time hiding and censoring myself than contributing my best. Finally, I knew something had to change if I wanted to grow. I booked a ticket to travel solo through the parts of the world I knew least about (basically, what scared me the most.) Along the way, I found a courage within me I didn’t know was there. And when I returned, it was game on.
The more I tapped into my courage, the more my team members tapped into theirs. Year after year, we were among the highest-performing teams throughout Chipotle’s global brand.
Now I use what I know, through research and experience, to partner with leaders of global brands who want to accelerate innovation by creating a Courage-Ready Culture™ where employees have the support to speak up.
Courage over everything,
Candace Doby
Meet Candace
Candace Doby is the founder and CEO of The Can-Do Company, a global courage-readiness training organization known for transforming professionals from self-censored to courageous communicators who accelerate engagement and innovation inside their workplaces.
Candace Doby is the founder and CEO of The Can-Do Company, a global courage-readiness training organization known for transforming professionals from self-censored to courageous communicators who accelerate engagement and innovation inside their workplaces.
At the center of this work is The Courage-Ready® Model, a proven framework Candace developed after blending more than a decade of research on courage with a 16-year, award-winning marketing career. The model has helped professionals across industries build the confidence and clarity communicate and lead with courage.
Under her leadership, The Can-Do Company has grown into a trusted partner to some of the world’s most influential organizations, including Amazon, Duracell, Chipotle, Mars Inc., the United States Navy, Women’s Foodservice Forum, among others.
Candace is creator of The Risk Fitness Club™, a leading online community inside The Can-Do Company’s ecosystem, where ambitious professionals learn to speak up, strategically and unapologetically, in moments that matter most.
She is also host of The Courage Hotline podcast and author of A Cool Girl’s Guide To Courage.
Candace, mother of two, earned both her bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication and her master’s degree in Technology and Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also ran Division 1 track.
Want to know more? Here’s the fun stuff.
Where are you from?
Columbia, S.C.
Where do you live now?
Atlanta, G.A.
Married?
Yes — to my person. He’s an editor, comic book creator and comic book collector. (He has over 10,000 books.)
Kids?
Yes, two — big sister Zuri and little brother Kamden
Why do you do what you do?
Because people have things to do — barriers to burn, change to create and ideas to share. I’m committed to helping them move past go, which often takes courage to do so.
What’s an interesting moment you conjured courage for?
Tryouts for the Carolina Panthers’ TopCats dance team. I had no formal dance training — just a love for dance. (I made it to the final round.)
What is your superpower?
Relatability. Excavating everyday experiences – like parking in the back of a lot or taking out the trash – and finding powerful lessons on courage.
What 3 words describe you?
Courage with attitude
What has been the most fun part of your work?
Honestly, personifying courage and giving it a voice in an effort to make it more accessible and digestible to audiences.
Do you have a motto that you live by?
Yep. ``Life is too short to play games with your potential.``
7 Questions With Candace
Education
B.A. – Journalism and
Mass Communication
M.A. – Technology and
Communication
Certifications
Everything DiSC
Certified Practitioner
Association
National Speakers Association
President-Elect, Georgia Chapter