About - Daun J. Hall

"I've spent my life learning to lead in places I didn't quite fit."

I've lead in grief circles and board rooms.

I've spoken truth in church pews, family kitchens, and agile standups.

I've built systems and stories from the tension between who we are and who we're told to be.

I've lived inside systems that didn't always know what to do with me - a woman with a voice, a vision, and a heart that wouldn't stay quiet.

"And I've learned to turn that friction into fire."

Because healing systems starts with healing ourselves.

My name is Daun Hall.

I'm a writer, a mother, a change leader, and a woman who knows what it means to begin again.

I write and speak about the things we don't often say out loud:

What it's like to lose a child to suicide - and still rise each morning with breath and purpose.
What it's like to blend a family while your own heart is still stitching itself together.
What it's like to lead teams and organizations while learning how to stay soft in a world that rewards armor.
What it's like to build systems that hold people, not just processes.

What I Believe

We can lead with strenght and softness at the same time.
We don't have to choose between being strategic and being soul-led.
Brave spaces are where healing and innovation begin.
Culture thrives when people feel seen and heard, not just managed.

For Teams & Organizations

I help systems hold people - not just roles.

As a change leader and seasoned agile strategist, I guide transformation that centers psychological safety, empathy & presence-driven leadership, and cultures that can sustain both purpose and people.

I partner with organizations that are ready to lead with more heart, more humanity, and more clarity.

How I can Help (Right Now)

Whether you're here as a reader, a fellow leader, or a curious stranger - welcome.

This space is just beginning. But if something you've read here has stirred something in you, I want you to know this:

I'm available for a small number of conversations each moth - to think alongside brave teams, to write for values-driven organizations, or simple to explore what's possible when we bring more soul to the systems we're in.

Ways I currently show up in this work:

Speaking to leadership teams about psychological safety and courageous culture.
Consulting on organizational transformation through an agile + human lens.
Writing for causes and companies aligned with empathy, equity, and restoration.

If you want to explore working together or invite me into your space in some way, reach out below.

I'd be honored to meet you at the intersection of soul and strategy.

If you've made it this far, thank you.

I don't take lightly the time it takes to read someone's story. It means you're searching - for connection, for resonance, for truth.
That makes you my kind of person.

I'm still becoming, still building.
But here's what I can promise:

I will always write what feels true.

I will always tell the whole story - the hard and the holy.

And I will keep creating spaces where we can show up with both courage and compassion.

If you'd like to stay connected, you can:

Join my email list for essays and updates.
Reach out if something here spoke to you.
Or simply come back whenever you need a reminder that soft doesn't mean small.

We're not meant to do this alone.