Meet Your Team
Anna Nielsen, Founder
As a seasoned executive leader and conflict expert, Anna is changing how organizations approach conflict. She equips individuals and teams with the tools and mindset to not just resolve conflict but leverage it for growth and build stronger, more innovative outcomes.
Recognizing that most organizations are hindered by the absence of a standardized approach to conflict navigation, she developed the Conflict Capable Framework to provide that essential structure and guidance.
This framework blends her extensive experience as a mediator, conflict navigation trainer, and facilitated dialogue expert, creating something new.
Anna's work transcends conflict resolution; it guides organizations in cultivating vibrant cultures, charting ambitious futures, and achieving extraordinary heights.
Anna holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication and Diversity Studies from Metropolitan State University and a master’s degree in Advocacy and Political Leadership from the University of Minnesota, Duluth.
Hallie Pond, Collaborative Solutions Specialist
As the Collaborative Solutions Specialist, Hallie facilitates Conflict Capable training and Guided Conversations.
She has worked across industries (retail, non-profits, and technology), functions (customer success, executive teams, and human resources), and roles (manager, executive, human resources business partner, speaker, facilitator). Hallie helps teams to realize their full potential by teaching healthy communication skills and dignified conflict navigation techniques - leading to higher job satisfaction and increased organizational success.
She holds a DISC certification, a bachelor’s degree in global studies from the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, an advanced certificate in conflict resolution, and a master’s in organizational psychology from Columbia University.