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About The Ignite Collective

The Ignite Collective helps communities build resilience, belonging, and well-being through creative experiences, positive psychology, calm leadership, and human-centered connection.

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Empowering Growth & Connection

We believe growth begins when people feel seen, supported, connected, and inspired. Explore the ways The Ignite Collective is helping build resilience, belonging, and well-being in communities.

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Ignite Dance Co

Ignite Dance Co. is where The Ignite Model for Creative Resilience & Belonging™ began. Through movement, creativity, and connection, we create experiences and a model that schools, communities, and dance studios can one day bring into their own spaces.

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Speaking & Education

Speaking, workshops, and educational offerings centered on connection, hope, belonging, helping communities create supportive environments where people can thrive.

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Calm Leadership

Coaching, consulting, and interactive workshops built around The Calm-and-Connect Leadership Framework™ to help leaders, schools, and organizations create calm, connected, and resilient environments.

What is the Ignite Model?

The Ignite Model for Creative Resilience & Belonging™ is a growing approach that combines creativity, belonging, positive psychology, and nervous-system wise practices to help people and communities thrive.

Join us for our Annual Glitter Run: Illuminating the Way for Creative Resilience on Sunday, July 26 at beautiful The Lucky Clover Farm. Featuring a 5K and Mighty Mile, this joyful community event helps light the way toward belonging, resilience, and hope.

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Meet the Founder

Shawna LeeAnn Kassuba is the founder of The Ignite Collective and Ignite Dance Co. Her work blends positive psychology, creativity, calm leadership, and human-centered approaches to help communities build resilience, belonging, and well-being.

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Shawna

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Positive Psychology Practitioner | Human Systems Consultant | Speaker & Educator 

Bring Ignite Into Your Space

Organizations. Conferences. Communities.

Whether you are looking for a speaker, workshop, school/studio partnership, Calm Leadership training, or creative resilience experience, The Ignite Collective is here to help people feel more connected, supported, and hopeful.

The Ignite Collective builds resilience, belonging, and well-being through creative experiences, speaking, education, and Calm Leadership. Ignite Dance Co., the heart of this work, is a nonprofit organization committed to making creative resilience and belonging accessible to all.

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