Class of: 2003

Nicole Lowenbraun

Nicole Lowenbraun (CGS’01, COM’03) of Brooklyn, N.Y., published Adaptive Listening: How to Cultivate Trust and Traction at Work (Mango Publishing, 2024) with coauthor Maegan Stephens. The pair delivered a TED Talk on the same theme, receiving high praise and viewership on www.TED.com. “Our goal is to help people see listening as one of the most undervalued and overlooked communication skills in the workplace,” Nicole writes. Her work focuses on making listening practical and teachable, with tools people can use in real-time situations. Email her at nicole.lowenbraun@gmail.com.

From the Summer 2026 issue.