HOPE & GRIT
Leadership. Coaching. Community.
What is Hope & Grit?
Hope & Grit is a leadership and transformation ecosystem built by Rachael Brown-Kendall and Shaun Kendall. Through consulting, facilitation, coaching, live experiences, and community initiatives, we help individuals and organizations reclaim strength, break invisible burnout patterns, and build lives rooted in resilience, health, and meaningful contribution.
Our Work
Hope & Grit operates as a leadership and transformation ecosystem. Our work spans individual growth, organizational strategy, live experiences, and community initiatives — each designed to cultivate strength, clarity, and meaningful impact.
Consulting
Strategic partnership for leaders and organizations navigating growth, systems design, and meaningful change. We specialize in collaborative problem-solving, cross-sector partnerships, and building support structures that last.
Facilitation
Guided planning sessions, leadership intensives, and experiential workshops for teams ready to reset, realign, and move forward with clarity and courage.
Coaching
Personalized health and identity coaching for individuals ready to rebuild strength, sustainable habits, and embodied resilience.
Events & Experiences
Immersive gatherings and workshops — including Becoming By Design and Reset Week — designed to create space for reflection, recalibration, and intentional growth.
Community Initiatives
Projects like Roaming Cup and Punk Walk & Roll that foster connection, local impact, and collective strength beyond traditional coaching spaces.
Who We Are
Hope & Grit was founded by Shaun Kendall and Rachael Brown-Kendall— partners in life and in the work of recovery, leadership, and building sustainable change.
We don’t claim to have arrived. We believe meaningful change is built daily — with structure, honesty, and support.
Community Impact
We believe real change happens in community.
From fundraisers to food drives to simple acts of care, Hope & Grit shows up in tangible ways — because hope grows when it’s shared.