The workplace has been in a full-body shakeup, return-to-office whiplash, AI everywhere, “no one wants to work,” and the ongoing backlash to DEI. So what now?

In Episode 2, Brynne and Jasmine are joined by Nova partner Andy Eninger to continue Nova’s origin story and zoom out on this present moment. We talk about how Nova chose to supercharge instead of shrink, what we’re seeing as Gen Z takes the seat and millennials move into the upper ranks, and the skills this next era will demand from leaders and organizations.

Andy shares his journey into facilitation and design, how he found his way to Nova, and what he’s noticing across workplaces right now: generational tension, post-2020 shifts in how people show up, and the parallels between what organizations are experiencing and how Nova is evolving.

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Guest Bio:

Andy Eninger @Andy_Eninger (Instagram)

Andy Eninger is a Speaker, Comedian, and Learning Designer. He was the Head of the Writing Program for the famed comedy theater The Second City from 2011 to 2016. He helps individuals and organizations connect to their audience and each other through immersive, customized learning programs that combine storytelling, improv philosophy, rapid ideation, and foundational communication skills. In his creative work, he creates comedy with a mission of amplifying outsider voices and connecting people.

Andy has worked with hundreds of organizations, including Walmart, Procter & Gamble, Leo Burnett, The History Channel, Cigna, State Farm, Visa, Verizon, Salesforce, SAP, Deloitte, Nike, GE, Walgreens, Merck, MetLife, Kellogg’s, and many more. His work takes him around the world to design and deliver learning programs in inclusion, collaborative leadership, executive presence, innovation, and storytelling. He was the chief designer of the curriculum for Nova Collective. For the Second City Works, he has spearheaded their learning programs in Storytelling, Selling Skills, and Diversity & Inclusion,n and served on the design team for their work in Consumer Insights for brands.

He continues to write, perform, and direct, with a focus on queer comedy, satire, and improvisation. Some of his favorite projects include: Ensemble member of Chicago’s GayCo Productions for 14 sketch comedy revues; Performing in the cast of Steamworks the Musical for the Annoyance Theater; Little House on the Parody as composer and director; Director and composer of Bandgeeks! A Halftime Musical; Creator of Sybil, a solo improvisational format; Pinque Pony, his two-man sketch group with husband John Loos; and Pony Boy, director and lyrics, for the Annoyance Theater. His play “The Last Castrato” has been produced at theaters in New York, Austin, and Phoenix.

Andy holds a BS in Mass Communications and an MA in Playwriting from Miami University and studied film directing at the Academy of Drama & Film in Budapest, Hungary. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his husband and two dogs, Pearl and Barb from Accounting.