The Leadership Alchemist™
Integrating Soul and Systems for Human Belonging
Former AVP/Dean of Students • 20+ years in higher ed leadership • National speaker
I help higher education leaders build cultures that retain students, renew staff, and create lasting systemic change.
A short, no-pressure conversation to understand what you’re navigating and whether we can work together. No overrides. Just peace in clarity.
Sources: Gallup (employee engagement) • Healthy Minds Study (student belonging)
Services That Build Belonging
Belonging Assessment
Map your current ecosystem and pinpoint gaps where students and staff lose connection.
Ethical AI Integration
Design AI-supported workflows that free humans for high-touch care — with values, not velocity, in charge.
Coaching & Workshops
From SoulCPR™ resets to leadership intensives, build the capacity your teams need to thrive.
The Leadership Alchemist™
I’m Dr. Danny Glassmann—The Leadership Alchemist™—and I help leaders and organizations transform pain into purpose, culture into care, and leadership into light. With more than 20 years in higher ed leadership, I coach teams, consult on system-level transformation, and speak nationally on the intersection of human connection, equity, and innovation.
Through Wired for Belonging™ and my signature frameworks, I equip people and organizations to:
- Build braver teams and kinder leaders
- Use AI and data ethically to free up time for the soul work
- Make belonging measurable and actionable
When Belonging Happens, Everything Changes
Higher retention when students and staff feel they belong
Greater engagement and contribution across teams
More likely to recommend their institution or organization
“I have appreciated Danny’s service to our team, including but not limited to his collaborative, compassionate and energetic approach to student support.”