Why us?

At Vulcan Consulting, Official Partner of the Cialdini Institute, we leverage the expertise of the top behavioral scientists to deliver practical business results. Every strategy from our influence optimization plans and workshops align with peer-reviewed research tested in the real world.

Experienced Leadership

Vulcan's principal consultant, Lara Bruner, M.A., has extensive experience in learning and development leadership. Recognized by the American Psychological Association (APA) with the Excellence in Teaching Award, she directed a highly-rated professional development conference and presented at several regional and national conferences including the APA Convention and the Stanford PsychOne Conference.

Beyond L&D experience, Lara has been applying behavioral science to the workplace for decades. Professional association and board leadership, negotiations, HR, marketing, and public relations experiences inform every action plan and training.

Certifications

Training

GSDC Certified Learning & Development Professional

OI Certified Online Influence Specialist

Cialdini Certified Coach

PMI Project Management Professional

Prosci Certified Change Practitioner

Have you lost entire afternoons to training sessions that were 90% intros, theory, and drawn-out research details, with the last 5 minutes something you could actually use? Or slick keynotes that give you untested "wisdom" gathered from random LinkedIn posts? At Vulcan Consulting, we deliver training that is both evidence-based and results-focused.

Vulcan's workshops are packed with practical strategies that can be applied immediately across an organization. Each session blends your team's expertise with our knowledge of behavioral science to solve your influence challenges. Organizational leaders, business owners, team leads, HR managers, and sales teams have applied our proven strategies from our ethical persuasion keynotes and intensive workshops.

With our combination of exclusive Cialdini Institute's materials and Vulcan Consulting's proprietary frameworks guide, participants leave with action plans for their specific challenges. For professionals seeking deeper expertise, we provide on-demand Influence Practitioner certification. Together we design a custom training package that fits your goals and delivers results.

Project Results

What are some KPI categories that previous influence audits improved?

• influential communication and change management

• conversions from websites, emails, ads

• organizational membership numbers