Experience Boost is a partner in leadership development and experiential learning.
“Unlocking potential through hands-on, meaningful experiences.”
Experience Boost is led by co-founders who blend deep expertise in learning, leadership, and real-world operations to design practical, high-impact experiences.
Sam Thomas is a learning and talent development leader with a background in instructional design, facilitation, and program management across corporate and higher education environments. She focuses on building scalable learning ecosystems that connect evidence-based pedagogy with real-world performance outcomes.
John Reynolds is a seasoned leader with experience in the armed forces and in operations and people leadership roles across complex, mission-driven organizations. He brings a practical, systems-minded lens to leadership development, emphasizing discipline, teamwork, and the ability to perform under pressure.
We believe people learn best when challenge, meaning, and enjoyment are present at the same time, much like the most engaging games that invite you to try, fail, and try again with a sense of progress and possibility.
Research on game-based and experiential learning shows that when learners are actively engaged, collaborating toward shared goals, and experiencing a sense of autonomy and competence, their motivation, knowledge retention, and transfer to real-world performance all improve.
We design leadership and culture experiences that borrow from the best of cooperative and game-inspired environments: clear objectives, meaningful feedback, space to experiment safely, and opportunities to build trust through shared challenges.
By combining rigorous instructional design with playful, joyful elements of exploration and co-creation, we help teams practice new behaviors in ways that feel energizing rather than remedial, supporting lasting mindset and culture shifts.