TRUST, TALK AND TEAMWORK

The workplace skills nobody taught you

Emotional intelligence, communication, and trust: the human side of work that no one ever sat you down to explain. I help you build it, one small habit at a time.

I teach the human skills your career actually runs on, the ones no one ever put in the handbook. 

Trina May

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HI, I’M TRINA

What if it was never your work holding you back?

After a career inside agency and corporate work, I learned the skills that actually move careers are the ones nobody trains you on: speaking up, building trust, and navigating hard conversations. So I built Trust, Talk, and Teamwork to teach them at every level, from the newest hire to the leaders shaping how a whole team works together.

My goal is to hand people the unspoken rules, so the capability they already have finally gets to shine.

WHY IT MATTERS

At work, the small things are never small

How someone reacts under pressure. Whether the quiet person gets heard. If people feel safe enough to disagree. These small moments compound, and over time they decide whether a team does its best work or slowly comes apart.

Small moments, handled poorly
Small moments, handled well
The best idea in the room, never said out loud
People feel safe enough to float the bold idea, which is where innovation starts
People nodding in the meeting, then venting in the parking lot
People say what they actually think in the meeting
The conversation everyone avoids, until it blows up
The conversation that used to blow up clears the air
Good people burning out, or quietly leaving
Good people find reasons to stay and grow
In a global study, 93% said psychological safety directly boosts productivity and innovation.* Knowing it and building it are two different things — I help teams close that gap.

*Workplace Options & IIRSM, 2025

WHAT I OFFER

Three ways to work together

Whether you're growing your own skills or building a stronger team, the work starts in the same place. The human side no one was trained on.

01

One-on-one coaching

The hard conversation you're dreading. The meeting where you go quiet. The manager dynamic that's stuck. We take what's actually in front of you and work through it, one conversation at a time.

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02

Workshops

Build communication, trust, and emotional intelligence across a whole team in a focused live session.

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03

Speaking

Talks that get a room thinking differently about how they work together. For conferences, all hands and leadership, offsites.

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"Trina really helped me rethink how I approach leadership, and how I communicate at work. I have absolutely loved working with her as my coach."

Mara T.
Former UX Director, Estée Lauder

FREE · 5 MINUTES

What's your workplace EQ?

Your EQ, or emotional intelligence, is how well you read a room, manage your reactions, and connect with the people around you. Fifteen honest questions reveal how you really show up at work, with your score, your profile, and where to grow next.

WORK WITH ME

Let's talk about where you want to grow

Whether it's one-on-one coaching, a workshop, or speaking for your team, tell me what's going on and we'll find the right fit.