American Confidence Institute

Confidence isn't earned. It's learned — and it changes everything.

The ability to be confident is already in your brain. Science shows us how to access it and what changes when we do — something more than 350,000 people have already discovered.

350K+
People trained
400+
Confidence coaches certified
Where the work happens

Three ways to bring Real Confidence to your world.

Speaking

Change the way a room thinks about confidence

ACI founder Alyssa Dver takes audiences inside the brain to show what confidence actually is, why so much conventional advice about it is backwards and what changes when people understand how it really works.

"Right after an ACI keynote to 1,800 Staples associates, one person got the confidence to go for the job — and got it." Kelly Mackey, Senior Director, Staples

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Private team training

Put Real Confidence to work with your team

Work directly with Alyssa in a live, interactive workshop or take your team through Real Confidence Team Learning, combining individual learning with guided group discussion.

"A uniquely powerful team-building experience that truly reenergized and motivated our ERG leaders." Paula GĂłmez PinzĂłn, F5

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Certification

Learn the science. Then learn to coach it.

ACI's Confidence Coaching Certification turns the brain science of confidence into a practical framework you can use with clients or the people you lead. No coaching background required.

"A great way to pull together the experiences our clients have with confidence and increase our support toolkit within a solid coaching framework." Diana Leeder, CPPC

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Real Confidence in Action

Once you understand confidence, you start seeing it everywhere.

In how we make decisions. What we say out loud. The risks we take and the ones we avoid. Real Confidence uses brain science to explain what’s actually happening in those moments — and what we can do about it.

IT Cosmetics Confidence at Work
ACI'S CEO IS PROUD TO BE THE

Confidence Educator for IT Cosmetics

CONFIDENCE AT WORK is IT Cosmetics' initiative bringing free confidence-building resources to everyone at work, and supporting female business owners in underserved communities.

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Real people. Real results.

We've trained 350,000+ growth-minded people.

"Right after an ACI keynote to 1,800 of our Staples associates, one person gained the confidence to go for the job and got it."

Kelly Mackey
Kelly Mackey Senior Director, Staples Customer Experience

"Alyssa delivered a uniquely powerful team-building workshop that truly reenergized and motivated our ERG leaders."

Paula GĂłmez PinzĂłn
Paula GĂłmez PinzĂłn ERG Program Manager, F5

"Thank you so much for including me in this important and sacred work. I look forward to assisting/supporting clients using this transformative framework!"

Olu Burrell
Olu Burrell Executive Leadership Program Manager, D.C. Government
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