TRUSTED BY
Measurable Outcomes
Every programme produces a durable skills portfolio. Progress is tracked, reported, and mapped to employer-ready benchmarks.
AI Analysis
Actionable, detailed analysis of voice, tone, pacing, facial micro-expressions, and emotional cues. Measureable signals for measurale improvements.
Artist Coaches
Professional performing artists trained in executive education. They teach the embodied tools from the stage to empower commanding, credible and confident leaders.
What We Do
Teach the skills AI cannot replicate
Embodied confidence. Emotional intelligence. The authority to hold attention and the charisma to persuade. These are the durable skills that distinguish great leaders.
HOW HIGHNOTE WORKS
HighNote brings together performing artists, executive coaches, and leadership experts with deep experience in executive education and organizational development.
HUMAN CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT ACROSS CONTEXTS
Frequently asked questions
HighNote is a leadership development platform that makes human capabilities, presence, communication, and influence, visible, measurable, and trainable. It combines performance psychology from the performing arts, executive coaching, and AI-driven analysis into one system.
HighNote was co-founded by Lucia Cesaroni, an internationally acclaimed opera artist and executive educator, and Dana Brown, a Dean and executive education leader. HighNote uses Figaro, an AI software developed by Mihnea Moldoveanu, Dean of the Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking at the University of Toronto.
It describes HighNote's two-part method: professional performing artists, trained in executive education, teach the embodied techniques of stage presence and vocal command, while AI analysis measures whether that training is actually changing how someone communicates.
Traditional coaching relies on a coach's subjective read of a session. HighNote adds an objective layer: AI analysis of vocal and facial signal gives the coach and the client a shared, measurable record of what changed, rather than an impression of what changed.
HighNote's AI never operates without a human coach. Figaro reveals patterns, pacing, tone, emotion, non-verbal cues, but a trained artist coach translates those patterns into practice. The AI does not replace the coaching relationship; it gives it better material to work with.
Figaro is the AI platform built by Mihnea Moldoveanu (Professor, Economic Analysis and Policy, Marcel Desautels Professorship in Integrative Thinking) that HighNote uses to analyze communication and presence. It reads vocal and facial signal in real time and maps it to known leadership behaviours.
Facial recognition (reading microexpressions), voice variance (pitch, pace, and energy against a personal baseline), and emotional cues in what's said versus how it's said.
No. Figaro produces data; a human artist coach interprets it and builds the actual coaching plan around it.
Through a baseline-to-capstone model: a diagnostic assessment before the program starts, midpoint insights partway through, and a final report comparing outcome to baseline, for both individuals and cohorts.
Yes. Session recordings and data are kept private to HighNote and are not shared with third parties or used to train external models.
Yes. Named client testimonials exist from Scotiabank, Sun Life, and Bell Media, describing measurable shifts in confidence and engagement from HighNote-style sessions. HighNote's enterprise trust roster also includes Bell, Salesforce, and Weston.
What Our Clients Say About Us
Great job!
Your Stage to Boardroom session at the Partnerships National Conference was a huge hit. In just one afternoon, you took us from discomfort to laughter to real growth — and the team couldn’t get enough.
Thank you for bringing such energy, authenticity, and impact. We truly appreciate your support and the experience you created for all of us.
Kevin Ramsubhag, MBA Director, Strategic Partnerships, Scotia Wealth Management
I was sceptical and then came Shakespeare! The biggest take away, of course, was learning that everything you need is inside of you. Awareness and understanding of your neurophysiology, the signs, and symptoms of whatever negative emotion you might be feeling, and knowing there is a way to control your parasympathetic nervous system by simply pausing, breathing and being in your body. But boy, does it take practice. Your guidance on embracing silence has been particularly transformative, giving me time to practise the above and ground myself more effectively.
Karen - AVP, Program Execution Lead, Sun Life Inc.
Lucia's workshop pushed us out of our comfort zones, encouraging risk-taking in front of peers and bosses. Whether in person or remote, she kept our business leaders engaged, showcasing the creativity needed for strategic thinking in today's fast-changing landscape. Her communication techniques helped us gain confidence while maintaining a lighter approach. Thanks, Lucia, for a captivating session at the Bell Inspire Conference!
Dimitri Vafiades, Senior Manager, Bell Media
