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An AI coach for every manager.
Tailored to your company.

Give every manager personalized, always-available coaching
grounded in your culture and values, for 2% of the traditional cost

"With Valence, we're seeing that employees are taking the ownership to drive their respective careers, and looking at Nadia as that go-to resource to help them with learning, growth, and development.”

Robert Gulliver

Chief Talent Officer

A woman using an AI coach.

Voice-driven

Proactive emails and follow up

Customizable to your frameworks

Empathetic and caring

Available in 80+ languages

Voice-driven

Proactive emails and follow up

Customizable to your frameworks

Empathetic and caring

Available in 80+ languages

Voice-driven

Proactive emails and follow up

Customizable to your frameworks

Empathetic and caring

Available in 80+ languages

AI that knows is AI that helps

Nadia is the AI work coach that learns who you are,
how you work, and how to help.

Role-playing
conversations

Reflecting on performance

Venting frustration

Accountability to goals

Practicing new skills

An expert in your corner
every time

Nadia is there any time you need support.
And she’s a proactive partner helping you reach higher.

CUSTOMIZABLE TO YOUR ORGANIZATION

Scale a world-class AI coaching
program with Nadia

Deeply personal coaching

Nadia uses a proprietary context window to build a detailed understanding of each user that gets better with time.

A real expert coach

Nadia is trained on research- backed frameworks, principles, and best practices— and consistently updated with new ideas.

Unique to your company

Nadia incorporates your processes, culture, and values to deliver a consistent experience to every employee.

A minimal texting conversation.

MEET NADIA

The AI-Powered

Leadership Coach. Copilot. Teacher.

State of the art voice transcription allows managers to have high context, natural interactions, effortlessly.

A text conversation between and AI coach and the user.

Like a great coach, Nadia is highly empathetic and asks reflective questions to unearth root causes.

A text conversation between and AI coach and the user.

Nadia is trained on the 
best practices in coaching
and offers ideas & frameworks grounded in science.

A text conversation between and AI coach and the user.

State of the art voice transcription allows managers to have high context, natural interactions, effortlessly.

A text conversation between and AI coach and the user.

OUR CUSTOMERS

Fortune 500 talent leaders make work more meaningful and rewarding with Nadia

“Now we have the ability to give them Valence’s AI coach that can answer specific questions to make them a better professional.  I’m almost giddy about the potential. We can transform how we develop leaders.”

Bill McNabb

Former CEO, Vanguard

REAL RESULTS

Nadia by the numbers

98

%

98% of pilot users want to continue their experience

91

%

91% of users have tried Nadia's advice.

87

87: Nadia's Net Promoter Score

75

%

75% of users talk to Nadia at least once a week

YOUR AI PEOPLE STRATEGY

Nadia supports your most important people-related initiatives and processes, all year long

Leadership training

Professional development

Performance reviews

Giving and receiving feedback

Shaping company culture

A minimal texting conversation.

THE NEXT GENERATION OF TALENT

CHROs trust Valence's AI coach to level-up talent development

Grounded in I/O psychology

Leverages scientifically-proven best practices and coaching methods

A text conversation between and AI coach and the user.

Highly personalized support

Guidance for your unique challenges that only gets better with time

A text conversation between a human and an AI coach.

Customizable to your organization

Tailors feedback to internal values and leadership frameworks

A text conversation between a human and an AI coach.

Built for scale

Enables 1:1 coaching opportunities for every employee

A text conversation between a human and an AI coach.

Private. Secure. Reliable.

Nadia meets enterprise standards for privacy,
security, and compliance

Safe: Designed with robust safeguards, focusing on coaching while avoiding sensitive topics.

Confidential: Employee coaching conversations remain confidential, enterprise partners own their own data, and we never utilize user data for AI model training.
Learn more in our AI Ethics Pledge

Compliant: Built for enterprise and meets the highest global standards of data protection to help your organization meet compliance obligations.

Secure: We employ comprehensive security protocols, including multi-factor authentication, encryption, and regular penetration testing.

LEARN MORE

Featured Resources

Customer story

Prudential Creates Purpose at Scale with AI Coaching

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Customer story

Prudential Creates Purpose at Scale with AI Coaching

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Customer story

Prudential Creates Purpose at Scale with AI Coaching

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What if everyone had a coach helping them do their best work?

Give every employee a coach who understands them, their team, and the whole organization.

The AI Coach built to make daily work easier

Nadia learns who you are and how you work, then delivers proactive help when you really need it—and any time you ask for it in the flow of work.

Setting goals

Improving feedback

Building skills

Navigating conflict

Prepping meetings

Role playing

The AI Coach built to make daily work easier

Nadia learns who you are and how you work, then delivers proactive help when you really need it—and any time you ask for it in the flow of work.

Improving feedback

Building skills

Navigating conflict

Setting goals

Role playing

Prepping meetings

The only AI coach built to understand and anticipate your needs

Nadia’s intelligence layer uses a family of AI models plus custom memory, planning, and coaching skills to develop personalized guidance for your context.

WHAT NADIA USERS HAVE TO SAY

Thank you for sending Nadia for mid-year reviews … brilliant!”

I’m officially in LOVE with Nadia!!”

Nadia is a great thought partner who encourages me to look at challenges from different angles.”

My go-to partner for leadership growth and team development.”

Nadia helps me break down challenges into clear, practical steps.

Nadia is very versatile, supporting everything that boosts my productivity.”

She’s my trusted coach, partner, and sounding board.”

Thoroughly impressed by the detail when discussing dynamics in our plant.”

Love how it’s super personalized to our core values!”

She’s given me a lot of guidance to navigate my career.”

It’s tactical support with a human touch.”

Thank you for sending Nadia for mid-year reviews … brilliant!”

I’m officially in LOVE with Nadia!!”

Nadia is a great thought partner who encourages me to look at challenges from different angles.”

My go-to partner for leadership growth and team development.”

Nadia helps me break down challenges into clear, practical steps.

Nadia is very versatile, supporting everything that boosts my productivity.”

She’s my trusted coach, partner, and sounding board.”

Thoroughly impressed by the detail when discussing dynamics in our plant.”

Love how it’s super personalized to our core values!”

She’s given me a lot of guidance to navigate my career.”

It’s tactical support with a human touch.”

Empathy is not my strong point. Nadia helps me pause and consider the human side.”

Nadia schedules follow-ups on my calendar, giving me time to think things through.”

“Our customers are so much happier because they see that we are happier… I cannot stop screaming about how much I love Nadia.”

Nadia helps you self-discover your own answers.”

Nadia helps me feel grounded and more confident in taking action!”

I was surprised at how Nadia provided suggestions on how to work day-to-day.”

I got an entire customized 4-week plan in just a few minutes!”

Nadia brings the best out of you."

This is probably the most game-changing tool I’ve ever had as a leader.“

The accountability is huge. She follows up to make sure I’m completing my goals!”

In just one day, I have already seen an impact on my schedule and skill building.”

Empathy is not my strong point. Nadia helps me pause and consider the human side.”

Nadia schedules follow-ups on my calendar, giving me time to think things through.”

“Our customers are so much happier because they see that we are happier… I cannot stop screaming about how much I love Nadia.”

Nadia helps you self-discover your own answers.”

Nadia helps me feel grounded and more confident in taking action!”

I was surprised at how Nadia provided suggestions on how to work day-to-day.”

I got an entire customized 4-week plan in just a few minutes!”

Nadia brings the best out of you."

This is probably the most game-changing tool I’ve ever had as a leader.“

The accountability is huge. She follows up to make sure I’m completing my goals!”

In just one day, I have already seen an impact on my schedule and skill building.”

AI & the Workforce:

The Human + AI Era

Join HR leaders and AI experts to rewrite the playbook for a new era of work.

Save Your Spot

HIGHLIGHTS FROM PAST SUMMITS

The solution of choice for CHROs

HR leaders trust Nadia

“With Nadia, we can offer real-time coaching that helps us align our people with company goals in a way that drives performance.”

Melissa Werneck

Global Chief People Officer, Kraft Heinz

A flexible tool for any talent challenge

Nadia is the only AI coach that’s fully customizable for any talent priority. She understands everything about your values, culture, and frameworks.

Performance Reviews

Make reviews faster, fairer, and more consistent across teams.

KPI 

Alignment

Align goals to strategy with clarity, accountability, and impact.

Change Management

Guide employees through transformation with personalized, real-time support.

Learning & Development

Deliver scalable, in-the-flow coaching that strengthens lasting skills.

HRBP
Capacity

Extend HR capacity with on-demand, always-available coaching expertise.

Frontline & Manager Support

Equip leaders everywhere with tools to coach and perform.

The Future of Enterprise HR

Nadia is the only AI coach that’s fully customizable for any talent priority. She understands everything about your values, cultures, and frameworks.

Performance Reviews

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KPI  Alignment

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Change Management

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Learning & Development

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Virtual HRBP

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Frontline & Manager Support

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“Nadia can help you be a deeper thinker, a better leader, and a stronger team player.”

Prasad Setty

former VP People Operations, Google

Testimonials

What our users have to say

She helps me break down complex challenges into clear, practical steps.”

With my military background, it’s about mission completion. But empathy is not my strong point. Nadia helps me pause and consider the human side. I also appreciate that she schedules follow-ups on my calendar, giving me time to think things through before circling back. It’s tactical support with a human touch.”

Nadia truly responds as a coach and asks you questions to get you to think about your issues from different angles to help self-discover your own answers.”

REAL RESULTS

Practical. Proven. Preferred.

98

%

98% of pilot users want to continue their experience

91

%

91% of users have tried Nadia's advice.

90

+

90+: Nadia's net promoter score

75

%

75% of users talk to Nadia at least once a week

How would you reimagine work if every employee had Nadia’s help?

CUSTOMIZABLE TO YOUR ORGANIZATION

Talent Leaders across the F500 are introducing Valence's AI coach at scale

Tailored to your values

Guidance aligned to your organization’s unique culture and leadership competencies

Integrates with talent development programs

Enhance and complement your existing leadership programs with custom AI coaching modules

Offers valuable, data-driven insights

Gain an understanding of employees’ frequent coaching topics and skill-building areas to inform your talent strategy

Easy to test and pilot

Try Valence’s AI coach for yourself, your team, or a select group of employees without compromising on privacy and security

TRANSFORMING WORK

Hear from Our Customers

“I’ve never come across a product that has the chance to transform how we learn and collaborate at work like Valence’s coach. It’s incredibly exciting.”

Bill McNabb

Former CEO

"We saw a 5% uptick in leadership effectiveness for people who use Nadia compared to non-users in our Great Place to Work results. We’re starting to see really strong ROI."

Lesley Wilkinson

Chief Talent Officer

"We're very excited to have an AI tool that not only is trained on how to be a coach, but that can ingest information in a way that makes the experience more relevant to our employees."

Matt Dreyer

Head of Change & Transformation

"I'm so happy with Valence’s tools — they give us a shared language around how to actually leverage our differences, and I'm excited for everyone at On to have that."

Martin Hoffman

CEO of On Running

“AI is at the forefront of our company's strategy. We see Nadia as a safe, fun and enjoyable way for our people to experience AI while developing themselves.”

Loren Blandon

Head of Organizational Development & Talent Management

“With tools like Valence's Nadia, we can not only gain some time back, it can help you be a much better, deeper thinker, consider multiple perspectives, and be a better leader, be a better manager, be a better team player.”

Prasad Setty

Former VP of People Operations

MEET MANAGERS WHERE THEY ARE

Support your entire team with Valence’s AI coach, Nadia

A group of team leaders.

Yasmin is focused 
on building skills to 
become a director

Peter has a new team and wants to build more trust

Jenn was recently promoted and is looking for guidance

Martha is new to the company and wants to practice their leadership behaviors

David needs 
help effectively 
delegating