ABOUT POPUPTHINKTANK
We believe the answers are already in your people.
Most teams don’t need more information, another off-site, or one person with all the answers. They need a room where everyone can think out loud together and leave ready to try something. That’s what we build.
WHO’S BEHIND THE ROOM
The team
Since 2019, we’ve been designing and holding sessions for enterprise teams, nonprofits, and founders.
Tim Schuster
FOUNDER
Tim lives in a blue house in North Minneapolis with Kelsey and their two daughters. He loves seeing the power of ideas to confront limiting beliefs and unlock a sense of possibility.
Maria Soyka
LEAD FACILITATOR
Maria is based in Lisbon, Portugal, where she is completing a Master’s in Sociology. Maria’s work combines one-on-one coaching with structured group facilitation to increase persistence and leadership development.
Stephen Proctor
DESIGN & VISUALS
Stephen turns what a group says into something you can see. He designs the visuals that guide each session and the readout you take home afterward. Stephen lives in Muskegon, Michigan with his family.
Max Campanie
OPERATIONS LEAD
Max keeps every session running smoothly behind the scenes, from setup to the small details that make the day go right. He’s also training as a facilitator. He lives in Louisville, Colorado with this family.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
How we hold the room
These beliefs shape every session we design and how we show up in it with you. They’ll keep evolving, because we are too.
01
People come alive when they contribute.
Being useful to others is one of the fastest ways to feel valued.
IN THE ROOM
Every participant gets a way to offer something real and watch it land.
02
Give first.
Relationships built on generosity outlast the ones built on leverage.
IN THE ROOM
We share our thinking and tools freely, and design sessions so people build on each other’s ideas instead of competing for airtime.
03
Asking for help takes confidence.
When one person gets honest, everyone else can exhale.
IN THE ROOM
We make it safe to go first, so vulnerability becomes a strength the whole group can draw on.
04
Something real should be at stake.
It only matters if it matters.
IN THE ROOM
We work on the questions you’re actually facing, not warm-up exercises. And we show up with skin in the game too.
05
Growth is the point.
Teams that can hold more complexity handle change better: more wholeness, more integration, more capacity.
IN THE ROOM
Every session aims to leave people a little more able to see the whole picture and act on it. Otherwise, what are we doing here?
See it for yourself.
The best way to understand PopUpThinkTank is to be in a session.