Hello! We’re Brittany and Cal Brunell, the founders of Everyday Speech! This is our story.
Brittany Brunell, MA, CCC-SLP, Co-founder
In 2012, Brittany, a certified SLP, came face to face with a big problem. The huge gap between the latest research in social-emotional learning and the existing resources.
Studies had proven the effectiveness of video modeling time and again, but there was no resource in the market to prepare teachers and professionals to incorporate it into their practice. Teachers were single-handedly compiling curriculums and creating make-shift materials for their classes.
She and Cal decided to change that. They wanted to help students learn social-emotional skills through the easiest, most effective methods available—they wanted to help kids experience social connectedness without agonizing over skills and behaviors.
So, they built Everyday Speech by collaborating with Speech-Language Pathologists, a video and animation team, and a web development team. They put the latest research at the core of their platform, made learning super accessible and constantly updated their curriculum.
The final result was a never-seen-before video-based SEL curriculum that was as comprehensive as it gets.
Everyday Speech was out and people were loving it!
Cal Brunell, Co-founder
Get to know our wonderful team of clinicians
Brittany Brunell, MS, CCC-SLP, Co-founder
“Creating this company has been an amazing journey as I’ve seen it grow from a dream I had while working my first year out of college to the full vision as it is now. Everyday Speech truly is my family, as I work every day with my husband and amazing team whom I love and admire. I’m so grateful to be able to share the work that I love, teaching communication skills, with so many others in the hopes to improve the Social-Emotional well-being of the next generation!”
Casey Reeves, MS, CCC-SLP
“After a couple of years working in the public school system as an SLP, I joined Everyday Speech to pursue an opportunity to make a difference in a ‘big-picture’ way. My favorite thing about working for Everyday Speech is that I get to use my clinical knowledge and creative skills to create meaningful and engaging content for students all over the world. Outside of work, I’m walking down the aisles of Trader Joe, at the yoga studio, or at the ballpark supporting my husband’s professional baseball career.”
Jessica Anderson, Ed.S., NCSP
“With my background as a school psychologist, I’ve always cared deeply about nurturing students’ social-emotional development. Having witnessed firsthand the impact of Everyday Speech’s meaningful and engaging curricula with my own students, I now get to identify the most pressing needs facing students and educators and create invaluable resources that are inclusive for all learners. Supporting students on their journeys is a privilege that I am grateful to contribute to through the groundbreaking work at Everyday Speech!”
And the people that bring it all to life!
Alex Kissel
Senior Manager of Customer Experience
Alexandra Pometko
Senior UX Interactive Designer
Amanda Rivera
Partnership Specialist
Brandi Cornelius
Director of People Operations
Brittany Albert
Customer Success Specialist
Bryan Priem
Director of Customer Experience
Carl Canelas
Dana Brock
Partnership Specialist
Emily York
Customer Success Specialist
Felipe Bittencourt
Backend Engineer
Gaspar Errobidart
Gerardo Almario
Video Editor
Inna Karmolit
Isabella Esguerra
Product Designer
Isabel Lien
Product Manager
Jason Larsen
Senior Director of
Engineering & Product
Javier Garcia
Jenn Weidman
Customer Success Specialist
Jodi Wolinsky
Customer Success Specialist
Johnny Almeida
Senior Engineering Manager
Justin Walter
Karl Blu Gonzales
Animator
Katie Flowers
Partnership Specialist
Kimberly Dy
Lauren Johnson
People Operations Generalist
Lily Rego
Senior Director of Business Operations and Strategy
Lorena Silva
Content Developer
Lucia Lezama
Lynn Barrios
Product Manager
Maksym Petryshak
Web Developer
Mariflor Umali
Quality Assurance Specialist
Mariness Rivera
Markuss Javier
Product Designer
Mattia Melillo
Senior Director of Customer Experience
Meghan Clausing
Customer Success Specialist
Mikaela Gluck
Nathan Ferdinandt
Senior Video Editor
Naufal Ejaz
Technical Customer Support Agent
Neil Diguangco
Nemanja Vucicevic
Content Developer
Priscilia Tjandra
Senior Technical Customer Support Agent
Rachel Kaufman
Sarah Ferdinandt
Video Manager / Producer
Selby
Chief Representative
Shoa Aamir
Backend Engineer
Victor da Cunha Luna Freire
Wagner Camargo Castilho
Front-End Engineer
Waywaya Dancel
Illustrator
Zainab Sidiq
Senior Technical Customer Support Agent
