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Our story

Presence is a skill. We just refused to treat it like a mystery.

School of Strut was founded on a simple observation: the most capable people in any room are rarely the ones who get remembered. We built the curriculum we wished existed to fix that.

Founder of School of Strut in a studio setting
How it started

From coaching rooms to a curriculum.

School of Strut began in 2019 as a series of in-person workshops for founders who could pitch flawlessly on paper but froze in the room. What started as a weekend seminar became a full academy after alumni kept asking for one thing: a repeatable system, not a pep talk.

Today the academy brings together coaches from communications, behavioral science, talent development and brand strategy — each teaching the one discipline they've spent a career mastering.

What we believe

Confidence built on skill outlasts confidence built on adrenaline.

Presence is technical

Posture, pacing, breath and framing are learnable mechanics — not fixed personality traits.

Practice beats theory

Every module ends in a drill you rehearse, not a slide you forget by Friday.

Your voice, sharpened

We train amplification, never imitation. You should sound more like yourself, not less.

2019
Founded
24,600+
Students
14
Faculty coaches
61
Countries reached
Full faculty

Fourteen coaches. One shared obsession.

Portrait of instructor Adaeze Okonkwo

Adaeze Okonkwo

Executive Presence

Former Fortune 500 communications director; coached 200+ C-suite leaders.

Portrait of instructor Marcus Lindqvist

Marcus Lindqvist

Body Language

Behavioral analyst, former negotiation trainer for diplomatic delegations.

Portrait of instructor Priya Nair

Priya Nair

Personal Branding

Brand strategist for founders, authors and rising executives.

Portrait of instructor Daniel Cho

Daniel Cho

Leadership Communication

Leadership coach; specializes in team trust and difficult conversations.

Portrait of instructor Ines Moreau

Inès Moreau

Interview & Negotiation

Career coach who has placed clients at 40+ Fortune 500 firms.

Portrait of instructor Wale Adeyemi

Wale Adeyemi

Public Speaking

TEDx speaker coach and former debate champion.

Portrait of instructor Sofia Marchetti

Sofia Marchetti

Style & Image

Image consultant to executives and public figures across Europe.

Portrait of instructor James Whitfield

James Whitfield

Leadership Psychology

Organizational psychologist focused on trust and team dynamics.

Ready to learn from people who've done the room, not just studied it?

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