Your life is an experience.
So is your workplace.
Both deserve to be designed on purpose. SCEND·TEL™ helps people and organizations notice what isn't working, and build an experience that actually holds.
You're good at what you do. That's not the problem.
The problem is what it's costing you, or your people, to keep doing it.
If it's you…
- "Everything depends on me."
- "I don't know who I am outside of everything I do."
- "My life looks fine. It just feels chaotic."
- "I built this life, and there's no room in it for me."
If it's your organization…
- "Our people are capable, but they're depleted."
- "Our high performers are carrying everything."
- "The culture looks fine on paper but feels heavy."
- "We keep adding programs, and nothing really shifts."
Organizations are made of people's experiences.
When people feel stable, clear and like themselves, the organization feels it. When they don't, no policy or perk fixes it. That's why SCEND·TEL™ works on both: the personal experience and the organizational one.
You are allowed to experience your life, not just manage it.
Personal Experience looks at the conditions that shape how your life actually feels day to day.
Personal Experience Compass™
A guided assessment that shows where your experience is strong and where it needs attention.
Personal Experience Sessions
Who Am I Outside of Everything I Do? · Why Does My Life Feel So Chaotic? · When Everything Depends on You · Making Room for Yourself in the Life You Built · What Are You Building All of This For? · You Are Allowed to Experience Your Life
Bring a session to your circle
Book any session for your group, church, book club or network.
Your best people are often the most tired.
SCEND·TEL™ Organizational Experience helps teams, employee resource groups and leadership communities name what's draining their people, and redesign how work feels.
Built for: employee resource groups, women-in-industry and women's leadership groups, leadership teams, conferences and summits.
The Competence Trap™
For high performers who've become the person everyone relies on, and are quietly paying for it. Our flagship experience for ERGs and women's leadership groups.
Group Experience Sessions
Any Personal Experience session, delivered for your team or member group.
Organizational Experience Consulting
For organizations ready to go deeper: assessing and redesigning the experience your people, students or clients actually have.
When it's both, start with your people.
The fastest way to change how an organization feels is to understand how its people are experiencing it.
Individuals reflect
Your people take the Personal Experience Compass™ and see their own patterns.
The group experiences
A session like The Competence Trap™ meets them where they actually are.
The organization learns
You walk away with clarity on what your people need next.
Felt, not just heard.
"This is what I came to this event for."Event Attendee, Women's Empowerment Event
"It's hard to pick just one. I need a little something in all of these."Event Participant, SCEND·TEL™ Experience Activity
Ascendra Donald
I founded SCEND·TEL™ because I believe the way we experience our lives, workplaces, and the systems around us shapes how we feel, how we show up, and ultimately, how we thrive. After years of leading and supporting others, I experienced firsthand what happens when the very environment you've worked so hard to succeed in begins to take a toll on your well-being. That experience reinforced something I had witnessed throughout my career: success means very little if the conditions surrounding it cannot sustain you.
Ascendra is an Experience Strategist, education leader, and founder of SCEND·TEL™. With years of experience navigating complex systems, supporting leaders, and improving organizational experiences, she brings a unique perspective to the connection between personal well-being and organizational effectiveness. Through SCEND·TEL™, she helps individuals and organizations move beyond simply functioning to intentionally creating the conditions where people can thrive.
Good to know
Are sessions virtual or in person?
Both. Sessions can be delivered virtually or on-site for your group.
How long is a session?
Standard length, 60–90 minutes.
Do you work with employee resource groups?
Yes. ERGs, women-in-industry groups and leadership communities are some of the groups SCEND·TEL™ is built for.
What's the difference between Personal and Organizational Experience?
Personal Experience is about how your own life feels. Organizational Experience is about how your people experience work together. Many groups start with one and discover they need both.
How do I get started?
Choose the path that fits below. If you're not sure, choose "both," and we'll figure it out together.
So, which experience needs attention?
Choose your path. You'll get a next step made for where you are.