Who We Are

Our Mission

Calm Clarity uses neuroscience to develop the leadership capacity of human beings to co-create a world where every person thrives. We synthesize science, mindfulness, and leadership development to provide a "user manual" for steering brain development that enables people to experience alignment and wholeness and harness their inner wisdom to improve their lives, their organizations, and their communities.

Our Vision

Calm Clarity was conceived in 2013 to manifest a vision of a world free of violence, exploitation, marginalization, and disparities—a world where everyone can realize their full potential and become the highest expression of who they are.

To make this vision a reality, Calm Clarity works with leaders, coaches, change agents, and organizations to develop and strengthen the neural pathways that enable people to experience physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being, alignment, and integration—a state which we call Brain 3.0.

This matters because Brain 3.0 gives human beings the vision, wisdom, cognitive capacity, and perseverance to co-create break-throughs and innovations that drive prosperity and flourishing.

Calm Clarity guides people and organizations to activate and strengthen the 4 key neural systems of Brain 3.0 which provide human beings with the capacity for executive functioning and emotional intelligence: the systems for attention, resilience, meta-awareness, and connection.

The stronger these critical neural systems are, the more effectively people can collaborate to achieve extraordinary outcomes by forming high-performing teams that enhance psychological safety, agility, creativity, and innovation.

Our Values

Inclusion: we welcome people from all socioeconomic backgrounds and identities.
Access: we support underserved groups who are often overlooked by premium training providers.
Wisdom: we help people tune in, listen to, and follow their inner compass.
Growth: we nurture transformation and healing by strengthening the neural networks of Brain 3.0.
Integrity: we practice what we preach by embodying Brain 3.0.
Experimentation: we creatively generate ideas, thoughtfully pilot new programs, and continuously improve what we do.
Collaboration: we invite individuals and organizations to co-create ways to shift into Brain 3.0.
Resourcefulness: we embrace a human-centered, lean, and agile approach to building and running the organization.

The Importance of Brain 3.0

Brain 3.0 refers to an optimal state of brain functioning in which people:

realize their full potential and manifest a greater vision and purpose
embody their core values and aspirations
navigate challenges and crises
discern and neutralize limiting beliefs and unconscious biases
heal trauma and release unhealthy coping mechanisms
calm their urges and impulses.

We guide people and organizations to cultivate, harness, and use Brain 3.0 to inclusively co-create transformation at the individual, organizational, community, and systemic levels that move us towards collective well-being, prosperity, and flourishing.

Our Non-Profit Initiatives

For over a decade, we have worked to close disparities in well-being and mental health by shedding light on how poverty, inequality, stigma, discrimination, trauma, and violence impact brain development and functioning, while also guiding people to strengthen and use Brain 3.0 to enter a state of alignment and wholeness that enables them to overcome these challenges.

Our training enables people to access their inner wisdom to more effectively navigate obstacles, develop and apply their skills and talents, and positively impact their community. To date, our work has benefited more than ten thousand people.

Funding for our non-profit programs comes from donations, the Calm Clarity book and cards, our courses, and our speaking, training, and consulting engagements. Our donors and clients enable us to collaborate with community partners such as schools, non-profit organizations, and workforce development programs serving low-income communities and to provide scholarships for people from underserved communities to take our trainings and courses.

About Due

Founder

Due Quach
Author, Founder and CEO

Due Quach (pronounced 'Zway Kwok') is one of the world's leading experts on integrating neuroscience and mindfulness into leadership development. Her book, Calm Clarity: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Wisdom, Fulfillment and Joy, was one of Fast Company’s best business books of 2018.

Due’s life is a testament to the power of neuroscience as a tool for healing and self-actualization. Having started life in poverty as a refugee in inner-city Philadelphia, Due healed the effects of trauma on her brain by developing mind-hacking techniques that enabled her to graduate from Harvard College and the Wharton School of Business, as well as rise to leadership roles in management consulting and private equity investments.

In 2013, Due started Calm Clarity to share her “user manual for steering brain development” to support people and organizations to successfully navigate adversity, elevate their performance, and realize their full potential.

Due draws from her life experience using science to steer brain development to guide organizations to boost the leadership capacity, emotional intelligence, executive functioning, agility, resilience, and creative talents of their people. By optimizing for neurobiology, Due supports organizations to foster collaboration, build high-performing teams, and unlock innovation to fulfill their greater vision and purpose.

In addition, after her autobiographical essay, “Poor and Traumatized at Harvard,” became a viral sensation, Due started a nonprofit called the Collective Success Network to support and empower first-generation low-income college students to successfully navigate college and enter professional careers.

Due’s inspiring story is featured in The Portal, an uplifting documentary film about meditation as a portal for healing and transformation.