The Friendship
Accelerator Experience
Build Social Confidence
Create Authentic Friendships
Deepen Connection
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JOIN THIS 6-MONTH JOURNEY TOÂ
Create Authentic Friendships You Love
That Spark Growth, Joy, and Meaningful Connections
Gain proven strategies & tools to accelerate new aligned friendships and create deeper relationships to make your life richer and thrive.
With the Immersive Friendship
Accelerator you will:
✔️ Boost Your Social Confidence
✔️ Connect Better with Others with More Authentically and Intentionally
✔️ Attract Meaningful, Life-Enhancing Relationships with Ease
✔️ Develop a Magnetic Presence
✔️ Master Powerful Conversations that Deepen Connections Fast
✔️ Learn how to Connect and Communicate on an Emotional Level
✔️ Build a Strong, Supportive CommunityÂ
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You will come out of this experience with tangible ways to connect better that will transform your social interactions for life.
The Friendship Accelerator is a transformative journey designed for ambitious individuals who are ready to create authentic, lasting friendships you LOVE to feel more JOY, FULFILLMENT and ALIVENESS in your relationships that feel ALIGNED, AUTHENTIC, POSITIVE, and OPEN THE DOOR FOR GREATER POSSIBILITIES so that you live your best life!
You already know that the quality of your relationships is what matters most in life, yet, you don’t always know how to create this for yourself. You know what it feels like when you have had an epic interaction with someone, but it’s rare or you think it was something special about that person. You know you want to enjoy epic interactions no matter what situation you are in, but don’t know how to empower it yourself.Â
If you're tired of superficial connections and yearning for deeper, more fulfilling relationships, this program gives you the tools and strategies to build bonds that truly elevate your life.
This program is perfect for anyone who wants their friendships to feel closer and more aligned, or to stop feeling isolated or disconnected and start building a strong, supportive community of like-hearted souls who enrich your life.Â
Whether you've struggled to make real friends or want to deepen your existing relationships, this program offers a step-by-step experiential approach to help you connect authentically and confidently.
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Do I Really Need a Program to Create Better Friendships?
In today’s world, even with social media and constant digital connections, many still feel isolated and disconnected. Surface-level interactions and relationships based on convenience leave us feeling unfulfilled. But true, meaningful friendships—those based on trust, emotional intimacy, and shared values—are essential for happiness, personal growth, and a sense of belonging.
The reality is, we were never taught how to create friendships, especially those we LOVE. Â We were also never taught how to be a better friend. Â We hire a music teacher to learn an instrument or a coach to play a sport. Â Making and nurturing friendships is an art and a skill. What you learn, study and practice will fastback your reality.
The Friendship Accelerator Experience helps you break through the barriers of shallow connections and build deep, lasting friendships that enrich your life.Â
Through this program, you will create relationships that not only make you feel understood but also inspire you to be your best self.
This is for you if you are...
An Ambitious Professional or  Entrepreneur: Seeking meaningful friendships that nurture personal growth, provide emotional support, and create a sense of belonging. You know that relationships are critical to success & fulfillment in business and life and want to be a more empowering conversationalist to consistently create connections with ease.
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A Growth-Oriented Individual: People who value authenticity, personal development, and meaningful connections, and want to surround themselves with people who share similar values. You are willing to skip the small talk and take the risk to connect on a more emotional level to cultivate authentic connections. Great for introverts, extroverts, or ambiverts!
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Seeking a Supportive Community: If you're looking for a tribe of like-hearted individuals who inspire, support, and uplift you.  You want more expansive friendships, collaborations & partnerships and to be around people that “get you” and are on a similar journey. Â
But sometimes it can be challenging and you feel...
- Stuck in Surface-Level Conversations: It can be frustrating when interactions feel shallow, and you long for deeper, more meaningful connections.Â
- Difficulty Initiating Friendships: You might struggle with knowing how to approach others or feel unsure of how to form real friendships.
- Social Anxiety or Self-Doubt: You may experience feelings of insecurity, self-doubt, shyness or anxiety in social settings, making it hard to connect with others.
- Afraid You Won’t be Seen: You have fear you will be misunderstood, rejected, or won’t be liked if people see the real you.
- Loneliness Despite Being Surrounded by People: You may feel isolated or disconnected, even when you're at events or surrounded by others.
- Lack of Supportive, Like-Minded Friends: You may feel disconnected from a community that aligns with your values and provides mutual support, growth, and inspiration.
- Discomfort in Shifting Friend Dynamics: You may feel some pain from outgrowing friendships or not know how to best navigate these shifts.Â
- Uncomfortable with Getting Personal:Â Unsure of how to be fully yourself and how to navigate vulnerabilities - when to know what & how much to share.
- Energy Drain and Overwhelm: You might feel emotionally drained after social interactions, especially if the conversations are superficial or you’re struggling to connect meaningfully.
- Boredom in Social Situations: You may experience a sense of monotony or frustration during social events, feeling unengaged or uninspired by the interactions.
- Surrounded by Negative People: You might find yourself in environments or relationships that drain your energy, where negativity or toxic behavior makes it difficult to form meaningful, positive connections.
…so you don’t put yourself, your whole self, out there.
What would it feel like to...
- Confident in Any Social Setting: Picture walking into any room, event, or social gathering knowing you can easily make authentic connections and engage with others confidently.
- Deeply Understood and Accepted: Imagine having friendships where you feel seen, heard, and valued—where you can be your true self, without fear of judgment.
- Surrounded by a Supportive Community: Imagine being part of a tribe of like-hearted souls who genuinely support you, uplift you, and share in your personal growth.
- Energized by Meaningful Conversations: Picture enjoying conversations that are rich, fulfilling, and energizing—where you connect on a deeper level with people who truly get you.
- Living a Life of Belonging: Imagine having a strong sense of belonging in your relationships, knowing you're surrounded by people who care, support, and help you grow in all areas of life.
It’s ALL possible, and I’ll show you how!
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The Friendship Accelerator Experience will transform your connection with yourself, new people you meet, your network, your friendships, and so much more! You will:
- Gain simple yet powerful tools to be a more masterful conversationalist - how to ask better questions, listen better, and tell better stories - to quickly allow people to feel seen, heard and valued.
- Learn how to make interactions more impactful & memorable by avoiding the boring “chit-chat” and creating an emotional connection within the first 5 minutes.Â
- Understand how to have appropriate levels of deeper conversations in any situation.
- Create more open, connected and trusted relationships with less tension and judgment.Â
- Become more comfortable being vulnerable in different personal and professional situations and learn how to meet people where they are in their vulnerability.
- Find your authentic voice and be more comfortable using it in different situations.
- Save time, capacity and energy in building authentic relationships by gaining a faster filter for who you want to spend time with.Â
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Key Benefits:
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- Gain confidence and reduce anxieties walking into any room and not second guessing yourself if you belong.Â
- Overcome inertia of putting yourself out there to form desired connections and make new authentic friends that expand & inspire.
- Clarity on how to be more intentional in daily interactions so you stop forming friendships out of circumstances that are not truly aligned to your values or who understand you.
- Authentic Connection Skills: Master the art of going beyond small talk to create emotional connections that make others feel seen, heard, and valued.
- Confidence in Any Situation: Walk into any room, event, or social gathering with confidence, leaving behind self-doubt and social anxieties.
- Deep Listening & Curiosity: Hone your ability to listen deeply and ask meaningful questions, creating conversations that naturally lead to trust and deeper bonds.
- Magnetic Presence: Become someone others are naturally drawn to by cultivating empathy, compassion, and presence in every interaction.
- Stronger Relationships: Learn how to build and maintain trusted, authentic friendships that are positive, uplifting, and fulfilling—personally and professionally.
- Increased Social Intelligence: Develop your emotional and conversational intelligence to navigate social and professional situations with ease.
- Effective Communication: Learn to tell better stories and express your authentic voice to create stronger, more genuine connections with others.
- Strategic Relationship Mapping: Identify and focus on relationships that align with your core values, saving time and energy while building connections that matter.
- Enhanced Vulnerability and Trust: Embrace vulnerability in a way that builds emotional intimacy, allowing you to connect on a deeper level and reduce judgment.
- A Strong Supportive Community: Build a network of like-hearted individuals who support you, share your values, and enrich your life with meaningful connections.
- Be Surrounded by Positive, Uplifting People: Create an environment where you're consistently around people who uplift and energize you, fostering a sense of positivity and encouragement in your life.
- Connections That Help You Discover More About Yourself: Engage in conversations that inspire self-reflection and personal growth, helping you discover new layers of who you are.
- Conversations That Make You Feel Most ALIVE: Experience meaningful interactions that energize you, spark excitement, and fill you with a sense of purpose, joy, and fulfillment.
What People are saying...

“I got SO much value from the Connection Accelerator Experience. I am way more intentional when I meet people in typical environments…instead of engaging in small talk and being bored, I now know how to elevate the interaction to be meaningful. I am amazed at how fast I am able to build better relationships with new people I meet, develop deeper connections with long term friendships, engage my team members at the office in meetings, and my family including my teenage kids.”Â
- Franka, Entrepreneur, mom, seeker, recovering small talker
"This experience transformed my relationships for life. I saw an immediate impact in my confidence when meeting new people traveling as digital nomad, forming faster trusted relationships with new clients, had the most amazing conversations with my best friend and family that deepened our relationships and it even improved the success rate in my dating life! I can’t recommend it enough and I wish I personally learned all this sooner!”
- Jazzie, Entrepreneur
Here is why I do this work!
I created The Friendship Accelerator when I realized that so many young professionals, up-and-coming leaders, founders and creatives were struggling with being seen, heard and understood, were anxious, disconnected, drained and lacked a sense of fulfillment. Â
I would see deep connection seekers try to look for answers in buying fancy toys, or hide in the corner at work events or reach for another drink at a social gathering to feel more at ease, but they weren’t really getting the help they needed in order to get at the core of it - authentic connection. Â
I’ve studied this challenge for decades and found the solution!Â
What I guide in The Friendship Accelerator is the exact methodology I unlocked and used to transform my own social confidence by significantly improving the quality of my conversations. By learning how to skip the small talk, and go deeper, faster, I created the most enriching authentic friendships both in my personal and professional life.
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I used to find myself always asking “how are you?” “how was your day?” “what do you do?” “where are you from?” only to be bored at the response when I would receive a one word answer and wonder why or worse, think I was not interesting as a result.Â
I used to wear a mask and hide parts of myself in my professional career. I thought this was going to hold me back from my goals. One day when I shared something more personal at work, I noticed how everything shifted. People opened up more to me, and not only did my relationships get closer, my energy was more lifted. As I started to learn more about who they are, people felt more empowered, we were more creative and business momentum built. This struck me hard. Â
So, I started to be more curious, present and vulnerable in my personal life too. As I experimented with how to do this appropriately in different situations, and tested different questions, I was immediately taken by the impact.Â
Instead of being anxious before going to a family gathering or social event and trying to prepare for what I was going to say, I could relax and follow my newly discovered and evolved conversation skills. I could walk into a room and immediately feel confident with whomever I was meeting or speaking to and immediately create powerful and memorable interactions and deep connections with ease - every, single, time.Â
Gone were the days of surface level interactions. I would hear time and again how people would share things with me in our first conversations that they had never shared with anyone.
I realized that as humans, we all have the basic need to be seen, loved and connected. When we more freely, confidently, openly and authentically connect with who we are and let down the masks, we then can truly create rich and fulfilling relationships that add more fulfillment in our work & lives.  Â
These are all skills that I learned, through great teachers, mentors, coaches, programs, and personal experience and why I am passionate about sharing this approach to help others learn the same to feel more deeply connected. Â
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The Friendship Accelerator Â
Empowering real conversations that deepen authentic connection.
A 6-month interactive experience that ignites strong, authentic friendships with confidence in less time.Â
Gain science-based tools to have more inspiring daily interactions to feel more energized and authentic in any social situation - even if it's just talking with one another at a meeting or over dinner - by creating mastery in real & deep conversation.Â
Enjoy practicing in a community as you learn my favorite, proven and powerful conversation starters, top ways to be a better listener that allow people to quickly feel seen and heard, and how to create a more emotional exchange by telling more captivating stories.Â

FOUNDATIONS OF AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS
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In this we cover how to:
Gain Self-Awareness & Be Intentional
- Define your core valuesÂ
- Get clear on what you want in relationships & the qualities appreciate in friends
- Conduct a relationship audit of your current relationships
- Do a self-assessment of your own skills and barriers to building friendships
MASTERING THE ART OF CONVERSATION
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In this we cover:
- Learn about the "Fast Friends Phenomenon" and the science behind rapid bonding.
- Critical mindset strategies that help you show up authentically, inviting others to do the same
- Conversational skills on how to:
- Ask better questions
- Listen better
- Tell better stories

PERSONAL STORYTELLING
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In this week cover:
- Your personal story narrative
- How to share a your story to captive and create emotional connection
- Conversations that help you learn about others’ storyÂ

POSITIVE ENERGY AND SHARING EXCITEMENT
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In this we cover:
- Why the energy we put out matters
- Ways to spark conversations that create positive energy
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CHAMPIONING OTHERS & CELEBRATING SUCCESS
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In this week cover:
- Why celebrating wins matters
- Sparking conversations to celebrate wins
BEING OPEN AND VULNERABLE
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In this we cover:
- Why vulnerability matters
- How to gauge appropriate levels of disclosure
- Sparking deeper conversationsÂ

THE POWER OFÂ PLAY
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In this we cover:
- The power of play
- Sparking conversations that invite play
SUPPORT OTHER’S NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS
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In this we cover:
- How to best support others and ask for support
- Why championing others matters
- Sparking conversations to understand others' desires & dreams
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AUTHENTIC CONVERSATIONS: Public PlacesÂ
AUTHENTIC CONVERSATIONS: Daily Conversations that Nurture FriendshipsÂ
AUTHENTIC CONVERSATIONS: Dinner Parties
AUTHENTIC CONVERSATIONS:Â
Connection Rituals
Includes:

12 LIVE Group Experience Sessions with Lisa Kalfus
(90-minutes)

2 LIVE Group Coaching & Integration sessions
with Lisa Kalfus
(90-minutes)

1 LIVE Pre-Experience Training Session
with Lisa Kalfus
(90-minutes)

A Chat Group with conversation prompts and resources throughout the week.

A Conversation Toolkit with key tips, tools, and conversation sparkers to maximize your daily interactions.
AUTHENTIC CONNECTOR
Schedule a Discovery CallMAGNETIC CONNECTOR
Schedule a Discovery CallGUARANTEE: As long as you are following the process and committing yourself to following the process, you will see results. But if you are not more confident in connecting in social interactions I will keep working with you until you do.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT EARLY AS THIS WILL BE A HIGHLY CURATED EXPERIENCE. Book a call today to explore and see if it is the right fit for you.
Are you ready to experience this transformation?
Good, because there's something I need to tell you...
If there is anything that the past couple of years have taught us, it’s that we don’t have the time to waste on boring conversations, surface-level friendships, disconnected, inauthentic, or tense work relationships, or the dreaded cloud of anxiety when entering a room.
Life is too short for boring chit-chat. Really good conversations are the gateway to authentic connections (which is really what life is all about).
We believe that every conversation is an opportunity to learn from and conversation skills should be improved upon throughout our lives. We ALL have the ability to elevate our skills to guide and control conversation!
LET’S CONNECT & SKIP THE SMALL TALK FOR REAL TALK, TOGETHER!
A lot of people have this misconception that it takes time to build deep relationships I’m going to give you powerful ways to connect with people so it saves you time.

Lisa Kalfus is a Connection Alchemist who is a master at enabling more real conversations. As a Certified Human Connection Facilitator and Conversation Coach, she empowers people to cultivate strong authentic relationships and deeply connected workplace cultures with greater confidence and ease. Through her science-based proprietary conversation methodology, she has elevated how people connect in companies, organizations, communities and homes around the world.
Creds:
- Certified Facilitator of the Xchange Approach to guiding masterful conversations.
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Completed over 5,000 hours of personal growth experiences & leadership training specially centered around Conscious & Heart-Led Leadership, Appreciative Inquiry, Radical Candor, Non-Violent Communication, Intentional Living, and Emotional Intelligence.
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20+ years of corporate marketing experience designing connected experiences, coaching, mentoring and training teams to tell stories effectively that create emotional connection.
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Travels the world and has guided over 1,000 people to spark real conversations.
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Listen, learn and connect with people meaningfully every, single, day.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much time does this take, I don’t feel like I have enough time as it is?
I’m not sure I have the budget right now…how can I be sure it’s worth the investment?
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The results speak for themselves...

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