Hi, I’m Amanda Sullivan, a veteran educator helping leaders turn insight into impact.

What I Offer

After nearly three decades in education, I understand the tough challenges leaders face, the natural cycles and rhythms of learning, and the incredible strengths of the people who shape small districts, teams, and businesses. My work now centers on supporting leaders through coaching, courses, and content that make learning feel purposeful, personal, and joyful. I have a flair for fun, a passion for learning, and a deep love for creating experiences that feel both strategic and human.

Through coaching, I partner with leaders to create clarity, confidence, and personalized systems that support the work, not complicate it.
Through courses, I offer self-paced pathways that blend research, tool practice and creation, and meaningful reflection to guide learners step-by-step toward sustainable growth.
Through content, I design ready-to-use tools and resources for teachers that are clear, practical, beautifully crafted materials that bring simplicity and support.

All of this work is guided by the BrightBow Framework - the Bowline - my signature approach for designing learning that is intentional, engaging, and sustainable. The Bowline anchors every coaching experience, shapes every course, and inspires every piece of content I create. Three decades in education have taught me how to create learning that lasts. I bring that expertise and excellence into everything I design.

What I Believe

At BrightBow Learning, my work is guided by three simple beliefs:

• Hard work matters. In my Foundation phase, I listen, clarify, and am not afraid to get glitter on my hands. I love digging into the details to create learning that sparkles with intention.

• Learning lights the way. During the Experience phase, curiosity leads and creativity follows. Every coaching conversation, course activity, and piece of content becomes a playful, purposeful adventure.

• Working together makes people better. In the Growth phase, I prioritize support and sustainability. I help teams grow, learners shine, and ideas take root in ways that last.

BrightBow Learning isn’t just about delivering a personalized finished product, it’s about building something meaningful. Each coaching experience, course, and content resource is tied with a bow of creativity and care, carrying your vision forward and empowering your learners.

What I Want to Do

• Vision: To be a leading provider of educational and leadership services by empowering leaders and learners to transform insight into impact through creativity, clarity, and collaboration

• Mission: We help educators and leaders turn insight into impact through purposeful design, personalized professional learning, and creative tools that make growth both practical and joyful

• Bachelors of Science in Education 1999

• Masters in Education 2001

• ELA Teacher (secondary focus)

• K-12 Library Media Specialist

• Reading Specialist certification

• District Data System Administrator

Founder and Creative Lead, BrightBow Learning