About Me
Welcome to Reckless Kindness! I’m Andrew Roblyer, and I’m here to help you tap into the transformative power of kindness, authenticity, and emotional intelligence—whether you're leading a team, building a business, or navigating life's most challenging transitions.
With over two decades of experience in leadership roles across education, theatre, and business, I’ve led teams of more than 50 people and managed theatre companies, medical school simulation programs, and a coaching/consulting business, consistently delivering improved engagement, greater student and employee outcomes, reduced turnover, and a positive workplace culture. I’ve learned that leadership is not about conforming to traditional expectations but about forging a path that aligns with your true self. That’s what I want to help you do: lead with intention, heart, and purpose.
Throughout my journey, I’ve seen firsthand how fear-based thinking and societal pressures can stifle creativity and growth. That’s why I created Reckless Kindness—to offer a space where you can reclaim your confidence, rewrite your story, and lead in a way that feels authentic and empowering. Through personalized coaching, community support, and transformative resources like The Story-Driven Leadership Lab, I’m here to guide you in reconnecting with the leader within, so you can inspire others and make an impact that matters.
With a background in education and mentoring, event management, theatrical production, and leadership development, I blend these experiences to create a coaching approach that is both practical and creative. I know that the most impactful leaders are those who know their own story, live their truth, and lead with compassion.
Thank you for being here. I’m excited to help you step into your leadership and create the kind of change you want to see in the world. Let’s rewrite your story together.
Why Kindness?
Because kindness literally changes our bodies and minds for the better. In 1938, scientists at Harvard began tracking the health of over 250 sophomores for the remainder of their lives. While that cohort was unfortunately entirely male due to the makeup of Harvard’s study body at the time, the study expanded to include the children of those men, now numbering over 1300 in their 50s and 60s. They also brought over 450 participants from inner-city Boston into the study in the 1970s. The study is called the Harvard Study of Adult Development, and it is one of the longest-running studies of adult humans in the world.
Over the years, those running the study looked at a lot of data, but in particular they were interested in what brought the most happiness to people throughout their lives. What they discovered was that more than any other factor like wealth, fame, social class, IQ, or even genetic makeup, it was the quality of relationships, and especially close relationships, that contributed to overall happiness. Further studies using the same data found that how happy people were with their relationships at age 50 was a better predictor of their physical wellbeing than the level of cholesterol in their blood. (The director of the original study gave a TED talk about it)
But it’s more than just longevity that kindness affects. One 2022 study found that people who regularly act with kindness report higher levels of life satisfaction and overall happiness. Another study from the same year saw results that suggest that behaving with kindness can reduce stress and lower blood pressure. A 2018 analysis sought to understand the link between trust and happiness, and found that without kind actions, trusting others brought little happiness. There are quite a few studies around the benefits of kindness, both for the one acting kindly, but also for those observing kindness.
Read more about this evidence-based efficacy of kindness at Kindness.org
Why a Dandelion?
“Why doesn’t constant trampling defeat the dandelion? The key to its strength is its long and sturdy root, which extends deep into the earth. The same priciple applies to people. The true victors in life are those who, enduring repeated challenges and setbacks, have sent the roots of their being to such a depth that nothing can shake them.”
“The practice of kindness is the daily, friendly, homely caring form of love. It is both humble-a schoolboy bringing his teacher a bouquet of dandelions-and exalted-a fireman giving his life to save someone else’s. Kindness is love with hands and hearts and minds. It is both whimsical-causing our faces to crack into a smile-and deeply touching-causing our eyes to shimmer with tears. And its miraculous nature is such that the more acts of kindness we offer, the more of them we have to give, for acts of kindness are always drawn from the endless well of love.”
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A tumblr chat. User headspace-hotel says "Dandelions symbolize everything I want to be in life". User main-river says "Fluffy and dead with a gust of wind?" User headspace-hotel responds: "Unapologetic. Hard to kill. Feral, filled with sunlight, bright, beautiful in a way that the conventional and controlling hate but cannot ever fully destroy. Stubborn. Happy. Bastardous. Friends with bees. Highly disapproving of lawns. Full of wishes that will be carried far after I die.”