About
Real conversations. Real actors. Real results.
We help managers and teams around the world learn through doing, not just listening.
Since 1998 our experienced role-play actors and coaches have worked with leaders to build the assertive communication skills that last.
We empower people to handle challenging conversations with clarity, deliver presentations that actually land, and lead with the kind of presence that shifts how a team operates.
When does real-time learning with real-life actors make all the difference for HR professionals? When you are seeing some familiar warning signs:
- Feedback is avoided.
- Presentations are forgettable.
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Teams are not collaborating well.
- Leaders are not seeing the results they want.
- Sound familiar? Here is how we help:
Delivering powerful training worldwide since 1998.
Lisa Peers, Founder and Director of Peers and Players leads a team which bridges the gap between theory-based training and experiential real-world communication skills.
How? Bring in professional supporting actors, not to perform, but to coach, challenge, and transform the way people influence at work.
What began as a small troupe in Australia is now a global network of 300+ elite actor-coaches, operating across 30+ cities in the USA, Australia, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the UK. No other company offers our cultural understanding or worldwide presence. We are wherever you are!
Every professional actor on our team has a multifaceted career, on stage, screen and in business coaching, facilitation, and corporate training. They are experts in roleplay, improvisation, leadership presence, and human psychology. We only recruit the best because our clients expect the best.
our clients range across industries.
From tech giants, law firms, and multinational corporations to non-profits, government agencies, and individual leaders, we address individual development needs and help people step into the next level of effective leadership with authentic communication, confidence, and impact.
Peers and Players is not just a training company. While we incorporate our clients required methodology, we go beyond theory to create experiential learning tailored for empowered leaders.
Whether your team is navigating a tough conversation, preparing for a high-stakes presentation, or struggling to give honest feedback, our roleplay actors and coaches give them a safe space to practice, reflect, and grow.
Because confident communication isn’t inherent, it’s a learned set of skills which must be practiced.
Tailored training that addresses unique challenges.
Lasting results come from experiential training.
- 300+ professional actor-coaches worldwide
- 28+ years delivering communication skills training that sticks
- 20+ countries across 5 continents
- 30+ cities with local, culturally aware talent
- 1000s of leaders coached - from emerging talent to C-suite
- Fortune 500 to Non-Profits: Clients of all sizes and sectors
- 1 goal: To help your people communicate with clarity, confidence, and impact
Lisa Peers
Founder & CEO, Peers and Players
Lisa Peers is a professional actor, director, coach, and facilitator with a rare gift: helping people find their voice, and use it powerfully at work.
Trained at the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Australia, Lisa enjoyed a long career across stage, screen, and studio. Her film credits span classics like Sunday Too Far Away and Monkey Grip, stage roles in Fool for Love and Catholic School Girls, which she also produced. She’s appeared in Finding Nemo, hosted Candid Camera Australia, and lent her voice to countless training videos, narrations, and industrial films globally.
The daughter of two actors who met in a radio studio, Lisa grew up in rehearsal rooms and backstage. Acting was not just a profession, it was her first language. She brings that lifetime of performance, observation, and insight into her work, using theatre-based techniques to help others grow.
Lisa added the study of human psychology to her toolkit, especially training in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), SBI, MBTI and other modalities to her repertoire of coaching skills.
In 1998, Lisa founded Peers and Players to bring the actor’s toolkit into the corporate world. Since then, she has trained and cast hundreds of professional roleplay actors and coaches globally, supporting communication skills development for organizations of all sizes – from small nonprofits to global tech companies.
Lisa is known for creating safe, dynamic environments where professionals can rehearse real conversations, elevate their presence, and connect with clarity and authenticity. Her passion? Helping people express their unique message with confidence, credibility, and impact.
