Keynote Speaking · Leadership Consulting · Coaching
The Human Performance Code™ helps organizations, leaders, couples, and individuals communicate better, lead stronger, and thrive — through practical, personality-based coaching built on what actually drives human behavior.
Austin Durham
Founder, The Human Performance Code™
Personality-based assessments
Interactive workshops & keynotes
Executive, team & couples coaching
What we change
Leadership, communication, relationships, performance, and wellness are not separate problems. They all trace back to the same root: why people do what they do.
Develop leaders who understand what drives their people — and themselves — so decisions, delegation, and difficult conversations get easier.
Give teams a shared language for motive, so friction turns into understanding and misalignment stops costing you time.
Help partners and colleagues see the why beneath recurring patterns, resolve conflict, and rebuild genuine connection.
Align roles, motivation, and expectations so people work in their strengths and results follow naturally.
Build healthier, more productive cultures where people feel understood, supported, and able to sustain their best work.
The through line
When you understand what truly drives you and the people around you, everything changes.
Mission
To help people communicate, lead, and thrive — transforming human potential into lasting personal and professional success.
About
A coaching and consulting company that helps individuals, teams, and organizations unlock higher performance and build stronger relationships through greater self-awareness, communication, and understanding of human motivation.
Through personality-based assessments, interactive workshops, executive coaching, team development, and wellness coaching, we provide practical tools to reduce conflict, strengthen collaboration, develop effective leaders, and create healthier, more productive cultures.
Explore the signature programs
Meet the founder
Growing up in a large, loyal family with parents and grandparents who chose each other every day in a world that treats love as temporary, Austin developed the ability to see what drives people before they say a word. He became the person everyone came to for the advice they needed.
Over the years Austin built a system grounded in the neuroscience of relationships, The Color Code Personality System, and a life coaching framework — all with one foundational belief:
"Behavior is never the real story. Motive is."
When you understand what truly drives you and the people around you, everything changes. Your team. Your relationship. Yourself. That's The Human Performance Code™.
Signature programs
Each program is tailored to create meaningful, lasting change through interactive coaching — with practical tools people use long after the room clears.
For organizations & teams
Equips organizations, leaders, and teams with the tools to improve communication, strengthen collaboration, and drive high performance.
For couples
Helps partners deepen understanding, resolve conflict, and build healthier, more connected relationships through greater awareness of each other's motivations.
For women & retreats
A transformational experience that empowers women with the confidence, clarity, and practical strategies to lead authentically and live with greater purpose.
Speaking & workshops
Austin speaks and facilitates for organizations, conferences, leadership teams, and retreat partners — translating the science of motive into language a room can use the same day.
Why The Human Performance Code™
Understand the motive, and you can change the outcome. Less friction. Fewer misunderstandings. Stronger leaders, teams, and relationships.
Most training addresses behavior — what people say and do. We go beneath it, to the why that produces the behavior in the first place.
Teams and couples leave with the same vocabulary for motivation, friction, and needs — so the change doesn't wear off in two weeks.
Assessments, maps, and frameworks people apply to real conversations, real conflict, and real decisions the very next day.
The same code that transforms a leadership team transforms a marriage. That's why clients bring Austin into both.
Pricing & engagements
Every engagement is scoped to the people in the room. Below are the standard investment ranges by program — custom partnerships are available on request.
Organizational, leadership, and team engagements.
Starting at $3,500
A focused experience designed to identify the team's core motives, communication patterns, sources of friction, and immediate opportunities for stronger collaboration.
Starting at $6,500
A comprehensive experience that builds a customized system for communication, motivation, leadership, role alignment, and conflict resolution. Best for organizations ready to create lasting application beyond the workshop.
Starting at $12,000
A multi-week organizational experience designed to make the Performance Code an ongoing part of how the organization communicates, leads, collaborates, and performs.
Starting at $25,000
A six- or twelve-month consulting partnership for organizations seeking ongoing support in leadership development, culture, communication, employee integration, and team performance.
Private relationship experiences and ongoing advisory.
$5,000
A focused relationship reset designed to uncover the motives beneath recurring patterns and create a new shared language for moving forward.
$7,500
A deeper transformation for couples ready to rebuild connection, change long-standing patterns, and create a personalized relationship blueprint designed to last.
Starting at $12,500
An immersive relationship experience for couples ready to strengthen their connection, transform long-standing patterns, and create a personalized relationship blueprint designed to last. Retreat location, accommodations, and premium experiences vary by destination. Not a vacation. A relationship reset.
$500 per month
Ongoing, discreet relationship guidance designed to help couples integrate what they have learned, navigate new challenges, and protect the connection they have rebuilt.
Keynotes, group experiences, and retreat partnerships.
Starting at $2,500
A powerful introduction to identity, motivation, confidence, authentic leadership, and understanding who you are beneath the roles you fulfill.
Starting at $5,000
An immersive group experience where women uncover their core motives and build a personalized She Code Identity Map for relationships, leadership, confidence, and the next chapter of life.
Custom partnerships beginning at $10,000
A premium transformational experience combining self-discovery, meaningful connection, personal strategy, and an unforgettable environment. The retreat is designed around who each woman becomes through the experience—not simply where the experience takes place.
Testimonials
Austin's workshop was game-changing for my marriage. It's provided my wife Melissa and I with a framework we never had before to work through disagreements and misunderstandings. It was so powerful that we brought Austin into our company. We don't hire anyone without first having them go through Austin's assessment.
Brian McMahon
Founder and CEO, SparkCures
Doing this workshop with Austin was the best decision my business partner and I ever made. Not only did it allow us to understand how our motivations and behaviors affected our company, but it helped us find employees who would thrive in our environment. In my personal life, Austin's workshop has completely transformed my marriage. Working with Austin was fantastic — he offered genuine insight into my strengths and weaknesses and was a true partner in our learning and growth.
Abigail (Shepherd) Koontz
Relationship Manager at Foxen, Columbus OH
This workshop with Austin was a real eye-opener for me. I learned about emotional blocks present within me and gained awareness from past relationships, while building stronger communication skills. Austin is a great facilitator — he breaks everything down in easy-to-understand terms and has a warm, approachable presence that makes the workshop very easy to engage with. Highly recommended!
Fortino Rigano
Certified Life Coach, thesophisticatedman.net
FAQ
Straight answers about how the work runs, what it costs you not to do it, and what people actually walk away with.
Free download
A short, practical PDF introducing the core motives behind everyday behavior — and how to start reading them in the people you lead and love. Request your copy and it will be sent straight to your inbox.
Next step
Whether it's your leadership team, your relationship, or your next keynote audience — the work starts with one conversation.
Contact
Tell Austin about your team, your organization, your relationship, or your event — and he'll come back with the right starting point.
