Tough Day, the leading workforce resilience AI platform, today announced a strategic content partnership with The Band of Sisters, integrating the powerful insights and frameworks from their award-winning book and library of thought leadership directly into the Tough Day platform. This collaboration enhances Tuffy, the company’s AI Workplace Advisor, with specialized expertise in tackling the unwritten rules and culture challenges of the modern workplace, enriching the guidance provided to help users tackle their toughest workplace challenges. 

The Band of Sisters is a powerhouse collective of six former PepsiCo colleagues with decades of executive operating experience across many industries. They gained recognition through their acclaimed book You Should Smile More, offering a fresh, new lens to examine and challenge unwritten rules and entrenched workplace norms, and offer practical solutions for employees, witnesses, and leaders. They have spoken at over 50 companies and forums since their book launched, delivering bold, no-holds-barred sessions that are entertaining and memorable. Their extensive experience and guidance will now be accessible through the Tuffy AI Workplace Advisor. 

"We're thrilled to welcome The Band of Sisters to the Tough Day ecosystem," said Katherine von Jan, Co-founder & CEO at Tough Day. “Their expertise in addressing workplace challenges, particularly around navigating workplace culture and inclusive leadership, aligns perfectly with our mission to help companies and their people become more resilient, self-reliant, and high-performing. With this partnership, we’re making Tuffy’s brain even smarter, so Tuffy doesn’t just point to the Band of Sisters’ content, it knows it. Their articles, videos, and audio are integrated directly into Tuffy’s dialogues, allowing users to interact with the material as if they were talking directly to the authors and experts themselves.”

"This partnership represents a significant step forward in making workplace wisdom more accessible," said Angelique Bellmer Krembs, Co-Founder, The Band of Sisters. "By integrating our content into Tough Day's platform, we can reach more professionals who need practical tools to navigate complex workplace dynamics."

Through this content partnership, Tough Day users will access the collective wisdom of these high-impact executives for practical advice on topics including leadership development, workplace bias recognition, inclusive team management, and professional advancement strategies.