ABOUT
DeAngelo is a behavioral scientist with a strong focus in social and personality psychology, drawing from a rich interdisciplinary background that includes positive psychology, philosophy, theology, cognitive-behavioral frameworks, and a certification in Choice Theory/Reality Therapy.
As a PhD candidate at the University of Birmingham in England, his research explores character development, Aristotelian virtue ethics, and meta-self-regulation, deepening the interdisciplinary foundation that defines his work.
He is an adjunct psychology professor at Abilene Christian University, where he teaches Social Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, and Psychology and Christianity, among other courses.
DeAngelo also works as an author, behavioral science coach, leadership trainer, and keynote speaker. He is the author of Yours To Design, a framework for managing hereditary and environmental factors to create a more meaningful life, and the creator of The Science of Becoming™, a transformative approach that guides individuals toward their ideal selves and maximum potential. He is passionate about partnering with organizations that invest in their people, empowering professionals to enhance their unique abilities while fostering deeper connections with others.
About DeAngelo
DeAngelo Burse is a behavioral scientist, TEDx speaker, and author of Yours To Design: Constructing a Life That Is Meaningful. He developed the NIMBLE framework to help people navigate hereditary and environmental influences to become their ideal selves. As a PhD candidate in psychology at the University of Birmingham in England, his research explores self-regulation, character education, and applied behavioral science. He earned a Master of Science in Psychology, specializing in social psychology, and is certified in Choice Theory® and Reality Therapy.
DeAngelo teaches social psychology and abnormal psychology as a university professor. He is also CEO of Breakroom Huddle, where he works as a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and coaching psychologist, delivering evidence-based programs for Fortune 500 companies, healthcare systems, and government agencies. His work has been featured on ABC, CBS, and NBC-affiliated channels.
Additionally, DeAngelo is the creator of 90-Second Psychologist, a video series that transforms complex psychological concepts into immediately applicable insights in just 90 seconds. He also hosts the Social Curiosity Podcast and speaks globally on the Science of Becoming—exploring character development, personal transformation, and human flourishing. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, DeAngelo enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids, outdoor activities, grilling, and watching NFL football.
DeAngelo Burse
DeAngelo Burse is not a stranger to humble beginnings. He grew up in an impoverished urban context in a community of low socioeconomic status. With a burden to become greater, at age 19, DeAngelo moved to Nashville to study music business at Middle Tennessee State University. Over a 10-year span in Nashville, DeAngelo’s thinking began to expand, and he discovered his passion for philosophy, which motivated him to move to Charlotte, North Carolina to pursue academic training. After arriving in Charlotte in 2008, DeAngelo’s entrepreneurial pursuits began to take shape only 3 years later.
Utilizing Social Psychology for Positive Workplace Culture Enhancement
DeAngelo is trained in social and personality psychology, two related but distinct fields: social psychology studies how situations and social context shape behavior, while personality psychology examines the stable individual differences that make each person distinct. Understanding both the situation and the person has become the throughline of his work, a research lane he calls the Science of Becoming™: why some people realize their potential while others don’t.
That research draws on three areas:
- Character Education: Grounded in virtue ethics. At its core is practical wisdom, the applied judgment that connects knowing what’s right to actually doing it. This approach gives organizations a shared language and standard for character, treating culture as something built deliberately rather than managed after the fact.
- Choice Theory and Reality Therapy: These frameworks hold that people act to meet basic psychological needs, including belonging, power, freedom, and enjoyment, and that we have far more control over our actions and thoughts than our feelings. This informs how DeAngelo helps individuals and teams take ownership of change.
- Applied Social and Personality Psychology: By examining both the situations people are in (social) and the traits they bring to them (personality), DeAngelo identifies the root causes beneath workplace challenges, rather than addressing surface symptoms alone.
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Utilizing Social Psychology for Positive Workplace Culture Enhancement
Social Psychology is the scientific investigation of social interactions whereby practitioners seek to understand how people’s attitudes, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others.
With training in the social sciences, DeAngelo is able to assist companies with solving problems and improving performance to create a more positive work culture. By taking an inductive approach, DeAngelo possesses the skills to begin with a specific social issue and analyze a diversity of social psychological theories to better understand ways to offer solutions that address root causes of problem behavior .
BREAKROOM HUDDLE
Breakroom Huddle helps people become who they’re capable of becoming, and helps organizations build the cultures that make that possible. Through corporate programs, Breakroom Huddle brings behavioral science and Character Education into the spaces where real change happens, from individual development to organizational impact.
At the center of it all is the Science of Becoming™, a psychological research lane exploring why some people realize their potential while others don’t. That research shapes three core offerings: Character at Work, a corporate character education program grounded in virtue ethics; the Design You Method, a self-improvement framework and training platform for individual growth; and Yours to Design, DeAngelo’s book exploring these ideas in depth.
Beyond these programs, Founder DeAngelo Burse delivers keynote talks, workshops, coaching, and author-led book studies, bringing this work directly into the workplace.
We believe that corporate “break rooms” have the potential to transcend their conventional purpose as mere relaxation spots, evolving into a transformative space where meaningful discussions can spark profound changes at both individual and organizational levels.
Our executive and leadership coaching incorporates The Design-You Method into both in-person and virtual individual and group sessions, offering significant benefits. Drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Choice Theory/Reality Therapy, we help clients:
- Understand the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
- Focus on problem resolution and reduce unhelpful negative thoughts and feelings
- Provide tools to examine and test beliefs to facilitate life changes
- Encourage clear and profound thinking, emotion management, and reduction of self-limiting beliefs that lead to negative attitudes and behaviors
- Promote personal responsibility in decision-making
- Encourage better choices for improved mental health and behavioral changes
- Discover and create purpose in their lives by setting and achieving goals to enhance life satisfaction and, in turn, work satisfaction
- Journey towards becoming their ideal selves
- Reach full potential by tapping into unique strengths, passions, and aspirations
- Create more meaningful moments in their lives by appreciating the present, practicing gratitude, and cultivating fulfilling relationships
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