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Connect
It starts with a conversation.
We meet to understand your goals and challenges, and introduce the Genius process that will help uncover what's been holding your team back.
Building Organizations That Work The Way Their People Do
People don't struggle because they're incapable. They struggle because they're often working outside their natural strengths. At Genius Network Solutions, we help teams understand how each person is wired to contribute at their best, creating workplaces where people feel aligned, valued, and genuinely effective.
Our Mission
Our mission is to transform how organizations approach collaboration, leadership, and communication by unlocking the Working Genius within every individual. When teams understand how each member is built to thrive, trust goes up, friction goes down, and real productivity emerges.
Watch the video to learn who we are, why we do this work, and how we're helping teams operate with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.
Our Approach
Where Insight Meets Implementation
We don't believe in generic leadership programs. Every team, culture, and leader is different, so our approach is intentionally customized.
We start by identifying what drives energy and engagement across your organization. From there, we design simple, repeatable systems that help people communicate better, execute faster, and lead with clarity.
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Align
Put the right people in the right places.
With clarity on competencies and gaps, we realign roles, teams, and processes. This ensures your people are doing the work they're wired for, and supported where they aren't.
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Accelerate
Build unstoppable momentum.
With the right structure in place, your organization transforms into a powerful engine for growth. Ongoing coaching and guidance help your team overcome obstacles and thrive long-term.
Collaboration By Design
Work should feel aligned, not forced. Yet most teams struggle because they're structured around tasks instead of people. GNS helps organizations redesign the way work happens by centering it around human aptitudes, communication styles, and motivations.
We combine behavioral insight with practical frameworks like the Working Genius model to help leaders see their teams with new clarity, where unique individual attributes complement each other, blind spots are balanced, and collaboration flows naturally.
Because when people understand how they work best, and leaders build systems around that understanding, everyone performs at a higher level.
Schedule A ConsultationMeet the Team
Mitch Bliven, founder of GNS, is passionate about helping people discover how they naturally contribute and bringing out the best in every team. With a background in leadership development and organizational health, Mitch has spent years observing how workplace tension, miscommunication, and misalignment are not caused by bad intentions but by misunderstood strengths.
Early in his career, Mitch saw firsthand how companies often struggled not because of lack of skill, talent, or effort, but because people were placed in roles that did not allow them to operate in their genius. This realization led him to the Working Genius framework, which gave language and clarity to what he had been intuitively noticing for years: people flourish when they work in alignment with their innate strengths.
Driven by that conviction, Mitch founded Genius Network Solutions to help leaders build healthier cultures where people feel energized by their work and aligned with their contribution. Mitch believes that when individuals understand their genius, and when teams communicate with shared understanding and empathy, collaboration becomes easier, trust deepens, and better outcomes follow.
Today, Mitch works alongside organizations of all sizes, guiding them through conversations that spark insight, connection, and transformation. His approachable style, deep curiosity, and genuine belief in people make him not just a facilitator, but a trusted partner in organizational growth.
At GNS, our secret weapon is Cassie Bliven, our CEO: Chief Enablement Officer. Cassie's leading genius is Enablement, which suits her well as an executive assistant and a natural networker, making her perfect for the role. Even so, the initial integration wasn't easy.
Despite her natural gifts, things often fell flat. Why? Mitch is a bit of a Visionary, not the type of person Cassie wants to work with. But instead of getting frustrated, she has learned to back up, ask the "why," and assess how to proceed.
Working Genius provided the self-awareness to realize it wasn't a lack of effort; it was a difference in wiring. By understanding each other's Geniuses, we skipped the blame game and chose to appreciate each other's unique gifts. This hasn't just made us better business partners; it has made us better parents who know how to ask each other for help.
Connect with Cassie: contact@leadwithgns.com or 651-337-9127
"Mitch Bliven is a gift to business owners and nonprofits who want to take their leadership teams over the top. His insights into how people approach work and collaborate with others will help your organization exceed goals and ensure long-term success."
"I recently connected with Mitch and Cassie as part of their work with the Working Genius framework. Mitch provided me with the online assessment and asked thoughtful, insightful questions that showed his strong grasp of the concepts. He clearly understands how to apply the framework in meaningful ways. Cassie was professional, polite, and excellent with follow-through. She kept things organized and made the process smooth. They bring both knowledge and professionalism to their work, and I can see how clients would benefit from their guidance."
Frequently Asked Questions
Who founded Genius Network Solutions?
Genius Network Solutions was founded by Mitch Bliven, who has a background in leadership development and organizational health. He founded GNS to help leaders build healthier cultures where people feel energized by their work and aligned with their contribution.
What is the GNS approach?
GNS follows a three-step process: Connect, where we meet to understand your goals and challenges; Align, where we realign roles, teams, and processes around how people are wired; and Accelerate, where ongoing coaching helps your team build momentum and thrive long-term.
Why does GNS use the Working Genius model?
The Working Genius framework gives language and clarity to why people flourish when they work in alignment with their innate strengths. GNS combines it with behavioral insight to help leaders design teams where individual attributes complement each other and collaboration flows naturally.
Who runs Genius Network Solutions?
GNS is run by founder Mitch Bliven together with Cassie Bliven, Chief Enablement Officer. Mitch leads facilitation and strategy, and Cassie, whose leading genius is Enablement, keeps every engagement organized and moving.
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