DENVER, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As organizations continue to confront rising burnout, emotional fatigue, and retention challenges, NuriEdge announced the launch of its AI-powered coaching platform designed to support middle managers and the teams they lead in high-pressure work environments. Built at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and artificial intelligence, NuriEdge delivers real-time nervous system coaching that helps professionals build emotional regulation and leadership skills in the moments when pressure is highest, not weeks later in reflection.
While companies have invested heavily in productivity tools, leadership development programs, and wellness initiatives, access to meaningful executive coaching remains limited to a small percentage of senior leaders. Middle managers are often expected to navigate conflict, support employee wellbeing, and drive performance without the training, time, or resources to do so effectively. NuriEdge enters the market to close this professional development gap, offering scalable, private, and on-demand coaching that equips managers and employees alike with practical skills for resilience, communication, and sustained performance.
The Workplace Problem
HR and People leaders are being asked to carry an expanded mandate. They are responsible not only for performance and retention, but also for emotional wellbeing, psychological safety, and culture, often across distributed and fast-moving teams. At the same time, middle managers are expected to absorb the pressure from both directions, supporting their teams while delivering results, frequently without adequate training or ongoing support.
In many organizations, managers are promoted for technical skills, then immediately tasked with performance conversations and leadership challenges they were never taught to handle. A clear skills gap emerges, contributing to miscommunication, escalation, disengagement, and burnout.
Traditional solutions have struggled to close this gap. Executive coaching, often costing hundreds of dollars per hour, is limited to senior leaders and does not scale. Learning and development platforms deliver content, not in-the-moment behaviour change. Wellness tools focus on stress relief rather than building durable leadership and regulation skills. As a result, middle managers are largely left to navigate it alone.
Nervous system regulation, a core driver of focus, judgment, and resilience, remains largely overlooked in how work is designed and supported.
The NuriEdge Approach
NuriEdge delivers real-time, neuroscience-informed coaching through AI to help individuals regulate stress and strengthen leadership skills in the moments that matter most. The platform offers the same caliber of coaching guidance typically available to senior executives, delivered on demand at scale.
Built on evidence-based coaching frameworks, NuriEdge helps managers prepare for difficult conversations, navigate team conflict, and practice their approach before high-stakes interactions. Users receive structured guidance and multiple strategic options, allowing them to respond with clarity rather than reactivity.
Designed as a professional development tool, NuriEdge builds leadership and communication skills that compound over time. The platform is private, accessible, and scalable, supporting organizations’ culture and retention without replacing human leadership or existing development programs.
How the Platform Works
Individuals and teams use NuriEdge both proactively, to rehearse scenarios and build leadership capability, and in real time, when stress or conflict arises. The platform provides on-demand guidance grounded in neuroscience and psychology, helping users prepare, regulate, and respond with intention.
By intervening early, NuriEdge helps prevent stress from compounding into disengagement, burnout, or turnover. The platform is designed to complement managers, coaches, and HR initiatives by filling gaps that humans alone cannot realistically scale.
Founder Perspective
NuriEdge was co-founded by Mariana Merritt and Lacey Mathews, who encountered the same problem from different vantage points. Both had firsthand experience navigating high-pressure environments where emotional regulation determined outcomes, yet support was either unavailable or inaccessible when it mattered most.
“We watched managers struggle with conversations they were never trained to have, escalate issues they could have resolved, and burn out from the people side of their role,” said the founders. “At the same time, senior executives had access to experienced coaches who helped them stay regulated and effective. The capability gap was obvious, and expensive. NuriEdge exists to close that gap by making the same quality of coaching guidance that transforms C-suite leaders accessible to every manager who needs it.”
The Role of AI in Emotional Support
AI enables a form of coaching that is available 24/7, scalable across entire organizations, and consistent in quality across every interaction. Unlike human coaches or managers, it does not fatigue, lose focus, or become unavailable at critical moments. NuriEdge leverages these strengths to deliver coaching support in the moment it is needed, helping users respond with clarity under pressure rather than in hindsight.
The platform is built with guardrails designed for professional environments where trust, privacy, and reputation matter. Interactions are privacy-protected, organizationally governed, and designed to support human-centered outcomes. NuriEdge enhances leadership and team dynamics by providing a reliable layer of support that complements managers and existing development efforts, rather than replacing human connection.
Who NuriEdge Serves
NuriEdge is built for organizations operating in high-pressure environments, with a core focus on middle managers. Typical users include newly promoted managers transitioning from individual contributor roles, department leaders navigating change, conflict, or performance challenges, and HR or Talent leaders seeking scalable professional development that drives real behavior change. The platform also supports SMBs and fast-growing companies without access to executive coaching at scale.
Across these groups, common challenges include stress, communication breakdowns, leadership readiness, and retention risk. NuriEdge addresses these needs while supporting growth by helping managers build resilience, strengthen communication skills, and lead more effectively as their responsibilities expand.
Implications for the Future of Work
As work continues to accelerate, emotional resilience is emerging as a foundational component of organizational health. NuriEdge reflects a broader shift toward treating nervous system regulation as shared infrastructure rather than an individual responsibility.
Organizations adopting this approach are beginning to evaluate outcomes beyond engagement scores alone. These include faster resolution of team issues, increased manager confidence in difficult conversations, improved retention within teams, and fewer HR escalations or formal complaints. By supporting regulation and skill development earlier, companies may be better positioned to sustain performance, reduce burnout, and build cultures capable of thriving under pressure.
Call to Action
Organizations interested in piloting NuriEdge or exploring early adoption opportunities are invited to learn more about how nervous system coaching can support their teams.
About NuriEdge
NuriEdge is an AI-powered coaching platform that blends neuroscience-based executive coaching and rich analytics to provide impactful professional development for individuals and teams. The company focuses on helping organizations build healthier, more resilient cultures and stronger, more productive leaders through accessible, human-centered technology.
Media Contact
Mariana Merritt & Lacey Mathews
Cofounders
info@nuriedge.ai
Website: nuriintelligence.ai
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