Andrea Putting

I'm Andrea Putting

Dissolve Division. Build Connection.
One Conversation at a Time.

What if difference became an invitation to connect?

You’re tired of seeing difference used to divide us.

You believe there is more to a person than the labels we give them.

You know that listening to someone’s story can change the way we see them — and sometimes, the way we see ourselves.

And you believe that even in a world where division can feel overwhelmingly loud, each of us can choose to create connection.

That’s where my work begins.

As a Compassion Curator, speaker, author and TV host, I create spaces where people can move towards difference with curiosity, listen to the stories beneath the labels, recognise the worth of another and discover the humanity we share.

From the stage to the screen, and around tables over chocolate and coffee, I invite people into conversations that can dissolve division, deepen connection and help make love the loudest voice.

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Bringing People Together Through the Power of Human Connection

100+

Shared Stories

Across television, speaking and live gatherings, Andrea has brought more than 100 human stories into the light — inviting us to look beyond labels and encounter the person behind them.

2015

Chocolate & Coffee Day

In 2015, Andrea began inviting people to share chocolate and coffee with someone different from themselves and listen to each other's stories. That simple invitation grew into Chocolate and Coffee Break — a movement creating connection across difference.

Years

Since 2019, Andrea has hosted conversations that go beneath the labels to explore the human story — work that now continues through the television series Chocolate and Coffee Break: A Compassionate Proposition.

5 Best Selling Books

Andrea is the bestselling author of five books exploring compassion, purpose, prosperity and the difference we can make when we recognise our capacity to contribute.

Speaker & Compassion Curator

Andrea speaks to community leaders and audiences about what it takes to dissolve division and bring people together — using lived experience and human stories to move people from disconnection towards curiosity, listening and connection.

Recognized for impact

Andrea's work has been recognised through awards and honours for leadership, writing and contribution — acknowledging a longstanding commitment to creating positive change. --

Ways to Work Together

Speaking

Andrea brings human stories to the stage to explore what divides us — and what becomes possible when we recognise the worth of another. Through keynotes and conversations, she invites audiences to move towards difference, listen with curiosity and discover the humanity we share.

Chocolate & Coffee Break

Bring the movement to your community, organisation or gathering. Chocolate and Coffee Break experiences create space for people to meet across difference, share stories and listen with curiosity — turning a simple conversation over chocolate and coffee into an opportunity for genuine human connection.

The Television Series

Chocolate and Coffee Break: A Compassionate Proposition brings human stories to the screen through conversations that go beneath identity, experience and difference. The series is reaching audiences through community television in the United States, with its distribution continuing to grow.

Books & Writing

Through books and reflective writing, Andrea explores compassion, purpose, human worth and the choices that shape how we live alongside one another. Her writing extends the conversation beyond the stage and screen, inviting readers to consider the difference they can make in their own corner of the world.