Most people see conflict as a roadblock—Hélène Biandudi Hofer sees it as a doorway to deeper understanding. Exclusively represented by BrightSight Speakers, Hélèn is a journalist, documentary producer, and co-founder of Good Conflict, she helps leaders, teams, and organizations turn tension into something more productive. With a career built at the intersection of storytelling and conflict navigation, she knows how to find stories inside the storm—and how to make it useful.

For over a decade, Hélène led an award-winning TV news magazine program that reported on societal challenges and explored real solutions. From police reform in Camden, New Jersey, to hidden trafficking networks in New York, to the struggle for education in South Sudan, she has reported from the front lines of some of society’s biggest divides. Her work has appeared on PBS, NPR, CBS, and in international documentaries. 

But in time, she noticed a troubling pattern: much of the news wasn’t clarifying conflict—it was deepening it. That realization propelled her to lead Complicating the Narratives, a Solutions Journalism Network project designed to help journalists cover conflict with more depth, humanity, and complexity. 

Through that work—and in partnership with fellow journalist and Exclusive BrightSight Speaker Amanda Ripley—she co-founded Good Conflict, a media and training company that teaches people how to approach disagreement with more curiosity and less combat. Through dynamic workshops and training, Hélène has helped thousands of journalists, executives, and leaders build new skills for exploring and understanding conflict, both within themselves and in the world around them. 

A trained conflict mediator, Hélène grew up with a front-row seat to navigating conflict. Her father, Joncker, was the trusted problem-solver in the Biandudi family in the U.S. and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and her mother, Tamora, developed mediation curriculums for kids as a fourth-grade teacher. That legacy is at the heart of her work, proving that the way we engage with conflict—whether in journalism, leadership, or life—shapes everything.