Why Us
We train teams to perform when the stakes are real.
Who We Work With
We work with industry leaders who expect more.
Highwire conditions the human skills that can’t be automated.
Most training covers what people need to know. But knowing and performing under pressure are two different things.
Highwire conditions the skills organizations need most: feedback, judgment, and presence under pressure — repeatedly, with direct feedback, until the response becomes instinct.
The method has thirty-five years of proof behind it.
35+
years
500+
top firms
20M+
study hours
Who We Are
Highwire was founded by the team behind Knopman Marks, trusted by 500+ of the most demanding firms in financial services. Over 35 years and 20 million study hours, we trained hundreds of thousands of professionals for the highest-stakes exams of their careers.
What earned that trust was our method: high-pressure practice simulations that mirror the real environment, real-time performance feedback, and enough reps that showing up for the real thing feels familiar.
Highwire was born out of an urgent need to bring our brand of high-pressure preparation to the professional development category.
Liza Streiff
Co-Founder, Highwire | CEO, Knopman Marks
Liza has spent her career designing the conditions that change how people perform. She built the method, she proved it at scale, and she poured it all into Highwire.
Brian Marks
Co-Founder, Highwire | President, Knopman Marks
Brian is the architect of programs that change how people perform. He asks the right questions, finds the friction, and works with organizations to implement lasting impact.
Dave Meshkov
Co-Founder, Highwire | Head of Learning, Knopman Marks
Dave is the reason the method lands. He translates behavioral science and performance data into experiences that transform how people show up.
Ian Franklin
Co-Founder, Highwire | COO, Knopman Marks
Ian builds the infrastructure that turns high standards into repeatable ones. His driving conviction? Excellence at scale isn’t on accident, it's engineered.
Anisha Chopra
GM, Highwire
Anisha’s years inside industry powerhouses and high-growth startups taught her what it takes to build consistency. She brings that operational prowess to every engagement.
Inc. Magazine
“This Wall Street-Trusted Firm is Training Corporate Employees Like Elite Athletes”
Training Industry
“Helping Leaders Build Stronger Feedback Skills”
What Our Data Shows
A Readiness Gap
90%
of emerging talent believes they are performing well.
16%
We studied emerging talent and their managers across financial services. The gap between what they each believe about performance has a name. It's the readiness gap.
of managers agree.
We studied emerging talent and their managers across financial services. The gap between what they each believe about performance has a name. It's the readiness gap.
This divide doesn’t just point to a gap in expectations. When managers and their people aren't seeing performance the same way, the feedback conversations aren't working. Development stalls, gaps compound, and as AI removes the tactical work that used to build critical skills, the limits of traditional training become visible.
You need performance that holds up under pressure.
We deliver.