Develop leaders who create stronger teams.

Whether you're leading a startup, nonprofit, or Fortune 100 company, one challenge is becoming universal:

The technical skills that made your people successful aren't the same skills they'll need to lead.

At Growth, Inc., we help organizations develop leaders who communicate with influence, navigate difficult conversations, build trust, and create teams that thrive—through practical learning experiences participants apply immediately to their real work.

Every engagement is grounded in one simple philosophy:

Don't teach leadership. Build leaders.

We've partnered with organizations ranging from early-stage startups and nonprofits to universities and Fortune 100 companies to develop leaders at every level.

Three ways we partner with organizations:

1. Leadership School

Our flagship cohort experience for developing confident, capable leaders.

Leadership School is a six-week cohort program where leaders bring their real leadership challenges to every session and immediately apply what they're learning.

Rather than sitting through another leadership course, participants learn alongside a small group of peers while receiving coaching on the conversations, decisions, and challenges they're facing today.

Perfect for:

  • New and emerging leaders

  • Mid-level managers

  • Directors preparing for executive leadership

  • Leadership teams looking to build a shared leadership language

Participants develop four core capabilities:

  • Visioning

  • Communicating

  • Relating

  • Executing

Best for: Organizations investing in individual leaders or building leadership capability across a department.

Typical engagement: Individual enrollments, private company cohorts, or multi-cohort leadership development initiatives.

→ Learn more about Leadership School

2. Skills-Based Workshops

Practical workshops your team can use immediately.

Sometimes your team doesn't need another leadership theory.

They need help having a difficult conversation tomorrow.

Our workshops are designed around one principle:

Bring Your Own Problem.

Participants arrive with a real conversation or leadership challenge and leave with a plan they can immediately use.

How To Talk So People Will Listen is our signature communication workshop.

It teaches a simple framework for influencing how people think and behave.

Participants apply the framework to conversations like:

  • Giving feedback

  • Managing conflict

  • Presenting to executives

  • Influencing without authority

  • Delegating

  • Driving accountability

  • Leading through change

Available virtually or in person.

→ Book a call to explore our workshops

3. Custom Learning Experiences

Designed around your people, your challenges, and the outcomes that matter most.

Sometimes a workshop isn't enough. Sometimes a leadership program is too broad.

You need an experience built specifically for your team.

Whether you're preparing leaders for a busy season, aligning a newly formed leadership team, facilitating an offsite, or developing a multi-session leadership program, we'll design an experience around your audience, your learning objectives, and the real challenges your people are facing.

Every engagement begins with one question:

What do your leaders need to think, say, or do differently when they walk out of the room?

From there, we'll build the experience together.

Examples include:

  • Leadership offsites and retreats

  • Team meetings and department events

  • Multi-session leadership development programs

  • Management development series

  • Executive team facilitation

  • Strategy and planning sessions

  • Custom workshops designed around your organization's priorities

Depending on your goals, engagements may include:

  • Discovery conversations

  • Anonymous participant surveys

  • Customized participant pre-work

  • Bring Your Own Problem (BYOP) activities

  • Interactive facilitation

  • Follow-up discussion guides and reinforcement tools

No two organizations are exactly alike, and your learning experience shouldn't be either.

Best for: Organizations looking for a highly customized leadership development experience designed around a specific business challenge, audience, or strategic priority.

→ Book a call to explore custom learning experiences

Here's what groups have said about us:

  • "This workshop gave our teams a clear, repeatable framework for navigating challenging conversations. Investments like this directly translates into better outcomes for our clients."

    — John Vega, Managing Director, Aleysian

  • "I've already used what I learned with my team (and my kids). The session was fast-paced, practical, and full of tools you can use right away to communicate with more clarity and impact. If you lead people—or want your leaders to actually get heard—this one's worth it."

    — Rachel Lund, Chief Risk Officer, Sandia Area

  • "Our team works in a demanding environment where it's easy to get caught up in day-to-day work and lose sight of the impact we're having. We wanted to create space for reflection, strengthen communication, and help our team reconnect with the value they bring to the organization. Colleen took the time to understand our team's unique challenges before the session, and it showed. The workshop felt highly customized, practical, and immediately relevant to the work we do every day. Team members left feeling more connected to the mission, more aware of the value they create, and equipped with simple tools they could immediately apply. The session gave us a shared framework for reflecting on both our impact and growth, and sparked conversations that continued well beyond the workshop itself. If you're looking for a leadership development experience that is thoughtful, practical, and tailored to the realities your team is facing, I would highly recommend working with Colleen."

    — Lauren Rodgers, Director, Patient Choice Management

  • "We had such a great experience with Colleen and the Growth, Inc. team! We hosted them for our International Women's Day event and Colleen guided us through their workshop, How To Talk So People Will Listen. Our group was really engaged and had great dynamic conversations throughout the experience. After the event I received great feedback of "more of this please!" This is an excellent option for companies and associations that want to develop their team's communication skills."

    — Melissa Miller, Director, Pacific Lighting Solutions

  • "I engaged Colleen and Growth, Inc. to deliver How to Talk So People Will Listen because communicating your worth and crafting effective messages drives success and fosters confidence. My group found the workshop relevant, applicable, and empowering. I'd recommend this workshop to any organization that is invested in developing communication skills."

    — Francesca De Amicis, VP, Bridge Industrial