September 10, 2026 - November 5, 2026
OVERVIEW
A five-week virtual leadership experience for emerging leaders ready to step confidently into their leadership journey.
Stepping into leadership is exciting and disorienting at once. You are expected to have answers you do not have yet, you can feel the gap between where you are and where you think you should be, and the people who used to be your peers now look to you differently.
This Circle is for emerging leaders who want to build a strong foundation and not walk the path alone.
Together we will:
Embrace being new: Treat your fresh perspective as an asset, and resist the urge to rush past it.
Build your foundation: Ground your leadership in clear values before the demands pile up.
Grow together: Walk the path alongside others navigating the same transition.
Across five sessions, we will explore trust and accountability, self-deception, rethinking anxiety, knowing/not knowing/inner knowing, and empowering others. You will leave grounded in your own values, connected to others walking the same path, and clearer about the leader you are becoming.
Join us as we invite the leader in you to step forward.
Who Should Join
This Circle is best for emerging leaders, new managers, rising stars, team leads, and values-driven professionals who are ready to grow their leadership capacity in a deeper, more human way.
This experience is especially useful for those who:
- Are stepping into more responsibility and want to lead with greater confidence
- Care deeply about their work, their team, and the impact they are making
- Want to build trust, accountability, and healthier communication habits
- Sense that old models of leadership are not enough for the complexity of this moment
- Are learning how to balance action with reflection, confidence with humility, and ambition with integrity
- Want a thoughtful space to develop alongside other leaders who are also growing into what’s next
What’s Included
The Emerging Leadership Circle includes five 90-minute sessions held live on Zoom.
Dates:
Every other Thursday from September 10, 2026 through November 5, 2026
Sessions:
- September 10
- September 24
- October 8
- October 22
- November 5
Format:
Live virtual sessions via Zoom
Commitment
Each session builds on the last, creating a layered and meaningful experience. While participants are not required to attend every session, we strongly encourage participation across the full Circle to receive the full value of the experience and contribute to the shared learning of the group.
Pricing
Sponsor: $500
Support a Rising Star while deepening your own leadership experience.
Supporter: $450
An intentional investment in your own leadership growth.
Rising Star: $400
A supported rate for emerging leaders who could use a little boost.
About “Lead Like it Matters”
Lead Like It Matters is a series of leadership development programs for thoughtful, values-driven leaders navigating growth, change, pressure, and uncertainty. Through immersive leadership retreats, Wisdom Circles, workshops, coaching, and community, leaders strengthen the clarity, steadiness, self-awareness, and courage required to lead well.
This is not traditional management training. It is a space to step outside the pace of daily work, examine the patterns shaping how you lead, and reconnect with what matters most. Each experience combines guided reflection, meaningful dialogue, practical leadership tools, and the wisdom already present within the room.
Designed for executives, founders, managers, and emerging leaders, Lead Like It Matters helps you build trust, navigate conflict, practice accountability, make aligned decisions, and lead through complexity without losing yourself in the process.
September 10, 2026 - November 5, 2026
About Your Facilitator
Kate McCracken has the right words at the right moment and holds a loving, but firm mirror up to show her clients the excellence that already exists within them. Her approach is steadfast gentleness that somehow moves mountains in minutes.
