awaken your true potential
A Dynamic New Approach to Building Your Personal Brand and Rapid Career Growth
Bridge the gap between where you are And where you want to be.
Uncover Your Leadership DNA and Harness Your Full Potential
Our Promise
8020 Excellerate is a comprehensive development system that will radically change the way you collaborate to make bigger contributions and the way people see you and your potential every day. It’s the ONLY program that focuses on what you need to do to dramatically increase your value to the organization and ultimately get the recognition and opportunities you deserve.
6 Months. 5 Assessments. Personalized Path. Coaches & Peers = Profound Growth
Focusing on seven core areas of mastery with the support of a team of executive coaches and five assessments, we’ll show you how to polish your personal brand, earn a higher salary and more senior roles — and it’s attainable only through 8020 Excellerate’s unique Leadership Empowerment Program.
If you’re like many mid-career professionals we’ve met, you probably believe that opportunities and rewards come to those who work hard and do their job well — but that isn’t how it works!
You can toil for years and obtain good performance reviews, but never once get the opportunity to demonstrate your true potential.
You may think that changing companies will fix this, but chances are you’ll end up stuck on the same treadmill, going nowhere fast.
So, if you believe in yourself, it is up to YOU to rewrite your next chapter and choose a better ending for your story: you don’t have to live within someone else’s parameters! Julie, a recent graduate, called 8020 Excellerate “a lightbulb moment for me along my senior management journey.”
Bet on yourself and you won’t have to pay the price of LOST OPPORTUNITIES. A year from now you could double your salary and have a whole new career trajectory. Imagine what that would mean over the rest of your career!
“A light-bulb moment for me along my senior management journey, 8020 Excellerate has grown my understanding of the workplace and a leader’s place within it. The in-depth insights, deep connections, and hands-on coaching have pushed me to be more intentional and will enable me to evolve and lead an organization through best practices, innovation, and change.”
Do you feel as if your career is stagnanting? It’s not your fault!
If you’ve taken skills or leadership training in the past, maybe even added a new credential, but you’re still not getting growth opportunities or promotions…don’t blame yourself.
The real problem is that certificates alone will not win you the respect, confidence, and esteem of your peers or your boss.
A certificate is wonderful, but it doesn’t really change anything.
The real problem is that you’ve not had the right structure and support to help you find a way forward.
That's where 8020 Excellerate comes in.
We provide you with the right feedback, support and leadership tools so you can break out of limiting habits and beliefs and secure bigger roles and paychecks —all without the stress of trying to figure it out on your own.
Stop chasing promotions: learn the skills and behaviours executives use to influence change by winning the collaboration of others.
Every company has a group of “high potential” employees (HIPOs) who get the biggest slice of training dollars, stretch assignments, mentoring, and career growth opportunities. And, these “rockstars” often get picked first for promotion.
Heck, maybe you’ve actually been identified as a HIPO and simply crave more support and personal growth opportunities.
But what if your job doesn’t give you the opportunity to lead, even small projects? You can’t hit a home run if you never get to bat! So, you’re stuck warming the end of the bench while your peers move up the batting order, rising in the organization, and winning the kudos you know you deserve.
The good news is you don’t have to be a bench warmer forever. You can shake up the batting order all by yourself just by choosing to rewrite your narrative, as did 8020 Excellerate graduate Juan A.
According to Juan:
“The 8020 program gave me the direction that I needed to go forward to grow my career…I needed help to get to the next level and the support I received from the 8020 Excellerate coaches got me there. This program is worth it — times a hundred.”
You see, although countless programs and courses develop technical skills to get you through the door. Thousands of leadership programs show you how companies work or help you develop a handful of core leadership skills, but no one tells you how to show up and navigate the corridors of the corporate hierarchy. In many ways, we’re all victims of a system that leaves us in the slow-moving lane: getting promoted through the annual performance evaluations.
You are here for a reason.
The only question now is, What are you waiting for? Waiting doesn’t cost anything, right? Wrong!
Think of it this way. What’s the difference between your salary and your boss’s? How about your boss’s boss? How much does that add up to over five or ten years? That’s how much it costs if you don’t get started right now.
8020 Excellerate is not a training program…it’s about transformation.
Years of Executive Wisdom & Insights Condensed into Only Six Months: Your Ticket to Senior Leadership Success
The 8020 Excellerate program was designed by our team of executive coaches, management consultants, and leadership development professionals with decades of combined experience. We’ve dedicated our careers to building individual and organizational excellence by supporting leaders and their teams from some of the world’s largest companies.
We know which attributes will get you noticed and promoted and make you thrive in leadership roles. And we also know which factors will eliminate you from consideration.
With in-depth experience making our clients more successful, we decided to pool our expertise and create a comprehensive program that will give any ambitious professional the tools to break through their personal roadblocks and make a quantum leap in their career.
But a one-size-fits-all program wasn’t going to cut it. After all, every individual has unique strengths and challenges.
That’s why we had to create something completely new.
Steve, a successful CFO of a $3B+ company, had completed many leadership programs over the length of his 20+ year career — including the well-known Harvard Advanced Management Program. While in transition to a new CFO role, he joined the 8020 Excellerate program. Steve enthusiastically stated that he found unbelievable value in the program, even at the C-Level stage of his career:
8020 Excellerate is impressively comprehensive. It has been a remarkable journey beginning with 5 assessments to learn about yourself and develop a baseline. There are online learning modules, one-on-one coaching sessions and weekly group coaching calls with fellow participants.
I have been exposed to many new thought leaders, concepts and tools to further my leadership and interpersonal skillsets.
How does it work?
Climbing the corporate ladder is like scaling a mountain. Just as climbers must take careful steps until they conquer a peak, professionals must embark on a path where every move is a strategic decision, and every milestone reached is a testament to their perseverance.
The 8020 Excellerate program guides you through a self-paced mountain trek through our online learning platform. You will “climb” nine renowned mountain peaks (camps) and complete lessons (missions/modules) along the way.
So, as you set your sights on corporate summits, remember that, much like scaling a mountain, the journey is about more than reaching the top. It’s about fueling your inner fire for curiosity by focusing on self-discovery, embracing a growth mindset, nurturing emotional intelligence, and building executive presence.
8020 Excellerate forms leaders who have a real impact and inspire greatness.
HOURS OF COACHING CALLS
ASSESSMENTS
CAMPS
MISSIONS
TOPICS
HOURS OF VIDEOS
The Trek to Transformation and More Personal Satisfaction
Five eye-opening assessments will reveal where you need to focus in the program and which strengths to leverage to reach peak performance. Our executive coaches will help debrief each assessment result and navigate your way through them.
Self-paced online modules on 40+ leadership topics cover all areas of leadership with interviews and examples from thought leaders and executives.
Topics include communication and story-telling, systems thinking, problem-solving, executive presence, Lean Six Sigma, networking and relationship building, time and energy management, self-care and collaboration. We’re sharing all our secrets from years of experience working with leaders and their teams!
Weekly Office Hours Coaching Calls bring all program attendees together to network, learn from each other, and discuss topical leadership issues. This is the only all-inclusive program you will ever need, and you can return to it over and over to review any topic, discover new insights, or find inspiration to reach new heights.
Personal Brand Driven
Let’s face it: in today’s world, everyone is a brand. That’s why your success depends on getting others to recognize your value.
8020 Excellerate emphasizes Personal Brand development because it empowers you to articulate your individual strengths and values, encouraging a strong sense of identity and credibility in your leadership roles while enhancing your ability to influence and inspire others.
Find out who you are: Define your purpose by exploring your mission, passion, and strengths and thinking about why and how you want to make a difference.
Find out how others view you: Take control of your personal narrative and shape how you convey your brand by examining your beliefs and values and fine-tuning your executive presence.
While in the 8020 Excellerate program, you’ll create a Personal Brand Card that will be your golden ticket to success upon graduation.
You’ll gain better control of your image and impact in your organization and leverage your talents with authentic Executive Presence.
7 Core Areas of Mastery: the fundamental elements that contribute to a well-defined Personal Brand (PB)
Our C-level research revealed a specific set of seven skills, competencies and behaviors leaders embody and put into practice before they can be admitted to the executive circle.
This research is the basis of our custom holistic approach to unlocking your talents and reimaging your Personal Brand. Every 8020 Excellerate camp and mission includes modules in these seven areas:
- Contribution
- Blind Spots
- Habits & Behaviors
- Planning
- Paradigms
- Communication
- Leadership & Management
Long-Term Transformation
A laser focus on the seven core areas of mastery will help you build a winning Personal Brand (PB) that will get you noticed, win supporters and inspire confidence.
Imagine What You Can Achieve When You...
- Have confidence to walk in and read any room
- “Own” a topic, take a stand, and handle objections
- Are unfazed by authority
- Practice self-awareness
- Embrace the habits and behaviors foundational to a leader’s effectiveness and resilience
- Think, act, and influence like a leader across hierarchical organizational lines
- Naturally integrate critical thinking, systems thinking and strategic thinking every day
Exceptional leaders know the value of seeking knowledge, expanding self-awareness and committing to constant learning.
SUCCESS STORIES
Obtaining promotions and assuming more fulfilling roles are the direct result of digging deep and evolving as a human being!
Here’s how some of our graduates expanded their personal growth and skill sets to achieve their goals:
Ready to Elevate Your Career? Know who you are and where you are going.
Take control of your career and jump any hurdles.
Getting off the end of the bench and leap-frogging to the top of the batting order could translate into millions of dollars over the course of your career.
To take advantage of this opportunity, it’s important to understand that your career trajectory lies in your own hands.
If that sounds intimidating, rest assured: you’re not alone!
Most professionals don’t have a career strategy. They just hope for the best, keep doing what they’re doing, and wait to be noticed.
But as peers get promoted ahead of you, you may wonder, “What have they got that I don’t have? Are they just natural-born leaders?”
That’s a common misconception: leaders are made, not born. The skills, habits, and behaviors of successful leaders can be learned by anyone — including you!
But first you need to answer a few questions:
1. Where are you starting from?
2. What is your personal definition of success?
3. What do you need to do to get from A to B?
8020 Excellerate will help you answer those questions. But there are no quick fixes: you’ll be pushed outside of your comfort zone.
Deep learning, meaningful growth, and developing leadership mastery require practice, objective feedback, and accountability.
The 8020 Excellerate program is a comprehensive coach-guided program that will take you to the top of your next peak — and beyond.
Here’s what Samantha F. had to say: “I gained so much from the 8020 Excellerate program. I don’t think I could have achieved what I did anywhere else – the content is so well thought out and cohesive – wrapped up in one tight-knit package.” Watch below for more feedback from Samantha:
Let’s accelErate your career growth
You’ve heard how 8020 Excellerate has transformed the careers of our graduates and helped them win the recognition, advancement, and raises they deserve. But that’s just the beginning! The program gives you a personal roadmap that keeps you growing and building upon your success year after year.
Now it’s up to you.
Some options to consider….
Option #1: Do nothing and stay exactly where you are now.
If you’re satisfied with your current job and salary and don’t care how many more peers get promoted ahead of you…
Then maybe you don’t need this career accelerator program.
But if you’d like to be a few steps higher on the corporate ladder, by this time next year, you’ve got two other options…
Option #2: Do it yourself.
If you’re willing to do hundreds of hours of research with C-level executives, complete years of training in learning and development, management science, and leadership…
then consume hundreds of books, articles, and videos on business and leadership best practices…
then try to figure out exactly what’s holding you back by finding the right mix of trusted assessments, gathering feedback from family, friends, peers, bosses, and interpret the results by yourself…
then map a development plan on your own that will help you overcome your challenges and build upon your strengths…
all without peer support, coaching, or accountability…
you might be able to pull it off.
Option #3: Let us help you.
We’ve already done the heavy lifting by combining our decades of experience to design a comprehensive, flexible program that transforms careers.
You don’t need to reinvent the wheel to achieve your goals: all you need to do is follow our program.
So, of these three options, ask yourself…
What’s going to be easier for you?
You see, there are two types of people in this world…
Those who only dream of achieving their career and financial goals without ever taking any action to make that happen…
And those who are ready to take action when the opportunity arises.
Most people will tell you that they want the big promotion, the prestige, the raise…
But we all know that very few people actually take steps to get what they want.
Most people will keep dreaming…
While the few who are actually serious about their future will take action.
Only you can decide.
change your behavior…change your future
5 Reasons to choose 8020 Excellerate:
1. Boost your emotional intelligence.
2. Discover the power of a growth mindset.
3. Uncover your leadership DNA with five eye-opening assessments.
4. Embark on a hybrid, self-paced learning experience with immediate on-the-job application of new skills to achieve real and lasting change.
5. Exude confidence and navigate complex decisions.