Inspired LeadHER 2027 applications close November 1, 2026. Cohort begins Dec 10, 2026. Join the interest list →
For employers

Sponsor a rising woman leader at your company.

Four flexible sponsorship tiers, starting at $1,500 per seat. Reserve seats for the 2027 cohort. Applications close November 1, 2026.

An Inspired LeadHER 2025 cohort participant taking notes and listening intently during a session at the Achieve campus, Tempe AZ.
What your sponsored employees experience. A 2025 cohort session at Achieve, Tempe AZ.
4.8/5
Past cohort impact rating
9.5/10
Likelihood to recommend
4 tiers
Flexible sponsorship options from $1,500 to $10,000.
Why sponsor

Three outcomes you can take back to your team.

Applied AI fluency: the differentiator most leadership programs lack.

The 2027 cohort puts a dedicated AI-literacy track at the center of the program. Built with Doris Savron and aligned with the Digital Education Council's AI Literacy Framework, the track moves graduates from AI-curious to AI-applied. By graduation, every participant has used AI to make a real leadership decision in her own organization, and can present that work back to your team.

Retention

Leadership development is the most-cited reason high-potential women stay through their next promotion. Sponsored employees consistently report higher engagement and lower flight risk in the year following the program.

Promotion-readiness

Each graduate finishes with a written leadership plan, a culture-index assessment of her own team, and a fundraising case study. These are the kinds of artifacts that get cited in promotion packets.

Henri Dawes from Achieve presenting to the 2025 Inspired LeadHER cohort.

Real outcomes, real partnerships

The 2025 cohort closed with graduates presenting their applied work back to mentors, employers, and family. Sponsoring employers are recognized at graduation and across the program's communications.

Henri Dawes of Achieve, an Inspired LeadHER 2025 partner, speaking with the cohort.

Invest in a rising leader on your team.

Sponsor employees
The full 2025 Inspired LeadHER cohort posed in front of the Inspired LeadHER step-and-repeat backdrop and Achieve campus signage in Tempe, Arizona.
The full 2025 cohort. Career Connectors' inaugural Inspired LeadHER class.
Why this works: citations

The research we lean on.

Investments in leadership development generate measurable ROI when tied to retention and promotion outcomes.
“Opportunities to learn and grow” is the #1 driver of great workplace culture in 2025.
Replacing an employee can cost up to twice their annual salary; turnover among high performers is the most expensive.
Women are still under-promoted at the first management step. The “broken rung” persists.

The research is clear. Sponsor the next generation of leaders.

Sponsor employees
Sponsorship tiers

Four ways to invest in a rising woman leader.

Choose what fits your team and budget. Every tier secures seats in the 2027 cohort and is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

All tiers are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Career Connectors is a 501(c)(3) Arizona nonprofit. Want a custom arrangement? Email Jessica.

Questions about sponsoring a seat?

Email Jessica directly to talk through fit, timing, or custom sponsorship arrangements.

jessica@careerconnectors.org