Leadership Growth Cohort

There’s a seat for you

A Space Tailored for Your Leadership Development

Leadership is isolating and the demands are heavy to carry. Most leaders are not supported at the level they lead. This creates a lot of personal and professional challenges.

This 11-month, monthly leadership cohort creates space to be human, grow deeply, and build the capacity leadership requires. Through full-day monthly intensives, you’ll gain practical tools, self-awareness, and connection, to meet the demands of life and leadership.

In this season … you will be supported more than you’ve ever been supported, and you will be challenged more than you’ve ever been challenged.  With the right people, structure, and time, growth can be exponential. This is the year your growth has been waiting for.

What We Offer

A year-long Growth Cohort, curated space for leadership.  It’s 11 months of guided growth, support, challenge, and transformation.

  • Dedicated coaching — clarify meaningful personal + professional goals.

  • Strategic growth cohort — a small, trusted circle of peers who become advisors and dedicated support system.

  • Monthly rhythms — regular sessions that build consistency, capacity, and clarity month after month.  Also a growth program designed for the demands of leadership.

How it’s Structured

  • Monthly full‑day personal development sessions using the Townsend Leadership Program (Dr. John Townsend).

  • Work Group to provide you practical solutions to leadership challenges

  • Cohort-based learning and peer advisement

  • Connection & guidance from experienced growth facilitators

  • Use of the “Competence + Character” model of growth

  • The use of 22 Relational Nutrients to deepen emotional health and relational capacity

  • The TPRAT Assessment — know your strengths and blind spots, with plan of action. Click the link to take your free, 20 question assessment. LAKE is your code

  • A monthly 1:1 coaching session for personal growth and need assessment between cohort days.

 

Details, Dates, & Times

  • First cohort date, Friday, June 19, 2026 - 8:00 AM - 5 PM
    (Lunch provided each session) 
    Session Dates: June 19 | July 24 | August 21 | September 18 | October 16 | November 13 | December 4 | January 8 | February 5 | March 12 | April 16

  • Time Investment Monthly:  8 Hours of in-person, monthly, growth cohort.
    50 Minute - 1:1 Coaching session, Tools, Resources, & Plan for your personal growth.  
    (Approx. 10 - 15+ hours monthly for best results)

  • Program Investment:  $8000 ($7500 if paid in full)
    or $1000 first payment & rest billed monthly. Scholarship available upon request.

  • As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, your investment in this program may be tax-deductible, for your professional development. — Consult your tax professional.

  • Location: The Studio C - 21045 N 9th Pl suite 206, Phoenix, AZ 85024, USA

  • For more information: Call or Text 623-329-5435 | Email: douglasmlake@gmail.com

Registration

Click the link below to fill out a quick registration form. To pay in full, click link below to pay at our Zeffy Page. Other payment options & scholarship information can be found as well. *Space is limited

  • "John’s intellect and warmth [in the didacticts] will keep you engaged, but more importantly, he and his team will leave you equipped."

    - Gary Daichendts Former COO, Cisco Systems

  • "New Day Counseling & Consulting has been nothing short of transformative for me."

    - Matt Lang, Lead Pastor, Montana

  • "As a high level of leader, it’s hard to find and reach out to anyone. I found that someone, and Doug has created the needed space for me to gain clarity, solutions and an action step to take.”

    -LF, CEO