OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM
A six-month program that includes a dynamic group of 30-35 emerging leaders from the outdoor industry.
Our exclusive curriculum is specifically designed to empower and enhance your leadership abilities. With a limited class size of 30 to 35 participants, we ensure personalized attention and meaningful connections with like-minded professionals.
By bringing together a vibrant mix of perspectives, we create a dynamic learning space where ideas flourish and innovative solutions are born. Your mentors and our industry-renowned speakers will guide you through a comprehensive curriculum that covers essential skills, strategic thinking, effective communication, and much more.
Applications are welcomed from individuals with 3-5 years of working experience, outdoor industry professionals, entrepreneurs, and adjacent categories like hunt, fish, run, and more. Please note, you do not have to be currently managing a team to apply.
The curriculum includes personal and professional development topics led by industry professionals. Areas of focus include practical leadership tools, diversity equity and inclusion, advocacy, sustainability and personal values. Each week, you will listen, reflect and share about the learning with others in the program. Our primary focus is to guide emerging leaders through lessons that develop important soft skills and ways of thinking about critical issues we face today.
Peer learning is a recurring form of interaction in the first half of the program. The second half involves a non-profit group project where you will be paired with members of your class based on personality profiles.
Many industry and community leaders, as well as your peers, are looking for someone to create meaningful change. This program will help you become that change.
You will be challenged to carve out time to do the internal work necessary for real, authentic growth. You will also get to know fellow participants and guides on deeper levels than you thought possible in six months. We’re not here teaching you what to think, but rather how to think.
Claire Ashworth, Backbone Media
Monika Bach, REI Co-op
Hannah Baker, Hydro Flask
Kyla Basher, Peak Sports
Meguire Broersma, Kodiak Cakes
Eli Fox, Outward Bound California
Nick Gardner, Premiums for the Planet
Junna Gazmen, Osprey Packs
Colby Gould, Altra Running
Nathaniel Holmes, Jayd
Emily Hopican, Charity: Water | Freelance
Miya Howells, Burton Snowboards
Quinn Howes, MiiR
Emma Littmann, Roads Rivers and Trails
Anthony Martinez, SOS Outreach
RyLee McGill, Mountain Hardwear
Alisha McKinney, REI Co-op
Anne Miltenberger, NEMO
Megan Odom, Stio
Ricky Parra, HOKA
Callie Pople, iKamper USA
Kiara Porter, Perpetual Motion Northwest
Madeline Pruneau, Backbone Media
Naomi Rutagarama, Patagonia
Malinda Scheff, Patagonia
Peyton Short, Pack Rat Outdoor Center
Zach Solomon, prAna
Melissa Stump, Brooks Sports, Inc
David Taus, Big City Mountaineers
Dakota Woodworth, Mountain Hardwear
APPLICATIONS OPEN December 1st, 2024
Industry and community leaders, along with your peers, are seeking someone to drive meaningful change. This program will help you become that catalyst. You’ll be challenged to invest time in personal growth and build deep connections with other participants and guides. We focus on teaching you how to think, not what to think.
Key Dates:
Dec 1 - Applications Launch | Feb 7 - Applications Close | March 7 - Cohort Announced
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