Leadership CincinnatiUSA®
The Cincinnati region’s flagship community leadership development program designed for the established, seasoned leader who is passionate about making a difference.
What is Leadership Cincinnati?
Leadership Cincinnati is an immersive civic engagement and development program for established leaders in c-suite or senior executive positions. This is an experience-based program designed to help established leaders gain a deeper understanding of the region’s assets and challenges, while also expanding their networks and realizing their legacy.
Program Objectives
- Discover new ways to strengthen personal leadership performance and efficacy.
- Elevate personal leadership presence and influence within the region.
- Establish long-lasting relationships with peers in similar life stages and ambitions.
- Expand their understanding of the region’s current and long-standing successes and challenges.
- Identify new ways to make purposeful impact in the region.
- Join other inspirational leaders and collaborate on methods to cultivate a more prosperous and thriving community.
Target Participants
Established Leaders – C-Suite and Senior Executives
Curriculum
Leadership Cincinnati focuses on providing valued content, hands on experiences, and conversations with thought leaders from the Cincinnati community. Each session is designed to help participants gain a better understanding of key community topics and community interconnections and ways to further their engagement through their current roles.
A two-day camp retreat kicks off the class, allowing participants to come together and begin long-lasting relationships. The most valuable components of the program are often the relationships and connections formed.
Possible topics include
- Arts & Culture, Economic Development, Education, Health & Wellness, Human Services, Inclusion, Justice, Regionalism, Transportation
Class 47 Program Timeframe
September 2023 – May 2024
Sessions run from 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. unless otherwise noted below.
- September 7, 2023 Kick-Off & Distinguished Alumni Event (3 – 9 p.m.)
- *September 21-22, 2023 Opening Retreat (Overnight; 9 a.m. Thursday – 4 p.m. Friday)
- October 12, 2023 Class Session
- October 26, 2023 Class Session
- November 16, 2023 Class Session
- December 14, 2023 Class Session (9 a.m.– 9 p.m.)
- January 25, 2024 Class Session
- *Friday, February 16, 2024 Inclusion Session (9 a.m. – 9 p.m., no overnight)
- *Saturday, February 17, 2024 Inclusion Retreat (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- March 21, 2024 Class Session
- April 18, 2024 Class Session
- May 9-10, 2024Closing Retreat (Overnight; 9 a.m. Thursday – 2 p.m. Friday)
- May 23, 2024 Graduation (3 – 8 p.m.)
Applications
Applications for Class 47 are closed. To receive notifications for Class 48, fill out the interest form below.
Application Fee
$50 (non-refundable). Applicants will be asked to pay via credit card at the end of the online application process.
Questions? Contact Sean Comer at Scomer@cincinnatichamber.com
Pricing
$5,000 for Chamber Members
$6,000 for non Chamber Members
*Partial scholarships may be available for those with financial need, and can be requested within the application. Payment plan options are also available.
Presenting Investor
What past participants had to say...
As a graduate of WE Lead and Leadership Cincinnati, I’ve grown professionally and personally, learning from diverse, talented groups ready to lend support and perspective. These programs are so important now to elevate a new group of leaders that will propel our region forward.
Amy B. Spiller
As a participant in Leadership Cincinnati Class 43, we tackled the many facets that are necessary to enhance our leadership toolbox. Having active and formative discussions around topics such as regional competitiveness, implicit bias, and leaving a legacy with other leaders in our region is an experience unmatched in Greater Cincinnati.
John A. Moore
This is going to be the best connectivity you’re going to have with the city of Cincinnati – through all the people that are in this class. The connections that I’ve made, the now lifelong friends, have helped me not only in business but personally as well.
Steve Mullinger
This program helps everyone get out of their comfort zone. You gain a better lens – or actually multiple lenses – that you look at the community and future projects [through], so you have a better understanding [that] these things all impact one another.
Marcus Margerum
It’s so important to the city and to the Chamber because you have so many different people who are in leadership positions. When you pull those bright minds and different perspectives together, we can come together and solve some of our city’s problems in a whole new way.
Liz Keating
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