Rise: Leading with Confidence, Connection, and Courage
Women bring powerful strengths to leadership – collaboration, empathy, and adaptability – that are essential in today’s world. Yet, barriers still exist. This interactive workshop helps women leaders embrace and elevate their authentic strengths while also building skills in areas that can accelerate their impact.
This course is offered as an in-person workshop on our course calendar and can be delivered as a private training for organizations.
Next Available In-Person Workshop:
June 11, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Leadership Louisville Center, 707 W. Main St., Louisville, KY
Rise as a Women Leader: Confidence, Connection, and Courage
Step into your authentic leadership with confidence, connection, and courage. This high-energy, interactive workshop empowers women leaders to rise above barriers, amplify their influence, and drive the business forward. Participants will explore how authenticity, self-awareness, and strategic communication fuel career advancement while also strengthening teams and organizations. Through engaging instruction, practice, and peer connection, participants will leave with actionable tools to speak up, lead boldly, and inspire others.
Learning outcomes
- Lead with authenticity and confidence
- Strengthen connections that foster influence and collaboration
- Find their voice, negotiate effectively, and showcase business acumen
- Cultivate the courage to overcome barriers and “kick some glass”
The result? Women leaders who are empowered to rise with clarity, resilience, and boldness. Ready to lead themselves, their teams, and their organizations forward.
UPCOMING INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS
$495 OR 1 TRAINING PACKAGE POINT
Leadership Louisville Center members receive $50 off – contact us for the discount code.
Become a training package holder and receive discounts of up to 20%. Contact Paul Bolton
PRIVATE & ON-SITE TRAINING
This course is also available as group training for your organization; it can be delivered as virtual sessions, on-site at your company, or at our state-of-the-art training facility.
FACILITATOR: CYNTHIA KNAPEK
In 2012, Cynthia Knapek was named President & CEO of LeadingBetter and the Leadership Louisville Center. In 2020, Cynthia was named one of the Most Admired CEO’s by Business First. Cynthia is particularly proud that the work the Center has done to foster inclusivity and embrace diversity was recognized with the 2016 Champion of Diversity Award from the Urban League.
She previously served as the national Chair of the board for the Association of Leadership Programs. ALP ‘s mission is to recognize excellence, foster innovation, and build networks for community leadership programs across the country.
Before joining Leadership Louisville, Cynthia’s work included engagements with government, Fortune 500 and other social sector organizations. Cynthia serves on numerous community boards including the Downtown Development Corporation and co-chairs the Greater Louisville Inc. (Chamber of Commerce) Business Council to End Racism.
She has a master’s degree from the University of Louisville as well as several certifications in leadership training and organizational development.
FACILITATOR: LISA ZANGARI
Lisa Zangari is the Executive Coach in Residence at the Leadership Louisville Center and is a frequent speaker at events and conferences around the region.
Her work has been published in TD Magazine and in 2017, Lisa was also recognized as one of Business First’s 20 People to Know in Career Development.
Prior to joining the Center, Lisa spent over a decade as a management consultant in New York City, where she partnered closely with organizations to develop new products, launch new ventures and nurture more innovative corporate cultures. She’s designed numerous leadership programs for companies like AARP, Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Citibank, Disney, Hasbro, Pfizer, The Acumen Fund, The Hershey Company, and more. In addition to leading a team in North America, this invigorating work gave Lisa the opportunity to travel to Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe.
Lisa is active in several community organizations and serves on the boards of a local food-access nonprofit, and the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and earned her M.B.A. from Texas A&M University.