Find Your Voice & Kick Some Glass
The capacity to express your authentic views, negotiate for what you want, showcase your business acumen, and share your ideas can accelerate both your career and your team’s growth. In this session we examine why it can be hard to find your own voice and how you can challenge yourself and those you influence to amp up courage and confidence, overcoming the barriers to reaching your full potential. This course mixes instruction with exercises to help you not only learn, but practice these skills (and decide when to apply them for the greatest impact).
June 27, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET
Leadership Louisville Center, 707 W. Main St., Louisville, KY 40202
Who’s It For
Women of all levels; class is put into coaching groups with peers with similar levels of experience.
Learning outcomes
- Learn how to grow self-awareness in order to find your authentic voice
- Understand how gender, culture, and power structures can affect your ability to speak and be heard (and what to do about it)
- Practice negotiation skills and using data to build the case for your solutions
- Identify high leverage opportunities where speaking up can be most impactful
- Learn how to leverage allyship and connection to amplify your voice
- Receive coaching to identify actionable growth opportunities
Cynthia Knapek, President & CEO, Leadership Louisville Center | LeadingBetter
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.
Lisa Zangari, Executive Coach in Residence, Leadership Louisville Center | LeadingBetter
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.
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.