The Stage · Room 2

First Person Leadership

with AI

You've been saying pieces of it for years. In meetings. In conversations. In talks where people leaned in and you noticed. Leadership is not a title — it's a voice. And you've never been given the tools to build yours into something intentional, public, and unmistakably yours. That's what the next sixteen weeks are for.

16
Weeks
Live
Weekly Sessions
1
Signature Talk
15
Seats Only
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🏛️
Leaders
Already leading but struggling with imposter syndrome, or told you "don't look like a leader." This builds presence that's authentically yours.
📣
Advocates
You know WHAT you're fighting for. This helps you articulate WHY in a way that moves people to act.
🌱
Change-makers
Building a nonprofit, social enterprise, or community movement. You need an origin story that inspires others to join.

How AI Works In This Room

NotebookLM as Your Creative Partner

Upload your journals, letters, old writing, voice memos. The AI synthesizes your source material and reflects your patterns back — so you can build from what's already there.

Step 01
Feed it your sources
Journals, drafts, rejection letters, awards, moments of unexpected courage — everything goes in.
Step 02
Ask the hard questions
"When did I first lead? What values appear across these sources? What's distinctive about my voice?"
Step 03
Build from the synthesis
AI gives you a mirror. You decide what to keep, what to challenge, what to amplify.
Phase 1 · Wks 1–4
Excavating Your Voice
Find where leadership already lived in you
Phase 2 · Wks 5–8
Building the Toolkit
Manifesto, vision, and the 90-second story
Phase 3 · Wks 9–12
Public Artifacts
The talk, the bio, the professional presence
Phase 4 · Wks 13–16
The Performance
You deliver your signature talk to the world

16-Week Curriculum

Every week: lesson + AI exercise + live session + peer feedback. You leave with a recorded signature talk.

01
The Origin Story
When did you first lead — even if you didn't call it that?
02
Values Archaeology
What you're willing to sacrifice for
03
The Wound and the Gift
What hurt you. What you became because of it.
04
Voice Calibration
What's distinctive about the way you speak
05
The Manifesto
The essay that explains WHY you lead
06
The Vision Statement
Where you're taking people. What world you're building.
07
The Elevator Story
Condense your leadership story to 90 seconds
08
Mid-Point Presentations
Manifesto + vision + elevator story
09
Professional Presence
LinkedIn, bio, website copy, speaker one-sheet
10
The Signature Talk (Outline)
Develop a 15–20 minute keynote talk
11
The Signature Talk (Draft)
Write the full talk script
12
Rehearsal + Peer Feedback
What lands? What needs refining?
13
Final Refinements
Talk polish + slide deck if using visuals
14
Rehearsal + Coaching
Performance preparation
15
Dress Rehearsal
Full run-through in the Blackbox Theater
16
The Leadership Showcase
You deliver. Community witnesses. Recording is yours.

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Everything Included

✓16 weekly live sessions with April Harris (Google Meet)
✓Weekly lesson + AI exercise + live practice
✓Personal NotebookLM notebook — yours forever
✓Manifesto, vision statement, and elevator story
✓Complete signature talk script (15–20 min)
✓4 private 1:1 sessions with April (60 min each)
✓Professional bio, LinkedIn copy, speaker one-sheet
✓Recorded signature talk — use for speaking, fundraising, recruitment
✓90-day alumni community access after graduation
✓All session recordings — never expire

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