A different way to live and lead.

Live & Lead by Design is a 24-month cohort-based leadership development program that helps leaders strengthen the principles, strategies, and relational capacity needed to lead with clarity, courage, and consistency.

Leadership today asks a lot of you.

You’re carrying responsibility, making decisions, managing people, and trying to lead with clarity amid constant demands.

  • You’re making high-stakes decisions with limited time to step back
  • You’re managing people, priorities, conflict, and constant change
  • You’re expected to lead with clarity even when the path is complex
  • And over time, leadership can become difficult to carry alone

At some point, most leaders start asking:
Is this really how it’s supposed to feel?

Most leadership development separates strategy from the human side of leading.

Most programs teach tools, principles, and tactics. Fewer help leaders build the emotional and relational capacity needed to actually apply those tools in real life — in difficult conversations, team dynamics, decision-making, and the pressure of daily leadership.

A different kind of leadership experience.

Live & Lead by Design combines structured leadership content with the kind of honest conversation, guided reflection, and cohort connection that helps leaders apply what they are learning in real life.

This isn’t just content or theory.

It’s a 24-month experience designed to help leaders grow in clarity, consistency, courage, and connection — at work, at home, and in the way they lead themselves.

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A clear, intentional path forward.

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Learn about the program
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Have an initial conversation
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Join a carefully selected cohort
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Move through the journey together

Structured for meaningful growth.

24 Month Journey

A long-term approach designed for lasting transformation

Small Cohorts

A carefully selected group of leaders walking a similar path

Quarterly Gatherings

In-person experiences focused on reflection, conversation, and growth

Ongoing Rhythm

Consistent connection through small-group conversations and guided check-ins

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What this work leads to:

  • Clearer decision-making and priority management
  • Greater confidence in difficult conversations
  • Stronger team trust and leadership presence
  • More consistent habits and follow-through
  • A more sustainable way to lead without burning out

Leadership becomes healthier
when it’s no longer carried alone

Leadership shaped by experience.

After decades in business and leadership, Curtis Rippee began noticing the same patterns affecting high-capacity leaders again and again — pressure, isolation, exhaustion, and the quiet disconnect that can grow between outward success and personal fulfillment.

Live & Lead by Design was created to help leaders navigate those challenges more honestly and intentionally, alongside others walking a similar path.

Live Fully

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Love Deeply

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Lead Well

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Leave a Legacy

If your ready for a different
way to live and lead...

Begin the Journey
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