Transform Your Leadership Pipeline with Ascend Corporate

In today's competitive landscape, organizations that effectively develop and retain diverse leadership talent outperform their peers. Ascend Corporate delivers a proven, data-driven leadership acceleration program that transforms high-potential women into exceptional leaders who drive measurable business results.

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Our Comprehensive Solution

Ascend Corporate combines high-impact training, executive coaching, and strategic networking to create lasting organizational transformation:

  • Leadership Diagnostic Tools: Proprietary assessment framework identifies key growth opportunities and measures progress

  • Executive Sponsorship Program: Structured mentoring partnerships that accelerate career progression

  • Action Learning Projects: Participants solve real business challenges while building critical leadership capabilities

  • Ongoing Success Metrics: Regular reporting on participant advancement, engagement, and business impact

Why Leading Organizations Choose Ascend

  • Measurable ROI: Our participants show 2.5x higher promotion rates and 40% greater retention compared to non-participating peers.

  • Research-Backed Methodology: Built on 15+ years of leadership development expertise and behavioral science.

  • Customized Integration: Seamlessly aligns with your existing talent development infrastructure and DEI initiatives.

  • Scalable Impact: From emerging leaders to C-suite executives, our programming adapts to every leadership level.

The Ascend Advantage

Partner with us to:

  • Build a robust pipeline of diverse leadership talent

  • Reduce costly turnover of high-potential employees

  • Strengthen your employer brand as a leader in workplace equity

  • Drive innovation through inclusive leadership practices

Unlock Your Leadership Pipeline's Full Potential

The Challenge: Organizations lose $1M+ annually per senior leader departure. Yet 73% of women leaders report battling headwinds that their male counterparts don't face, leading to:

  • Increased turnover of high-potential talent

  • Stalled innovation and team performance

  • Unrealized ROI on leadership development

  • Growing gaps in succession planning

    • Master executive presence and strategic communication

    • Navigate complex organizational dynamics

    • Build high-performing, engaged teams

    • Secure pivotal opportunities and advancement

    • 82% promotion rate for program participants

    • 3x higher retention compared to non-participants

    • Proven pathways to senior leadership roles

    • Strong cross-industry peer network and mentorship

    • Strengthen succession pipeline with ready-now leaders

    • Reduce costly turnover and development gaps

    • Drive innovation through inclusive leadership

    • Enhanced employer brand and talent attraction

The Solution: Ascend Corporate's Leadership Acceleration Program

Transform your women leaders' most pressing challenges into competitive advantages:

Our Approach: Comprehensive, research-backed programming combining:

  • Executive coaching and sponsorship

  • Hands-on leadership laboratories

  • Cross-industry peer cohorts

  • Action learning projects

  • Alumni network

Transform Your Organization Today

Choose Ascend Corporate as your partner to develop the next generation of women, HR professionals, and executive leaders. Our specialized programs, including the Women's Leadership Program, HR Leadership Excellence, and Ascend Executive Leadership, are crafted to empower your team, break through barriers, and unlock the full potential of your organization’s most valuable assets.

Who Ascend Leadership Society is for?

This tailored leadership coaching experience is designed for women executives, HR professionals, and senior leaders in mid-level and senior management roles, as well as entrepreneurial leaders. We’ve partnered with professionals in diverse industries, including corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors, to help them excel, confidently lead, and drive meaningful change.

What Others Have Said, Working With Arquella and Minda

  • "The feedback across the organization has been phenomenal. We look forward to supporting your continued success, and we thank you for taking the time to support and lift us as well. "

    Oracle

  • "Arquella has helped me navigate through some tough political issues at work. I have gone into one-on-one sessions and presentations more prepared as a result. We are currently working on goal setting – personal and professional. She has given me lots of valuable advice on making them timely and actionable, with milestones, etc. I have enjoyed the coaching sessions very much, and I appreciate having a safe space to share what’s going on in my life and learning how to be more effective while doing it."

    D. Pierson, Shell Energy Leader

  • "I’ve gotten great feedback from our Black Employee Network who really enjoyed that we booked someone who speaks from the heart and gave them real advice vs. that “get more help!"

    Amazon

  • "Arquella is an effective, resourceful, and nurturing leadership coach. She has guided me on how to successfully network in a virtual climate and enhance my career action plans. Arquella encourages me to do my best- use my strengths and overcome my weaknesses. I appreciate how she always exhibits positive energy and her willingness to help me define my path to future career success."

    L. Powell, Microsoft Leader

  • "Thank you so much for being our champion."

    Google

Meet your Fearless Ascend Leadership Society Advocates

  • Arquella Hargrove

    With 25+ years of experience in HR, DEIB, and executive leadership coaching, Arquella has equipped teams and leaders to address the hottest, difficult topics around workplace bias, inclusion, and equity.

    Founder of Alchemy Consulting Group and a sought-after facilitator, Arquella’s mission is to transform one culture one company at a time. Her approach is empowering, educational, and life-changing with the sincere desire to see the representation of everyone at the table…and that everyone has a voice, feels heard, and has access.

  • Minda Harts

    Relentlessly dedicated to expanding leadership opportunities for women of color, Minda boldly uses her platform to fight workplace inequality.

    As the bestselling and award-winning author of The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table as well as Right Within: How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace, Minda is a sought-after speaker and thought leader frequently presenting on topics of advancing women of color, leadership, diversity, and management in front of audiences like Nike, Google, JP Morgan, and Forbes Inclusion in The Workplace to name a few.

    In 2020, Minda was named by LinkedIn as the #1 Top Voice for Equity in the Workplace and, in 2022, was named by Business Insider as one of the top 100 People Transforming Business. You can enjoy Minda’s weekly career podcast for women of color called Secure the Seat.

    Together, they make an extraordinary difference in the world of women executives and are ready to lead you to the next level in your career.

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Elevate your team and transform your business with Ascend Corporate.