Trailblazers of Excellence
Empower your managers to lead with confidence, streamline operations, and create a culture of accountability with our flagship management program.
Building Stronger, More Strategic Managers
Your managers play a critical role in your company’s success. But without the right tools and strategies, even the best intentions can lead to chaos instead of clarity.
The Trailblazers of Excellence program equips your managers with practical skills to:
⚡Build accountability across their teams.
⚡Create systems that support smooth, stress-free operations.
⚡Navigate challenges and make confident decisions.
⚡Develop a consistently high-performing team
⚡Contribute more impactful to scalable strategies
“Sam has a talent for cutting through the noise with a smile, pinpointing exactly what's off track and how to fix it. She’s straightforward and practical, but always keeps the process engaging and enjoyable. Sam brings a perfect mix of directness and positivity—making tough conversations feel easy and productive.”
-COO, Construction Company in North Carolina
Professional Development That Doesn’t Suck
Here’s what this course absolutely isn’t (and never will be):
A Snooze-Worthy, Mandated Training
The kind you half-listen to while clearing your inbox. We’d be offended if you even tried.Corporate Jargon and Theoretical Fluff
No fancy-pants ex-executives delivering abstract advice you can’t actually use in your day-to-day.Overhyped, One-Size-Fits-All Solutions
We’re not here to pretend we can solve all your problems with a wave of a magic wand—or a 90-minute workshop.
What Sets Us Apart
Tailored for Managers, Proven for Teams.
Most management teams have either had leadership coaching with no practical ways to apply what they’ve learned or worked with a process consultant in narrow-minded scopes of work.
We take a comprehensive approach in our program that combines practical strategies, people-focused leadership, and operational excellence for measurable results.
This difference allows your managers to lead confidently, develop high-performing teams, and create cultures where great results happen naturally.
⚡Tailored to Your Team: Every team is unique, so our coaching alongside our standard curriculum is designed to fit your team, goals, and culture.
⚡Built for Real-World Impact: We do love our SOPs but, this is more than that. We want to set everyone up for success and that also means equipping managers to foster collaboration, communicate effectively, and drive lasting change.
⚡Support That Sticks: Beyond the course, we offer tools and resources to ensure ongoing implementation and growth.
Where Management Growth Meets Operational Excellence.
The Curriculum
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Foundations Of Excellence
Explore your leadership style and develop the emotional intelligence needed to build trust, lead effectively, and create foundations for great operations.
Includes lessons on lean leadership, Elements of Excellence, Conflict Resolution, and more. -
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Understanding The Company
Embrace customer centricity to create alignment in team structure and processes to begin streamlining the day-to-day work.
Includes lessons on voice of the customer, flat org structures, silos, understanding inefficiencies, and more. -
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Evaluating Processes For Efficiency
Master the tools and techniques for process improvement and team management.
Includes lessons on root causes, process mapping, excellence vs. perfectionism, and more. -
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Change-Maker's Toolkit
Implement better processes and confidently navigate change with SOPs employees will actually use and KPIs that stick
Includes lessons on goal-task alignment, change management, decision making, and more. -
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Building Your Best Team
Interview, onboard, and retain top talent while fostering a culture of accountability.
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Scaling Your Excellence
Drive continuous improvement and prepare your team for scalable success.
Includes lessons on continuous improvement, accountability, feedback, and more.
FAQ
Have questions? We’ve got clear, honest answers right here. And if you want more personalized insights tailored to your needs, book a call with someone who truly listens, understands your challenges, and offers practical solutions.
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This course is designed to be flexible while still getting your results. We recommend a minimum of 1 hour a week for coursework (2, 30-minute time blocks) and an additional 2-3 hours a month for coaching time.
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This course is ideal for teams ready to move beyond the daily grind and into more proactive, organized ways of working.
Is your team struggling with daily firefighting?
Are you forecasting a rapid phase of growth and need to make sure sh*t is tightened up?
Are you realizing communication isn't what it needs to be among your leadership team and employees?
Are you waiting for more from your management team but just not seeing it?
Do you simply want to have the best team around you as you possibly can?
Then this course is right for your team.
But - honestly - we'll chat with you about your specific team needs, how we might customize learning tracks and coaching for your team, and be straightforward about what we can and can't help with. -
We are all about driving accountability. If we see a manager falling behind or struggling to apply strategies, we'll be following up with them (polite pestering as we call it) to get them back on track.
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This program initiated with the intent of support managers in the construction space. Though, we've also helped C-suite executives, directors, managers, and supervisors in a range of industries from resorts to engineering firms.
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YES. We designed this to be practical and actionable so you can apply what you learn from day one. We tell all the managers we work with, if you don't understand how to apply this right away, then let's talk and figure it out ASAP.
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Excellence through and through - from efficiency processes, to happier customers, to stronger teams, to higher-level to strategic discussions, you'll see tangible ways your managers are creating results for you.
We'll also discuss what specific results you want to see and ensure a custom learning track to get them there.
Though - disclaimer - results depend on a manager's commitment to embrace what they are learning and reach out when they need support. AND on your commitment - as the CEO - to want to see real change. -
The great thing about learning about excellence is that it combines the basics of great leadership with simple yet high-level strategies. We meet you where you are. So, new supervisors and mid-career managers can learn something from each and every module.
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We charge an onboarding fee per company plus a monthly cost per manager (or "student"). Monthly costs per manager range between $1600-2100 depending on the number of managers actively enrolled. Book a call for your specific quote!
Access to course videos and resource templates ONLY without personalized coaching for your team is available as a monthly subscription for $379.00 per month. -
Coaching is the best way to apply what you're learning and get the accountability you need to really succeed with this course.
But - hey - if you're a straightshooter, highly disciplined kind of person and just want the course content, get it as a monthly subscription for $379 per month.