Cultivate Program Information
Essential Career Development for Mid to Senior-Level Women
Grounded in the latest research on effective strategies for women’s development, this program also includes tools and methodologies recognized by executives and senior leaders as having significant, positive impact on professional success.
Program enrollment is limited to ensure a quality experience, opening only twice a year.
Good for Women, Good for Employers
Women’s leadership development programs benefit both employers and women, often leading to:
🔹increased diversity of thought and innovation
🔹higher promotion rates
🔹higher retention
🔹increased sponsorship, broader networks
🔹increased knowledge and confidence
🔹better understanding of organizational structure and processes
🔹and increased job satisfaction for participants
Program Benefits and Components
Cohort Based Learning with Other Women
Provides opportunities for informal peer-coaching, networking, encouragement, and relationships that can sustain beyond the program.
Fosters Mentorship and Career Support
At multiple touchpoints, participants are encouraged to connect with their manager and key stakeholders, to foster mentoring conversations while showcasing their initiative and thoughtful, strategic contributions.
Specialized Career Planning Tools
Participants will develop 5- and 10-year career plans that account for each person’s goals, unique certain and uncertain life and family factors, and align with their long-term goals and personal values.
Increased Influence and Voice Training
The RCS Relationship Mapping Tool™ is specially designed to help participants identify, build, and strengthen key relationships to enhance their influence and impact.
Workforce Navigation & Triage Response Roadmap
Participants will walk away with a custom roadmap to better navigate common complexities in their role, make faster and better decisions, reduce unnecessary stress, and know what attention and resources are needed.
Workforce Identity and Purpose Clarification
Program participants will understand their strengths better and learn to leverage their personal brand to increase others’ trust. They will also begin the process of identifying, claiming, and internalizing their leadership identity.
What clients say about the coaching, content, & tools
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“(I feel) like I have some new tools / methodologies to improve our performance as a team. (Also, I now have) clarity on values I am honoring and also some that I am not, (including) where I need to focus to increase my own effectiveness.”
- Andrea, Chief Strategy Officer
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“You will learn something about yourself even if you feel like you have it all figured out.”
Renee, Community Director
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Emily is a passionate and dedicated coach and I was extremely blessed to work with her a few years ago, right as I was transitioning into a new role in a new organization. Her wisdom and expertise really opened my mind to the benefits of the Stakeholder Centered Coaching approach, and I found tremendous value during our time together. She was, and is, an incredible supporter and I strongly believe that with Emily's coaching, I was prepared for a big promotion that came along a few months later.
Megan, Director
Designed To Work With Participants’ High Demand Workloads
The program is tailored for busy schedules, requiring women to commit only 2-3% of their work week.
Participants attend a once weekly, lunchtime 30-45 minute facilitation session and spend only 15 minutes each remaining day of the week applying what they’ve learned.
Compliments and Aligns with Companies’ Talent Strategies and Efforts
Many companies actively support the professional development and success of their female employees.
To support companies’ talent efforts, participant’s sponsors may request our Talent Alignment Program Recommendations Guide. This guide provides guidance on how they can prepare the participants for the program and align the program with their talent development strategy.
To help women leverage that support, we provide resources participants can use to successfully initiate a conversation about the program with their manager or HR teams. This includes a request for their manager’s support and use of professional development funds for program enrollment.
Program Details
Cultivate is a five month development program facilitated by Master Certified SCC coach and leadership expert Emily Chipman.
The program covers 5 key development areas.
Employers may request custom programs for groups of 12 or more.
3.5 Hours private coaching
12 Live Cohort Workshop and Learning Sessions
The Experienced Professional Playbook - all of the tools and resources needed to navigate and cultivate your current AND FUTURE roles
Online learning modules - micro learning for key topics and tools
Group Coaching Sessions - for additional learning from peers
Practical, actionable learning exercises in a micro learning format
Video and audio recordings of group discussion and workshops, available throughout program
Frequently Asked Questions
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Beta Testers | In 2025 we will be beta testing several aspects of the program. Beta testers, who are willing to share their experience, testimonials, and feedback with us can participate at a cost of $2,750 per person.
Open Enrollment Course | Including all private coaching, group coaching, live cohort based learning, online learning, the playbook, and all tools and materials: $7,500.
Company cohorts | Employers may request custom programs for groups of 12 or more. Pricing is available upon request.
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We recommend participants are provided with stretch assignments, and that their workload is rebalanced during this time to ensure they can apply their learnings and receive feedback from their manager and others in the organization. 70% of learning should come from on the job experience. This program provides a strong foundation.
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The program provides several opportunities for participants to engage their managers and/or key stakeholders in mentoring and learning conversations. We recommend managers hold regular 1:1 meetings with participants throughout the program to encourage and facilitate these conversations.
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The program is currently available twice a year. Please contact us using the button below if you would like to be placed on the waitlist.
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Participants should have at least 10 years of experience to participate. It is expected that most participants will have 15 to 20 years of professional experience.
Participants should be in good standing at work, without performance issues.
Generally speaking, they should be settled in their profession and not looking to make a major shirt.
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Unconscious bias is a critical development and learning area for women. Research indicates it is best addressed through each company’s tailored efforts to meet its own unique company cultures and challenges.
To ensure participants receive appropriate guidance, we recommend participants leverage their employer’s resources for education and support navigating any identified unconscious bias challenges.
Free Resources and Information
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For Managers and HR | How to help participants get the most out of the program
What can HR, sponsors, and managers do to help participants get the most out of the program? This guide provides four actions sponsors can take to ensure program participation offers maximum benefit to both the participant and employer.
Download the Talent Alignment Program Recommendations Guide.
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For Participants | How to ask your manager to sponsor your attendance
How can you successfully request manager support participating in the program? Download this document for a step-by-step guide and email template.
In addition to clear steps, this guide includes examples of “what to say” when engaging in the conversations.
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Program Information Sheet
The program information sheet outlines the benefits of this program ad can be shared with managers as well as potential participants.
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For all | What are best practices for women's development programs?
Cultivate is specially designed to meet best practices and support employers' efforts to champion women.
Access a Harvard Business Review article outlining best practices for women’s leadership development, including the importance of companies addressing second-generation unconscious bias as a company-sponsored program for both men and women.
About the Facilitator
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Emily Chipman is a master-certified Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder-Centered Coach (SCC) with 20 years of experience internally and externally in organization development, leadership coaching and development, and instructional design. She has designed and facilitated leader development for leaders across industries and globally.
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“To a person, all of our managers have expressed to me how much they enjoyed the experience and felt that they learned many new principles and practices that will help them be more effective in their roles. Emily did an exceptional job of presenting the material. She is very knowledgeable about the subjects she teaches and has a remarkable presentation style that is very engaging and keeps everyone interested.” Mark, Chief Administrative Officer
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“Emily offered me many valuable insights into ways of working more effectively with my colleagues addressing challenging issues within my company. She is wise, empathetic, an excellent listener and a keen strategist. I came away from every conversation with things to think about and ways to grow as a leader.” Jon, CEO