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womxn in leadership

Womxn Leaders,

So many of us were taught we aren’t enough.

We lack the skills and confidence to own our seat at the table.

Too soft. Too emotional. Too weak. Too much.

We’ve been told we need to fit in. If we want to succeed, we compress ourselves into systems and structures that were never made for us, let alone designed for us to thrive in.

For 15+ years, I’ve coached incredible, successful, capable womxn who consistently share two things in common:

  1. You know what you’re doing. You have more than earned your seat at the table.

  2. You doubt your value. Your worth, your decisions, your impact.

CEO’s, entrepreneurs, founders, executive directors, directors, managers and team leaders…

If you question your voice and effectiveness at the table and impostor syndrome has you asking Why me?

Shine is for you.

You are here for a reason.

Yes, you.

Impact-driven womxn leaders are here to make a difference in the world. It is baked into your DNA. Right now, it’s coming at a cost.

Pressure on your health and wellbeing, your time and commitments outside work, your deep care for your people and communities… all of this matters to you.

We talk about work/life balance, but what we need to talk about is systems change.

Welcome to Shine, an immersion for impact-driven womxn leaders.

This immersion is for impact-driven womxn leaders who want to change how we lead so we can collectively shine. It’s not about changing who you are. It’s about recognizing your greatness and leading your business and life from there, while still making a positive impact.

This is not your average training here to teach you how to give feedback or think strategically. From my experience, you know how to do that. You’re great at leading. The opportunity is that you doubt that you do. Even reading this, you might be thinking, “That’s not me. I’m not great.”

This immersion is here to help you know how capable you already are. To give you the clarity and confidence to shine and lead others to shine too. To reveal your true self, recognize your strengths and how to work with them. To recognize how you uplift the greatness of others.

“Thank you for helping me express my strengths in changing contexts and to see that I am capable. You helped me notice when I trust myself, and to name the leader in me, with my own style.”

— Paola Qualizza, Founder + Managing Director, Groundswell

who SHINE is for

 

SHINE Immersion is for you if:

  • You are a womxn-identifying leader in any impact space in business, non-profit and the public sector

  • You are an entrepreneur, founder, director, people manager, executive, or executive director running a business or organization, small to large

  • You lead people be it a small and mighty team or a large one

  • You feel guilty for the things you’re not good at

  • You want to stop judging or doubting yourself and others — it’s holding you back

  • You want to embrace what you’re great at, and embrace it in others too

  • You want to lead authentically from your values

  • You want to learn a better way to relate to yourself and others

  • When something great happens, you wanat to be able to see and celebrate it

  • You feel lost about how to take care of your needs and not let others down

  • You feel guilty when you say yes to yourself and prioritize your needs, or you just don’t take care of yourself

  • You want your life and actions to matter and serve something bigger than yourself

program goals

  • Embrace and lead from your gifts and strengths

  • Leverage your Enneagram type to identify what you need to shine, and lead others to shine

  • Identify where and why you get stuck and tripped up

  • Know your triggers and what you need to thrive

  • Own what you’re great at, be ok with what you’re not

  • Normalize people’s differences as a strength necessary for success

  • Create bridges of understanding to appreciate your motivations, strengths, decisions, needs and metrics of success

  • Discover how to lead through conflict and change while honouring yourself and others

  • Leverage your Enneagram profile to understand where you are under stress

  • Embrace who you are and embrace the same in others

  • Own your voice

  • Learn to say no without guilt

  • Lead from your authentic self

the SHINE experience

what’s included:

Level Two: We As Leaders

Create new pathways to resolve conflict, build collaboration, and navigate change. Builds on Level 1: You as Leader, explore your conflict approach, decision-making matrix, relationship blocks, and goals.

Facilitated in-person.

iEQ9 Enneagram Profile

A comprehensive iEQ9 Enneagram profile identifies your core type — personality, strengths, motivation, limitations, and opportunities — creating a roadmap for accelerated, integrative, and sustainable development.

1:1 Coaching

2 x 1:1 coaching sessions with me to support your individual growth.

We use your Enneagram profile to identify and harness your strengths, navigate your unique roadblocks and support you in stepping into your leadership. Be empowered to shine .

Level One: You As Leader

Identify your leadership strengths and style, and where you get stuck. Know your stressors and what you need to thrive. Leverage your EQ9 Enneagram profile to lead from your strengths.

Facilitated in-person.

Online Learning

4 × 90 min Guided sessions to build your leadership competencies:

  • Build Your Confidence

  • Clarity in Communication

  • Responsive Decision-Making

  • Manage Your Inner Critic

Support

  • A community of women who have your back.

  • 1:1 text and email support

  • Goal setting and road mapping

  • SHINE workbook with coaching questions, tools and practices

  • WhatsApp group chat

  • “Thanks for seeing me, supporting me, and shoving me upwards for the last 6 months - as well as seriously elevating the standards of coaching.”

    Anniken Chadwick, Founder, The Cheerful Pelvis

  • "Attending Urszula’s retreats and coaching with her has been pivotal in my success both as an entrepreneur and as a mother. I can’t give her five stars, because if I could, I’d give her a million."

    Patrice Mousseau, Founder & CEO, Satya Organic Skincare

  • “You have given me so much strength and confidence and a million little and bigger other things.”

    Colleen Mullen, Principle, Stz’umunis Education Society

  • "Her insight, compassion, skill set and creativity helped me soar above the daily complexity of running a large organization into strategic and long-term visioning. I wouldn’t have made it in those first months without her wisdom and kindness. 10 out 10 and five stars.”

    Amanda Burrows, Executive Director, First United

  • “Urszula’s thoughtful, gentle approach to coaching has empowered me as a leader to see the best in myself and in others. She encouraged me to adopt a more mindful approach to leadership, while giving permission to pause, slow down, and move through my work with more ease. I’m a better mother, wife, and leader.”

    Meg Reynolds, Executive Director, Howe Sound Women's Centre

  • “Urszula, many many thank you’s for the time you supported Nurse Next Door. You will be missed. Your presence was always a JOY and your work elevated our abilities to make a difference in the lives of many.”

    Susan Karda, COO, Nurse Next Door

  • I appreciate her candour, kindness, wisdom and honesty which have truly elevated my leadership and personal journeys. Thank you, Urszula!

    Saba El-Hilo, CTO, Certn

Book your SHINE Womxn in Leadership Program.

Thanks for your interest. These programs are custom-led to womxn identifying groups, organizations and teams. Book a consult to get started.

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Hi, I’m Urszula, your guide.

I’ve been coaching and facilitating for over 15 years in the impact space. I’ve coached hundreds of people around the globe. Worked with stellar brands, impact accelerators, First Nations, non-profits and tech startups. I’ve shared coaching advice in the New York Times and supported some of the most successful people I can’t tell you about because this work is sacred.

I’m known for powerful, simple practices, BS-free guidance, and a bold mindful approach to move you forward.

We are living in a time of burnout, injustice, and overwhelm. I’m deeply commited to changing how we lead so that we all have the opportunity to shine. As a leader you get to be a part of that systems change.

“Urszula is an exceptional coach, leader, facilitator, and person. She listens with compassion, and guides her clients with confidence and grace. I've worked with Urszula both in a facilitator and coaching capacity with my organization and one-on-one. When I began working with Urszula I didn't know the amount of growth I've experienced was even possible--I am better for it, and my career path will benefit from it for years to come. I cannot recommend Urszula enough!

— Katie Koncan, Director of Development & Communications, First United