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Lead True: A Conscious Leadership Experience
Choose your session
Oct 18 • Oct 20 • Nov 1
12:00 – 1:30 PM ET
Lead with presence. Influence with authenticity.
The pace of change has outstripped our nervous systems’ ability to keep up.
Many of us are leading from reactivity—constantly responding, rarely resourced.
This 90-minute experiential workshop offers a reset. You’ll discover practical tools from neuroscience, mindfulness, and heart intelligence that help you move from stress to self-command, from performance to presence.
In this experience, you will:
• Experience how your internal state directly impacts your effectiveness as a leader
• Learn the neuroscience of reactivity vs. creativity—and how to shift between them in real time
• Practice a simple breath technique to reduce stress and restore clarity
• Explore where “autopilot” leadership may be costing you energy, connection, and impact
• Connect with other thoughtful leaders who are choosing to lead with awareness rather than urgency
Why this matters
Research by Dr. Todd Rose and Populace shows most people live inside collective illusions—misreading what others value and self-silencing in response.
Authenticity is the antidote.
When you align your actions with your true values, you create psychological safety, inspire trust, and amplify influence.
This session will help you reconnect to that authentic center—the part of you that leads best when grounded, curious, and fully alive.
You’ll leave with:
• A proven “pause-notice-choose” framework for staying centered under pressure
• A breath-based reset you can use anytime to regulate your nervous system
• A reflective prompt to reveal what becomes possible when you lead consciously
• A taste of the six-week Lead True Accelerator—for those ready to go deeper
Who it’s for
Leaders, creators, and changemakers who want to lead with clarity, compassion, and authenticity—even in uncertain times.
Come as you are. Leave more resourced, real, and ready to lead true.

Mingle Mondays — Where Stories and Strangers Become Something More

Start your week with something different at Shipgarten.
Mingle Mondays is a free, one-hour experience designed to help you unwind, connect, and leave with more than just a drink.

Through light, interactive prompts and guided conversations, you'll meet new people, swap real stories, and discover just how much we all have in common—without the awkward small talk.

Come solo or bring a friend. Either way, you’ll leave feeling more connected and part of something real.

🕡 When: Mondays, 6:30–7:30 PM
📍 Where: Shipgarten, Tysons - 7581 Colshire Dr, McLean, VA
💸 Cost: Free
🚗 Parking & Shuttle Info

• Free parking is available at 1700 Old Meadow Road, McLean, VA 22102.
• The parking lot is a short walk from the venue, and there is a complimentary shuttle that runs continuously between the lot and Shipgarten.
• Uber / ride-hail drop-off point is at 7581 Colshire Dr, McLean, VA 22102.

Lead True: A Conscious Leadership Experience
Choose your session
Oct 20 • Nov 1 • Nov 4
12:00 – 1:30 PM ET
Lead with presence. Influence with authenticity.
The pace of change has outstripped our nervous systems’ ability to keep up.
Many of us are leading from reactivity—constantly responding, rarely resourced.
This 90-minute experiential workshop offers a reset. You’ll discover practical tools from neuroscience, mindfulness, and heart intelligence that help you move from stress to self-command, from performance to presence.
In this experience, you will:
• Experience how your internal state directly impacts your effectiveness as a leader
• Learn the neuroscience of reactivity vs. creativity—and how to shift between them in real time
• Practice a simple breath technique to reduce stress and restore clarity
• Explore where “autopilot” leadership may be costing you energy, connection, and impact
• Connect with other thoughtful leaders who are choosing to lead with awareness rather than urgency
Why this matters
Research by Dr. Todd Rose and Populace shows most people live inside collective illusions—misreading what others value and self-silencing in response.
Authenticity is the antidote.
When you align your actions with your true values, you create psychological safety, inspire trust, and amplify influence.
This session will help you reconnect to that authentic center—the part of you that leads best when grounded, curious, and fully alive.
You’ll leave with:
• A proven “pause-notice-choose” framework for staying centered under pressure
• A breath-based reset you can use anytime to regulate your nervous system
• A reflective prompt to reveal what becomes possible when you lead consciously
• A taste of the six-week Lead True Accelerator—for those ready to go deeper
Who it’s for
Leaders, creators, and changemakers who want to lead with clarity, compassion, and authenticity—even in uncertain times.
Come as you are. Leave more resourced, real, and ready to lead true.

Mingle Mondays — Where Stories and Strangers Become Something More

Start your week with something different at Shipgarten.
Mingle Mondays is a free, one-hour experience designed to help you unwind, connect, and leave with more than just a drink.

Through light, interactive prompts and guided conversations, you'll meet new people, swap real stories, and discover just how much we all have in common—without the awkward small talk.

Come solo or bring a friend. Either way, you’ll leave feeling more connected and part of something real.

🕡 When: Mondays, 6:30–7:30 PM
📍 Where: Shipgarten, Tysons - 7581 Colshire Dr, McLean, VA
💸 Cost: Free
🚗 Parking & Shuttle Info

• Free parking is available at 1700 Old Meadow Road, McLean, VA 22102.
• The parking lot is a short walk from the venue, and there is a complimentary shuttle that runs continuously between the lot and Shipgarten.
• Uber / ride-hail drop-off point is at 7581 Colshire Dr, McLean, VA 22102.