JOIN AN ELITE GLOBAL NETWORK OF WOMEN LEADERS
Samantha Karlin's
THE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE
Where Female Visionaries Come to Unleash Their Power
Join an Elite, Global Network of Women Leaders
THE WOMEN'S
LEADERSHIP
CHALLENGE
Where Female Visionaries Come to Unleash Their Power
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Join a community of global elite women change-makers
- Gain access to 100+ powerful alumni from 36 countries.
- Receive job referrals, client connections, and support for business ventures.
- Build lasting relationships with accomplished women in similar roles.
- Get help with interviews, resumes, SES or USA jobs responses.
- Connect with movement builders to amplify your impact.
- Engage beta testers for your ventures and get valuable feedback.
Join a community of global elite women change-makers
- Gain access to 100+ powerful alumni from 36 countries.
- Receive job referrals, client connections, and support for business ventures.
- Build lasting relationships with accomplished women in similar roles.
- Get help with pitch decks, cover letters, SES or USA jobs responses.
- Connect with movement builders to amplify your impact.
- Engage beta testers for your projects and connect with podcast guests and hosts.
This is not just another Women's Leadership Program
Most leadership programs teach you outdated leadership methods left over from the 1990s, dictated by white Western men and sharklike women. We created this program to fill the gap.
DOORS ARE OPENING FALL 2024
This is not just another Women's Leadership Program
Most leadership programs teach you outdated leadership methods left over from the 1990s, dictated by white Western men and sharklike women. We created this program to fill the gap.
DOORS OPENING FALL 2024
WHAT IS THE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE?
Renowned Guest Speakers
Previous Guest Speakers have included :
Elizabeth Vazquez
Founder and CEO of WeConnect International
Hasina Kharbhih
Winner of the World Innovation Prize for her work countering human trafficking in Asia through her NGO, Impulse
Jennifer Miller
Assistant Secretary of State for the Airforce, Strategic Partner and Advisor of the Women’s ERG in the Airforce
Jackie Nunez
Founder of The Last Plastic Straw, Head of Advocacy for the Plastic Pollution Coalition
Empowering Women, Shaping Futures
Empowering Women, Shaping Futures
Our Previous Alumni Include CEO’s, Non-profit Executive Directors, Financial VP’s, Product Managers, Tech Executives, and More
Some Alumni Results...
Christina Pascucci
Christina ran for the democratic primary for the United States Senate in California. Among 27 candidates, she repeatedly polled at the top, made history as the first U.S. Senate campaign to use ethical AI to reach voters, and garnered $50 million worth of media coverage, a rarity for a political outsider. At one point she was in a statistical tie with one of the frontrunners, a 25-year Congressperson.
Fitore Pula
Fitore’s dream was to open a restaurant staffed by refugees in Geneva, Switzerland. Displaced herself by the Balkan wars in the 90’s, Fitore had a long legacy at UNHCR but wanted to do more. We are so proud to share that Fito’s joint venture, Cuisine Lab, is now open for business with rave reviews in Geneva. It is staffed by refugees and features their native cuisines.
Alumni Stories
Fitore Pula
Fitore’s dream was to open a restaurant staffed by refugees in Geneva, Switzerland. Displaced herself by the Balkan wars in the 90’s, Fitore had a long legacy at UNHCR but wanted to do more. We are so proud to share that Fito’s joint venture, Cuisine Lab, is now open for business with rave reviews in Geneva. It is staffed by refugees and features their native cuisines.
Christina Pascucci
Christina ran for the democratic primary for the United States Senate in California. Among 27 candidates, she repeatedly polled at the top, made history as the first U.S. Senate campaign to use ethical AI to reach voters, and garnered $50 million worth of media coverage, a rarity for a political outsider. At one point she was in a statistical tie with one of the frontrunners, a 25-year Congressperson.
The Women's Leadership Challenge
ELEVATE YOUR IMPACT, CREATE YOUR LEGACY
What's Included:
24 Live Leadership Classes
Classes are 2.5 hours and are a mixture of:
-Celebrating process wins
– Interactive exercises and breakouts
– Curriculum
– Personalized Spot Coaching
– Occasional guest speaker
For the DC WLC cohort, classes will be a mix of meetings once per month in person/hybrid in Navy Yard, Washington DC, and once a month on Zoom.
For others outside of DC, sessions will always be held live on Zoom.
Class is held every other Monday or Tuesday night
1:1 Matchmaking – You’ll be paired with 10 customized matches from our expansive alumni network who share your career path. These connections will not only expand your own network but also provide you with invaluable guidance to propel your professional growth.
Personalized Coaching
Samantha, the leader of the program and an executive ACC coach, has a 1:1 60-minute coaching session with you to help you craft your feminist change initiative and strategize how to put it out into the world.
1-1 Mission Vision Session with Lesley Zafran, one of our brilliant and generous alumni, will coach you privately for an hour, where she will deeply explore with you either your life’s mission and vision or that of your feminist change initiative. You will leave the session with a clear and inspirational mission and vision statement to take forward into the world, and clarity on what it is you’re striving for.
This session with Samantha will bring you through a meditative reflection exercise and coaching to clarify your life’s purpose. Women have called this session fundamental to finding their true calling.
Leadership Development
In partnership with Truscore, you will send out a survey to as many as 11 people – colleagues, supervisors, direct reports, partners, friends, and family – gathering feedback and ratings across various feminist leadership competencies.
In a personalized 1 hour private coaching session with Samantha, you will explore your strengths and growth edges, creating your own leadership development plan.
This canonical assessment is essential to understanding your strengths as a leader. Our strengths-based leadership class then teaches you how to leverage these strengths in your relationships, in your leadership, and in your life – and how to delegate in the areas where you aren’t strong.
+ Exclusive Pricing on the 2025 WLC Retreat
+ Exclusive Pricing on The 2025 WLC Women's Retreat
This is a transformative in-person three-day retreat, where you will have the opportunity to connect with Women's Leadership Challenge alumni who share your drive and vision.
*exclusive pricing on the 2025 retreat*
We believe in creating a better world. This is not just a leadership program, it’s a movement for change.
Break Free from the Need to 'Earn Your Place' in a Male-Dominated World: This Program is for You if You Want to...
- Seek recognition beyond job accomplishments
- Access personalized, executive coaching for your next steps
- Learn leadership from a feminist, intersectional lens
- Clearly articulate your purpose
- Build a distinguished personal brand
- Create world-changing impact
- Be a role model for other women
- Carve a lasting legacy
- Join a successful, prosperous community of female changemakers
This is not just a leadership program, it's a movement for change.
This cohort will address:
- Changing systems of oppression and patriarchy
- Achieving the UN sustainable development goals
- The impact of climate change
- The influence of social media
- Global conflicts
- Intersectional feminism
What would your life look like if...
- You allowed your dreams to have a shot at becoming reality?
- Your felt inspired to do things differently?
- You were bold and fearless in driving change in a male-dominated world?
- You led with authenticity, courage, and feminist values?
- You became unstoppable?
- You helped changed the system?
- You built your own damn table?
Get a sneak peek into a sampling of the modules
Get a sneak peek into a sampling of the modules
STEP INTO YOUR POWER AS A FEARLESS, DYNAMIC FEMALE LEADER AND CLAIM YOUR SEAT AT THE TABLE... OR BUILD YOUR OWN
This program is designed for the woman who
Holds a leadership position
Knows she could skyrocket with the right support.
Wants to carve a lasting legacy.
Knows that her voice has a mission.
Has world-changing ideas, and is ready to put them into action.
Cares about supporting other women from all backgrounds and identities.
What would your life look like if...
- You allowed your dreams to have a shot at becoming reality?
- You became the catalyst for change in your organization?
- You were bold and fearless in driving change in a male-dominated world?
- You led with authenticity, courage, and feminist values?
- You helped changed the system?
- You built your own damn table?
STEP INTO YOUR POWER AS A FEARLESS, DYNAMIC FEMALE LEADER AND CLAIM YOUR SEAT AT THE TABLE - OR BUILD YOUR OWN
This program is designed for the woman who
Holds a leadership position.
Knows she could skyrocket with the
right support
Wants to carve a lasting legacy.
Knows that her voice has a mission.
Has world-changing ideas, and is ready to
put them into action.
Cares about supporting other women from
all backgrounds and identities.
Break Free from the Need to 'Earn Your Place' in a Male-Dominated World: This Program is for You if You Want to...
- Seek recognition beyond job accomplishments
- Access personalized, executive coaching for your next steps
- Learn leadership from a feminist, intersectional lens
- Clearly articulate your purpose
- Build a distinguished personal brand
- Create world-changing impact
- Be a role model for other women
- Carve a lasting legacy
- Join a successful, prosperous community of female changemakers among our alumni
Alumni Results...
Laura Hall
Laura fulfilled her dreams of being an adjunct professor. This is her third year as a top-rated professor teaching national security policy at Duke University.
“I'm a natural skeptic of these kinds of programs as they often feel self-serving and more about the outfit delivering the course. Samantha is 100% about the women she includes in these groups and is dedicated to their development. The specifics of the course that focused on seeing yourself differently and really focusing on strengths were incredibly helpful as was Samantha's constant and positive coaching."
Alumni Stories
Laura Hall
Laura fulfilled her dreams of being an adjunct professor. This is her third year as a top-rated professor teaching national security policy at Duke University.
“I'm a natural skeptic of these kinds of programs as they often feel self-serving and more about the outfit delivering the course. Samantha is 100% about the women she includes in these groups and is dedicated to their development. The specifics of the course that focused on seeing yourself differently and really focusing on strengths were incredibly helpful as was Samantha's constant and positive coaching."
Hallie Stern
Hallie started her own business to combat misinformation and disinformation, Mad Mirror Media. She recently hosted RightsCon in Costa Rica and was selected to speak at the Nobel Peace Prize Summit about disinformation.
"When I started the Women's Leadership Challenge I was in a funk. I've always been incredibly ambitious but at the time, I was feeling stuck. I needed a group of women who could help me work through it and bring me back to myself. I don't normally write reviews like this, but I couldn't recommend WLC enough."
Hallie Stern
Hallie started her own business to combat misinformation and disinformation, Mad Mirror Media. She recently hosted RightsCon in Costa Rica and was selected to speak at the Nobel Peace Prize Summit about disinformation.
"When I started the Women's Leadership Challenge I was in a funk. I've always been incredibly ambitious but at the time, I was feeling stuck. I needed a group of women who could help me work through it and bring me back to myself. I don't normally write reviews like this, but I couldn't recommend WLC enough."
This is for you if
- You run or aspire to run a business or nonprofit
- You want to leave a legacy
- You want to lead DEI in your workplace
- You want to change the system
- You want to gain a better understanding of your strengths
- You want to skyrocket your impact
- You know that you have a lot to offer
This is not for you if
- You have not held a leadership role
- You don't care about systemic change
- You want to climb over other women to get to the top
- You lack ambition
- You are currently a student or in an entry-level role
- You are not ready to invest the time, energy, and financial resources necessary to foster transformation
Our Voices Have a Mission - What Will You Do With Yours?
Our Voices Have a Mission - What Will You Do With Yours?
Introducing...
SAMANTHA KARLIN
Speaker, Upcoming Author, Facilitator
Samantha is a TEDx speaker and founder of Empower Global, a cutting-edge leadership development organization. She is a certified ACC coach.
Samantha has delivered training and spoken at numerous influential organizations – such as Coldwell Bankers, AWS, The DC Bar, TPG, the US Import Export Bank, The US Department of Homeland Security, Distiller’s Association of America, Barclays, The US State Department, The Wilson Center and beyond. She is also a senior facilitator and executive coach at the Partnership for Public Service where she coaches and trains senior leaders from various government agencies.
She has also facilitated and coached for the Neuroleadership Institute and Korn Ferry. She has trained 15,000 + leaders from 38 countries on a myriad of topics under the leadership umbrella, as well as women’s issues.
Her purpose in life is to empower and advance feminist leaders into positions of leadership, and help them amplify their impact. She also seeks to change the way leadership is practiced to create environments where people can flourish and truly reach their full potential.
She has a master’s degree in gender analysis and conflict resolution from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and has also studied at Yale University, Harvard School of Education, and Harvard Kennedy School. Samantha also received the prestigious Bellagio fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation.
Introducing...
SAMANTHA KARLIN
Speaker, Upcoming Author, Facilitator
Samantha is a TEDx speaker and founder of Empower Global, a cutting-edge leadership development organization. She is a certified ACC coach.
Samantha has delivered training and spoken at numerous influential organizations – such as Coldwell Bankers, AWS, The DC Bar, TPG, the US Import Export Bank, The US Department of Homeland Security, Distiller’s Association of America, Barclays, The US State Department, The Wilson Center and beyond. She is also a senior facilitator and executive coach at the Partnership for Public Service where she coaches and trains senior leaders from various government agencies.
She has also facilitated and coached for the Neuroleadership Institute and Korn Ferry. She has trained 15,000 + leaders from 38 countries on a myriad of topics under the leadership umbrella, as well as women’s issues.
Her purpose in life is to empower and advance feminist leaders into positions of leadership, and help them amplify their impact. She also seeks to change the way leadership is practiced to create environments where people can flourish and truly reach their full potential.
She has a master’s degree in gender analysis and conflict resolution from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and has also studied at Yale University, Harvard School of Education, and Harvard Kennedy School. Samantha also received the prestigious Bellagio fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation.
Take the first step and apply to join the Women’s Leadership Challenge where we will...
- Teach you how to stop playing small
- Give you a playbook to lead from a place of ethics, feminist intersectional values, compassion, and strength
- Embolden you with the confidence to say no, set boundaries, and prioritize what matters to you
- Teach you how to lead from an inclusive, intersectional, feminist lens
- Give you the confidence to disrupt the current system and power structures
- Show you the steps you need to take to become an unapologetic feminist leader
Take the first step and apply to join the Women’s Leadership Challenge where we will...
- Teach you how to stop playing small
- Give you a playbook to lead from a place of ethics, feminist intersectional values, compassion, and strength
- Embolden you with the confidence to say no, set boundaries, and prioritize what matters to you.
- Teach you how to lead from an inclusive, intersectional, feminist lens.
- Give you the confidence to disrupt the current system and power structures.
- Show you the steps you need to take to become an unapologetic feminist leader.
Alumni Achievements
- Ivka’s investment firm, Promethos, increased its assets from 100 million under management to 800 million under management.
- Kylelane wrote her first draft of her book "Sustainable Investing: An ESG Starter Kit for Everyday Investors" during WLC. She got feedback and support from her cohort as well as a publisher all during her time in the program. She is now a published author.
- Jackie had not gotten a raise in 5 years. She did salary negotiating coaching in WLC, gained confidence and tips from other women in her cohort, and she was able to obtain the raise that she deserved the entire time.
- Dana was looking for a new job and someone in her cohort made a personalized introduction to a senior official at the Department for Homeland Security. She was coached through the entire interview process in WLC, conquered imposter syndrome, identified her unique value proposition, and recieved a senior advisor position.
- Sophie came into the course with an idea for a non-profit and because of WLC she was able to pursue her non-profit as a full-time job.
These alumni results are samples and may not be typical; individual outcomes depend on dedication and effort.
Alumni Achievements
- Ivka’s investment firm, Promethos, increased its assets from 100 million under management to 800 million under management.
- Kylelane wrote her first draft of her book "Sustainable Investing: An ESG Starter Kit for Everyday Investors" during WLC. She got feedback and support from her cohort as well as a publisher all during her time in the program. She is now a published author.
- Jackie had not gotten a raise in 5 years. She did salary negotiating coaching in WLC, gained confidence and tips from other women in her cohort, and she was able to obtain the raise that she deserved the entire time.
- Dana was looking for a new job and someone in her cohort made a personalized introduction to a senior official at the Department for Homeland Security. She was coached through the entire interview process in WLC, conquered imposter syndrome, identified her unique value proposition, and recieved a senior advisor position.
- Sophie came into the course with an idea for a non-profit and because of WLC she was able to pursue her non-profit as a full-time job.
These alumni results are samples and may not be typical; individual outcomes depend on dedication and effort.
FAQ'S
This challenge is designed for you if you are already in a position of influence or leadership. Please note – this program is not for entry-level women in the workforce or students.
If you believe that you are worth investing in, you care about creating social change, you want to carve out your legacy, and are ready to commit to a year that will change your life then you’re the perfect fit for WLC.
This course is designed to transform you and your life. It is not a “quick fix” solution because the literature shows that quick fixes don’t work.
Many women have resolved issues that they have been struggling with for their entire lives. Multiple women say “This course has changed my life forever.”
In order for us to do this for you, what we need from you is a commitment: a serious investment of time, resources, cognitive, and emotional energy.
There are 10 women per cohort. This is an intimate program so we can provide you with high-level, high-touch support. We have live virtual classes once every 2 weeks for 2.5 hours. Together we will process wins, hot seat coaching, and feminist leadership topics. You will also be provided with suggested TEDx talks, articles, and resources to fuel your feminist journey.
We hold your payment until we complete an interview with you and determine if you are the right fit for the course or not. If we decide to welcome you to the community and you choose to enroll, there are no refunds unless there is serious illness that prevents you from attending virtual class. If you are on a payment plan, you are expected to complete all payments regardless of whether you complete the full course. However, on a case by case basis you may be allowed to transfer into the next cohort. A transfer fee of $3500 will apply. If you are not accepted into the program we will release the hold on your card.
Yes, you will get a certificate in 21st Century Feminist Leadership.
Almost every organization has professional development budgets allotted for employees, ranging from $1000 to $15,000, depending on seniority. Often, even if there is not a stated professional development budget at your organization, if you make a strong case for how it will help you lead your team more effectively, and be a better influencer, organizations will carve out funding for you, be it partial or full funding for the program. If you run a nonprofit, this is a request that you can make from the board.
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