Explore Your Community. Make New Connections.
Magnify Your Impact.
Focus Louisville is the perfect leadership development program for professionals in the area to broaden their network, understand the challenges that face our community, and find paths and opportunities to get involved in solving them. Its 2½-day timeframe is ideal for busy professionals who may not have the bandwidth for one of our longer cohort programs, but want to get the benefit of forging relationships with likeminded people and the influential leaders shaping our community.
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE:
For professionals of all levels and industries
2½ day leadership development program
Deep networking, tours, and speakers
Open Enrollment (no application)
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Both newcomers to the city and native Louisvillians alike find that they gain a much deeper understanding of our city’s history, infrastructure, and leadership. The program content varies with each class, but the structure of the program is a mix of activities to help participants build relationships, tours, and speakers from major institutions in the area representing a variety of industries (which have included government, education, economic development, arts, and non-profit organizations).
Register for an upcoming session:
September 21-23
November 30 – December 2
Interested in learning more?
Contact our Engagement Manager Sara Bowman.
sbowman@leadershiplouisville.org
(502) 753-1492
Schedule a Quick 15-Minute Call
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How individuals benefit
- Inspiration through a hands-on learning experience of Louisville’s past, present, and potential future.
- Exposure to local leaders, issues, and opportunities for community leadership.
- Low time commitment with high leadership development potential.
- New friendships, new ideas, and new perspectives from a diverse group of people within our community.
- Focus Louisville graduates have a stronger application for Ignite Louisville, Leadership Louisville, Bingham Fellows, and Encore Louisville.
How companies benefit
- A meaningful way to recognize and reward top talent.
- A more personal, deeper way to introduce new employees to all that Louisville has to offer.
- Valuable new relationships that can result in new opportunities and added visibility for your organization.
- A great way to add civic engagement into your company’s culture while also creating opportunities for leadership development.
Who should participate
Classes are comprised of a diverse group including executives, young professionals, managers, business owners, nonprofit directors and senior business leaders at major corporations. It is often an entry point for new residents of the region and spouses; however, lifelong Louisvillians get as much benefit as newcomers. Focus Louisville is the “gateway” experience through which we encourage all leaders to enter, whether you are an established leader seeking more civic engagement, or a rising professional ready to take your place as a community leader.
Details & Tuition
Time Commitment: Focus Louisville is 2 ½ days – Thursday and Friday, 8-5, Saturday, 8-noon.
Tuition: Focus Louisville program tuition is $900, which includes meals, transportation, and materials.
Focus Attendance and Tuition policy: Please note that tuition for the Focus Louisville program is non-refundable. If you cannot attend the session, it is important to notify the Leadership Louisville Center immediately. If your notification is received at least two weeks before your program’s start date, you can reschedule for the next immediate session of Focus Louisville. Please be aware that any cancellations occurring within two-weeks of the program start date will result in automatic forfeit of your tuition. Additionally, note that rescheduling your participation in the Focus Louisville program is only allowed once.
Tuition Support: Limited tuition support is available based on need. To request tuition support for Focus Louisville, click here. Tuition support will only be considered before registration. Have questions about tuition support? Contact Sara Bowman or call (502) 753-1492 for more information.
Want to learn more?
For more information, see Frequently Asked Questions. If you want to get in touch with us, please fill out the form below or contact Sara Bowman at (502) 753-1492 or email.