Events & Experiences
Architecting Excellence™ in community — one room, one retreat, one cohort at a time.
GrowLeadEmpower™ hosts high-impact leadership experiences designed to help you step away from the noise, reset your mindset, and realign your systems.
Join us for:
✨ Quarterly Live2Lead events
✨Monthly Architecting Excellence™ Retreat @ Sunset Shores
✨ or 12-week Leadership Architect Lab™
Every experience is intentionally designed to help you grow intentionally and lead with clarity.
There is no wrong door — each experience moves you toward clarity and intentional leadership.
Live2Lead
West Michigan
Architecting ExcellenceTM Retreats
Leadership Architect LabTM
Mindset & Resilient Growth • Quarterly
Experience world-class leadership content from John Maxwell and the Live2Lead faculty, paired with live facilitation that turns insight into action. Perfect for leaders and teams wanting a powerful reset and a shared growth experience.
What You’ll Experience:
- Global Live2Lead simulcast content
- Guided leadership reflection
- Action tools you can use immediately
- A high-energy environment designed for breakthrough thinking
Format: Half-day simulcast + live facilitation
Ideal for: Leadership teams, districts, nonprofits, emerging executives
Monthly 1-Day Leadership Retreats
High-touch, transformational retreats hosted at Sunset Shores — a space created for rest, reflection, and reset. Each month centers on a specific leadership theme, helping you rebuild clarity, confidence, and direction.
What You’ll Experience:
- Strategic reflection (not just rest)
- Mindset and identity clarity
- Systems alignment and leadership renewal
- A supportive community of emerging and established leaders
Format: 1-day retreat (in-person, with optional virtual companion)
Ideal for: Individual leaders, women in leadership, small teams
12-Week Leadership Cohort Experience
A structured, high-impact leadership lab for leaders ready to grow with intention. Combining teaching, coaching, and practical tools, this 12-week experience strengthens influence, communication, and the systems that sustain leadership.
What You’ll Experience:
- Personal growth frameworks
- Influence + communication mastery
- Decision-making, boundaries, and leadership capacity
- A transformative community of leaders committed to growth
Format: Weekly 60–75 minute virtual sessions
Ideal for: District leaders, school leaders, managers, emerging executives
Upcoming Events & Experiences
See what’s coming up — choose the experience that best fits your leadership journey.
Live2Lead
Quarterly Event
Quarterly Theme: Mindset & Resilient Growth
January 23, 2026
Architecting Excellence Retreats
January Theme: The Leader Within: Identity, Confidence & Clarity Reset
In Person: January 17, 2026
Virtual: January 22, 2026
Leadership
Architect Lab
Quarterly Theme:
Leadership Begins With You
Launches January 6, 2026
⭐ “What Leaders Are Saying About These Experiences”
“Sunset Shores gave me the reset I didn’t know I needed. I left with clarity, peace, and a plan.”
— Education Director
“Live2Lead West Michigan delivered breakthrough insights I applied the next day.”
— Corporate Manager
Choose Your Next Step
Still Not Sure? Book a Clarity Call
Not sure which experience fits your goals?
Let’s design your leadership pathway together.
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