If you’re done settling for the usual, stop serving up the usual.
Picture This...
It’s six months from now...
Your meetings are electric
...more voices in the mix, sharper ideas on the table.
Projects move faster
...fires stay small, and your team shows up with the kind of confidence you can feel across the room.
That doesn’t happen with another one-size-fits-all training.
It happens when you tap into the leaders hiding in plain sight — and give them the safety, tools, and agency to take the mic.
Because here’s the truth:
Your people aren’t PowerPoint slides.
They’re smart, restless, and ready for something real — the kind of real that cracks open new ideas, fuels better conversations, and makes the work feel worth doing.
How do you know you have a standout team?
Performance? Sure.
Metrics? Absolutely.
But there are other signs you can feel:
- Higher productivity — without the babysitting
- Ideas flowing faster than you can write them down
- People solving problems before they land in your lap
- Meetings where more voices get heard
- A team thats confident, engaged, and ready to go
Many of your best leaders may be hiding in plain sight.
Not because they lack ability —
but because they’ve never been given the safety, space, or permission to step up and lead.
Why this? Why Now?
Gallup reports only 32% of employees are engaged at work.
That means most are phoning it in (and who can blame them?).
When Google studied their top teams, the #1 factor wasn’t talent or skill — it was psychological safety: the freedom to share ideas without fear of looking stupid.
Breakthrough Leader is designed to create that kind of space — and unleash the potential you’ve already hired for.
What is
Breakthrough Leader?
It’s a hybrid learning experience that combines self-directed and live programming to help professionals:
- Speak with more confidence and clarity
- Trust their voice (even when it shakes)
- Contribute ideas without second-guessing themselves
- Lead, collaborate, and communicate with more impact
No trust falls. No cheesy scripts. Just real people, real growth, and real results.
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This is exactly what it claims to be. I realized after going through this little booklet that I can and should be doing more to really dig into my creativity and not sell myself short. Thanks for sharing your genius with me!
– Annie Aaroe, small business owner and copywriter

Before → After
Second-guessing every thought...
→ Sharing ideas with clarity
Afraid to speak up...
→ Taking the mic in meetings
Playing it safe in silence...
→ Showing up with voice + presence
Overwhelmed by pressure...
→ Equipped with tools + agency
Unsure what they need...
→ Resourceful and ready
WHAT THIS IS
- An Engaging, high-participation program that blends learning with live practice
- A safe, judgment-free space to take creative and leadership risks
- A radical approach to communication and feedback that builds morale, trust, and confidence
- A way for your team to experience agency and empathy, not just hear about it
WHAT THIS IS NOT
✖️ Check-the-box training
✖️ A quick motivational sugar high
✖️ Lecture-only boredom
✖️ Jargon without action
Who is This For?
- ERGs and professional development teams
- Women’s leadership initiatives
- Organizations committed to developing underrepresented leaders
- Anyone ready to invest in people who are ready to grow
Let’s talk about what’s going on with your team — and how we can help!
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About Terri
Terri Trespicio helps people who want to work with meaning and live with purpose to stop waiting for permission and start making things happen. Her courses, workshops and retreats help you find your voice and unlock your creative genius to fuel your stand out ideas. Terri runs the popular "New Rules Studio" writing salon, helping people remove the barriers to creativity and ideas, and just start making work that matters. Terri’sTEDx talk, “Stop Searching for Your Passion,” has been viewed more than seven million times, and she’s the author of the new book, Unfollow Your Passion: How to Create a Life that Matters to You. An award-winning writer and keynote speaker, she’s also former magazine editor at Martha Stewart, and her writing has been featured in Marie Claire, Jezebel, Business Insider, Oprah magazine, and others. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Emerson College.
