Women in Leadership
For women who lead, and carry more than anyone sees.
Leadership development, peer community, and confidential health care for women and feminine-aligned leaders at every level, from emerging leaders to the executive suite. Because when women lead well, the systems that don’t work start to change.
Women-owned ◆ One-on-one & curated group programs ◆ Canada & U.S.
BUILT FOR Women’s Associations & Networks ◆ Emerging Leaders ◆ Managers & Directors ◆ Executives & Board Members ◆ Leaders in Transition
Sound Familiar?
Leading as a woman means carrying more than anyone sees.
Held to a different standard.
Decisive, but not too direct. Warm, but never soft. Every room asks something different.
The doubt that won’t go quiet.
Your competence is proven daily, yet imposter syndrome still shows up.
Fewer peers who get it.
Candid support is hard to find, at every level of leadership.
Carrying work and home.
The second shift doesn’t end when the workday does.
Systems that weren’t built for you.
Policies, promotion paths, and cultures that quietly hold women back.
Identity after disruption.
A termination, a leave, or a pivot shakes more than a title.
What It Costs
Talented women stall, step back, or burn out quietly. Organizations lose the very leaders who would have changed the systems that aren’t working.
The Fear Underneath
Being seen as too much, or not enough. Running out of energy before anyone notices. Letting down the people who count on you.
How We Help
Programs built for women’s realities, peers who understand, and confidential care, for women at every level of leadership.
You don’t need to be fixed. The systems around you do. We help you lead the change.
Ways to Work With Us
Programs designed for women leaders.
Every program is available one-on-one, as a curated group program of 5 to 50, or privately for your association or organization.
Signature Program
Her Next Ascent™
Re-anchor, then rise. Built around Owning Your Story, our framework for professional identity after disruption. For women navigating an involuntary termination, a return to work after parental, medical, or caregiving leave, a restructuring, or a career pivot.
One-on-One
Leadership Coaching for Women
Confidential coaching built around your role, your goals, and what you are carrying. For women stepping up, stepping in, or stepping back in, at any level.
Women’s Cohort
Caring Without Carrying™ for Women
For women who lead with care and are expected to carry everyone’s weight because of it. Three sessions, alongside women who understand.
Women’s Cohort
Building Certainty™ for Women
Lead steadily through change, even while you’re held to a different standard. Neuroscience-informed tools in a women-only cohort.
Executive Health
Confidential Care for Women Leaders
Nurse practitioner-led, 100% confidential care for the stress, sleep, energy, and health concerns women leaders tend to postpone.
For Women’s Associations, ERGs & Employers
Bring a signature program to your members.
We partner with women’s associations, employee resource groups, professional networks, and chapters to deliver programs your members will talk about long after the session ends. Designed with you, delivered by our team.
◆ Member cohorts and multi-session series
◆ Conference education sessions and workshops
◆ Her Next Ascent™, offered to members in transition
◆ In person or virtual, across Canada and the U.S.
Employers: we also build private programs that retain and advance the women leaders you can’t afford to lose.
What Changes
Lead fully. Stay whole. Change what doesn’t work.
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Clarity
A grounded sense of who you are as a leader, independent of any title.
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Language and tools
Frameworks you can use in the moments that matter most.
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Systems that work
Women at every level equipped to change the systems that hold them back.
Leaders Are People First
We’ve sat in your seat. That’s why we build for the whole person.
The leader and the person are the same human being. Every program, coaching relationship, and clinical service we offer starts there.
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The whole person
Leadership, wellbeing, and health, addressed together by coaches, clinicians, and change experts on one team.
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We’ve been there
Our team has led through restructurings, crises, and career transitions. Our empathy is earned, not scripted.
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Best practice, built in
Grounded in change management, adult learning science, and neuroscience, so what you learn holds on a hard day.
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Community, built in
Curated peers and connection that continue after the session, so no leader carries it alone.
In Their Words
Development that feels personal.
“From the very first activity, it shifted my perspective. The discussion on imposter syndrome provided me with language and tools that I now use daily to navigate challenges with more confidence.”
ERIN PETERSON · ONTARIO HEALTH
“It created a safe space for leaders to share openly, tackle real challenges, and learn strategies to balance authenticity with accountability.”
NATASHA SHEELER · COUNTY OF ESSEX
Women-Owned. Founder-Led.
Brit Watson
MPH · MCPM · PCCP · PMP
Brit spent fifteen years leading large-scale transformation in healthcare and government, including senior roles at Ontario Health and Trillium Gift of Life Network. She built the Institute for leaders carrying what she has carried.
“Reclaiming your power. Become her.”
Questions Executives Ask
Frequently asked questions
Who is the Women in Leadership program for?
Women and feminine-aligned professionals at every level of leadership, from emerging leaders and managers to executives and board members, across Canada and the United States.
Do you work with women’s associations and ERGs?
Yes. We partner with women’s associations, employee resource groups, professional networks, and chapters to deliver member cohorts, multi-session series, and conference education sessions, designed with you. See Custom Programs for Organizations.
What is Her Next Ascent?
Her Next Ascent™ is a confidential transition program built around Owning Your Story, our framework for professional identity after disruption. It supports women navigating an involuntary termination, a return to work after leave, a restructuring, or a career pivot.
Do you offer women-only cohorts?
Yes. Caring Without Carrying™ for Women and Building Certainty™ for Women are delivered as curated cohorts of women leaders, as open cohorts or privately for your organization.
Can my organization sponsor a private cohort?
Yes. We design private Women in Leadership programs for employers that want to retain and advance their women leaders, delivered in person or virtually.
Is the clinical support confidential?
Yes, 100%. Clinical care stays between you and your clinician and is never shared with your employer. The clinic is private pay, and many services can be claimed through insurance.
How do I start?
Request a confidential 30-minute consultation with Brit to talk through where you are and what would help.
Your next chapter of leadership starts with one conversation.
Confidential, no obligation, and focused entirely on you.
