David Phillips had a unique advantage when he enrolled in the Foundation for Effective Leadership program in the Spring of 2021. He already knew NextGen Center founder Brian Alvo.

Like many entrepreneurs and founders, Alain Glanzman is moving at a breakneck pace. This acute awareness is one of many powerful takeaways from his experience in the Foundation for Effective Leadership program from NextGen Center.

David Bericat was a skeptic, pure and simple. He’d heard the buzzwords and seen the self-help books, but he didn’t think a leadership program was going to help him do his job better, much less be a transformative experience.

Ellyn Kranc is five years into her professional career as a digital marketer.  But she was in a new situation as a manager. Her direct report was fresh out of college, and they both had to find their own way.

Managing people is more than moving your name above others in an org chart. Lisa discovered that firsthand as she stepped in to her first team management role.

As an Investment Advisor for Investors Mosaic in Durham, North Carolina, founder Evan McCormick is the entire team. 

Sarah Glova is the President and Founder of Reify Media, a five-year-old digital media company in the Triangle area of North Carolina.