Leadership Development for AI Companies

Elevate Leadership helps everyone level up, from first-time managers to seasoned executives. We've transformed leadership capabilities across the AI industry, resulting in more innovative, resilient teams.

Building Leaders at the World’s Top AI Companies

AI companies face unique leadership challenges that exist beyond traditional tech. These are workplaces where technology evolves faster than training materials can keep up; where teams bring together the brightest from academia, research, and industry; and where decisions have implications that reach far beyond just product considerations.

The stakes are too high for generic management training. AI teams need leadership development that understands the unique needs of managers and prepares them for constant change and challenges that didn't exist five years ago.

Practical Leadership Skills for AI Teams

We've developed custom leadership training specifically for AI leaders, informed by neuroscience and hands-on experience working directly with teams in the space. Our solutions address the challenges that matter most:

  • Building manager confidence to lead high-performing teams from day one.
  • Helping leaders manage their energy and avoid burnout in high-pressure environments.
  • Developing frameworks for navigating uncertainty and making decisions amid rapid internal change and scaling team sizes.
  • Fostering the skills to motivate and retain exceptional technical talent.
  • Creating a shared management language and culture across diverse technical and research backgrounds.
  • Balancing innovation exploration with execution and business outcomes.

What Makes Elevate’s Approach Different

Leadership Development That Moves at AI Speed

AI companies operate at a different pace than traditional organizations. Our approach is designed for teams that iterate quickly, push new products regularly, and need to adapt to constant change, both internally and externally.

Customized Programs and Delivery

Our customized programs ensure that there is a bright thread that connects what’s being learned to the values championed by your founders, to the expectations laid out in your career ladders, and to the challenges raised in your employee surveys.

With Elevate, your company’s distinct leadership principles and priorities are brought to life via examples and scenarios that reflect your AI managers’ day-to-day realities. And most importantly, our formats shift to maintain engagement among participants accustomed to intellectual rigor and continuous learning.

“We had participants tell us that this was their favorite manager training ever in their careers. We also now have a slew of new managers who we feel are much better enabled to handle new or tough situations and support their growing teams.“

Jackie Opritza,
Head of People Partners & Manager
Enablement at Anthropic

Science-Backed Training That Resonates With Technical Teams

Managers learn frameworks that they can reference and apply immediately, anywhere from navigating change to providing better feedback.

Our content is grounded in neuroscience and behavioral psychology - approaches that resonate with teams accustomed to evidence-based thinking. We provide management frameworks that align with how technical professionals naturally approach problem-solving.

Experiential Learning

We pair our outstanding content with interactive adult learning methods that are designed to help the lessons stick. We offer a number of learning modalities for our programs, including interactive workshops, peer discussions, case studies, panel discussions, and ongoing micro-learning through our Learning Library videos.

Lastly, we provide ample space for peer learning and cross-team sharing. In an industry where silos are common, creating connections between learners pays dividends downstream.

Why Elevate Leadership

Proven Success With Thousands of Leaders

Elevate has helped thousands of leaders, from small companies to Fortune 500 corporations, level up their leadership skills. In fact, over 98% of our training participants say Elevate has improved their confidence to manage their team effectively.

Driven by Science and Experience

We pride ourselves on having the most relevant and actionable content, with techniques rooted in experience from thousands of hours of training managers and coaching leaders, as well as psychology and neuroscience research. We deeply understand the challenges leaders face and we know what works.

World Class Coaches & Facilitators

Each of our team members has previously been in a leadership position themselves, including former Chief People Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Board Members, Founders, Sales Executives, and more.

Each also holds a wide range of credentials and training certifications including PCC designation, Wiley’s DiSC and Five Behaviors Certification, 360 Degree Feedback training, CTI Certification, Hogan Assessment Certification, and more.

At Elevate, we understand that effective leadership development extends beyond training sessions. Our programs are action-oriented, and foster a culture of learning, collaboration, and effective management for every leader.

91%

Leader Recommended

91% of leaders who work with Elevate say they are likely or extremely likely to recommend our workshops.

98%

Improved Confidence

98% of learners say Elevate improved their confidence to manage their team.

2x

Industry Engagement

Elevate Academy users watch double the classes, compared to the industry average.

Level up your leadership skills

“I found the Elevate leadership team to be extremely hands on and willing to dive deep. From spending hours with managers across the company to learning about our needs, to connecting with them on the day of the training and helping to foster community. They make suggestions and also take feedback so well. If something wasn't working in prep or even on the day of the training and could be improved, their team went with the flow and helped drive a new direction to meet what we needed at Anthropic.”
Jackie Opritza, 

Head of People Partners & Manager Enablement at Anthropic
“I've worked with other coaching and management training companies in the past and they've often provided solutions that are good, but feel fairly generic and not personalized to our company. The Elevate team has really taken the time to get to know me, the company, our managers, and then translated that knowledge into programming and an approach that really feels like it's super tailored to our needs.”
Theresa Vermeersch,

VP of People at Unlearn.AI
"I appreciate the short, to-the-point classes. I love the facilitation guides which make leading teams through the classes together a really easy, meaningful experience. It has provided a great opportunity to bring the management team together for meaningful conversations and create a sense of collaboration and team. It has also allowed us to discuss difficult subjects and drive higher performance in the organization. Working with Elevate has been a 10/10"
Anna Klombies, 

SVP of People at Vic.AI
"Without a dedicated internal resource, we're limited with the quality and quantity of content we can design and offer our leaders to learn from that aligns with our objectives. The content Elevate offers allows us to not only save time, but ensure we continue to be inclusive with the diverse learning styles in our workforce. Every employee has an opportunity to engage and apply what they learn in a style that best meets their needs. (i.e. live session, video or self-paced learning) This is important for us as we strive to build confident, capable leaders who can develop and lead high performing teams."
Lourdes Rivera, 

VP of People at Electric.AI