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Cohort 04 — Applications Open

The boardroom doesn't do practice runs.
We do.

The AI-powered flight simulator for the modern female executive. Master power mapping, AI governance, and crisis strategy before you step into the room.

HEA · Live Sim
SCENARIO
Hostile board Q — AI risk exposure
ROLE
Activist director, skeptical CFO
OBJECTIVE
Defend governance posture in 90s
> The board wants to know why we haven't disclosed the model drift incident. You have 90 seconds.
Session 14 / 36Recording
Power MappingAI GovernanceCrisis StrategyBoard BioStakeholder LeverageEnterprise Risk
01 — The Gap

Stop studying legacy leadership. Start simulating the future.

Traditional executive programs hand you a stack of decade-old case studies, a framework, and a handshake. Then they send you into the fire. The first time you face a hostile director or a model-risk crisis is the time it counts.

HEA flips that. We give you a private, judgment-free environment to pressure-test the hardest decisions of your career — before the stakes are real.

120+
Sim hours per cohort
12
Weeks to a board bio
0
Theoretical fluff
02 — The Simulator

Four systems. One operating model.

01

The AI Safe Room

Practice hostile board questions and tense negotiations against our proprietary AI sparring partner. Replay, dissect, refine.

02

Power Mapping

Hard-nosed frameworks for identifying leverage, reading the room, and navigating enterprise politics with intent.

03

AI Governance

Master the tech disruption reshaping enterprise risk. Speak fluently about model risk, data lineage, and accountability.

04

High-Velocity ROI

12 weeks to a bespoke board bio, a mapped stakeholder strategy, and a crisis playbook you'll actually use.

03 — The Moat

What separates HEA from everything else on your shelf.

Dimension
Legacy Programs
Her Executive Ascent
Method
Retrospective case studies
Predictive AI simulation
Posture
Theoretical & academic
Practical & operational
Tech literacy
Lagging — last decade's MBA
Tech-forward — built on AI governance
Velocity
9–24 months, slow burn
12 weeks, high-velocity ROI
Output
A certificate
A board bio, power map, crisis playbook
04 — Curriculum

12 weeks. A different woman walks out.

Cohorts are capped at 24 executives. Selection is by application.
  1. Weeks 1–3
    Power Mapping

    Stakeholder leverage, coalition design, signal reading.

    01 / 04
  2. Weeks 4–6
    AI Governance

    Model risk, data lineage, fiduciary fluency.

    02 / 04
  3. Weeks 7–9
    Crisis Strategy

    Live sim drills — activist boards, regulatory shocks.

    03 / 04
  4. Weeks 10–12
    The Ascent

    Board bio, narrative arc, public positioning.

    04 / 04
05 — Testimonials

What alumnae say.

It's not just theory. It's leadership in motion. Every module built on the last and helped me connect daily decisions to enterprise impact.
Julie S.
Julie S.
National Marketing Leader, General Motors
This program has been one of the most transformative experiences of my professional life. Lori has a way of seeing people, their strengths, their blind spots, their potential, long before they see it in themselves. Her guidance pushed me to step into leadership with more clarity, confidence, and compassion.
Patricia D.
Patricia D.
Director of IT Operations, Manulife
05 — Apply

Your next room is already waiting.

Cohort 04 begins next quarter. Applications close when the room is full.