LEAP Connect
LEAP Connect aims to bring both needed and inspirational leadership dialogues to the community. Through a series of accessible monthly leadership conversations, trainings, networking opportunities and more, participants will build the tools and resources needed to inspire change within their personal and professional communities.
Upcoming Session
Closing the Circle | A Journaling Practice for Reflection, Renewal, and Intentional Leadership
As the year comes to a close, it can be tempting to rush toward new goals without making space to understand what the past year has taught us. In this practical, reflective session, participants will experience journaling as a leadership tool: a way to slow down, notice patterns, reconnect with what matters, and make more intentional choices about what comes next.
Through guided prompts and simple reflection practices, participants will explore what they want to carry forward, what they are ready to release, and how to turn insight into a meaningful intention for the year ahead. No previous journaling experience is needed; participants are simply encouraged to bring a notebook or something to write with.
LEAP Connect leadership workshops are free, accessible to the public, and are intended to bring a safe space to the community. Participants can walk away from the sessions with the tools and resources necessary to increase their leadership skills and inspire change.
About Shar Banerjee
Shar Banerjee is the Founder and CEO of ACCESS+ Leaders, where she coaches and develops leaders who want to lead with greater clarity, confidence, and impact. A Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and ICF-accredited executive coach, Shar brings a blend of business experience, practical leadership tools, and deeply human reflection to her work. Before founding ACCESS+ Leaders, she led global sales and business-development teams in high-growth organizations, hired and developed hundreds of leaders, and managed multi-million-dollar portfolios. Her work helps people move beyond reactive patterns, reconnect with what matters most, and translate insight into action.
2026 LEAP Connect Season
2026 LEAP Connect Season
Upcoming Sessions
November
Leading with Gratitude: Creating Ripples of Healing and Connection
with Jennifer Nielsen
Gratitude is often viewed as a personal practice, but it can also be a powerful leadership tool. In this engaging and conversation-centered session, participants will explore how gratitude can strengthen resilience, deepen relationships, build inclusive workplace cultures, and inspire community impact. Together, we'll reflect on the experiences that have shaped us, identify the values that guide us, and discover practical ways to extend gratitude beyond ourselves to create lasting ripple effects in our personal and professional lives.
December
Power of Pause | Setting Wellness Intentions with Purpose
with Jean Trujillo
How are you, in this moment?
This session invites you to come as you are: whether you feel called to pause or to plan, there's space for you here. Together, we'll practice mindful reflection on the experiences that shaped this past year, and explore practical intention-setting to support well-being in the year ahead. In mindfulness, cultivating awareness of the present moment, with an attitude of nonjudgment, is the practice. You're welcome to join on or off camera, sharing or simply listening, in whatever way supports what you’re needing right now.
Thank you to our LEAP Connect sponsors
