Retention is a pipeline strategy—not an HR initiative.
The EMPACT Agency® partners with organizations to retain and advance diverse high-potential talent through strengths-based leadership development that builds visibility, advocacy, and sustainable performance, without burnout or self-erasure.
Workshops • Cohort programs • Leadership development • Consulting
Empact
EMPOWERMENT IN ACTION
“It means not only giving someone fish and teaching them how to fish, but also empowering them with a sense of possibility so that they may find a whole new way to catch fish that you've never thought of.”
(Per the urban dictionary)
Your best people aren’t leaving because they lack resilience. They’re leaving because the system leaks.
High performers are overused, under-sponsored, and passed over.
Managers “support” talent but don’t know how to advocate for them in rooms that matter.
Burnout rises while internal mobility stalls.
ERGs hold the emotional labor, but leadership outcomes don’t change.
When your best people burn out, your pipeline breaks.
Retention improves when high-potential talent is developed, sponsored, and supported to perform sustainably,
without burnout or self-erasure.
Burnout + Turnover = A Profit Leak
EMPLOYEE Burnout costs twice: productivity down, turnover up
When engagement drops and burnout rises, organizations lose output now, and pay again through attrition. Attrition can get expensive really fast. Gallup research shows that engagement and strengths aren’t “soft.” They’re performance drivers. And when stress stays high, retention risk goes up.
PRODUCTIVITY
10%–19%
Increase in sales after strengths-based development in workgroups studied by Gallup
STRENGTHS
Teams where 90% or more of employees know their strengths have substantially higher engagement.
90%
BURNOUT
57%
U.S. workers reported negative impacts from work-related stress - outcomes associated with burnout. (e.g., emotional exhaustion, reduced motivation, lower productivity)
ENGAGEMENT
31%
U.S. employee engagement hit a 10-year low in 2024 (and stayed at 31% in 2025).
When engagement stays low and burnout rises, you don’t just lose people, you lose readiness, momentum, and the pipeline you already invested in.
Stop accepting marginal returns on your most significant investment: your people.
EMPACT builds strengths-based leadership readiness that supports sustainable performance, so diverse high-potential talent stays, advances, and thrives.
How we partner with organizations
Corporate Power Play³™ for Organizations
A strengths-based leadership development program designed to build your diverse leadership pipeline by developing high-potential talent (IC through Senior Manager) into authentic, effective senior leaders who advance strategically and stay long-term. Designed for diverse high-potential cohorts. Available as our flagship Women of Color track or customized for broader diverse talent pipelines.
The WIN³ Methodology
We develop the whole leader through three essential dimensions:
W¹ Worthyhood™ (Mindset): Build unshakeable confidence and authentic leadership.
W² Working (Performance): Strategic visibility, advocacy, and career acceleration.
W³ Wellbeing (Sustainability): Resilience, support, and long-term wellbeing.
Three Partnership Options
Tier 2: Bronze
Best for: Organizations ready to deepen skill-building and behavior change.
Includes:
Extended 3-Workshop Series (deep dive across ~3 months)
Pre-assessments
Up to 40 hours of 1:1 coaching
Implementation Guide + Digital Resource Library
Up to 40 participants
Tier 1: Silver
Best for: Organizations that want a powerful reset + practical tools, fast.
Includes:
1-Day Intensive Workshop (6 hours)
Implementation Guide
Digital Resource Library
After the workshop: participants complete a 90-day self-guided implementation to embed the learning.
Tier 3: Gold
Best for: organizations committed to measurable pipeline impact and executive-level engagement.
Includes:
Extended 3-Workshop Series (deep dive across ~3 months)
Pre-assessments
80 hours of 1:1 coaching
Up to 40 participants
2 specialized 90-minute workshops
6-month organizational commitment
White-glove executive engagement
Who We Serve
We partner with:
L&D / Talent Development teams building leadership pipelines
DEI / Inclusion leaders focused on retention + belonging outcomes
ERGs ready to translate community into measurable career mobility
People Leaders who need practical sponsorship and advocacy tools
Available Tracks: diverse high-potential cohorts, manager enablement, sponsor activation
What Changes After EMPACT
Organizations partner with us to improve:
Retention of high-potential talent
Internal mobility and promotion readiness
Sponsorship behaviors (not just mentorship)
Manager capability: advocacy, feedback, visibility, bias-aware leadership
Sustainable performance (burnout prevention as a business strategy)
Ready to Partner?
Request a Proposal, and we’ll recommend the best-fit tier based on your goals, audience, and timeline.
What Participants Build and Strengthen
By the end of the experience, participants are equipped to:
Build unshakeable confidence and interrupt limiting beliefs
Position themselves for promotions with compelling communication and self-advocacy
Navigate workplace dynamics with authentic power
Create sustainable leadership practices that prevent burnout
Master strategic advocacy and visibility without code-switching or shrinking
Form powerful support networks (EMPACT Squad)
LEAD & LIVE BOLD
LEAD & LIVE BOLD
At The EMPACT Agency®, our values act as a roadmap to achieving our vision and mission and fuel our every step
These values show up in how we design programs, equip managers, and build sponsorship-ready cultures.
BOLD ACTION
We believe in this because there is no impact without action. Getting out of your comfort zone and making an impact will require courage, a boldness that is unique to you.
EXCELLENCE
We believe in showing up in excellence as opposed to perfection. Excellence is putting your best self forward, showing up each day as your true and best self, building internal leadership equity. BOLD Leader brands are built from the inside out.
FREEDOM
We hold freedom as a core tenet of our philosophy - valuing the liberty to evolve, to expand, to pivot, and to embrace or decline opportunities in alignment with one’s true self.
EMPATHY
Empathy is a leadership skill, not a personality trait. We teach and model empathy that drives results: psychological safety, clear expectations, better feedback, stronger sponsorship, and cultures where people can perform without self-erasure.
INTEGRITY
We believe it is more important to do the right thing as opposed to the best thing, in service to a greater mission outside of ourselves.
AUTHENTICITY
We celebrate our differences- they are our unique spark that allows us to shine among a sky filled with stars.
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Let’s build a pipeline your best people actually want to stay in.
Let’s build a pipeline your best people actually want to stay in.
EMPACT partners with organizations to retain and advance diverse high-potential talent through leadership development experiences that build sponsorship behaviors, promotion readiness, and sustainable performance.
Next step: Request a proposal and we’ll recommend the best-fit tier based on your goals, audience, and timeline.
