The Sanctuary
Where women leaders get clear, get strong, and get going
6-month cohort program | August 2026 - January 2027
In-person launch weekend | Hudson Valley | August 2026
Maximum 12 selected participants
From Lucia Brizzi, owner of Next Level Leadership:
For 14 years, I've supported kind, brilliant women leaders who've been told they don't fit the mold. If you lead with empathy, sensitivity, and relational intelligence—and wonder if that's "leadership material"—you're exactly who this program serves.
Together, we'll uncover who you want to become, what values you want to embody, and how to align your daily choices with your deepest truth. Not through rigid goal-setting, but through discovery, experimentation, and becoming.
You don't need to change who you are. You need a sanctuary where you can stretch into the fullest version of yourself.
This is an invitation to women leaders ready to stop performing and start becoming.
When connected leaders advance, all benefit.
For leaders: Connect to thrive with encouraging community towards your leadership mission.
For organizations: Circlers create positive ecosystems for emergent excellence.
“In my top 5 list of career game changers.”
“In 30 years, I’ve never attended a program that comes close to this one in terms of self-discovery and positive personal and professional growth”
Across seven most recent programs, 31% achieved significant promotion within the first six months alone.
About NLL: For 40 years, we’ve been ahead of the time and defying the odds, advancing inclusive leaders further and faster. See recent results and client list.
This historic moment: Circles have been housed within academia and organizations. For the first time ever, we’re offering Success Circles membership, open to individual applicants. This membership offers monthly Success Circles peer coaching sessions, monthly group training (virtual and recorded for on-demand), monthly one-on-one executive coaching sessions The Sanctuary is where uplifting community and results-backed practices meet to support your highest and best leadership potential.
What is connected leadership? Leading from within an aligned web of connections. Tenents include:
Encouraging self and others
Grit towards collective success
Committed to interconnected thriving
Why now? As complexity accelerates, connected leaders are equipped to empower across their web while continuously evolving.
Best-in-class coaching, now accessible.
Circlers become coach-leaders, uplifting individuals and teams to transform organizations.
Components: Success Circles peer coaching, 1-on-1 executive coaching, and group trainings
“After 20 years at Penn State, this was the most valuable professional development I have taken part in, hands down. ”
Who should apply?
Directors (or organization equivalent) or above high-potential leaders. Demonstrate the virtues of connected leadership including generosity, encouragement, and being values-driven. NLL does not discriminate based on race, gender, or sexual identity.
“Helped me discover the authentic leader deep in my soul. ”
The Sanctuary
Where women leaders get clear, get strong, and get going
6-month cohort program | August 2026 - January 2027
In-person launch weekend | Hudson Valley | August 2026
Monthly programming includes:
Executive coaching
Success Circles peer coaching
Leadership summits