Leadership Exchange Club - Cohort 4 Starts September 10
Stop Managing Tasks, Start Shaping Culture.
Forge your identity as the kind of decisive, confident leader people want to follow — not because they have to, but because they choose to.
Go from managing responsibilities to influencing people, culture, and conversations, without feeling like you have to have all the answers.
About the Experience
This is not a traditional leadership workshop or book club.
Leadership Exchange Club featuring Deb Jennings and Leadership in the Rough is a facilitated cohort experience designed for professionals who want to navigate change, strengthen relationships, expand influence, and lead with greater intention in today’s evolving workplace.
Across six bi-weekly sessions, participants will explore practical leadership principles through:
- Behind-the-scenes stories from Deb and Sara
- Guided conversations
- Real-world problem-solving
- Small group leadership discussions
- Leadership reflection exercises
- Actionable leadership tools
- Leader-to-Leader connection
- Personalized application inside a trusted cohort environment.
KALA's Leadership Exchange Club will help you Build clarity, strategy, and confidence alongside growth-minded peers who challenge your thinking, expand your perspective, and support your evolution as a leader.
If You.....
...constantly second guess your decisions and worry your team or senior leaders will realize you're just "making it up as you go."
...avoid tough conversations because you are unsure how to approach them and fear being disliked or creating tension.
...see problems current leaders miss, but lack the confidence or formal authority to pitch and lead a real solution.
...feel like every day is a chaotic string of urgent demands leaving you exhausted and frustrated you don't have time to be the strategic leader you are meant to be.
...crave a psychologically safe space to talk through challenges, get feedback, and evolve your approach so you can grow, connect, and lead with purpose.
Then you already know leadership growth doesn't happen in isolation.
This is exactly why we created KALA's Leadership Exchange Club.
Through Participation in the Leadership Exchange Club you'll:
Gain strategies, clarity, and confidence to navigate tough conversations without fear or hesitation.
Strengthen your voice and credibility so you can lead from where you are, no matter your title.
Cultivate an executive presence that earns respect, recognition, and amplifies your influence.
Reclaim your time and energy so you can lead with focus, not frenzy.
Build meaningful connections in a trusted space where you’re supported, challenged, and held accountable for your growth.
This isn’t a course. It’s a growth space — for real leaders becoming their next-level selves.
WHO SHOULD JOIN
EMERGING LEADERS
Professionals ready to move from individual contributor to greater influence, visibility, and formal leadership responsibility.
NEW LEADERS
Leaders with under 2 years of experience looking for practical skills and immediate support to smooth the transition into people leadership.
SEASONED LEADERS
Looking for leadership growth, peer support, connection, shared learning, and the opportunity to impact other leaders.
Whether you're an aspiring leader aiming for your first formal leadership role, or a current leader seeking professional growth, the LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE CLUB will take your leadership capabilities to the next level.
HOW IT WORKS
Each session is centered around a core leadership principle from Deb's book, Leadership in the Rough.
You’ll be placed into a leader-to-leader exchange circle that will remain consistent throughout the entire experience.
Deb will kick off each session with behind-the-scenes stories and exclusive insights you won't hear anywhere else.
Then you'll meet with your Leadership Exchange peers to work through real challenges and apply insights in real time.
Deb and Sara will close out each session by bringing everyone back together to share key learnings from each circle.
Each 60-minute session blends leadership reflections from Deb and Sara, small group leadership discussions, and real-world problem-solving, all in a psychologically safe, growth-focused space.
Session Topics
Each topic will focus on a core principle shared in Deb's book, Leadership in the Rough.
Session #1: Being Curious
Why it Matters:
Understanding before you are understood will lead to optimal collaboration.
Curiosity will lead you to think outside of the proverbial box to help innovate responsibly.
Session #2: Embracing Change
Why it Matters:
Change is inevitable. Learning skills to adapt and being able to work in spaces of ambiguity are skillsets that employers look for and value.
Session #3: Career Jungle Gyms
Why it Matters:
Your career can be a linear staircase or a jungle gym. It can also be transient. Learn which direction works for you now and in the future.
Session #4: The Power of Networking
Why it Matters:
Re-imagine networking with a focus on being in service of others which leads to unexpected opportunities.
Session #5: Leading with Grace
Why it Matters:
The current volatile world we are living in requires grace to navigate life and work to show up as the best versions of ourselves.
Session #6: Nurturing Your Narrative
Why it Matters:
Because your brand is what people say about you when you are not in the room. Your personal brand enables you to lead with intention and purpose. Learn to build, control, and nurture your narrative.
Leadership Exchange Club Cohort Duration:
Six bi-weekly sessions beginning September 10, 2026 and ending on November 19, 2026
Format:
1-hour virtual sessions,
Group Size:
5–8 leaders per circle
Time:
Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. ET
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
Six Bi-weekly Leadership Exchange Club Meetings Featuring Deb Jennings
Connect bi-weekly with a small circle of 6–8 growth-minded leaders for guided discussions that blend real-world challenges, reflection, and practical strategies for growth.
Orientation + Confidentiality Guidelines
Kick off your experience with a live orientation that sets clear expectations, builds trust, and lays the foundation for facilitating powerful leadership conversations.
Private Member Forum
Stay connected between meetings in a private, online space designed for reflection, support, and collaboration — your ongoing hub for questions, wins, and ideas.
Not Included
A copy of Deb's book, Leadership in the Rough.
Participants will need to purchase their own copy of Leadership in the Rough in order to effectively participate in the sessions.
Enrollment Investment
Early Bird Enrollment — $797
Available through July 15
Standard Enrollment — $997
Beginning July 16
Enrollment Closes September 7th or once 24 participants have enrolled.
What Past Participants Say:
Nicole W.
Director, Strategic Account Management
I’m grateful for the opportunity to be part of KALA's Leadership Exchange Club....a meaningful space for professional growth and collaboration. This program fosters valuable connections, mentorship, and skill development."
Honey B.
Patient Resource Navigator, Gene Therapy
The topics are relevant, and the resources are always up-to-date. Our circle is both encouraging and uplifting, making professional growth a natural byproduct. This is addressing a clear gap for life science industry professionals.
Ready to elevate leadership across your organization?
Bring the Leadership Exchange Club in-house with a private, closed cohort designed for
shared growth, alignment, and connection.
Transformational Healthcare Leader
Author: Leadership in the Rough
Meet your Featured Facilitator:
Debra Jennings
A transformational Healthcare Leader with 25 years of demonstrated success creating strategies to help elevate culture and business capabilities, predominantly within the pharmaceutical industry.
Breadth of experience including leadership roles in Marketing, Communications, Strategy and Operations, Data & Technology, Patient Services and Market Access.
Agile and Lean practices through Six Sigma principles and a Fail Fast ethos mentality. Passionate and heavily involved with several business and affinity groups that support innovation and allyship.
A founding member of the Patient Services Brain Trust.
An alumnus of the Women Unlimited Program
TEDx speaker
Chief Member
Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association.
Founder of the group WISE (Women’s Informational and Social Exchange) to empower gender parity, career growth & advancement.
Author of “Leadership in the Rough” a playbook on how to navigate this modern workplace.
Meet your Leadership Exchange Club Creator:
Sara Riedel
KALA Leadership Collective, Founder/CEO
Sara Riedel is the founder and CEO of KALA Mentoring and creator of the KALA Leadership Exchange Club.
She launched KALA in 2023 to redefine how leaders grow, connect, and transform.
A former classroom teacher with over twenty years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Sara led a cross-functional team in developing a globally recognized mentoring program that advanced leaders across all levels of the organization.
She saw firsthand how meaningful connection and structured growth create confident, strategic leaders — and recognized the need for more psychologically safe, peer-driven spaces where leaders can practice, reflect, and evolve.
Today, Sara channels that insight into designing transformative leadership experiences that help professionals build confidence, clarity, and community as they reach their full potential.
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