EMPOWERING COMMUNITY LEADERS

Leadership Orlando

Leadership Orlando

Supporting business and community leaders

With over 5,000 graduates, it is Central Florida’s only community leadership program that spans our entire seven-county region and is the largest program in America, offering multiple classes each year.

  • Enrich our Family of Communities

  • Expand Personal and Professional Networks

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    Enhance Your Knowledge of Central Florida

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    Explore Regional Issues and Assets

  • Engage with Established and Emerging Leaders

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The Largest Community Leadership Program in America

What is Leadership Orlando?

For over 40 years, Leadership Orlando has provided business and community leaders with the opportunity to explore the Central Florida Region while building lasting relationships with professional peers.

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About the Program

Leadership Orlando counts many of today’s leaders including elected officials, law enforcement officials, classroom teachers, and many influential CEOs among its ranks, reaching across and beyond the seven-county Central Florida Region.

  • Nine full-day sessions over eight months
  • Participants include a cross-section of business and community leaders representing the seven-county region
  • Cutting-edge, research-based curriculum on the most current regional topics
  • “Access” to experiential learning only available to Leadership Orlando Participants
  • $3,500 tuition for Orlando Regional Chamber members and/or the Orlando Economic Partnership investors, or $4,500 for non-members. This includes all program costs, meals, receptions and graduation.
  • No application, just a short enrollment form

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“The beauty of the Leadership Orlando experience is that it helps you to see the big picture so clearly…”

– Michael Armbruster, Ed.D.

Associate Superintendent, Career and Technical Education, Orange County Public Schools

What’s In It For Me?

Everything… as long as making yourself more valuable to your company and to your community is important to you.

Leadership Orlando provides more than an education, it helps cultivate your relationships and prepare our region for the future.

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    Developing Strategic Foresight Skills

  • Expanding Your Network and Building Long-Lasting Connections

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    High-Energy Learning Through Hands-On Experience

What’s In It For My Company?

Your company will benefit from a proven development program that helps expand your scope and reach.

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    Increases Community Exposure and Awareness

  • Creates Opportunities to Market Your Company

  • Develops Employees and Improves Retention

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Current Classes

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Class Chairs

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Leadership Orlando Alumni

Since its inception, Leadership Orlando has graduated over 5,000 community and business professionals.

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Leadership Orlando 2.0

When Leadership Orlando classes graduate, our alumni return to our community with strong connections, fresh perspective and often asking “what’s next”? Leadership Orlando 2.0 – The Impact Project answers that question.

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Leadership Orlando

We are no longer accepting enrollment for Leadership Class 101. If you would like more information about future Leadership Orlando classes, contact Lisa Winkelbauer, Director of Leadership Orlando, or complete the short form.

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