— Leadership Development + AI-Powered Practice

With practice comes performance.

Your managers know what good leadership looks like. They freeze when it counts.

We help first-time and emerging managers build the skills, confidence, and habits to lead with impact — through structured programs, AI-powered practice, and human coaching that actually sticks.

Rise 90 Days Program

Trusted by companies and individuals to boost their business and career.

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— Free Leadership Diagnostic

Find Your Leadership Communication Blind Spot. Free. 3 minutes. Instant results.

The Rise Leadership Communication Index™ scores you across 4 behavioral competencies — the ones that determine whether your managers build trust or quietly lose it. You get a personalized blueprint and a live AI voice simulation of your weakest gap. No account needed.

Difficult Conversation Confidence

Do your managers address issues early — or wait until they become crises?

Feedback Quality

Is feedback specific and behavioral — or vague and easily forgotten?

Conflict Agility

Do your managers navigate conflict — or avoid it until it escalates?

Manager Coaching Depth

Do your managers coach their teams — or just manage tasks?

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Free No account required Includes live voice simulation

"People don’t quit jobs. They quit bad managers. Rise helps you change that"

— Why we do it

Our Purpose

We believe the moment someone becomes a manager is one of the most critical and most overlooked turning points in their career.

Too many are left to sink or swim. We’re here to change that.

Because when you grow a leader, you don’t just impact their career, you shape the experience of every person they lead.

That’s not just good for business. It’s good for people.

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Rise 90 Days Program
75%
of new managers admit they struggle with the growth of their job responsibilities (Gartner 2023).
70%
of employee engagement depends on the direct manager (Gallup, 2023)
65%
of front-line leaders/managers do not receive formal training (DDI, 2024)
71%
of companies confirm they do not effectively develop mid-level managers. (Gartner 2023).

— How we do it

Our Proven 4-Step Journey

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— Our Product: RISE

Two Ways to Rise

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High Impact, mixed clients' cohorts

Rise 9OD Leadership Accelerator

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Tailored, client specific Program

Rise 3-Parts Customized Program

— Human capital transformation

Ascend:

People Intelligence Platform

Leadership Growth You Can See and Measure

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Our proprietary Ascend tool tracks behavior change, leadership confidence, and team impact over time — so you always know your investment is working.

— Our professional

Coaching Team

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Marelys L Garcia

Co-Founder & CEO.

Learning Facilitator & Coach

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Noelia Valladolid

Co-Founder. Psychologist,

Learning Facilitator & Content Curator

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Bhavna Karani

Co-Founder. People & Culture.

Learning Facilitator & Coach

— Opinions from our clients

Your success is our priority.

SVP Americas

NY, USA

I am very happy with the results we got… You can tell something has changed, and the client feels it too. It shows in the results!

2024

Emergent Leader

Sao Paulo, BR

My client actually changed the way he treated me, just with how I’ve changed my approach.

2024

Dir. Mexico & CA

GDL, MEX

I loved the approach, so unexpected and yet so relevant. Loved the surprise and effectiveness of the content on myself and the team. Everyone was very engaged.

2024

Emergent Leader

Ott, CA

Great approach to learning true, impactful leadership. I did not know how much I didn’t know on how to be with my team. Thank you – eye opening.

2024

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For Individuals

Start with yourself.

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For Organizations

Start with your team.

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