Built for Women

Who Already Lead. Designed for What Comes Next.

Signature retreat experiences and executive coaching for women ready to flourish in life and career.

Executive development and signature retreat experiences for women navigating growth, influence, and reinvention.
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Each stage of leadership asks something different of you.

Thriving Women Leaders creates space for women to grow, reflect, and lead with greater clarity. Whether you’re sharpening your executive edge or asking bigger questions about who you want to become – as a leader and as a person – Thriving Women Leaders offers a program designed precisely for where you are.

For women leading at a high level — and reflecting on what they want next.

Luxury Leadership Retreats

Twice a year, at upscale destinations - starting April 2027 - small groups of executive women leaders gather for a few days with a rare luxury: the time and space to think. About who they are, how they want to lead - and live, and what the next chapter actually looks like.

These questions rarely get airtime during your day-to-day. Here, they're the whole point. For women reexamining what success looks like, this is the space you've been waiting for.

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For women navigating the next level of executive leadership.

Virtual Skills Workshops

Each month, a curated cohort of professional women work together on the skills that actually move careers: executive influence, leadership presence, and the specific challenges that come with leading as a woman.

Sessions are small, facilitated, and built around real work, not just theory. Available nationwide, starting fall 2026.

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The Experience,
In Their Own Words

What struck me most was realizing that we all face the same challenges — and that we weren’t facing them alone. The sense of camaraderie was genuinely heartening. Caroline’s coaching helped me see my own strengths in a way I hadn’t before, and it changed not just how I lead, but how I see myself. I can’t recommend this program highly enough.

Heidi Woodbury

Vice President of University Advancement, University of Utah

The Experience, In Their Own Words

The Experience,
In Their Own Words

What struck me most was realizing that we all face the same challenges — and that we weren't facing them alone. The sense of camaraderie was genuinely heartening. Caroline's coaching helped me see my own strengths in a way I hadn't before, and it changed not just how I lead, but how I see myself. I can't recommend this program highly enough.

Heidi Woodbury
Vice President of University Advancement, University of Utah
What impacted me most was discovering that so many of us were navigating the same challenges. Knowing I wasn't alone created an immediate sense of connection and support. Caroline's coaching gave me the confidence to recognize strengths I'd been overlooking, transforming both my leadership and my belief in what I'm capable of. This program exceeded every expectation, and I wholeheartedly recommend it.

Jennifer Collins
Chief Advancement Officer Summit State University
The biggest takeaway for me was realizing that the struggles I faced weren't unique—they were shared by others in the room. That feeling of community made all the difference. Caroline has a remarkable ability to help you uncover strengths you didn't even realize you had. The experience changed how I lead, boosted my confidence, and left a lasting impact. I would recommend this program to anyone looking to grow personally and professionally.

Margaret Lawson
Executive Director of Institutional Advancement Westbridge University

The Experience, In Their Own Words

The Coaches

Kim Van Lue and Caroline Dowd-Higgins have both spent decades inside senior leadership. Together, they bring decades of executive leadership, coaching and facilitation experience – creating spaces that are both deeply supportive and intellectually and emotionally engaging

Kim Van Lue

Founder, NorthSpring Leadership Consulting

Kim Van Lue has held the roles her clients are navigating. As a former head of HR, she spent over two decades building senior talent strategy across corporate, higher education, and nonprofit sectors. Now an ICF-certified executive coach, she draws on all her experience working with executives and teams across a broad range of industries. Her coaching practice is focused on partnering with leaders during times of transition and change.
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Caroline Dowd-Higgins

Executive Coach & Speaker

Caroline Dowd-Higgins is unusually good at helping women see what they’re already capable of – then helping them act on it. A certified executive coach, TEDx speaker, and author of two books on career design and leadership, she reaches thousands of professionals each week through her award-winning podcast, Your Working Life. Her coaching is built on a straightforward observation: most women already know more than they’re acting on.
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The Right Space is Waiting for you.

The most accomplished women rarely lack capability. What they lack is the right space – one with peers who understand what this level demands, and coaches who know how to draw out what’s already there. Thriving Women Leaders provides that space.
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