Leadership Experience Initiative
Growing Leaders
About Us
At its heart, LEI remains a collective of individuals who believe in the power of leadership based in
experience. Each of us feel fortunate to claim our varied experiences as drivers of our leadership
styles and skills, and we intend to share that message and opportunity with students and educators.
Our organization believes in forging leadership skills through intentional experiential platforms,
allowing individuals to develop their leadership skills without pretense.
Our Partners
LEI partners with organizations based on the quality of their programming, their philosophical
alignment, and their documented success with students and educators. Each of our partners
believes in and promotes the value of experience-driven leadership.
Shoulder to Shoulder
North Carolina Outward Bound
Gardner Carney (gcLi)
“Attending the GCLI Leadership Lab was transformative for me – it changed my perspective on everything. My fellow attendees embraced me for who I am and taught me the power of being vulnerable. Even though we came from different backgrounds, we learned to listen to one another and value our varied experiences, adapting to work together towards a common goal. Through lots of laughter, tears and jubilation, I learned so much. This was a life changing experience for me, and I can’t wait to apply what I learned to help transform the lives of children in our community.”
-Marcus Broadnax
“I believe that lifting up our community starts with lifting up our children. LEI provides children with unique experiences to nurture leadership skills, immediately impacting their lives and affecting long-term positive change.”
– Taylor Hood
Donate Today
We believe in the transformative power of leadership, and your financial support directly links students and educators to opportunities for that growth. Please consider donating today and becoming part of the greater effort to promote leadership through experience.