As creative professionals move into senior roles, the challenges shift. Decisions carry more weight. Context becomes heavier. And clarity often disappears just when it’s needed most.
The Creative Leadership Circle was created to give senior creatives in Connecticut a dedicated space to think clearly, gain peer perspective, and move forward with confidence, without adding more noise or obligation.
This is a peer-led, facilitated cohort designed for experienced creative leaders who want steadier decision-making, sharper focus, and momentum they can actually feel.
Leadership Clarity Container For People Already Carrying Responsibility.
Senior designers, creative directors, and UX leaders
Agency and in-house creative leads
Player-coaches balancing execution and leadership
Professionals navigating growth, change, or increased responsibility
Not Designed For
Students or emerging-career creatives
Portfolio reviews or skills training
Networking events or lecture series
Therapy or support groups
How It Works
The Creative Leadership Circle is not a course or a lecture series. It’s a structured space to reflect, learn from peers at a similar level, and commit to focused action.
Conversation is guided, participation is balanced, and the emphasis is always on clarity and forward motion, not advice-giving or theory.
Format
Details
Cohort Size
8–10 participants
Duration
3 months
Sessions
6 facilitated sessions
Cadence
Bi-weekly
Session Length
75–90 minutes
Time Commitment
One live session every other week, plus light reflection
What Happens In Each Session
Each session follows a consistent rhythm designed to respect your time while allowing for real depth:
Guided reflection to surface what matters most right now
Facilitated peer discussion grounded in real leadership challenges
Perspective from experienced creatives navigating similar complexity
Clear commitments to carry forward between sessions
Final Cohort Output
By the end of the cohort, each participant will have a:
90-Day Leadership Focus Plan
This plan helps you:
Clarify what deserves your attention over the next 90 days
Identify decisions that need to be made or revisited
Reduce cognitive load by closing open loops
Commit to practical actions aligned with your leadership role
Facilitation & Confidentiality
All sessions are facilitated to:
Keep conversation focused and balanced
Protect confidentiality and psychological safety
Translate insight into action
Ensure every participant has space to engage
What’s shared in the cohort stays in the cohort.
Pricing & Access
To support AIGA Connecticut’s commitment to leadership development and to attract experienced professionals into the chapter, pricing is structured by membership level.
AIGA CT Leader Members
Included at no cost
Full access as part of Leader membership.
AIGA CT Professional Members
$195
Reduced access as part of AIGA CT’s commitment to supporting experienced creatives.
Educators
$195
Acceptance based on leadership scope and alignment with cohort focus.
Non-Members
$395
Participants who join AIGA CT after acceptance cannot apply this investment toward Professional or Leader membership.
Not Currently Offered To
Students and emerging-career creatives
(Programming for these audiences is actively being developed.)
Participation is limited to maintain cohort quality and psychological safety.
All participants are selected through a short application and fit conversation.
