Stagen

What Stagen does

Stagen is a Dallas-based leadership development firm founded in 1999 that delivers executive coaching, cohort-based workshops, and multi-year organizational transformation engagements to enterprise CEOs, top teams, and business owners. Its flagship product, the Integral Leadership Program (ILP), is a 52-week, practice-based executive development program priced at $38,000 per participant, delivered through cohorts capped at 20 executives via quarterly in-person workshops at the Stagen Leadership Academy in Dallas, supplemented by bi-weekly teleclasses, 1-on-1 executive coaching, and a proprietary online learning portal providing 24/7 access to course materials and practice-tracking dashboards. Beyond the individual ILP, Stagen operates an Organizational Development Services line structured around discovery (mapping the gap between current reality and a 10-year vision), design, and deployment phases that cascade leadership development from the CEO through top teams to the full organization.

The business model is professional services revenue generated through two streams: per-participant ILP tuition with a 25% non-refundable deposit upon acceptance, and long-cycle enterprise organizational development partnerships. The go-to-market is high-touch and advisor-led, with a 5-step application process including psychologist interviews, targeted at executives and organizations committed to long-term, compounding development rather than episodic training. Named enterprise clients include Howard Energy Partners, First United Bank (an 18-year engagement), and Bickford Senior Living, with reported client outcomes including a tenfold asset increase, $1.1 billion in M&A transactions, and a $45 million boost in enterprise value.

Name

Stagen

Legal name

Stagen, LLC

Website

https://stagen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Stagen is a Dallas-based leadership development firm founded in 1999 that delivers the 52-week Integral Leadership Program and multi-year organizational transformation engagements to enterprise CEOs, executives, and business owners seeking purpose-driven, long-term leadership development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Leadership Development Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development (EDABAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate & Leadership Development (BPACANAA), Change Management & Transformation Leadership (EDABAAAD), Talent Management & Leadership Advisory (Succession, Performance, Culture) (BPACAJAH), Team & Group Executive Coaching (Leadership Teams) (EDABANAF)

Keywords

• Leadership development programs
• Executive coaching services
• Organizational transformation consulting
• Executive education programs
• Leadership training workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Integral Leadership Program (ILP) Tuition: The primary revenue stream is tuition-based for the 52-week ILP program. At $38,000 per participant, revenue is generated through cohort-based enrollment with a 25% non-refundable deposit upon acceptance and balance due 60 days prior to class start. Individual executives enroll while organizations typically sponsor multiple leaders.
2. Organizational Development Partnerships: Custom organizational development engagements with enterprise clients, involving structured discovery, design, and deployment phases. These are long-term partnership engagements typically spanning multiple years, with interventions cascading through leadership levels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stagen fundamentally sells executive leadership development through the Integral Leadership Program (ILP), a 52-week, practice-based program delivered via quarterly in-person workshops at the Dallas Leadership Academy, bi-weekly teleclasses, 1-on-1 executive coaching, and an online learning portal. Alongside individual ILP enrollment, Stagen delivers multi-year organizational development partnerships that deploy discovery, design, and deployment phases to cascade leadership development across top teams and full organizations.

Product overview

Stagen is a leadership development company offering a single unified product portfolio centered on the Integral Leadership Program (ILP), a 52-week executive development curriculum. The core offering combines the ILP for individual leaders with organizational development services for enterprise clients. Individual offerings include the ILP (with quarterly workshops, coaching, teleclasses, and an online portal), while organizational services span discovery, design, and deployment phases targeting top teams and full organizations. The Taste of the ILP serves as an introductory gateway to the main program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Integral Leadership Program (ILP): A 52-week, practice-based executive leadership development program designed to develop executives serious about transforming themselves, their teams, and their organizations.
• Taste of the ILP
• Stagen Leadership Academy

Products and services

• Integral Leadership Program (ILP) A 52-week, practice-based executive development program designed for leaders serious about transforming themselves, their teams, and their organizations. Features quarterly in-person workshops, bi-weekly teleclasses, 1-on-1 executive coaching, and access to an online learning portal. Tuition is $38,000 per participant in 20-person cohorts.
• Organizational Development Services Partnership-based intervention services for organizations structured into discovery (gap analysis between current reality and 10-year vision), design (developing action plans and hypotheses), and deployment (cascading leadership development across organizational levels) phases. Sold as multi-year engagements to enterprise clients.
• ILP Online Portal 24/7 online access platform for ILP course materials, a practice tracking dashboard, and supplementary learning resources available to ILP participants. Sold to ILP participants as part of program enrollment.
• Taste of the ILP An introductory session enabling prospective participants to hear from Stagen team members and community members about the ILP experience, including dedicated Q&A time for prospective participants. Functions as a gateway event for the ILP.
• Top Team Alignment Program Executive team development intervention in which CEOs model leadership transformation, followed by engagement of their top teams in their own growth, culminating in alignment around continuous development principles. Delivered as part of Stagen's organizational offering.
• Full Organization Cascade Enterprise-wide leadership development deployment creating self-sustaining environments that promote individual development and organizational success at all levels. Delivered as part of Stagen's organizational offering for enterprise clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• $1.1 billion in M&A transactions completed by client following transformation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Egon Zehnder: Egon Zehnder is a premier executive search and leadership advisory firm serving global enterprises and board-level clients. It is comparable to Stagen's enterprise-level executive engagement model but operates at a much larger scale with a primarily senior executive and board focus.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global leadership advisory and executive search firm serving enterprise clients across industries. Its leadership consulting and executive coaching offerings overlap with Stagen's organizational development services, particularly with Fortune 500 clients.
• FranklinCovey: FranklinCovey is a large, publicly-traded leadership and execution coaching firm offering programs for executives and organizations. It competes with Stagen in the leadership development category but serves a much broader market with scaled global delivery and FranklinCovey-authored frameworks (e.g., 7 Habits).
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm offering executive search, leadership development, and talent management services. It is comparable to Stagen's organizational development and executive coaching offerings but at significantly larger scale, with a Fortune 500 client base and international delivery infrastructure.

Direct peers

• RHR International: RHR International is a management consulting firm specializing in executive team effectiveness, leadership development, and succession planning for senior leadership teams. It directly competes with Stagen's Top Team Alignment and executive-level organizational development engagements.
• Center for Creative Leadership: CCL is a non-profit leadership development organization offering executive education programs, coaching, and assessments globally. It directly competes with Stagen's ILP at the executive level, particularly for senior leaders seeking research-backed, cohort-based leadership transformation programs.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): DDI is a global leadership development firm specializing in leadership training, assessment, and succession planning for enterprises. Its structured, evidence-based leadership programs directly overlap with Stagen's organizational development offerings, particularly in enterprise client engagements.
• Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching: Marshall Goldsmith is a prominent executive coach offering stakeholder-centered coaching for C-suite leaders. It is comparable to Stagen's ILP individual coaching component, focusing on behavior change and leadership development for senior executives.

Others

• Berrett-Koehler Publishers / KO Associates: Berrett-Koehler is a publisher and ecosystem of leadership authors/coaches whose methodology-based programs (e.g., Reinventing Organizations) compete with Stagen's content-led ILP curriculum. It represents a publisher/coaching ecosystem that targets similar executive audiences through alternative delivery models.

Emerging players

• BTS Group: BTS is a global consulting firm focused on leadership development, sales transformation, and strategy execution through experiential learning and coaching. It offers comparable cohort-based executive programs with a stronger digital delivery component than Stagen.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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