Leadercast

What Leadercast does

Leadercast is a privately held US-based leadership development company founded around 2000, headquartered at 18240 Melrose Drive, Bucyrus, Kansas (with the firmographics listing Suwanee, indicating a possible dual or historical location). The company operates a portfolio of leadership products anchored by an annual flagship conference themed 'Champion the Leader Within,' delivered both as a live in-person event at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri and as a virtual on-demand experience streamed to organizations. Complementing the conference is the Leadercast 365 subscription content platform, priced at $13/month billed annually, which provides access to over 1,200 short-form videos, Lunch & Learns, Meeting Starters, and structured courses for ongoing professional development. Leadercast also operates a Business Partners program for corporate team streaming with a Partner Hub, facilitation guides, and customizable marketing assets, and a Community Partners program that licenses the content to non-profit organizations.

The underlying technology consists of a virtual event streaming platform and a content library (Leadercast 365), both supporting on-demand viewing and organizational streaming. The 365 content library is the company's primary technical asset, with more than 1,200 indexed short-form leadership videos. CEU accreditation integrations with SHRM (4.0 credit hours), HRCI (4.0 credit hours), GCSU (.4/4 credit hours), and GNA (4.0 contact hours) embed the conference into HR professional credentialing workflows, providing distribution leverage via established continuing-education rails. Partner integrations are facilitated through Calendly-based sales scheduling and a dedicated Partner Hub.

Leadercast's revenue model spans six streams: individual and group conference ticket sales (one-time), corporate sponsorships (one-time), the 365 membership subscription (recurring), Business Partners organizational licensing (recurring), Community Partners non-profit licensing (recurring), and CEU-accredited professional services. The company operates event-driven GTM with a sales-led overlay for partner and group deals, targeting business organizations as the primary segment and HR professionals and non-profits as secondary segments. Geographic markets served include the United States broadly, with confirmed activity in Kansas City (Missouri), Atlanta (Georgia), and Jamaica via a partnership with Grace to Grow Mentorship & Training. The company appears to be founder-led and independently owned, with Brian Morris serving as President and CEO; no institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity are disclosed. The address at 18240 Melrose Drive, Bucyrus, KS 66013 and a headcount of 11–50 employees indicate a small privately held company operating at modest scale.

Name

Leadercast

Legal name

Leadercast

Website

https://leadercast.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Leadercast is a US-based privately held leadership development company founded in 2000 that operates an annual flagship conference ('Champion the Leader Within') and a subscription content library (Leadercast 365), serving business organizations, HR professionals, and non-profits through event tickets, partner programs, and CEU-accredited content.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bucyrus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Conference Tickets: Revenue from individual and group ticket sales for the annual Leadercast conference event, held at The Midland Theatre in Kansas City, MO.
2. 365 Membership Subscription: Annual subscription membership providing access to the Leadercast 365 content library including videos, courses, and meeting starters. Priced at $13/month billed annually.
3. Business Partner Program: Organizational licensing for businesses to stream the conference to their entire organization with facilitated discussion tools and marketing assets.
4. Community Partner Program: Licensing program for non-profit organizations to access and host the leadership development conference for their communities.
5. CEU Credits: Continuing Education Units offered in partnership with SHRM, HRCI, GCSU, and GNA for professional development credits.
6. Corporate Sponsorships: Sponsorship opportunities for corporations to align with the Leadercast leadership development event.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Leadercast delivers annual flagship leadership development conferences ("Champion the Leader Within") delivered as live in-person events and virtual on-demand experiences, complemented by a Leadercast 365 subscription content library of 1,200+ short-form videos, courses, Lunch & Learns, and Meeting Starters. The company also provides Business Partners and Community Partners programs that license organizations to host Leadercast events internally with facilitation guides and marketing assets.

Product overview

Leadercast offers a portfolio of leadership development products anchored by its flagship annual conference, 'Champion the Leader Within.' The core offering includes the Leadercast Conference delivered as both a live in-person event at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City and a virtual on-demand experience. Complementing the annual event is Leadercast 365, a subscription membership platform providing over 1200 short-form videos, courses, Lunch & Learns, and Meeting Starters. The portfolio extends through Business Partners and Community Partners programs, which provide organizations with streaming access, facilitation guides, and marketing assets to deliver team-based leadership development. Together, these products form a comprehensive leadership development ecosystem spanning events, ongoing learning content, and organizational enablement tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leadercast Conference (Champion the Leader Within) Annual flagship leadership development conference delivering insights on organizational health, team building, and leadership principles. Available as a live in-person event at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City, MO and a virtual on-demand experience accessible globally.
• Leadercast 365 Membership Subscription-based professional development content platform providing access to more than 1,200 short-form videos, Lunch & Learns, Meeting Starters, and courses for ongoing leadership development. Priced at $13/month billed annually and delivered through a self-serve online membership.
• Business Partners Program Organizational licensing program that enables companies to stream Leadercast content to their entire organization, providing a Partner Hub, facilitation guides, speaker photos and bios, and customizable marketing assets (PDFs, flyers, posters) for internal leadership development events.
• Community Partners Program Non-profit partner program enabling community organizations to access leadership development content and resources through a fully supported conference experience for the May 2026 to May 2027 cycle.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SHRMcoreOthersLeadercast partners with SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) to provide 4.0 continuing education credit hours for HR professionals attending the annual conference.
• HRCIcoreOthersLeadercast partners with HR Certification Institute (HRCI) to offer 4.0 continuing education credits for HR professionals.
• GCSUcoreOthersLeadercast partners with Georgia College & State University (GCSU) to provide .4/4 general credit hours for conference attendees.
• GNAcoreOthersLeadercast partners with GNA to provide 4.0 contact hours for nursing professionals through the conference continuing education program.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• MasterClass: MasterClass offers subscription-based video courses from world-class instructors across leadership, business, and creativity — competing for the same individual professional development subscriber dollars as Leadercast 365, though broader in topic scope.
• GALP (Global Association of Leadership Professionals): Industry leadership associations (e.g., Executive Leadership Council, National Association of Corporate Directors) compete for executive audience attention via annual summits and content — comparable to Leadercast's annual flagship event format and association-style programming.
• Brené Brown / Dare to Lead: Brené Brown's Dare to Lead program delivers leadership training based on her research through workshops, courses, and certifications — a speaker-led leadership development brand directly analogous to Leadercast's author/speaker-driven conference model (e.g. Patrick Lencioni).

Direct peers

• Crucial Learning: Crucial Learning (formed from the merger of VitalSmarts and The Other 80%) delivers leadership, communication, and performance training courses including Crucial Conversations, sold via enterprise licenses — competing for the same organizational training budget as Leadercast's Partner program.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): DDI is a leadership development firm focused on executive and front-line leader training programs for enterprises, with assessment-based subscriptions and certifications — directly overlapping with Leadercast's executive leadership and HR professional development focus.
• Center for Creative Leadership: CCL is a leadership education and research institution offering executive programs, assessments, and organizational leadership solutions — a recognized peer in the executive leadership and C-suite development category where Leadercast positions its flagship conference and content.
• Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning: Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning sells leadership development content and learning journeys to organizations globally, competing with Leadercast 365's content library plus business partner deployable training for HR and L&D buyers.
• FranklinCovey: FranklinCovey is a global leadership and management training company offering subscription-based content, workshops, and enterprise deployments — directly comparable to Leadercast's model of pairing flagship events with ongoing learning content (Leadercast 365) for business organizations.

Broad incumbents

• Toastmasters International: Toastmasters is a global membership-based leadership and communication training organization with clubs in nearly every country — a long-tenured incumbent in the leadership development membership category with recurring dues-based revenue analogous to Leadercast 365 subscriptions.
• LinkedIn Learning: LinkedIn Learning is a deep, broad incumbent in the professional development subscription category used by enterprises globally — comparable to Leadercast 365's subscription content but with significantly larger catalog and distribution tied to LinkedIn's platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/Leadercast
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leadercast
• Instagraminstagram.com/leadercast
• TikToktiktok.com/@leadercast

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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