Signature Leaders

What Signature Leaders does

Signature Leaders, operating under the legal entity CR Seymour, Inc. and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a B2B leadership development consultancy founded in 2013 by Carol Seymour. The firm specializes in accelerating women into executive leadership and supporting high-potential leaders more broadly, delivering cohort-based programs across a four-tier ladder — Signature Premier (executives on the cusp of C-suite), Signature Select (mid-career leaders transitioning from managing to leading), Signature Strive (emerging leaders), and Signature Surge (developing leaders) — alongside customized Speaking & Workshops for corporate clients. A Signature Collective community platform extends engagement post-program through alumni networking, and the Wisdom Warriors book serves as a content marketing asset.

The company does not rely on proprietary technology; its core delivery is human-facilitated coaching, executive-taught content, and cross-company peer networking experiences. Customers are 140+ global enterprises, predominantly Fortune 500 and market-leading companies across technology, financial services, healthcare, consumer goods, and industrial manufacturing — including ADP, Cargill, Coca-Cola, Nike, Manulife, Medtronic, Chevron, Hyatt, and Deutsche Bank. The firm has trained more than 3,000 leaders across 6 continents and was recognized for three consecutive years on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list, with the 2022 award explicitly cited.

Revenue is generated through annual corporate sponsorship agreements under which companies pay to enroll multiple leaders into Signature programs, supplemented by fee-for-service speaking engagements and workshops; pricing is not publicly disclosed. In February 2026, Signature Leaders was acquired by TiER1 Impact, an employee-owned professional services firm based in Covington, Kentucky, and continues to operate as an independently affiliated company preserving its brand, faculty, and client relationships.

Name

Signature Leaders

Legal name

CR Seymour, Inc.

Website

https://signatureleaders.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Signature Leaders is a B2B leadership development consultancy specializing in accelerating women into executive roles. It partners with 140+ Fortune 500 companies to deliver cohort-based programs (Premier, Select, Strive, Surge), workshops, and the Signature Collective alumni community platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

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. Corporate Leadership Development Programs: Signature Leaders generates revenue by partnering with companies to deliver leadership development programs to their executives and high-potential leaders. Companies sponsor their talent for Signature Premier, Signature Select, Signature Strive, and Signature Surge programs. The platform also includes the Signature Collective community for ongoing networking and support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Signature Leaders is a leadership development consultancy that partners with enterprises to deliver tiered executive and high-potential leader programs (Signature Premier, Signature Select, Signature Strive, Signature Surge), supplemented by customized keynote speaking, workshops, and the Signature Collective alumni community platform. Programs are designed to accelerate leaders into senior-most roles, with a particular focus on accelerating women leaders, using a whole-person approach delivered by C-suite practitioners in cross-company cohorts.

Product overview

Signature Leaders is a leadership development firm offering a suite of programs under the Signature brand (Premier, Select, Strive, and Surge) that collectively serve leaders from mid-career through executive levels. The programs use a whole-person approach, are content-informed by top executives, and include peer networking experiences. Additional offerings include Speaking & Workshops for corporate clients, the Signature Collective online community platform for alumni networking, and the Wisdom Warriors book. The portfolio works as an integrated ecosystem: core programs develop leadership skills, speaking engagements provide supplemental corporate training, and the community platform maintains ongoing peer support relationships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Signature Collective: Community platform for Signature Leaders alumni providing networking, conversations, and content sharing among members.
• Signature Premier
• Signature Select
• Signature Strive
• Signature Surge

Products and services

• Signature Premier Executive leadership development program for senior leaders on the cusp of senior-most leadership, providing perspective-gaining content, executive presence work, and strategic cross-company networking opportunities.
• Signature Select Mid-career leadership development program that equips leaders to transition from managing to leading, shifting their mindset from working more to working differently and building practical leadership capabilities.
• Signature Strive Leadership development program designed for emerging leaders, part of the Signature suite of cohort-based programs serving leaders from mid-career through executive levels.
• Signature Surge Leadership development program designed for high-potential leaders, part of the Signature suite of cohort-based programs and offered alongside Premier, Select, and Strive.
• Speaking & Workshops Customized keynote speaking engagements and tailored workshops delivered to corporate clients on topics such as agility, resilience, confidence, sponsorship, inclusive leadership, authentic leadership, relationship equity, and self-leadership.
• Signature Collective Exclusive online community platform for Signature Leaders alumni and registered members, enabling personal and professional networking, conversations, content sharing, and event registration.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ global leaders trained across 6 continents
• +2 more outcomes

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Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Center for Creative Leadership: CCL is a globally recognized leadership development provider offering cohort-based executive programs, coaching, and applied research. It directly competes with Signature Leaders in enterprise leadership development for senior and high-potential leaders.
• FranklinCovey: FranklinCovey delivers enterprise leadership, execution, and cultural transformation programs to Fortune 500 clients. It competes head-to-head with Signature Leaders for corporate training budgets via flagship offerings such as 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.'
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): DDI provides leadership development, assessment, and succession planning solutions to large enterprises globally. It overlaps directly with Signature Leaders' cohort-based leadership programs and assessment-driven development for high-potential leaders.
• Vistage: Vistage operates peer group advisory and executive coaching programs for CEOs and senior leaders. Its peer-cohort format and enterprise sponsorship model are highly comparable to Signature Leaders' Signature Premier and Select offerings.
• Catalyst: Catalyst is a global nonprofit focused on advancing women in leadership through research, advisory, and learning programs. It overlaps with Signature Leaders' mission of accelerating women into executive roles and serves many of the same Fortune 500 enterprise buyers.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm offering executive search, leadership development, and coaching. Its broader portfolio overlaps with Signature Leaders in executive coaching and leadership development for senior corporate talent.
• Egon Zehnder: Egon Zehnder is a leadership advisory firm offering executive search, board advisory, and leadership development. Its executive coaching and assessment services intersect with Signature Leaders' premium executive development offerings.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles provides executive search, leadership consulting, and culture shaping services. Its leadership advisory and executive coaching practices overlap with Signature Leaders' work with Fortune 500 CHROs and senior executives.

Emerging players

• BetterUp: BetterUp is a digital coaching and mental fitness platform serving enterprise L&D buyers. While its delivery model is technology-led rather than cohort-based, it competes with Signature Leaders for corporate leadership development budgets across mid-career and executive segments.
• Women in the Boardroom: Women in the Boardroom is a women's leadership advancement organization offering programs and events targeting executive women. It addresses a similar niche to Signature Leaders' women's leadership focus, though at a smaller scale and with lighter enterprise engagement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/signatureleaders
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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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