Leadership Southern Indiana

What Leadership Southern Indiana does

Leadership Southern Indiana is a non-profit leadership development organization headquartered in Sellersburg, Indiana, serving the Clark, Floyd, and Scott county region. It delivers adult and youth leadership training through four core programs — DISCOVER (a 9-month community leadership experience), ELEVATE (a skills-based curriculum), FOCUS (a single-day intensive), and NEXGEN (a youth program priced at $200 per participant) — and maintains a tiered membership model (Member, Alumni, Life) anchored by a 2,000+ person alumni network accumulated since 1981. A small 5–6 person staff operates the programs, led by President/CEO Mark Eddy.

The organization is funded through a mix of program tuition, individual memberships, donations, corporate sponsorship, and foundation grants from regional supporters including the Ogle Foundation, Caesars Foundation, First Savings Bank, Duke Energy, and Ivy Tech Community College. In 2022 it established a permanent endowment seeded above $40,000 to provide long-duration financial support. Beyond tuition-based programs, the organization has expanded into fee-for-service corporate consulting and training, including DISC assessments delivered via a partnership with Cloverleaf, and has launched a branded podcast extending its content reach.

Operationally, LSI transitioned from a volunteer-run model to a professionalized, full-time executive structure in 2010 with backing from the Ogle Foundation and consolidated its current program portfolio over the subsequent decade. There is no disclosed AI/ML, software platform, or proprietary technology stack; the value proposition is delivered through in-person facilitation, curriculum design, and the regional alumni community itself.

Name

Leadership Southern Indiana

Legal name

Leadership Southern Indiana

Website

https://leadershipsi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Leadership Southern Indiana is a Sellersburg, Indiana-based non-profit that delivers adult and youth leadership development programs across Clark, Floyd, and Scott counties, supported by a tiered membership and 2,000+ alumni network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Leadership Development & Community Engagement

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Management & Leadership Advisory (Succession, Performance, Culture) (BPACAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inclusive Leadership & Leading Diverse Teams (EDABAAAM), K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB), Executive Leadership Summits (C-Suite, Board, Strategy Offsites) (THAHAMAA)

Keywords

• Leadership development programs
• Community leadership training
• Youth leadership programs
• Professional development services
• Nonprofit membership organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Sellersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Program Tuition: Revenue from DISCOVER (nine-month adult leadership program), ELEVATE (skills-based series), FOCUS (single-day regional snapshot), and NEXGEN (youth leadership) program fees.
2. Membership Contributions: Tiered membership program (Community Partner, Legacy Partner, Visionary Partner, NEXGEN Partner) with monthly and annual payment options. 10% of membership contributions support alumni and scholarship fund.
3. Donations and Grants: Individual and corporate donations, including endowment fund contributions and Ogle Foundation grant support. Endowment established in 2022 for scholarships.
4. Consulting and Training Services: Customized corporate training services including company retreat coordination, DISC assessments, team relationship building, and professional development programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Leadership Southern Indiana is a non-profit that engages, develops, and mobilizes regional leaders through four flagship programs (DISCOVER, ELEVATE, FOCUS, NEXGEN), a multi-tiered Membership Program, and Consulting & Training Services that use DISC assessments. Revenue is generated via program tuition, recurring membership subscriptions, corporate consulting fees, donations, grants, and an endowment fund.

Product overview

Leadership Southern Indiana is a non-profit organization offering a suite of generational professional development programs designed to engage, develop, and mobilize regional leaders. The portfolio includes four core programs: DISCOVER (a nine-month flagship leadership training), ELEVATE (a skills-based development series), FOCUS (a single-day regional experience), and NEXGEN (a youth leadership program for high school students). Supporting offerings include Consulting & Training Services with DISC assessments, a multi-tiered Membership Program, the Following the Leaders Podcast, Breakfast Series events, and a scholarship Endowment fund. The organization serves members ranging from high school students to elected officials across Clark, Scott, and Floyd Counties in Southern Indiana.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DISCOVER: Nine-month leadership program since 1981 educating and training leaders to embrace community through civic engagement and servant leadership. Covers Economics, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, and more.
• ELEVATE
• FOCUS
• NEXGEN

Products and services

• DISCOVER Nine-month flagship leadership development program established in 1981 that educates and trains regional leaders through monthly sessions covering economics, diversity and inclusion, education, government, health and human services, and tourism. Serves participants ranging from new industry professionals to seasoned executives in Clark, Floyd, and Scott Counties.
• ELEVATE Highly interactive skills-based development series designed for workplace leaders seeking to enhance their leadership toolkit with executive-level skills training from recognized world-class facilitators. Limited to 20 participants per cohort.
• FOCUS Streamlined one-day regional experience providing a high-impact snapshot of Southern Indiana through guided site visits, hands-on demonstrations, and meaningful conversations about local history, economic development, health and wellness, arts, and culture.
• NEXGEN Award-winning youth leadership program launched in 2014 for high school sophomores and incoming high school juniors in Clark, Floyd, or Scott County. Includes seven sessions exploring community sectors and a philanthropic project component at $200 per participant.
• Consulting & Training Services Customized professional development services for businesses including company retreat coordination, curated business sector discussions, DISC assessment services via Cloverleaf, and team relationship building programs.
• Membership Program Multi-tiered membership structure (Community Partner, Legacy Partner, Visionary Partner, NEXGEN Partner) with monthly and annual payment options providing networking, directory access, exclusive pricing on events, and alumni engagement. Ten percent of contributions support the alumni and scholarship fund.
• Following the Leaders Podcast Podcast produced by Leadership Southern Indiana featuring interviews, updates, and discussions about leadership and community development topics; sponsored by Duke Energy.
• Breakfast Series & Lunch & Learns Ongoing educational and networking events for members featuring workshops and speaker presentations on leadership and community topics.
• Leadership Southern Indiana Endowment Endowment fund established in June 2022 to provide grants supporting future leaders who cannot participate in programming at regular tuition rates; annual grants of $5,000+ offset tuition for participants needing financial assistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,000 leaders trained since 1981
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• Ivy Tech Community CollegemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatalyst-level sponsor; office protocol follows Ivy Tech closure schedule indicating physical co-location
• ProMedia GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatalyst-level sponsor; testimonial provider for consulting services
• IU SoutheastmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobilize-level sponsor and educational partner
• Metro United WayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvocate-level sponsor; ELEVATE Class Representative 2025 employer
• City of New AlbanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngage-level sponsor supporting regional leadership development

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Leadership Louisville Center: The premier community leadership development organization serving the Louisville region. Operates multi-tier flagship programs, corporate programs, and youth leadership tracks — directly comparable to Leadership SI's regional flagship model, alumni network, and membership structure.
• Leadership Indianapolis: Indiana-based community leadership program running multi-month adult cohorts plus youth and alumni programming. Operates within the same state ecosystem, serving overlapping corporate and civic leaders with the same leadership-development thesis as Leadership SI.
• Leadership Cincinnati (Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber): City-level leadership development program housed within the regional chamber. Runs flagship leadership cohorts, youth tracks, and alumni networks analogous to DISCOVER/NEXGEN, targeting the same mid-career professional demographic across a single metro region.
• Leadership Greater Hartford: Independent regional leadership organization serving Greater Hartford with multi-month flagship and youth programs. Closely matches Leadership SI's structure, mission, and program-based tuition model, providing a useful size and geography benchmark.
• Junior League: A national network of nonprofit women's volunteer and leadership training organizations with local chapters (including in Indiana). Comparable in mission of developing civic leaders, running structured training cohorts, and operating on a member-dues plus community-project model.

Broad incumbents

• Vistage Worldwide: The largest executive peer-advisory and leadership coaching organization in the U.S., serving CEOs and business owners through facilitated peer groups. Overlaps with Leadership SI's ELEVATE executive development and corporate consulting arms but operates commercially and at far greater scale.
• Young Presidents' Organization (YPO): Global peer leadership organization for chief executives offering forums, learning networks, and leadership development. Comparable in its high-level executive leadership focus and membership model, though global and commercial rather than regional and nonprofit.
• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): A globally recognized leadership research and training provider offering executive education, coaching, and assessment services. Overlaps with Leadership SI's DISC-based consulting and ELEVATE skills training, but operates at enterprise scale with proprietary research IP.

Regional players

• One Southern Indiana (Chamber of Commerce): The chamber of commerce serving Clark and Floyd Counties — the same core market as Leadership SI. Overlaps in convening regional leaders, supporting business growth, and partnering with corporate sponsors, but focuses on economic development rather than formal leadership curricula.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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