Leadership Orlando

What Leadership Orlando does

Leadership Orlando is a community leadership development program operating since 1975 under the Orlando Economic Partnership, serving established and emerging leaders, elected officials, educators, and executives across Central Florida. Its core product is a single experiential curriculum delivered across nine full-day sessions over eight months, covering regional issues, public/private/independent sector dynamics, and leadership skills, with no formal application or selection process required for enrollment. The program monetizes through one-time tuition of $4,250 for OEP investor companies and $5,250 for non-investors, with all program costs, meals, receptions, and graduation included. Marketing, distribution, and administrative support are fully embedded in the OEP's digital ecosystem (orlando.org, news.orlando.org, social channels) and investor network, with a relaunched alumni association extending engagement among the 7,000+ graduates produced over 50 years. The program self-claims status as the largest community leadership program in America and currently operates with a small core staff of 7 employees under Executive Director Lisa Winkelbauer, with Class 111 in enrollment.

Name

Leadership Orlando

Legal name

Leadership Orlando

Website

https://leadershiporlando.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Leadership Orlando is a 50-year-old community leadership development program operated by the Orlando Economic Partnership, delivering an experiential nine-session curriculum to established and emerging leaders across Central Florida for one-time tuition of $4,250–$5,250.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Leadership Development Programs

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Leadership Development (BPACANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development (EDABAAAA), Talent Management & Leadership Advisory (Succession, Performance, Culture) (BPACAJAH)

Keywords

• Community leadership development
• Executive leadership training
• Civic leadership program
• Regional leadership education
• Leadership curriculum

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Program Tuition: Revenue generated from participant tuition fees for the Leadership Orlando program. Tuition covers all program costs including sessions, meals, receptions, and graduation. Two pricing tiers exist based on investor status with the Orlando Economic Partnership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Leadership Orlando delivers a community leadership development program structured as nine full-day sessions over eight months, with an experiential curriculum covering regional civic, economic, and community topics. The program targets established and emerging business, civic, and community leaders and is currently enrolling Class 111 after producing more than 7,000 graduates since its founding in 1975.

Product overview

Leadership Orlando is a single, unified leadership development program rather than a platform with multiple modules. The program provides a comprehensive curriculum through nine full-day sessions conducted over eight months, connecting participants with regional leaders across public, private, and independent sectors. The core offering includes tuition at $4,250 for Orlando Economic Partnership investors or $5,250 for non-investors, covering all program costs, meals, receptions, and graduation. The program is distinguished by its lack of a formal application/selection process—participants simply complete an enrollment form. Related programs under the Orlando Economic Partnership umbrella include the Public Leadership Institute, LEADForward Roundtables, UpSkill Orlando, UpSkill Osceola, and the Black Boardroom Leadership Institute (BBLI), but these are separate initiatives rather than modules within Leadership Orlando.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leadership Orlando Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 9 full-day sessions over 8 months

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Orlando Economic PartnershipcoreOthersLeadership Orlando is a program operated by the Orlando Economic Partnership (OEP). The OEP provides administrative support, marketing infrastructure, investor network, and operational framework. The program is housed under the Programs section of the OEP website and benefits from OEP's regional economic development mission of 'Broad-based Prosperity'.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce: Regional business membership organization serving Central Florida with networking, leadership, and advocacy programs. Related ecosystem player rather than direct competitor; shares regional business leader audience with Leadership Orlando and potentially funnels participants.

Broad incumbents

• Aspen Institute: Nonprofit leadership organization offering fellowship and seminar programs for established leaders. Comparable in mission to develop values-based leaders but operates at national scope with selective application-based cohorts versus Leadership Orlando's open-enrollment regional model.
• Vistage Worldwide: Largest CEO peer-group and executive coaching organization globally. Comparable in serving business leaders seeking peer learning and leadership development, but broader geographic scope and different delivery model (ongoing peer groups vs. cohort-based curriculum).
• Young Presidents' Organization (YPO): Global peer network for chief executives offering leadership development, peer learning, and executive education. Comparable target audience and leadership development mission but at much larger scale and with global rather than regional focus.
• Center for Creative Leadership: Global leadership development provider offering executive education, assessments, and coaching. Comparable in leadership development focus but serves a much broader geographic and corporate client base through customized programs rather than a single regional cohort.

Direct peers

• Leadership Dallas: Regional community leadership program targeting Dallas-Fort Worth executives and civic leaders. Comparable in cohort-based experiential learning, tuition model, and alumni network structure.
• Leadership Atlanta: Community leadership development program serving established and emerging leaders in the Atlanta metro. Closely comparable in mission, experiential curriculum model, tuition-based revenue, and alumni-network-driven regional leadership pipeline.
• Leadership Philadelphia: Philadelphia-based community leadership program with a similar experiential curriculum and tuition-based model serving regional business and civic leaders. Directly comparable structure and audience.
• Leadership Greater Washington: Community leadership development program serving the Washington, D.C. region. Comparable multi-session cohort model, regional cross-sector focus, and alumni engagement approach.
• Leadership St. Louis: Regional leadership program serving St. Louis executives with comparable experiential curriculum and tuition-based cohort structure. One of many peer city-based leadership programs modeled similarly to Leadership Orlando.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/orlpartnership
• YouTubeyoutube.com/orlpartnership
• Facebookfacebook.com/ORLPartnership
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/leadership-orlando
• Instagraminstagram.com/orlpartnership

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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