edge leadership solutions

Name

edge leadership solutions

Legal name

EDGE Leadership Solutions

Website

https://edgeleadershipsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Leadership Development & Executive Coaching Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development (EDABAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

C-Suite & Senior Executive Coaching (EDABANAA), Leadership Assessment, 360 Feedback & Development Planning (EDABAAAK)

Keywords

• Executive leadership coaching
• Group coaching programs
• Leadership development services
• Peer coaching methodology
• Talent development consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Group Coaching Programs: Cohort-based group coaching delivered over 6-9 months targeting different career stages (E3, EDGE, COMPASS). Programs include monthly 1:1 coaching sessions integrated with group facilitation.
2. 1:1 Leadership Coaching: Individual executive and performance coaching with options for Executive Coaching (6 months), Performance Coaching, Target Skill/Behavioral Coaching (3-4 months), and On Demand Coaching Office Hours.
3. Keynotes and Speaking: 30-60 minute keynotes and 2-hour to 3-day workshops delivered at corporate events and conferences.
4. Dare to Lead Certification: 24-hour empirically-based courage-building certification program based on Brené Brown's research. Delivered as 8 three-hour sessions.
5. Open Enrollment Cohorts: Publicly available group coaching programs like THRIVE (7 sessions monthly) and EDGE Experience for individual participants.
6. Publications: Sale of books including Wayfinding and The PEER Revolution. Bulk inquiries available for organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

EDGE Leadership Solutions delivers cohort-based group coaching and 1:1 leadership coaching for mid-career through C-Suite leaders, built around its trademarked PEER Technology® platform. Programs include E3 Experience (early career), EDGE Cohort Experience (midcareer), COMPASS (C-Suite), THRIVE (women), Connection Point (alumni), Executive/Performance/Target Skill/On Demand 1:1 coaching, Dare to Lead™ certification, and keynotes, delivered primarily virtually through Zoom.

Product overview

EDGE Leadership Solutions offers a suite of human-powered leadership development solutions built around their proprietary PEER Technology® platform. The core offering includes group coaching programs (E3 Experience for early career, EDGE Cohort Experience for midcareer, COMPASS for C-Suite executives, and Connection Point for alumni) and 1:1 Leadership Coaching (Executive Coaching, Performance Coaching, Target Skill/Behavioral Coaching, and On Demand Office Hours). Additional offerings include Dare to Lead™ certification programming, keynotes and speaking engagements, and THRIVE virtual coaching for women. The company also publishes thought leadership through books including The PEER Revolution, Wayfinding, and The New Workspace E-Book.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PEER Technology®: A trademarked platform that uses skilled facilitation and group coaching to foster peer-peer learning to develop leaders personally and professionally.
• E3 Experience
• EDGE Cohort Experience
• COMPASS
• Connection Point
• THRIVE

Products and services

• PEER Technology® Group Coaching Platform Trademarked experiential learning platform that uses skilled facilitation and group coaching to foster peer-peer learning for developing leaders personally and professionally. Increases mobility across the corporate talent pipeline through horizontal and vertical knowledge transfer.
• E3 Experience 9-month cohort program for GenZ and early career leaders. Develops self-awareness, leadership brand, networking opportunities, and exposure to organization networks and resources.
• EDGE Cohort Experience Flagship 9-month midcareer group coaching program for Millennial leaders. Develops self-awareness and intentional behaviors as people managers. Available as train-the-trainer model for gender-specific groups.
• COMPASS 6-month C-Suite and Officer peer coaching experience focused on developing character and practicing skills for highest organizational levels, including empathy, courage, transparency, agility, vulnerability, authenticity, resilience, and inclusion.
• Connection Point Experiential program leveraging PEER Technology coaching process for alumni strategy or post-program connection. Creates monthly touchpoints across vertical and horizontal structures connecting individuals across corporate tiers into peer-peer coaching triads.
• THRIVE Virtual Leadership Coaching Virtual coaching experience for women and those identifying with femininity, providing a roadmap to professional and personal success. Delivers seven two-hour monthly sessions in a virtual environment.
• 1:1 Leadership Coaching Individual coaching programs including Executive Coaching, Performance Coaching, Target Skill/Behavioral Coaching, and On Demand Coaching (Office Hours). ICF certified coaches work with leaders to expand mindsets and build capacity.
• Dare to Lead™ Certified Programming 24-hour empirically based courage-building program based on Dr. Brené Brown's research. Four skill sets: Leaning into Vulnerability, Living Our Values, Building Trust, Resilience. Available as certification process.
• Keynotes & Speaking Leadership keynotes and workshops including 30-60 minute keynotes, 2-hour to 3-day workshops, and curated content based on organizational needs.
• The PEER Revolution Book Book documenting the complete PEER Technology Group Coaching Framework. Provides a roadmap for external coaches and internal coaches to supercharge how they serve organizations.
• Wayfinding Book Book by Christy Uffelman introducing the Wayfinding Compass framework built around Self-Awareness, Self-Alignment, Self-Trust, and Self-Worth, guiding readers through personal evolution and professional growth.
• The New Workspace E-Book E-book providing practical strategies for creating brave and inclusive environments that nurture vulnerability, intimacy, and authentic relationships in remote or hybrid teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Increases mobility through the corporate talent pipeline
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered former flagship, core, early stage and minor.

• Align Leadershipformer flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Christy Uffelman simultaneously launched EDGE Leadership while opening the East Coast office of Align Leadership in 2013. She was promoted to President in 2018 and became CEO of EDGE Leadership Solutions in 2020 when EDGE spun off and stood on its own. Align served as the umbrella organization under which EDGE was incubated and grew to serve Fortune 500 companies across multiple industries.
• Fortune 100 CEO (unnamed)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013A Fortune 100 CEO who believes in purposeful supplier diversity and advocates for women leaders provided sponsorship that enabled EDGE to iterate and thrive. This partnership led to EDGE: Women cohorts, then EDGE: Men cohorts (launched 2017), and later C-Suite COMPASS programming. The relationship began in 2013 and continues to this day.
• Pittsburgh Technology CouncilcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPTC and EDGE Leadership partner annually to deliver the EDGE Experience, a 9-month women's leadership cohort. PTC handles candidate selection holistically through an application process evaluating what candidates will gain and what they offer. The program launched annually in January with 95% virtual delivery.
• Strong Women, Strong Girlsearly stageStrategic or Co-development PartnerA national mentoring nonprofit where Christy built a leadership development program pro bono, aligning with their business model of engaging corporate leaders to mentor college women. Christy beta-tested her group coaching model with this organization in Pittsburgh, Boston, and Miami before founding EDGE.
• Sisters Lifting as We ClimbminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership formed with community activist Sharnay Hearn-Davis, founder of Sisters Lifting as We Climb. The two women became mentors and sponsors of one another. Together they support professional development of women of color and ensure more equitable Black representation in EDGE programming and networking events.
• Dr. Mary Shippyearly stageStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Dr. Mary Shippy in 2013 to incubate EDGE under the Align Leadership umbrella. Dr. Shippy contributed to the founding and early development of EDGE's group coaching methodology.
• Brené BrowncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristy Uffelman is a Dare to Lead certified facilitator, trained in Brené Brown's empirically-based courage-building research. EDGE incorporates Dare to Lead principles (vulnerability, values alignment, trust-building, resilience) into all PEER Technology® programs. Christy was selected for Brown's inaugural Dare to Lead circle in 2018.
• Robert Morris UniversityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerChristy Uffelman has delivered keynotes and content for Robert Morris University's Women's Leadership and Mentorship Program.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): CCL is a globally recognized leadership development institution offering cohort-based open-enrollment and custom leadership programs for mid-career and executive leaders. It competes directly with EDGE's mid-career EDGE Cohort and COMPASS programs in the corporate leadership development category.
• CoachHub: CoachHub is a Berlin-based digital coaching platform serving enterprises globally with 1:1 coaching powered by certified coaches and AI-driven matching. It is comparable as an enterprise coaching provider targeting HR/L&D buyers, though its delivery model is technology-mediated rather than cohort-based.
• BetterUp: BetterUp is the largest tech-enabled enterprise coaching platform, pairing employees with certified coaches for 1:1 leadership and wellbeing coaching. It directly competes with EDGE in the Fortune 500 executive/leadership coaching market but delivers primarily 1:1 coaching via app rather than cohort-based group programs.
• Marshall Goldsmith Group: Marshall Goldsmith Group is one of the most recognized executive coaching and leadership development brands globally, offering 1:1 executive coaching and corporate leadership programs. It is comparable to EDGE for senior leader and C-Suite coaching content and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• FranklinCovey: FranklinCovey is an established leadership and organizational performance company selling The 7 Habits, Leading at the Speed of Trust, and other enterprise training programs. It targets the same HR/L&D buyer as EDGE but operates as a broad curriculum provider rather than a coach-led group methodology.
• Development Dimensions International (DDI): DDI is a long-standing leadership development company specializing in leadership assessment, selection, and training for global enterprises. It overlaps with EDGE in mid-career and C-Suite development programs and shares HR/L&D buyers, but its offerings are broader and more assessment-led.
• The Ken Blanchard Companies: Blanchard is a well-known leadership training and coaching company built around The One Minute Manager and Situational Leadership curricula, serving enterprise HR/L&D buyers. Comparable to EDGE as a corporate leadership training provider with published methodologies, but operating at much broader scale and curriculum breadth.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm with substantial leadership development, executive coaching, and talent management practices. It competes for HR/L&D budgets in Fortune 500 organizations but as a multi-practice incumbent rather than a coach-led niche provider.

Emerging players

• Dare to Lead (Brené Brown): Dare to Lead is Brené Brown's courage-based leadership training program, delivered through a directory of certified facilitators including EDGE's own Christy Uffelman. It is comparable to EDGE's Dare to Lead-certified programming and shares content lineage, but EDGE pairs the framework with proprietary PEER Technology® group coaching.

Others

• International Coach Federation (ICF): ICF is the global professional association that certifies individual coaches and accredits coaching programs. EDGE's coach bench is explicitly ICF-certified, making ICF the standards body underlying its talent quality claim rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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