Invest in the Leaders Who Drive Your Culture – and Your Bottom Line
Scalable. Practical. Transformational.
Thrive365 is a year-long leadership experience that blends powerful connections, expert-led learning, and practical tools to help leaders grow, reflect, and lead with purpose.
It delivers high-impact, inclusive leadership development at scale. With actionable tools and a flexible format, Thrive365 is designed to meet real-world leaders where they are—and help them grow together.
Build Stronger Leaders
Expert-led sessions and real-world tools develop confident, capable leaders - ready to meet today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities.
Retain Top Talent
Give your people what they’re asking for: growth, community, and purpose. Thrive365 drives engagement and loyalty from the inside out.
Fuel Cultures
Scalable, inclusive, and aligned with your values: Thrive365 strengthens culture by turning insight into action across your organization.
A Modern Learning Experience
Thrive365 delivers four dynamic Learning Blocks to tackle today’s leadership challenges—designed for real-world pace and sustained organizational growth. Each block includes:
- A live, expert-led webinar
- Curated, on-demand tools and learning kits
- A podcast or reflection tool to deepen insight
- Optional in-person or virtual networking
- A digital badge to showcase your growth
Whether you’re participating as an individual or part of an enterprise partnership, Thrive 365 equips you to grow your leadership, energize your workplace, and create lasting impact.
Built on the Legacy That’s Inspired Over 125,000 Leaders
For 47 years, the Simmons Leadership Conference (SLC) has brought world-renowned speakers and game-changing insights to the forefront of women’s leadership development. Thrive365 extends that impact—offering organizations a scalable, yearlong solution rooted in the same powerful values of inclusion, excellence, and transformation. It’s not just a program—it’s an evolution of the nation’s oldest and most trusted leadership experience for professional women.
Thrive365: Lead What's Next
Thrive 365 is built on four dynamic Learning Blocks designed to meet the leadership challenges of today’s difference-filled, fast-paced workplaces – delivered in a way that fits your organizations sustained growth and schedule.
Simmons Leadership Conference
SLC48: Lead What's Next
SAVE THE DATE: March 23, 2027
The Simmons Leadership Conference is the spark that ignites inspiration, connection, and action for thousands of leaders each year. SLC48: Lead What’s Next launches the Thrive365 experience, bringing leaders together to explore what it takes to lead through rapid change, harness the possibilities of AI, strengthen teams, and create meaningful impact.
The four Learning Blocks – detailed below – are at the heart of #SLC48. They will extend beyond the conference and continue throughout the Thrive365 experience. What begins on March 23 with fresh ideas, powerful conversations, and new connections will evolve into ongoing opportunities to deepen the learning, put insights into practice, and sustain momentum throughout the months that follow.
Lead Alongside AI
How do I navigate what's changing around me?
THEMES:
AI-Enabled Leadership
Adaptability & Curiosity
Human Judgment in a Changing World
AI is rapidly reshaping how we work, make decisions, and create value. This block helps leaders move beyond uncertainty and build the confidence to lead alongside AI. Participants will explore how to embrace new possibilities, apply human judgment where it matters most, and navigate change with curiosity and intention—using AI to amplify, rather than replace, what makes their leadership distinctly human.
KEY ISSUES:
- Leading through rapid AI-driven change
- Knowing when to trust technology and when to apply human judgment
- Overcoming uncertainty and resistance to new ways of working
- Balancing innovation, responsibility, and human connection
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Build confidence navigating an increasingly AI-enabled workplace
- Identify where AI can enhance your work, decisions, and impact
- Strengthen the human judgment and leadership skills AI cannot replace
- Adopt a curious, adaptable mindset for leading what’s next
Sustain Your Best Self
How do I sustain myself while leading through change?
THEMES:
Sustainable Performance
Energy & Resilience
Leading from Your Best Self
The demands of leadership can make it difficult to sustain the energy, focus, and perspective needed to perform at your best. This block helps leaders understand what fuels them, what depletes them, and how to stay grounded amid competing demands. Participants will explore practical ways to strengthen resilience, protect their capacity, and create a sustainable approach to leadership that supports both performance and well-being.
KEY ISSUES:
- Sustaining energy in demanding environments
- Managing competing priorities and constant pressure
- Recognizing patterns that lead to depletion and burnout
- Maintaining focus, resilience, and perspective through change
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Recognize what helps you operate at your best
- Build practices that strengthen energy, focus, and resilience
- Set priorities and boundaries that support sustainable performance
- Develop strategies to reset, adapt, and stay effective through change
Build Teams That Thrive
How do I bring others with me?
THEMES:
Trust & Connection
Collaboration Across Differences
Creating the Conditions for People to Thrive
Leadership is not only about how you navigate change—it is about how you bring others with you. This block explores how leaders can build trust, strengthen connection, and create environments where people feel valued, engaged, and able to contribute their best. Participants will develop practical approaches for navigating differences, fostering collaboration, and helping teams stay connected and effective as expectations, workplaces, and ways of working continue to evolve.
KEY ISSUES:
- Building trust and connection across teams
- Navigating differences, tension, and competing perspectives
- Keeping people engaged through change and uncertainty
- Creating environments where people can contribute and thrive
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Build trust and strengthen relationships across differences
- Communicate in ways that create clarity, connection, and alignment
- Navigate tension and differing perspectives more effectively
- Create the conditions for greater collaboration, engagement, and team performance
Drive Meaningful Impact
How do I turn all of that into results that matter?
THEMES:
Turning Ideas into Action
Entrepreneurial & Intrapreneurial Thinking
Creating Meaningful Results
Leadership ultimately comes down to what you make possible. This block helps leaders turn insight into action by building the confidence, adaptability, and initiative to move ideas forward and create meaningful results. Participants will explore entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial ways of thinking—spotting opportunities, challenging assumptions, experimenting with new approaches, and creating momentum even when the path forward is not fully defined.
KEY ISSUES:
- Turning ideas and insights into meaningful action
- Creating momentum when the path forward is unclear
- Recognizing opportunities for innovation and improvement
- Moving beyond established ways of thinking and working
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Translate ideas and insights into focused action
- Apply entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial thinking to everyday leadership
- Experiment, adapt, and learn while moving work forward
- Build momentum and turn leadership into meaningful impact
Engage Your Organization
Let’s talk about how we can support your people – at scale.