Individual Contributor Leadership Program for Your Technical Talent

A data-driven upskilling and coaching accelerator for technical talent

FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

Empower your talent to make a Greater Impact

Our Northstar Program™ is an 8-week personalized accelerator uniquely designed for individual contributors to achieve business and career goals.

The program fosters personal growth for meaningful change without disrupting daily work.

  • Enhance productivity.
  • Increase innovation.
  • Grow customers.
  • Accelerate career.
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Additional Organization Benefits:

  • Develop a robust pipeline for leadership roles, minimizing attrition and lowering costs.
  • Retain and promote your top talent at a fraction of the cost of replacing just one employee.

IN GOOD COMPANY

Brands That Trust Us

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Because It Works

UP TO97%

of participants retained

UP TO76%

of participants had their careers accelerated within the 1st year

99%

of participants rate a 20-80% improvement on specific skills

94%

of participants made Moderate to Significant advancements towards their goal

98%

of participants immediately applied the learnings to their daily work

100%

of participants & managers recommend the program

“I decided to focus on promoting women from lower levels to create the diversity I needed and generate the business results I wanted. I coached and mentored them, and they went on to become the organization’s top senior talent.”

D Sangeeta
Founder and CEO of Gotara

Upskilling That Actually Works

Relevant

Self-paced nanolearning modules for tech by tech are typically just 15 minutes a day.

Personalized

Individualized career sprints and confidential conversations upskill your team quickly.

Measurable

Quantitative results include goal achievement, skills improvement, and business ROI.

The Northstar Program™
additional benefits

No interruptions to daily work

Immediately applicable use case based learning

Self-paced nanolearning with 1:1 business executive coach

Access 170+ technical advisors 24/7

Structured program with real-time dashboard and additional resources

Works on any device

Why us

  • We started with a mission to close the gender gap in STEM, and have since broadened our focus to include all technical talent, aiming to improve the entire ecosystem.
  • Our senior leadership team has over 100 years of experience in STEM fields and has successfully launched leadership programs for technical talent at previous organizations, which are still going strong today.
  • We are leveraging that secret sauce, along with several innovative components, to scale and deliver strong business results for our customers.
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OUR COACHES

We are technical leaders and coaches who have been there and done that

Our business executive coaches are hand-selected and certified to provide the best possible experience to our participants—they ask the right questions, provide answers, and direct action. Participants say this human interaction is critical to their success.

Dana Ginn
Co-Founder and COO Gotara | Strategy and Innovation | Coach | Educator | HUB International, Nielsen Alum
MBA, University of Chicago
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State University

Dr. D Sangeeta
25+ Years Experience
Founder and CEO Gotara | Innovator  | C-Suite Leader | Talent Magnet  | Amazon, Nielsen, GE Alum
Ph.D., Materials Chemistry, University of Illinois
M.S., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

John Downey
Strategic Advisor | Executive Coach | Amazon and Motorola Alum
MBA, Northwestern University
B.A., Economics/Psychology, Northwestern University

Karen Leeker
Investor | Mentor | Board Member | Proctor and Gamble Co., Solo Cup, Goldman Sachs Alum
B.S., Industrial Engineering, Purdue University

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