THE ROAD TO THE FUTURE STARTS WITH US
Intentional Leadership Conference 2026
The Only Conference That Teaches the 7 Leadership Skills
They Expect You to Have But Never Taught You
February 6-8, 2026 | San Diego, California
✓ 100 Leaders & Allies Joining ✓ Minda Harts Keynote ✓ Payment Plans Available ✓ Limited Scholarships
You Were Promoted. Then Left to Figure It Out.
No training manual for: - Leading authentically when "professionalism" was designed for code-switching - Making strategic decisions when you're still learning the unwritten rules - Setting boundaries without being labeled "difficult" or "not a team player" - Advocating for yourself when the system wasn't built with you in mind - Regulating your emotions while everyone's watching and judging - Building trust in rooms where you're "the first" or "the only" - Showing up with presence that commands respect, not just compliance They called it "a leadership opportunity." You called it survival. And when you struggled? They acted like it was a performance issue. But here's the truth they won't tell you: The gap isn't your leadership ability. The gap is the roadmap they never gave you. We're closing that gap.
Welcome to Your Leadership Roadmap
The Intentional Leadership Conference isn't another "lean in" event that asks you to work harder or shrink smaller.
This is tactical, skill-building leadership development that honors who you are while equipping you with the tools you actually need.
🚗 7 Sessions = 7 Critical Leadership Competencies
🚗 2.5 Days = Transformation That Lasts Beyond February
🚗 100 Leaders & Allies = Your New Professional Family
This isn't inspiration.
This is preparation for the road you're already on.
THE 7 SKILLS THEY EXPECT (BUT NEVER TAUGHT YOU)
Your Roadmap to Intentional Leadership
STOP 1: Cultural Identity → Authentic Leadership & Trust
We take our culture into every room we lead in whether it’s acknowledged or not. This session is led by our very one Candice "Coach C" Miles who will give leaders permission and practical frameworks to lead as themselves, showing how cultural identity strengthens authentic leadership and trust rather than undermining it. What most leadership development never addresses is the trust tax of code-switching how performing professionalism quietly erodes credibility, decision clarity, and leadership sustainability and this session finally names it.
STOP 2: Wealth → Negotiation & Long-Term Strategy
Leaders are expected to make strategic decisions without ever being taught the language of money. This session by financial strategist Kenya Lee builds negotiation skill, financial fluency, and long-term thinking so leaders can advocate for resources, connect impact to outcomes, and lead with strategic confidence. This is how good managers become leaders who influence direction and compensation.
STOP 3: Dating & Relationships → Boundary-Setting & going with your gut
Leaders are taught how to stay in control, make decisions, and lead with authority but rarely taught how to take the leadership hat off and allow softness, receptivity, and rest in their personal lives. This session with Relationship Strategist Marshaun Olaniyan helps leaders tap into feminine energy to set boundaries with sound judgment, stop over-functioning in relationships, and lead with clarity instead of control. Sustainable leadership requires knowing when to lead and when to let yourself be supported, held, and loved.
STOP 4: Black Hair → Psychological Safety & Confidence
Hair health is often treated as cosmetic, but for leaders, it’s a stress signal. Chronic pressure, burnout, and lack of psychological safety show up in shedding, thinning, breakage, and long-term hair loss especially for Black women navigating high-stress leadership environments. This session by Twyla " San Diego Hair Doctor" Green equips leaders with practical education and tools to understand the connection between stress and hair health, recognize early warning signs, and take actionable steps to protect both their well-being and their leadership longevity.
STOP 5: Mental Health → Emotional Regulation & Leadership Sustainability
Emotional regulation isn’t a wellness trend it’s a leadership competency. Leaders who can’t regulate under pressure make reactive decisions, damage trust, and burn out quietly or publicly. This session by Sydney Johnson, LMFT, teaches practical regulation tools that support clearer decisions, healthier teams, and leadership that lasts.
STOP 6: AI & Executive Presence → Strategic Influence & Future Readiness
Executive presence is no longer just how you show up in a room it’s how you think, decide, and influence in a future-shifting landscape. This session Corporate Transformation & AI Optimization Strategist, Miena Joseph helps leaders understand how AI is reshaping power, visibility, and credibility, and how to use it as a strategic tool rather than a threat. Leaders will build future readiness by learning how to speak with authority about what’s next, make smarter decisions faster, and lead with influence in rooms where the future is already being shaped.
STOP 7: HR & Workplace Rights → Self-Advocacy & Risk Management
Strong leadership doesn’t prevent workplace violations strategic self-advocacy does. This session builds leadership skill in risk management by teaching leaders how to recognize policy breaches, document effectively, and navigate HR with clarity instead of fear. Leaders will walk away knowing how to protect their credibility, advocate for themselves, and lead confidently without sacrificing career longevity.
Closing Keynote: The 7 Trust Languages with Minda Harts
We're closing the weekend on Sunday with an intentional, moderated conversation featuring Minda Harts, New York Times bestselling author of The Memo and The 7 Trust Languages.
Because leadership that lasts requires trust, clarity, and space to integrate not just more information.
Minda Harts is an award-winning author, professor, and advocate for equity in the workplace. Her work focuses on building trust, creating belonging, and dismantling the barriers that keep talented leaders from thriving.
This isn't a motivational speech.
This is a strategic conversation about how trust shapes leadership and how you can build it intentionally.
Some rooms shift how you lead.
Some conversations shift how you see yourself.
This closing session is both.
This Roadtrip Is For You If...
✓ You're a first-time leader navigating management without a blueprint
✓ You're a Black woman or woman of color leading in predominantly white spaces
✓ You're an HR or L&D professional building diverse leadership pipelines
✓ You're an ally committed to building truly inclusive teams (not just saying it)
✓ You're tired of leadership training that ignores identity, culture, and real workplace dynamics
✓ You're performing "professionalism" and losing yourself in the process
✓ You're making it work but burning out doing it
✓ You're ready to lead with confidence, clarity, and community
You don't need to check every box.
You just need to be ready to stop driving alone.
What You Get When You Register
The Intentional Leadership Conference takes place February 6–8, 2026 in San Diego, CA and includes:
✔️ Day 1 Hip-Hop Cardio + Netweaving to move, reset, and connect before the work begins
✔️ Full access to 7 leadership sessions plus a closing keynote with Minda Harts (Minda is only for VIP attendees) on Days 2–3
✔️ Leadership tools and practical resources from select sessions
✔️ Intentional networking with leaders and allies navigating similar leadership journeys
✔️ Snacks and breaks included, lunch available for purchase on Saturday, and brunch included on Sunday
✔️ Conference materials and name badge.
✔️ VIP attendees receive a bonus Leadership Toolkit from Coach C, priority breakout access and seating, and a VIP swag bag (promo ends Jan 31).
✔️ Payment plans available, with limited scholarships for emerging leaders within 0–3 years of their first leadership role (application required).
Investment & Pricing
General Admission
$150+tax
per ticket
Day 1 Hip-Hop Cardio + Netweaving experience
Day 2 All leadership sessions
VIP Experience
$225+tax
per ticket
Day 1 Hip-Hop Cardio + Netweaving experience
Day 2 All leadership sessions
Day 3 Moderated convo with the closing keynote with Minda Harts and intentional candle making experience
LAST-MINUTE REGISTRATION (Feb 3–5)
+$50+tax
per ticket
At-the-Door Registration
+$100+tax
per ticket
Additional Options
PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE
Split your investment into 3-4 payments
Apply at checkout - no credit check required
GROUP RATES (5+ Attendees)
Bring your team and save 15%
Perfect for: HR departments, leadership cohorts, ERG groups
Contact: [email protected]
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Limited scholarships available for emerging leaders
Financial need should never be a barrier to growth.
Apply by emailing [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS
Work with your HR or manager about a professional employee budget to have them cover the cost.
What 2025 Attendees Are Saying
Meet Your Guide: Candice Miles, CEO & Founder
Candice Miles (Coach C) founded No Gap Consulting because she lived the gap.
As a Black woman navigating leadership for the first time, she experienced:
→ The isolation of being "the only one" in the room
→ The exhaustion of code-switching through every interaction
→ The frustration of excelling but not advancing
→ The burnout of trying to lead without a blueprint
She refused to believe this was the only path.
So she built a different road.
Today, Coach C has:
✓ Coached 100+ leaders through first-time management transitions
✓ Facilitated leadership development for Fortune 500 companies
✓ Hosted the Intentional Leadership Conference (launched 2024)
✓ Created the "Roadtripper Community" for ongoing support
✓ Pioneered Cardio Hip Hop Confidence Classes (embodied leadership)
Her approach?
Leadership development that doesn't ask you to leave yourself at the door.
No Gap. No Limits. Just Leadership Our Way.
Coach C believes:
The best leaders don't code-switch their way to success.
They show up fully, lead intentionally, and build community along the way.
That's what ILC is all about.
Our 2026 Sponsors
Impact can't be done alone, thank you to our 2026 sponsors who said yes to INTENTIONALLY impacting each leader and ally at ILC 2026