Early Career & Leadership Coaching Program

Now Enrolling for Cohort 4

About

The Early Career & Leadership (ECL) coaching program equips young talent in the media, entertainment and technology industries with tools to manage their careers, navigate the world of business and develop the leadership skills that are necessary to achieve their goals.

Open to professionals of color working in the media space with up to 5 years of professional experience, ECL is a six-month group coaching program that combines formal instruction, guest speakers and interactive group coaching sessions. The bi-weekly, two-hour virtual sessions focus on leadership, emotional intelligence, executive presence, career management and more.

 

The program is developed and facilitated by esteemed coach and industry leader Tracy Lawrence, founder and CEO of The Lawrence Advisory. Industry executives are also featured as guest speakers.

Curriculum

  • Self-Assessment Using the Enneagram

  • Early Career Skills and Competencies for Success

  • Communication

  • Introduction to Leadership

  • Career Management

  • Emotional Intelligence

  • Executive Presence and Personal Branding

  • Guest speakers and group coaching workshops

Eligibility

ECL is open to employees in the media and technology industries. Participants nominated by their supervisors or self-nominating themselves for the program must meet the eligibility criteria:

  • Person of color (Asian, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Black, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, or Multi-Racial)

  • Up to five years of professional working experience in the media industry

Timing & Cost

  • Six-month program

  • Meetings occur biweekly for two hours

  • $5,000 per participant

  • Next cohort begins Winter 2025

Impact

Program Leader

Tracy L. Lawrence

Founder & CEO
The Lawrence Advisory

Tracy L. Lawrence is the Founder and CEO of The Lawrence Advisory. The Lawrence Advisory is known for hiring, coaching and building high-performing teams with an emphasis on innovation and performance. Lawrence was recently named the first Executive- in-Residence at USC’s Marshall School of Business.

Prior to launching The Lawrence Advisory, Tracy Lawrence led the Los Angeles based Consumer and Entertainment practice at Russell Reynolds Associates, one of the world’s largest recruiting and assessment firms. Previously, Lawrence served as General Manager of Fox Family Channel, leading the cable network until its sale to The Walt Disney Company for more than five billion dollars, the largest price ever paid for a cable network. Lawrence uses her real-world expertise to advise Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, asset management companies, media and technology companies, and non-profits in creating teams that drive growth and performance.

She has held leadership roles at Viacom, Kraft, Nestle, and PWC. Lawrence is the Founder of Digital Diversity Network, a DDN is a non-profit trade association whose mission is to advance diversity, create access & champion inclusion within the digital and technology sectors.

Lawrence frequently speaks about her “hire//build//lead” model of organizational development, which focuses on incorporating strategic goals into the hiring process for long term sustainability. Stanford University, Harvard Business School, the Aspen Institute and University of Southern California are among the places where Lawrence has lectured and shared her experience and knowledge.

Lawrence earned her BA in Economics from Stanford University and her MBA from Harvard Business School.

Participating Companies

Interested in having your company participate? Contact ayia.gospodinova@nbcuni.com