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USING PURPOSE TO DRIVE CHANGE AND NAVIGATE TRANSFORMATION

Dr. Marie-Ange Eyoum Tagne

VP at SIU (ex-Product Leader at Meta, Amazon, Yahoo, Intel)

Discover how your lived experiences can help you build confidence and motivation to thrive in a world of constant change

1) Build Confidence to Navigate Constant Change

Use the PURPOSE framework as a strategic tool to gain clarity on your career vision and confidently navigate change

2) Apply the Purpose Blueprint Framework

Commit to implement one concrete action aligned to your purpose within the next week(s), with clear intention & success

3)Commit to One Specific Action Aligned with Your Purpose

Shape the future of business. Develop the vision, strategy, and influence to make design a critical driver of transformation.


Chief Design Officer | Advisor | Author

Samsung

Amazon

Bank of America

Expedia Group

PayPal

Rachel Kobetz

Chief Design Officer @ PayPal


DLSE07 – Q1 2026

DLSE08 – Q2 2026

A two-week cohort program for Senior Directors, VPs, SVPs, and CDOs ready to lead at the strategic level — not catch up to it. Build the position, influence, and operating model that AI and organizational pressure now demand from design leaders at the top.1. Lock in your strategic positionAlign design to business priorities so your role as a strategic driver (not a service function) is unambiguous.2. Make the business case in C-suite languageConnect design decisions to measurable outcomes. Demonstrate return on design in the terms that drive budget, headcount, and investment.3. Lead organizational change, not just design workBuild the cross-functional influence and stakeholder relationships that let you drive transformation — not just respond to it.4. Build an operating model that scalesStructure your team, systems, and rhythms so design delivers at scale — without the whole thing depending on you.5. Lead into what’s nextLead in territory that didn’t exist before, where roles are blurring, design is moving upstream, and human and AI systems are working side by side.Includes 2 Office Hours with Rachel for personalized guidance on your leadership challenges.

The leadership bar has moved. DLS: Executive is built for what it requires now.

Lead the next evolution of design

Turn design decisions into business results

Drive transformation across the organization

Build an operating model for what’s next

Lead your career with the same intention

Senior Design Leaders: Senior Directors and VPs ready to lead beyond the work and position design as a strategic business driver.

Senior Design Executives: VPs and SVPs leading large teams through AI, shifting org structures, and rising C-suite expectations.

Design C-Suite: SVPs and CDOs using design to lead the business through what’s next — not just respond to it.

Feeling stuck in your career or purpose? Reconnect with who you are, discover your why, design your ideal career and life, and take action.

PM x-Meta, 3x Founder & Certified Coach

Angelina Fomina

3x Founder, Product Lead Meta, BetterUp, Shopify, and Intuitive Career Coach

Cohort 2

Cohort 3

We're facing a purpose-crisis. The workplace and careers are rapidly changing. There's so much noise, information, and distraction.Yet meaningful careers matter, and knowing your why can get you through any setback.You’ll follow a proven 8-step framework to help you navigate change and burnout, reconnect with yourself, discover your purpose, and explore new career paths. It was created from my personal journey of reinventing my career many times, and refined through 200+ coaching sessions.This program blends science, spirituality and strategy to help you build a meaningful career and life without compromising authenticity, and wellbeing.<ol><li>Reconnect who you are: your parts, truths, strengths, skills, joy, intuition, and creativity.</li><li>Let go of old identities, limiting beliefs, fear, doubt, and outdated definitions of success.</li><li>Discover your purpose: uncover your passions, strengths, and direction using Western &amp; Eastern personality assessments, and intuitive tools.</li><li>Define career paths that match your values, ideal life, different roles, industries and business ideas.</li><li>Take action: Job search, interview, test a business or consulting idea with 5 bonus career &amp; entrepreneurship courses.</li></ol>

The only coaching program that turns self-discovery into real action and results

Discover who you are & your purpose

Let go of past work setbacks, old identities, limiting beliefs

Reconnect with your joy, intuition, energy and intuition

Define your ideal career paths and test them

Build your career roadmap and job searching plan

Brainstorm & Define Your Solopreneur Business Offer

💼 Navigating burnout, layoff, setback or career break, and ready for intentional growth, clarity, and to take your next step.

🔄&nbsp;In a role or career you've outgrown, feeling drained, stuck, or demotivated and ready to&nbsp;find your purpose, and a meaningful&nbsp;career path.

🌱 Already have a direction in mind, and want accountability to make it a reality as you pivot careers, job search, or start a business.

Build a practical system to navigate career change with greater clarity, confidence, self-awareness, and direction.

Leadership & Executive Coach

Dr. Su-Feng Kuo

Leadership coach with global experience across strategy and research

Cohort 1

Today’s careers are no longer linear or predictable. Roles evolve quickly, industries shift, and many experienced professionals find themselves asking deeper questions about what they truly want, where they fit, and how to move forward with confidence.Yet most career advice focuses only on external tactics—resume updates, networking strategies, or interview preparation. While those can be helpful, they often do not address the deeper challenge: how to navigate change when your role, values, or identity are evolving at the same time.This course introduces a practical Career Navigation Framework designed to help professionals better understand where they are, what matters to them, and how to move forward more intentionally in a changing world.Together, we will explore the relationship between self-awareness, capabilities, relationships, market realities, and broader changes shaping the future of work. Through guided reflection and discussion, participants will gain greater clarity, confidence, and perspective about next steps.This is not about finding one perfect answer. It is about building a grounded and adaptable way to navigate uncertainty, growth, and transition over time.

Build your own career navigation system for a changing world

Learn a practical framework for navigating career change

Gain clarity about where you are and what matters most

Develop greater confidence in navigating uncertainty

Learn through shared experiences and collective reflection

Experienced professionals at a career crossroads who want clarity before making their next move.

Managers and leaders navigating uncertainty, organizational change, or evolving career identities

Thoughtful professionals seeking a more meaningful and sustainable way to grow in an AI-shaped world.

Great leaders mentor, coach, and inspire. This course teaches you how to lead through trust and bring out the best in your team.

Leadership & Career Coach

Stefano Paolinelli

Certified Life Coach | Management, Notre Dame | Positive Psychology, Oxford

Most managers are trained to direct, control, and evaluate. But the best leaders do something different, they create the conditions for their people to thrive, speak up, and take ownership.This course is for anyone who wants to lead with purpose, build a team that performs at its best, and make a real impact, on their organization and the people in it.You will learn how to build psychological safety so people feel safe to speak up and take risks. You will develop the courage to lead with vulnerability and honesty. And you will discover how to give your team real ownership - not just tasks - so that they are invested in outcomes.

Great leaders mentor, coach, and inspire.

Build psychological safety so your team speaks up and takes risks

Lead with courage, honesty, and vulnerability in every interaction

Develop a coaching mindset that empowers your people to grow

Shift your team from compliance to genuine commitment and ownership

Have difficult conversations that build trust, not damage it

Transform your style from manager to inspiring leader

Managers who feel stuck in command-and-control mode and want to lead differently

Emerging leaders who want to build trust and inspire their team from day one

Senior leaders who want to create a high-performance culture rooted in trust

Agentic AI

Coding with AI

AI Workflows

Claude Code

OpenClaw

Vibe Coding

AI Evals

AI Transformation

RAG & Search

AI for PMs

AI for Engineers

AI for Designers

AI for Marketers

AI for Founders

Product Sense

Product Discovery

User Research

Prototyping

Growth

Analytics

Tech Foundations

Strategy

Influence

Leadership

Career Growth

Machine Learning

LLM Ops

Context Eng

Security

System Design

Figma

Design Systems

Visual Design

Design Strategy

Automation

Content Marketing

Demand Gen

Go-to-Market

Product Marketing

Positioning

Social Media

Brand

B2B Marketing

SEO & AEO

AI for Leaders

AI Governance

Communication

Management

People Operations

Exec Presence

Storytelling

Goal-setting

Personal Brand

Fundraising

Everyone

Operators

Data Scientists

Business Analysts

User Researchers

Customer Success

Project Managers

HR Professionals

Sales People

Lawyers

Finance

Investors

Real Estate

Educators

Creators

Introduction and Welcome

Course Overview and Housekeeping

Why This Topic Matters in Today's World

Target Audience and Course Objectives

Marie's Origin Story: A Journey of Transformation

A Career Driving Digital Transformation in Big Tech

Introduction to the PURPOSE Framework

P for Preparation: The Unseen Work

U for Unwavering Confidence: Believing in Something Bigger

R for Resilience: Bouncing Forward from Failure

P for Purpose-Driven Leadership: Conviction and Integrity

O for Ownership: Taking Responsibility Beyond Your Job Description

S for Strategic Excellence: Identifying Your Unique Value

E for Elevation: Lifting Others as You Climb

Key Takeaways and Request for Feedback

Live Q&A with Attendees

Executives and senior leaders who set strategy, lead teams, and drive organizational outcomes.

Developing leadership skills — inspiring teams, building culture, navigating organizational complexity, and driving results through others.

USING PURPOSE TO DRIVE CHANGE AND NAVIGATE TRANSFORMATION

What you'll learn

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Dr. Marie-Ange Eyoum Tagne