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Looking Ahead: 360 Feedback Sessions and 1:1 Leadership Coaching
If you had to take a look at how you have been running your organization and managing your business, how would you evaluate your efforts not only as a leader but as a change maker?
The Legacy Leadership Project: Another Successful Summer Community of Practice (CoP) Concludes
This summer’s series highlighted just how powerful a Community of Practice can be. Each facilitator brought forward practices and insights that sparked reflection, encouraged collaboration, and reinforced the value of building together.
A Full Circle Partnership with Georgia Grown
On the surface, proclamations can feel ceremonial, but for the food space community, this one marks something more significant.
Living Joy Through Community Repair: A Conversation Rooted in Acts of Reparation
When we brought folks together to screen the film, Acts of Reparations, we knew that we were going to experience more than a documentary and create a space to reflect on how we live out our values surrounding care, ownership, and truth in our everyday lives.
We’re Choosing Collective Care
The SageD Collective is a values-based organization. The work we do feels urgent; pivotal for the partners, industry experts, and individuals we represent.
Joy Comes From Healing
On the evening of June 19th, we came together to screen Acts of Reparations, a documentary film that follows two friends, Selina Lewis Davidson and Macky Alston, as they explore what it means to both reclaim and reckon with their roots.
Gifting, Gathering, and Growing Together: Inside the Legacy Leadership Retreat
When we gathered for the Welcome Retreat of our 2025 Legacy Leadership Cohort, it wasn’t just about information or orientation. It was about presence and laying the groundwork for a shared journey. At its heart, this moment illustrated the intention behind welcoming each leader with care and reminding them that this space was built for them to thrive.
Designing for Belonging: Tools to Apply Universal Design in Team Strategy
Universal Design isn’t just for buildings. It’s a framework for building teams where everyone can thrive.
Bold Leaders. Deep Roots: Our Newest Legacy Leadership Project Cohort is Taking Root
We are proud to introduce the newest Executive cohort of the Legacy Leadership Project, a dynamic group of creative leaders and changemakers committed to furthering equity, building a legacy, and transforming leadership.
Rooted in Resilience: Our Refined Values
As we navigate the evolving social and political landscape, we have revisited what we truly value as a Collective. Our work has always been about more than just strategy, it is about legacy, justice, and transformation. With that in mind, we are proud to share our refined core values, the principles that will continue to guide us as we build, sustain, and grow together.
Sistering: Reinforcing Each Other, Reinforcing The Collective
At the SageD Collective, we’ve always known that survival depends on adaptability, connection, and collective strength. This moment demands that we deepen those commitments, that we fortify each other the way builders reinforce a structure, not by replacing it, but by strengthening what is already there.
Balancing Productivity with Restoration for a Resilient Year-End
As the days grow shorter and the pace of the year picks up, many of us find ourselves balancing the demands of leadership with the need to recharge. At SageD, we believe self-care isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity for effective, sustainable leadership.
Leading with Gratitude: Reflections on Community, Legacy, and the Power of Connection
As we look toward the end of the year, I find myself reflecting on gratitude–not just as an emotion, but as a foundational part of leadership and the work we do within the Sage D Collective. I believe that gratitude shapes who we are as leaders.
Cultivating Cultural Sensitivity, Allyship, and Heritage Appreciation in Our Work
At Sage D, cultural sensitivity is not just a principle that we follow, it is a guiding force in how we approach every engagement, every partnership, and every moment of community-building.