Scaling Your Startup Team: Leadership, Culture & Smart Talent Systems

As startup founders move from early experimentation to growth, their greatest constraint often shifts from technology to leadership. This workshop addresses one of the most difficult—and least supported—transitions in early-stage ventures: the shift from technical expert to leader-builder.

Participants will learn how to scale themselves by intentionally developing leadership mindset, people-management skills, and lightweight talent systems that enable teams to grow without recreating corporate bureaucracy. The session blends research-backed leadership principles with startup-adapted tools that founders can apply immediately.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

1.          Understand the identity shift required to scale from founder to leader-builder

2.          Apply practical leadership skills that build capability in others

3.          Implement simple, startup-appropriate talent systems that scale with growth

4.          Leave with clear, actionable commitments across mindset, skillset, and toolset

Wednesday, April 22 | 2:00-3:00 PM

Presenter:

Wanda Jones Yeatman, CEO/Founder, The Haycliff Group. Talent Development Executive with 15+ years’ experience connecting business goals to innovative, scalable programs that transform culture, accelerate leadership growth, and elevate workforce capability. Trusted advisor in enterprise transformation, stakeholder engagement and Future of Work strategy, including workforce readiness for AI integration and digital innovation.