The Impact Catalyst Pathway
Turn your experience into exponential impact—without changing careers
This pathway shows how to use your insight, experience, and relationships to spark meaningful action in others — and unlock a more energizing kind of leadership .
Why This Matters
Why This Matters
Most organizations overloook a powerful source of motivation: people’s natural drive to contribute in meaningful ways.
Most organizations overloook a powerful source of motivation: people’s natural drive to contribute in meaningful ways.
Most organizations overloook a powerful source of motivation: people’s natural drive to contribute in meaningful ways.
Most organizations overloook a powerful source of motivation: people’s natural drive to contribute in meaningful ways.
When that drive is ignored, engagement and satisfaction drop; when it’s activated, people feel more energy, more connection, and a stronger sense of purpose.
When that drive is ignored, engagement and satisfaction drop; when it’s activated, people feel more energy, more connection, and a stronger sense of purpose.
When that drive is ignored, engagement and satisfaction drop; when it’s activated, people feel more energy, more connection, and a stronger sense of purpose.
When that drive is ignored, engagement and satisfaction drop; when it’s activated, people feel more energy, more connection, and a stronger sense of purpose.
This program offers a simple, innovative way to tap into that drive, without top-down directives, red tape, or career changes.
This program offers a simple, innovative way to tap into that drive, without top-down directives, red tape, or career changes.
This program offers a simple, innovative way to tap into that drive, without top-down directives, red tape, or career changes.
This program offers a simple, innovative way to tap into that drive, without top-down directives, red tape, or career changes.
Naomi helped engineers on her team pilot purpose-driven side projects: retrofitting equipment for energy efficiency, mentoring high school robotics teams, and starting an internal knowledge-sharing series. She didn’t come up with every idea, she just made it easier for others to run with them.
Naomi
Head of Engineering at a Manufacturing Firm
Victor supported faculty and staff as they launched a single-mom study group, a food co-op on campus, and a storytelling night for first-gen students. He didn’t add new programs, he just made space for the ones people already cared about.
Victor
Dean of Students at a Community College
Julia supported employees in launching community-focused projects: a school supply drive, a flexible shift-swapping system, and a staff-led sustainability audit. She didn’t overhaul the system, she just nudged it in a better direction.
Julia
VP of Merchandising at a Big Box Retailer
At a major cultural institution, Sonia encouraged her team to launch side projects like a youth docent program, a community-sourced exhibit on migration, and behind-the-scenes accessibility tours. She didn’t lead every initiative, she just helped others move their ideas forward.
Sonia
Museum Curator
Mark championed employee-led efforts like a recycling initiative for in-flight waste, a career-path mentoring group for ground crew, and a storytelling campaign sharing staff experiences across cultures. He didn’t take on more work, he just backed good ideas when they showed up.
Mark
Flight Operations Manager at a Major Airline
How it works
Learn
Understand the science behind motivation, connection, and what makes impact energizing (or draining).
Discover career or project ideas that truly align with your strengths, interests, and values.
Discover career or project ideas that truly align with your strengths, interests, and values.
Build
Design and support small, meaningful projects that are personal, practical, and energizing — for yourself or others.
Discover career or project ideas that truly align with your strengths, interests, and values.
Discover career or project ideas that truly align with your strengths, interests, and values.
Grow
Expand your impact: deepen existing efforts, inspire others to lead, or step into the next phase of your meaningful work.
Discover career or project ideas that truly align with your strengths, interests, and values.
Discover career or project ideas that truly align with your strengths, interests, and values.
Leverage your experience and channel it into positive impact — in a hundred possible ways.
Not ready to pivot, but ready for more
You’re not leaving your career, but you know you have more to give.
Discover career or project ideas that truly align with your strengths, interests, and values.
Discover career or project ideas that truly align with your strengths, interests, and values.
Wondering if your experience still matters
You sense your skills could have impact — if used differently.
Discover career or project ideas that truly align with your strengths, interests, and values.
Discover career or project ideas that truly align with your strengths, interests, and values.
Searching for deeper fulfillment
You’ve achieved success — but still feel something meaningful is missing.
Discover career or project ideas that truly align with your strengths, interests, and values.
Discover career or project ideas that truly align with your strengths, interests, and values.
Wanting to give back,
but unsure how
You’d like to contribute more — you just don’t know where to start.
Discover career or project ideas that truly align with your strengths, interests, and values.
Discover career or project ideas that truly align with your strengths, interests, and values.
Is this you?
Curious what this could look like?
Curious what this could look like?
Curious what this could look like?
Meet six professionals who brought this pathway to life — in unexpected, creative, and meaningful ways.
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