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RISING YOUNG STARS™

C-Suite Potential Identified Early Developed Deliberately

Leadership Acceleration · Science-Gated Cohorts · Mastermind Circles · Ages 18–28

Section 1

MOST HIGH-POTENTIAL TALENT IS NEVER IDENTIFIED

Corporate organisations identify high-potential employees informally — through visibility, advocacy, and proximity to the right leaders. Young professionals without those advantages wait years for recognition that may never come.

Rising Young Stars™ changes the equation. It uses RutherfordINTEL™ science to identify top-quartile leadership potential at the earliest stage of a career — and builds the infrastructure to develop it.

Section 2

WHO THIS IS FOR

  • High-potential professionals aged 18–28 with measurable leadership ambition
  • Early-career talent already showing strategic thinking and decision-making above their level
  • Individuals with a clear trajectory toward executive, founder, or board roles
  • A graduating senior or matriculating student with C-suite or Deputy Minister/Secretary aspirations seeking an optimum academic direction.
  • Recent post-secondary graduates and Masters students seeking a structured path beyond the classroom
Section 3

THE RISING YOUNG STARS™ PATHWAY

Step What Happens

  1. RutherfordINTEL™ Assessment ($100.00) - Identifies leadership traits, strategic thinking, resilience, and drive. Establishes the data foundation for long-term development planning.
  1. Leadership Debrief & Eligibility Review - Assessment results are reviewed for Rising Young Stars™ threshold qualification. Not every applicant proceeds.
  1. Young Leader Plan (12–24 months) - A structured development roadmap — stretch projects, mentorship targets, credential priorities, and a 10-year vision with a 3-year action plan.
  1. Positioning Kit Portfolio - LinkedIn headline, and three mini case briefs that signal leadership maturity to employers, sponsors, and search firms.
  1. Mastermind Pod (required) - Curated circle of 5–7 age-peer Rising Stars™, matched by Personality Analytics 4.0™ type. Monthly challenges, accountability, and cross-sector exposure.
  1. Talent Steward Mentorship - Senior Guild members benchmarked for coaching and mentorship are assigned to Rising Young Stars™ cohorts through KnowledgeNET™.
  1. Talent Guild Eligibility (if qualified) - Abstract profiles visible to subscribing employers seeking early leadership talent for stretch assignments and emerging leader roles.
  1. Early-bird Mirror Buddy Registration - 1H/2027 - AI driven self-reflecting personal & leadership development tool aligned with your personality and leadership style - Pre-2027 sign-up to receive discounted access.

FOR CORPORATE SPONSORS

Organisations can sponsor Rising Young Stars™ cohorts for internal talent — deploying the programme as a structured early leadership pipeline with documented assessment data, development milestones, and employer seat licences at scale.

  • Enterprise seat licence for employee development (minimum 10 seats)
  • Build a talent pipeline with "active only" job & contract seeking Talent Guild Members/Rising Young Stars through our curated internal Job/RFP/RFQ introduction service. Member profiles are anonymised. Three facilitations per month.
  • Fractional Executives & Management Consultant Directory — Certified top quartile for expertise and consulting potential.