Meet the Small Giants Community

If you’re a leader who’s committed to prioritizing
your people and your purpose, you’re in the right place.

The Small Giants Community is a community for purpose-driven leaders who want to share stories of incredible businesses and learn new practices and systems to implement in their own organizations.

The Small Giants Community was born out of the book Small Giants by Bo Burlingham. In Bo’s book, he explores the cultures of fourteen different companies and noticed they all had a shared set of qualities. All of these companies had a vision, values, a mission statement, and were led by servant leaders. They all cared for their employees in the totality of their lives, protected their bottom lines, and built strong relationships with stakeholders and within their communities.

There are no membership dues in the Small Giants Community — all are welcome to learn from the resources we share. To get involved even more, we have additional paid programs for Next Gen Leaders (those who aren’t founders but are helping shape the organization) as well as founders and CEOs.

I’m a Next Gen Leader

You didn’t start the company, but you’re helping shape it! The future success of any organization depends on its next generation of leadership. You believe in the company’s mission, vision, and values, and you’re prepared to do your part in helping the business succeed, evolve, and sustain.

Here’s how the Small Giants Community supports you.

  • Attend a Virtual Event

    Join other Small Giant leaders from the comfort of your home or office for free virtual events where you will hear from experts on culture-oriented and purpose-driven topics. These are not your typical webinars — get ready to engage, discuss, and ask questions, all while diving into real world insights and stories. Feel free to invite your colleagues! Learn more about upcoming events here.

  • Attend the Small Giants Community Summit

    Experience the magic that happens when hundreds of purpose-driven leaders converge for two days of relationship-building and problem-solving. Some sessions are for the whole group, while some are split up into two tracks, allowing you to learn alongside other Next Gen Leaders. Learn more about the Small Giants Summit.

  • Find a Mentor

    Sounding Board is a mentorship program that pairs you with a tenured Small Giant leader to help you through challenges, navigate workplace relationships, strategize career growth, offer guidance, share wisdom, and simply listen. You’ll have a values-aligned mentor who can be a trusted “sounding board” outside of your day-to-day. Learn more about this paid mentorship program.

  • Get Certified as a Leader

    In the Small Giants Leadership Academy, you’ll earn your certification as a purpose-driven leader alongside a cohort of like-hearted leaders from different industries. Graduates emerge from the Academy as more confident, self-aware, emotionally intelligent leaders. Explore more here.

I’m a Founder/CEO

As a Small Giants founder or CEO, you are passionate and purposeful. You are committed to intentional growth not just for growth’s sake, but to enhance the lives of the people who work at your company.

Here’s how the Small Giants Community supports you.

  • Attend the Small Giants Community Summit

    Experience the magic that happens when hundreds of purpose-driven leaders converge for two days of relationship-building and problem-solving. Some sessions are for the whole group, while some are split up into two tracks, allowing you to learn alongside other founders and CEOs. Learn more about the Small Giants Summit

  • Find a purpose-driven mentor

    We all could use a fresh perspective. Sounding Board is a mentorship program that pairs you with a tenured Small Giant leader to help you through challenges, navigate growth, offer guidance, share wisdom, and simply listen. Small Giant mentors have successfully built their leadership bench, implemented engaging cultures, scaled intentionally, and have even implemented succession plans for their legacy to live on. No matter where you’re at on your leadership journey, a values-aligned Small Giants mentor will be a trusted “sounding board” for you to bounce ideas off of and grow in return. Tell us more about you and get paired with a mentor.

  • Certify your leadership team

    Enroll your leaders in the Small Giants Leadership Academy, where they’ll participate in a 9-month leadership development program, ultimately becoming certified as purpose-driven leaders. This program aims to ensure that your leadership team and the rising leaders in your company are aligned with your purpose-driven ways of doing business to support the long-term success of your organization. Investing in the development of people is key, especially those who are extensions of you as the founder or CEO. Learn more about this unique cohort experience here.

Other Ways to Connect and Learn

Join the Small Giants Community! Become a member for free today. Tell me more!

Tune in to the Growing with Purpose Podcast with Community co-founder, Paul Spiegelman. Subscribe to the podcast.

Stay in touch with the Small Giants Community on LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

Want to learn from some of the best purpose-driven leaders around?

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