Applications for September and November 2025 are now open.
"This work gave me the tools to create stability within a week. Now I'm connecting more deeply with my family and thriving as a business owner. This work has transformed both my personal and professional life."
Because connection isn’t guaranteed by proximity. We can share space, goals, even values... and still miss each other entirely.
The problem isn't what you think.
Most people get stuck in three invisible patterns:
We miss what's really happening beneath the surface
We avoid owning our patterns
We communicate but nothing shifts
This course rewires all three.
How you connect to yourself shapes how you connect to your team, your family, your purpose. Your tolerance for tension. Your clarity around needs and repair. Your ability to stay present when it gets hard.
Every breakthrough requires connection. Every sustainable change depends on it. Yet it's the most overlooked skill we have.
That's why this course exists. To make the invisible visible. And learnable.
Learn the four practices behind lasting transformation
Understand what makes change stick and why willpower isn't enough
Discover the patterns that hold you back and how to shift them
"The connection skills I learned are game-changing for any leader. My stress load has decreased significantly, and I'm approaching both professional and personal relationships with more strategic thinking and less reactivity. It's made me more effective everywhere I show up."
This is a live, cohort-based course.
Each week includes:
Weekly Audio Lesson
Short and direct. Listen before your partner session to set the stage for the week.
Weekly Partner Session
Guided 90-minute video sessions where the real work happens. Not recorded. No spectators. Just clear reps and honest reflection.
Weekly Group Session
Live session before & after the partner session to allow space to share and integrate.
Weekly Connection Experiment
Each week, you’ll get a practical exercise to try in your real life. Think of them as micro-reps for intentionally creating connection
Course Curriculum
Uncover the hidden patterns that shape how you lead and connect.
Learn to read the invisible signals beneath every interaction.
Interrupt the auto-pilot behaviors that quietly sabotage connection.
Flip the patterns that keep you distant and lead from authentic presence.
Practice the art of honest, repair-focused connection under pressure.
Bring a real leadership challenge and watch transformation in real time.
At the heart of this work is a simple truth: how you show up matters as much as what you do. That’s why this course teaches the ICON Framework—four internal commitments that help you lead with more emotional clarity, presence, and integrity.
Intentionality
Lead from purpose, not pattern
Curiousity
Stay open, especially when things get hard
Ownership
Take responsibility without collapsing into shame
Navigation
Choose responses aligned with your values, not old habits
You’ll use ICON to build your connection posture—the mindset and presence you bring to every leadership moment. It becomes your inner compass as you reveal, interrupt, and equip new ways of leading.
The Connection Blueprint
3 weeks to rewire the way you lead and connect.
$900
6 live interactive sessions (partner work + group integration)
The ability to catch and shift disconnection patterns before they sabotage trust
Greater emotional clarity and resilience in high-stakes moments
Confidence to navigate conflict without collapsing into control or avoidance
A repeatable framework for leading with connection, not performance
A personal Connection Blueprint you can use with your team, clients, and family
Live coaching with Fred Van Riper
Applications are now open for September and November 2025
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