Welcome to Your Leadership Development Journey
This platform is the pathway to build high performing teams, grow your business, and transform you into a top leader.
Welcome!
I’m Marcel Schwantes, an executive coach and advisor to global companies. I’m also a keynote speaker, the author of Humane Leadership: Lead with Radical Love, Be a Kick-Ass Boss, and an Inc. magazine contributing editor, attracting over 2 million people monthly to my thought leadership. Thanks for dropping in!
Let me explain everything you need to know about this publication in a few short minutes.
Why You Should Subscribe
I’ve coached high-level leaders for the past twenty years and researched the characteristics, practices, and mindsets of exceptional leaders. What I’ve found is that, deep down, leaders who believe in growth, purpose, and the empowerment of people understand that it’s good for business.
That said, this platform is the culmination of my life’s work and research, and you can now access it in full once you subscribe. It is one of only a handful of Substacks worldwide dedicated to leadership development, where I provide subscribers with material that they can implement and apply to their leadership role immediately.
There is no fluff or clickbait here. Most of the content you see, hear, or read in the premium subscriber area is exclusive material I share only with my global clients, who pay me tens of thousands of dollars for the same content. If you become a paid subscriber, you’ll get all that here.
The Bottom Line
I’ll give it to you straight. This is a place for leaders and managers who truly want growth and continuous development to ensure their success, make their employees better, and set them up for success, too. Otherwise, subscribing here will be pointless. Honestly, you’re not getting regurgitated content you can find anywhere with a Google search or a GPT prompt.
A quick soapbox moment, but I think you’ll appreciate this: I spend many hours curating the material that I feel will make leaders more effective. I examine the evidence and current best practices, glean top habits from global experts I interview on my podcast, and write 100% practical articles to elevate your leadership game. Truthfully, I’m not interested in merely providing you with good information to read during your downtime for your enjoyment. No, this place is here to help you succeed to unprecedented levels. I hope that speaks to you.
Paid or Free? You Make the Final Call
There are two ways to join: Free or paid. I explain what you’ll get for each option below. In a nutshell, the free version is for the casual reader who likes to be informed and enjoy good content. If that’s you, great!
The paid version is a member-supported community. These are managers and executives seeking resources, expertise, best practices, frameworks, and tools to help them or their management teams build leadership capacity on the job. Many of them have followed me for years and trust my insights. They also like that they can ask me questions anytime by email or through the app. But most importantly, they realize they can get as much value from my content and expertise at a fraction of the cost of expensive courses, leadership training, or coaching programs.
Your journey begins with a single click on the red box below. From there, you choose what option fits your needs. I promise to do everything possible to provide the pathways that will make you even better and more effective.
What You’ll Get When You Subscribe for Free
Here’s what you will see when you join my community for free:
One article per week with my expert insight on a specific leadership topic.
Full access to all the archives of everything I’ve published.
Special promotions and invitations to join my top-rated courses, workshops, masterminds, and coaching programs. I don’t spam, but you may occasionally see an offer that I feel will benefit you and your organization.
Content is delivered once per week straight to your inbox. If you’re on board, let’s get rolling.
What You’ll Get with a Premium Subscription
The paid subscription is $8.00 USD per month or $80.00 USD for a full year. Again, this area is strictly reserved for my most dedicated supporters.
Many subscribers consider their subscription a business or education expense. You can unsubscribe at any time, but most readers say this is the one email they look forward to every week.
In addition to the free benefits, a paid subscription includes:
Employee Experience White Paper: A 21-page, evidence-based strategy to help leaders create a memorable Employee Experience that will result in high engagement.
Exclusive Long-Form Content: Articles go beyond thought leadership and dive into real, actionable strategies that you can implement directly on the job. These pieces aren’t just about sharing ideas—they’re practical, evidence-based playbooks that I’ve delivered in workshops, webinars and speaking engagements. This content is designed to help you build leadership capacity and improve your workplace with clear, step-by-step guidance.
Exclusive Chat & Email Access: Direct access to me via chat and email for questions, ideas, troubleshooting, coaching tips, and brainstorming solutions and strategies to your most pressing leadership, team-building, employee engagement, performance, motivation, and culture challenges.
Exclusive and Bonus Content from My Book: You’ll get bonus material and short videos from my new book, “Humane Leadership: Lead with Radical Love, Be a Kick-Ass Boss.” This is exclusive content not available anywhere else on the web.
Exclusive Coaching Resources: I love sharing resources directly from my coaching toolbox and daily work with global clients. With your paid subscription, you’ll get tools, strategies, worksheets, short video clips, exercises, assessments, and more.
Founding Members: If you choose this feature at the annual subscription rate of $240 USD, you’ll be able to schedule a private 45-minute consultation call with me to learn the “Six Building Blocks of a High Performing Organization.” (Normal cost: $1,495 USD)
To explore the paid area, hit the subscribe button and look for the tiers on the left side of the page. That’s it. You’re covered!
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Look forward to supporting you on your leadership journey!
Marcel