About Us

About Us

Empowering Leaders, Empowering Teams

We’ve lived both sides of leadership — the kind that energizes and the kind that drains. Those experiences that shaped our belief in a simple truth: leaders make or break the employee experience.

That’s why we founded Empower People Leaders. Our mission is to create a transformational program that’s practical, research-based, and designed for the realities of leading people today.

Why Choose

Why Work With Us?

We bring insight to life. Our programs blend research, real-world experience, and a deep focus on people to meet your organization where it is and move it forward.

More than leadership development, we help you create a culture of empowerment, trust, and excellence that inspires real change.

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Leaders Developed

Built on Experience. Designed for You.

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Years of Experiece

With over three decades of experience designing and leading professional development programs, we’ve helped thousands of people step into leadership with greater confidence and impact. We know the challenges, the breakthroughs, and now we’ve built something that brings all that experience to you.

Who We Are

Meet the Empowered People Leadership Co-Founders

Together, we strike a balance between research and practical relevance to empower leaders everywhere.

Rachel Watts, Ph.D.

Co-founder, researcher, and leadership practitioner and coach. Rachel is driven by one central question: how do adults learn and grow as leaders? Her research explores the intersections of adult learning, leadership, and organizational development. With a blend of academic rigor and practical insight, she turns complex ideas into clear, actionable practices for leaders. Rachel ensures our work is rooted in evidence and discovery, helping leaders not only understand what works but why it works so that they can lead with purpose, clarity, and confidence.

Yvette Francis, PMP
Co-founder, entrepreneur, and certified emotional intelligence coach, Yvette is driven by one core belief: work and life are most impactful when lived with intention. With a background in project management and learning design, she builds programs that are dynamic, relatable, and immediately transferable for leaders at every level. She brings energy, curiosity, and the spark of a catalyst, inviting reflection and stretching leaders toward real transformation through the Empower People Leaders program.