Building Business Leaders Now Enrolling Rising Managers, High-potential Employees

AMHERST — A new, cohort-based leadership program is now enrolling rising managers and high-potential employees from small and mid-sized Massachusetts businesses for the 2026-27 year. Building Business Leaders, led by longtime family business advisor Ira Bryck, is a 10‑session, in‑person program running from September 2026 through June 2027 (30 total hours).

Designed for promising ‘right-hand’ people, next‑generation leaders, and key technical contributors, the curriculum strengthens practical business judgment, leadership capability, and ownership-level thinking. Participants work with real-world cases and peers from other strong companies as they learn to understand financials, think strategically, make better decisions, coach and mentor, navigate organizations, master the ‘great #2’ role, develop emotional intelligence, lead and manage effectively, rethink branding, and apply improv skills to collaboration and change.

Tuition is $3,000 per participant. For eligible Massachusetts for-profit employers with 100 or fewer Massachusetts W‑2 employees, the state’s Workforce Training Fund Express Program currently offers 100% reimbursement of approved training costs, pending advance approval. Meeting times and locations will be set collaboratively once the 10-person cohort is enrolled and approved, to accommodate leaders’ demanding schedules.

Owners and presidents interested in developing a standout emerging leader are invited to contact Ira Bryck at ira@irabryck.com with questions, or to apply directly via the Workforce Training Fund Express Grant course C-15429.