The Forge Leadership Cohort

Summer Cohort Kicking Off May 30-31

Another Way…

In today’s leadership landscape, many high-capacity leaders feel disconnected, isolated, and overwhelmed. With a growing sense of alienation, leaders are searching for deeper meaning, purpose, and community.

The Forge Leadership Cohorts are designed to bridge this gap by offering a space for personal and professional renewal through authentic relationships and shared purpose.

These cohorts focus on helping leaders find the intersection where calling meets need, and where design aligns with destiny. At this point of convergence, leaders discover a renewed sense of influence and connection in every area of life.

Thinking smarter and working harder will only get you so far. What if there was a way to breakthrough into bold levels of health and growth?

Details

We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Forge Leadership Cohort, focusing on Unlocking Transformational Leadership on May 30-31.

This cohort offers a unique opportunity to engage in action-based learning and collaborative inquiry. Imagine forging deeper relationships and gaining insights alongside trusted peers dedicated to creating a meaningful and resilient future for their teams and organizations

  • Confidential leadership community with 12 like-hearted kings.

  • Location: Lubbock, TX

  • Opening Retreat : May 30-31

  • Middle Bridge : June, July, August

  • Closing Retreat : September TBD.

  • Facilitated by Dr. Rob Murray and JD Small

  • Triads twice a month for peer-support & processing

  • Leadership Challenge Projects to drive strategic intentionality

  • Unlocking the Heart, Soul, Mind and Strength™ of your leadership

  • Includes engaging parts of the Heart Engaged EQ System™ & Narrative Leadership.

  • INVESTMENT: $3,500 /Leader

    (Includes retreats, middle bridge, and course materials)

What are Forge Leadership Cohorts?

If you’re like most leaders, you are running hard and fast! There is very little time to be strategic and usually no places or people to process the constant challenges and stresses you face while leading your division or department. Exhaustion, frustration, neglect, and burn-out are just a few of the guaranteed outcomes of leaders who do not intentionally invest in their growth and development.

We all know we need to show up to our lives but very few make it happen.

Many men today are searching for a deeper understanding of their identity and leadership, both personally and professionally. The Forge Leadership Cohort approach allows participants to explore their masculine identity through a blend of spiritual principles and real-world leadership challenges.

The Forge Leadership Cohort focuses on developing balanced leaders who embody spiritual maturity, emotional resilience, and professional effectiveness, while also embracing healthy Biblical masculinity.

Key Elements:

  • Integration of David's Leadership Journey: We will Explore the life of David as a leader, focusing on strength, courage, and vulnerability. David’s journey serves as a model for how masculine identity can align with spiritual and professional leadership.

  • Masculine Development: We will delve into themes of authentic masculinity, including emotional depth, strength, and purpose. Leaders will be encouraged to grow in their understanding of what it means to lead from a place of healthy masculinity.

  • Blended Framework: We will utilize the Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength™ framework to cultivate alignment between spiritual values and professional leadership growth.

  • Strategic Leadership Challenges: We will address both personal and organizational challenges, providing a pathway for leaders to sharpen their leadership skills while integrating their spiritual and masculine identity.

The Forge Leadership Cohort hybrid approach offers a holistic development path for men looking to grow in their spiritual journey, strengthen their masculine identity, and enhance their leadership impact both professionally and personally.

Through this combination, The Forge Leadership Cohort provides a unique opportunity for men to explore their full potential in a supportive, transformational environment.

Cohort Testimonials

Although you can…. don’t take our word for it.

The Forge Leadership Cohort Topics

  • Becoming an Integrated Leader

  • Emotional Intelligence for Leaders

  • The Power of Transformational Coaching

  • Navigating Conflict with Clarity

  • Leading with Authentic Power

  • Overcoming Fear in Leadership

  • Building Relationships of Trust

  • The Leadership Journey

  • The Wisdom of Descent

  • Crossing Growth Thresholds

  • Strategic Influence and Persuasion

  • Creating a Culture of Innovation

  • Developing Future Leaders

  • Purpose-Driven Leadership

  • Sustaining Leadership Energy

  • The Role of Vulnerability in Leadership

  • Leading Through Crisis and Change

  • Servant Leadership in the Modern Workplaces

Meet Your Cohort Guides

JD Small

Over the last fifteen years JD has worked in lots of fields from the oilfields of West Texas, to Summer Camps in the Rocky Mountains, to churches, non-profits, consulting, construction and dabling in running a gym. Always finding the joy in working with people and teams JD completed his master’s degree in Executive Leadership and Organizational Development.

JD Small is a faith-driven strategist and seasoned leader who merges spiritual grit with practical leadership. As a pastor, coach, and CEO, he champions the growth of men, teams, and organizations through clarity, challenge, and culture. With a focus on six core pillars — Faith, Family, Fitness, Finance, Friendships, and Fun — JD empowers others to build lives of purpose, resilience, and eternal impact.

Dr. Rob Murray
Hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, Rob moved to the United States in 2002 and over the last twenty years, he has worked at the intersection of Business Leadership, Faith, and Social Justice. This journey led him to complete a master’s degree in social & civic entrepreneurship, and a doctorate of transformational leadership.

As a co-founder and CEO of Transformed Leader, Rob fosters a deep passion for developing transformative resources and approaches that systemically help coaches, leaders, and teams engage deep change strategies, both personally and professionally for themselves and those they serve. Nashville, Tennessee, is home to Rob and his wife Natalie, and their four beautiful kiddos. Learn More at www.drrobmurray.com

Fueling your leadership journey.

Leaders need more than just another Learn & Execute drill or an inspirational talk. Our cohorts are designed to take you on an experiential learning journey with a trusted community who will resource and inspire you to grow! This cohort offering goes beyond tips, tricks, motivation, and inspiration. Leaders need more. You need more.


Dr. Rob Murray and JD Small facilitate in ways that help leaders overcome their greatest leadership challenges together. The Forge Leadership cohorts are resourced and designed with the following models:

Questions?

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