Cohorts for AEC Leaders
Discover how The Flamingo Project helps AEC leaders grow together.
The Flamingo Project’s AEC Leadership Cohorts bring firm leaders together through live, virtual programs that blend strategy, accountability, and community. Learn, lead, and grow, all from your own workspace, with expert guidance and peer connection built in.
our approach
Strategic. Human. Remote by Design.
At The Flamingo Project, we believe growth happens best when learning meets real leadership challenges. Our live, virtual AEC Leadership Cohorts combine research-backed strategy with peer connection—helping you plan smarter, lead stronger, and grow with clarity and confidence.
Explore our current and upcoming cohorts below.
LEADFORWARD STRATEGIC GROWTH LEADERSHIP COHORT
Who it’s for and what you’ll gain
Leaders navigating newly created or evolving roles who want to grow with clarity, confidence, and accountability.
- A trusted peer network of other growth-minded AEC professionals
- Monthly facilitated sessions with Sarah Kinard and Marion Thatch, FSMPS, CPCC
- Tools and frameworks to define growth, build alignment, and lead with purpose
- A research-backed approach to strategic leadership development
APPLY TO LEADFORWARD 2026!
Registration is now open for the Cohort beginning in January 2026.
OPEN FOR REGISTRATION IN JULY 2026
Business Planning Accelerator
An 8-week remote accelerator that helps AEC firm leaders create a focused, actionable, and vision-aligned business plan for 2027.
Who joins and what you’ll gain
COOs, CMOs, BD Directors, and Firm Leaders ready to turn ideas into an executable business plan.
- Define your 2027 vision and measurable goals
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Identify opportunities using Flamingo’s Growth Matrix
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Build integrated BD and marketing campaigns
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Align your team and resources around your plan
“These cohorts are where leadership clarity meets community support—and where your next season of growth begins.”
Program Snapshot
- Duration: 8 weeks (live virtual sessions)
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Registration opens: July for September sessions
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Weekly 60–90-minute sessions
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Worksheets, templates, and optional 1:1 coaching
LeadForward Fall Planning Cohort
A 3-month virtual cohort for senior AEC marketing and BD leaders planning for the year ahead.
Every fall, AEC marketing and BD teams face the same challenge: building plans that connect market insight, firm goals, and internal momentum. This small-group program helps you plan smarter, faster, and with the confidence that comes from peer support.
Who it’s for and what you’ll gain
Marketing Directors, CMOs, and BD leaders juggling market assessments, proposal planning, and internal communication strategies.
- Sharpen your market view with guided forecasting tools
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Strengthen BD and marketing plans for the next year
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Align internal teams around shared goals and messaging
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Gain peer insights from other senior AEC marketing leaders
Program Snapshot
- Duration: 3 months (live virtual sessions)
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Limited to 12 participants
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Registration opens: July for September sessions
DON'T MISS YOUR SPOT
Our AEC leadership cohorts fill quickly—and we’d love to help you find the one that fits you best.
We’ll only reach out when new cohorts open—no fluff, just the good stuff.
RESOURCES
WHICH PLANNING FRAMEWORK IS RIGHT FOR YOUR AEC FIRM?
A practical guide to seven strategic planning models — and how to know which one fits where your firm is right now.Every few years, a planning framework catches fire in the AEC industry. Firms adopt it because a peer firm swears by it, or because someone came back...
FALL PLANNING: INTELLIGENCE YOU NEED
Before the off-site, the goals, and the spreadsheets...Here is what to gather firstSeptember feels like the planning month. October is when the off-sites happen, and the goals get set. November is when the documents get finalized. But the firms that show up to those...
THE K-12 CONSTRUCTION MARKET HAS THREE LAYERS. MOST AEC FIRMS ONLY SEE ONE.
The national K-12 construction market looks healthy from a distance. Enrollment is large, facility stock is aging, and communities across the country are investing in schools. Pull back the lens a little further, and the picture gets more nuanced — and more...
GROUNDHOG DAY AND YOUR BUSINESS PLAN: WHAT TO ADJUST NOW
January has a funny way of sobering us up. In the fall, you planned. You workshopped. You debated priorities. You built the business plan, nodded confidently, and kicked things off on January 1 with fresh notebooks and big energy. And now it is late January. The...
NAVIGATING MARKET SHIFTS IN THE A/E/C INDUSTRY
Navigating market shifts in AEC has never been more critical. Some shifts come quietly, others make a lot of noise, but all of them create ripples that affect how firms do business. The key is not to avoid shifts, it’s to understand where they hit your business and...
FROM PLAN TO PRACTICE: MAKING STRATEGY STICK INSIDE YOUR FIRM
Every January, firms roll out fresh strategies with fanfare. The PowerPoint decks are polished, the goals are inspiring, and leadership beams with optimism. By mid-year, reality sets in. Competing priorities creep in, teams lose focus, and the strategy becomes...
KEEP IT SIMPLE: VISIONING FOR 2025
February is a time for reflection at The Flamingo Project. We look back on the past year and cast a vision for what’s ahead. January often feels like a whirlwind of “new year, new you” energy, so we let the dust settle, find our footing, and then go. If you’re...
FALL PLANNING RESOURCES
Here at The Flamingo Project, we LOVE to share generously, which is why we want to give you everything you need to finish out your planning season well! Ready to jump into business planning? If you know you're ready to get to it, check out our Business Planning...
PLANS: SIMPLIFIED AND DEFINED
Every business relies on plans, but not all plans are created equal. From strategic and business plans to marketing, BD, or financial roadmaps, it’s easy to get lost in the jargon or try to do it all at once. Instead, we believe the key is to simplify, starting with...
NEW YEAR, NEW TECHNOLOGY
Unless your head’s been buried in the sand, you know that artificial intelligence (AI) has been in the limelight for good and bad reasons. One of the things that sets businesses apart is their ability to innovate which often means embracing new technology; In this case, AI. At The Flamingo Project, one of our core values is being curious. We also believe in sharing generously, which is why we want to help you understand how to harness the power of artificial intelligence to help you win work differently.