Level Up People

6-Month Strategic Leadership Accelerator for People/HR Leaders

Invite-only. CEO or C-level nomination required.

Small cohorts. High impact.

STARTING FEBRUARY 11TH

Nominate Here

You have a strong People leader who executes well, knows the organization, and is deeply trusted. Level Up People is designed to help them broaden their perspective, sharpen their judgment, and show up as a more strategic partner to the leadership team.

The result is a People leader who brings clearer thinking, stronger influence, and greater confidence to the table.

Accelerator Curriculum

Attraction – Becoming an Employer of Choice

This month challenges how you think about your people brand and how your organization is perceived by talent. We look at how employees, clients, and community partners influence attraction and how to intentionally shape a message that pulls the right people toward your organization.

Selection – Hiring with Confidence

This month strengthens how hiring decisions are made. We examine tools, processes, and decision-making approaches that reduce bias, improve consistency, and raise the overall quality of hires so leaders feel confident in who they bring into the business.

Retention - Engagement and Performance

This month clarifies how talent is evaluated and where leadership time is invested, with a focus on engaging high performers and intentionally developing your people.

Retention - Growth and Career Paths

This month shifts the conversation from retention to opportunity. We explore how organizations create real paths for growth through upskilling, development, and internal movement so people can see a future inside the organization.

Succession Planning - Building the Next Level

This month looks forward. We focus on identifying and developing future leaders. Covers mentoring, coaching, and practical ways to reduce dependency on a few key individuals.

Retirement and Legacy – Ending Well

This month reframes how organizations handle transitions. We discuss ways to preserve institutional knowledge, create thoughtful exits, and turn retiring employees into long term ambassadors and contributors.

What's included?

This is a high-touch, coach-led experience, designed to expand the knowledge of your Chief People Officer and help them access fundamental tools, resources and best practices.

Here’s what’s inside:

Monthly Live Coaching + Real-Time Feedback
Every month includes a 90-minute live session where we tackle real leadership issues, execution breakdowns, and success strategies together.

Direct Access to our Coaches for 6 Months
Participants get ongoing access to our coaches through calls, private community, and touchpoints in between. This isn’t “drop-in once a month”, our coaches stays close to their progress, challenges, and wins.

A Curated Peer Group of Top People Talent
They’ll be surrounded by other high-performing VPs, Directors, Heads of HR, and Chief People Officers who are serious about leveling up. This group brings fresh perspective, shared accountability, and the kind of peer learning that raises everyone’s game.

Proven Frameworks and Execution Tools
Participants gain access to a curated set of strategic tools that are immediately applicable and built to drive results across the organization.

C-Level Visibility and Feedback Loops
Participants are encouraged to share key insights with their sponsors on a monthly cadence and reflect on how they’re applying the concepts in the business. This helps you stay connected to their growth and better support their development over time.

Tailored Support Within a Like-Minded Community
Each participant follows a structured framework, with personalized guidance within a peer group of experienced People leaders who are committed to growth.

Who Is This For

This experience is designed for People Leaders who are:

Responsible for shaping people strategy
Influential but ready to expand strategic impact
Trusted leadership partners to the CEO / executive team
Committed to accelerating their leadership trajectory

Titles that fit:

VP of Human Resources / People
Director of People / Human Resources
Head of Human Resources / People
Chief People Officer

Investment

$3,500 for the full 6-month experience

This is where experienced People leaders sharpen their thinking and bring new perspective back to the business.

Nominate Here

Hue Chen, President, Saglo Companies

"After interviewing several coaches, we chose Jennifer because of her impressive track record, clear communication, and dynamic energy. Over the past 18 months, the transformation our company has undergone with her guidance has been nothing short of monumental. Jen has not only helped us identify the key components needed to elevate our business, but also equipped us with the strategies necessary to achieve our goals."

David Krieger, CEO, SalesRoads LLC

"Jennifer has been integral in creating helping our team to create a strategy and the executional rigor to take my business to the next level. Since working with her our business’ revenue has more than doubled. I attribute our success to her guidance, structure and insight that has helped me and my team to identify our biggest priorities and issues."

Kathleen Ford, CEO/Owner, Colonel (R), US Army, scDataCom

"Jennifer was instrumental in catapulting our business to the next level through helping us identify our company's core values then supporting us in aligning our resources and talents to attack our goals. We have grown by a factor of 5x since working with Jennifer!"

Chris Bianchet, President, Herman Integration Services LLC

"Jennifer has worked with us on communications within the team and our ability to execute on quarterly plans which has had a major impact. Also Jennifer's "kick ass" approach to working with everyone makes them keep on their toes. I highly recommend working with Jennifer if your company is truly interested in taking their business to the next level. "

Alexandra Fuente, CEO and Founder, Woxer.com

"Jen has made a huge impact on our organization in a short time. She streamlined our quarterly goals from 20 down to 6 focused and measurable ones, and got the leadership team collaborating on these goals instead of chasing individual wins. What we needed from Jen was advice and involvement in decisions, and she's been nothing but resourceful and honest."

David Gimes, CEO of Paw.com

“I have the pleasure of working with Jennifer as a mentor, growth coach and friend. She truly has the gift to bring out the best in people and it has significantly changed my executive team and business overall. We have collaborated for over two years now, and without hesitation, I highly recommend her if you are ready to scale your business!"

Kimberly Olson & Allyson Mancini, CEO & Operations Director at Goal Digger Girl Co.

"Working with Jennifer has been an absolute game-changer for both Kimberly and me as we’ve navigated the growth of Goal Digger Girl Co., a multi million dollar social media marketing company that empowers female entrepreneurs to show up authentically online and launch and grow their businesses. Jennifer’s expertise in implementing processes and procedures was exactly what we needed to streamline our operations and position the company for long-term success.

Meet your Coaches

Jenny Rodriguez-Vargas is a knowledgeable human resources executive with over 30 years of experience in human capital asset management and workforce optimization strategy. Her expertise in full-cycle talent management has helped achieve positive outcomes in the acquisition and development of high-performing teams across organizations. With an innate enthusiasm for seizing challenge and a flair for creating work environments that attract, select, and retain top-notch talent, Jenny's commitment to finding your "fit for success" is unquestionable.

As a Certified Topgrading Coach, she is focused on supporting CEO's in the implementation of Topgrading best practices, increasing efficiency, reducing cost, and executing business objectives in rapid mode. Jennie is currently the Curator of Exceptional Employee Experiences at Advanced Roofing, an award winning, employee owned roofing organization in Florida

Jennifer Berkowitz is a seasoned CEO, growth strategist, and executive coach with over 30 years of experience scaling, leading, and advising multimillion-dollar businesses. She’s built, scaled and sold her own SAAS companies and she’s worked shoulder-to-shoulder with leadership teams navigating rapid growth, team complexity, and operational breakdowns.

Jennifer brings a rare combination of strategic clarity, operational rigor, and real-world experience. She knows how to identify untapped potential, address blind spots with candor, and equip rising leaders with the tools they need to truly level up.