Beacon is the strategic thought partner to distinguished leaders — and the organizations that depend on them. A decade of national Canadian research, immersive programs delivered to a select cohort each year, and confidential executive counsel by referral. For leaders who refuse to settle.
A 5-day immersive leadership development experience designed to transform talent into confident, effective leaders.
View Program→Custom leadership development programs designed for teams, departments, and organizations.
Inquire→Confidential counsel for senior leaders, founders, and boards on board matters, growth strategy, leadership transitions, and organizational change. By referral.
Request an Introduction→Confidential engagements for founders, executives, and boards navigating growth, transition, and high-stakes decisions. By referral.
Drawing on decades of cross-sector experience, Beacon serves as a strategic thought partner on board matters, growth strategy, leadership transitions, and organizational change. Advisory relationships are long-term, deeply confidential, and deliberately limited in number.
Available by referral or application
Request an Introduction →Beacon programs are designed to improve real-world leadership capability — not just theory.
Join a private circle of leaders and organizations who know that exceptional leadership is the difference between good and unbeatable — and who invest accordingly.
A focused in-person experience that builds practical leadership capability through structured learning, reflection, and applied practice. Each cohort is deliberately small — admission is limited so every participant gets meaningful access to faculty and peers.
We design and deliver tailored leadership programs for teams and organizations that invest seriously in leadership capability — from emerging managers to the executive suite.
Custom curricula built around your organization's leadership challenges, culture, and strategic priorities.
Grounded in a decade of national Canadian research on what distinguishes exceptional leaders.
Cohort-based experiences for emerging, mid-career, and senior leaders across teams, divisions, or the enterprise.
Engagements begin with a confidential conversation
Inquire About Training →Three pan-Canadian studies co-authored by Clare Beckton and Janice McDonald, in partnership with BMO, BDC, EDC, the Government of Canada and the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub. The findings directly shape how we develop leaders — and we publish them openly, for any leader who wants to learn from the work.
Pan-Canadian study challenging the assumption that women entrepreneurs are risk-averse — reframing how the ecosystem thinks about risk, growth, and ambition.
Carleton University · BMO Financial Group · The Beacon Agency
Read the report →Released with the Minister of Small Business. Found that women-led innovation is widespread but under-recognized — and called for a broader definition of innovation in Canada.
Carleton University · The Beacon Agency
Read the report →By Beckton and McDonald — 96 in-depth interviews and 815 survey respondents on how women-led SMEs export. Documented a doubling of women-owned exporters from 2011–2017.
BDC · EDC · WEKH · Carleton University · The Beacon Agency
Read the report →What a decade of Canadian research tells us about how women leaders strengthen organizational performance.
Read →Measurable returns — financial, governance, talent, resilience — when organizations retain senior women leaders.
Read →A disciplined framework for moving from operator to director — and why the first seat is the hardest.
Read →Engagements are limited. Admission is by referral, application, or invitation.