Women Leaders Need More
Than Motivation.
They Need Strategy, Perspective, & the Right People in the Room.
Leadership Changes as You Grow.
At a certain level, leadership changes. You are no longer just executing. You are making decisions that affect people, revenue, and direction.
You carry responsibility that doesn’t easily get shared.​ And most leaders don’t have a place where they can:
• think through decisions out loud
• be challenged honestly
• gain perspective before making a move
• or step out of the day-to-day long enough to lead strategically
Most leaders don’t need more information.
They need a place to think.
So what happens?
Leaders start making decisions in isolation. They second-guess themselves. They stay in reaction instead of stepping into strategy. Not because they lack ability. But because they lack the right environment.
That’s exactly why Awaken exists.
A Different Kind of Leadership Environment
Most leaders don’t need more information.They need a place where they can think clearly, be challenged honestly, and make better decisions.That’s exactly what Awaken provides.
The Awaken Collaboration Team (ACT)
ACT is a curated leadership environment for women
business owners and decision makers.​
This is not networking.
It is not surface-level conversation.​
This is where leaders come to think.​
Inside ACT, conversations are focused, intentional, and centered around real decisions.
Members don’t show up to talk about ideas.
They show up to move forward.
Most spaces for women in business are built around connection. ACT is built around growth through honest conversation and strategic thinking.Every session is structured.Every leader contributes. And every conversation is designed to move someone closer to clarity.
Inside ACT, leaders:
• make stronger, more confident decisions
• move forward faster with less second-guessing
• stop carrying everything alone
• step more fully into their role as a leader
This is where leadership shifts happen.
If you’ve been looking for a space where you can think clearly, be challenged, and grow alongside other serious leaders — this is it.
Work With Christy
Christy works with business owners and leaders who are navigating growth, complexity, and high-level decisions.
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This work is not about adding more to your plate.
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It’s about strengthening how you think, how you lead, and how you make decisions.
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Strategic Advisory
For leaders who need a thinking partner as they navigate growth, structure, and key decisions.
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Leadership Workshops & Speaking
For organizations and teams ready to strengthen leadership, communication, and decision-making.
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CEO Strategy Sessions
Focused sessions designed to bring clarity to high-impact decisions and next steps.
Meet Christy
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Christy Dunn is the founder of Awaken Professional Development and the creator of the Awaken Collaboration Team (ACT).
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After more than two decades leading and mentoring women in business, she recognized a consistent gap:
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Leaders are expected to make high-level decisions, but rarely have environments where they can think clearly, be challenged, and grow alongside other serious leaders.
Awaken was built to change that. ​
Today, Christy works with women business owners and leaders to strengthen leadership thinking, facilitate strategic conversations, and create spaces where real progress happens.​
She is known for creating high-trust environments where leaders move from uncertainty to clarity.
