Leadership Academy
A transformational 10-week program helping leaders communicate clearly, lead confidently, make stronger decisions, and improve team performance through coaching, interactive workshops, and practical leadership frameworks.
Build stronger, more confident leaders with business leadership training designed for San Francisco’s fast-moving teams. Ascent Performance Trainings blends practical frameworks, emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, coaching, and reinforcement to help managers lead with clarity, influence, and measurable impact—especially in Bay Area workplaces where innovation, collaboration, and adaptability are essential.

Flexible leadership development programs built for practical application, measurable growth, and sustained performance improvement.
A transformational 10-week program helping leaders communicate clearly, lead confidently, make stronger decisions, and improve team performance through coaching, interactive workshops, and practical leadership frameworks.
Dynamic training focused on emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, coaching, decision-making, change management, and inclusive leadership, supported by assessments, simulations, feedback, and action planning.
Eight weeks of weekly concept reinforcement emails, AI videos, practical reminders, and monthly one-on-one coaching sessions to sustain learning and improve real-world application.
Customized in-person training using role plays, case studies, group discussions, and real-world scenarios to create immersive learning that transfers directly into workplace performance.
A 24/7 learning platform with recorded sessions, AI-powered content recommendations, adaptive learning paths, mobile access, virtual coaching, and data-driven skill gap insights.
Live, instructor-led 60 to 90-minute Zoom sessions that deliver focused leadership development through interactive discussions, practical exercises, and immediate facilitator feedback.

We begin by identifying your organization’s leadership priorities, team challenges, and performance goals. For San Francisco companies balancing rapid growth, hybrid work, and competitive talent markets, this creates a focused foundation for meaningful development.
Thousands of professionals have developed stronger leadership, confidence, and measurable workplace performance through Ascent programs.
Leadership training built around practical skills, measurable outcomes, and sustained performance improvement.
Decades of proven performance training expertise across leadership, sales, management, and enablement.
Training delivered in 75+ countries, valuable for San Francisco teams operating across markets.
Real-world coaching helps Bay Area leaders apply new behaviors immediately at work.
Post-training videos, emails, and coaching support long-term mastery beyond the workshop.
Learn from a globally recognized performance training authority.

Founder
Tim Carlisle is the Founder of Ascent Performance Trainings and a globally recognized authority in sales and performance training with over 30 years of proven expertise. With deep mastery across Sales, Sales Management, Sales Leadership, and Sales Enablement, Tim has designed and delivered transformative training programs in over 75 countries, equipping thousands of professionals across industries including technology, financial services, and oil and gas. An award-winning sales professional and leader, he combines practical techniques with motivational coaching to drive measurable results for both individuals and organizations. Tim is also the author of two upcoming books — PERFORM Leadership and The Inner Game of Performance — further cementing his reputation as a trusted, results-oriented training partner for organizations worldwide.
Business Leadership Training in San Francisco includes practical leadership frameworks, communication development, emotional intelligence, coaching skills, decision-making, strategic thinking, change management, and team leadership. Ascent Performance Trainings uses interactive workshops, assessments, simulations, group exercises, personalized feedback, and action planning so participants leave with tools they can apply immediately in real workplace situations.
Speak with Ascent about your team’s development goals.
Proprietary completion credential for program participants.
Recognized expertise in sales and leadership.
Training delivered across 75+ countries.
Share your organization’s goals, preferred format, and leadership challenges. Ascent Performance Trainings will help identify the right program structure for your team.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (832) 867-1333.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (832) 867-1333.