The Leadership
Accelerator
A year-long virtual cohort for professionals who manage people — and are ready to do it better.
Most professionals become managers because they were great at their job.
Nobody trains you for the part that comes after. You're excellent at your craft — and suddenly you're responsible for the performance, engagement, and growth of a team of people. Different skills entirely.
The Leadership Accelerator closes that gap. Not with theory. With a proven framework, live coaching, and a cohort of peers doing the same work alongside you.
When leaders grow, teams stay, perform, and thrive.
Built on April Sabral's Positive Effect methodology
The Positive Effect Leadership Accelerator combines self-paced learning with live group coaching — one session per month over 10 months, giving you a structured, accountable path to becoming a leader people actually want to follow.
Developed from years of training thousands of leaders across healthcare and beyond, this is leadership development that works in the real world.
The ACT Methodology
Create an environment where your team feels genuinely valued and accepted. When people feel supported by their leader, they give their best — consistently.
Be deliberate with your time, thoughts, and energy. What you focus on shapes your results. Intentional leaders build intentional cultures.
Invest in developing your people. Coaching and growing others is the highest form of leadership — and the most powerful driver of team performance.
Your Year-Long Roadmap
Each month builds on the last. Every module paired with a live group coaching session — so you're not just learning, you're applying.
For each module:
Complete the online module at your own pace — 45 to 60 minutes
Join the live group coaching call with breakouts and peer practice
Put your learning into action with the Start-Stop-Continue framework
What you get in the cohort
Self-paced video modules on the Positive Effect platform — available on your schedule before each live session
One live session per month with a certified facilitator — breakouts, real scenarios, and peer coaching across 10 months
Positive Effect workbook and self-coaching cards to anchor your learning between sessions
Start-Stop-Continue frameworks to turn every session into immediate, measurable action
A network of growth-minded leaders — accountability, support, and real professional relationships
Formal recognition of your investment in professional leadership development
Built for leaders who manage people
This cohort is for professionals at any experience level who are responsible for a team — and ready to show up for that work with real intention.
Certified. Experienced. In your corner.
Kari Dermer is a leadership and performance coach, speaker, and co-founder of dB Coaching Group. She has supported hundreds of founders, owners, executives, and emerging leaders to lead with clarity, build aligned teams, and scale without burning out. Kari blends practical leadership strategy with mindset-driven coaching to help leaders move from reactive to intentional — creating cultures where people perform, stay, and grow.
Dr. Amy Badstubner is a leadership and people strategy advisor who helps healthcare organizations solve people problems before they become business problems. As a former owner of an audiology private practice, she understands firsthand the challenges leaders face when managing teams, navigating difficult conversations, and building strong workplace cultures. With more than 20 years of experience in business ownership, leadership development, and professional coaching, she brings practical, real-world perspective to every coaching conversation.
Built by April Sabral.
Delivered by dB Coaching Group.
April Sabral spent over 25 years leading frontline teams for Apple, Starbucks, Gap, Banana Republic, and DAVIDsTEA. She created The Positive Effect methodology to give leaders the framework she wished she'd had.
dB Coaching Group is an authorized and certified facilitator of The Positive Effect — bringing April's proven system to the healthcare profession with the depth and experience it deserves.
dB Coaching Group are certified facilitators who understand the ACT methodology deeply — and more importantly, they know how to make it stick. If you're ready to become the kind of leader your team deserves, this is where you start.
Leadership
April Sabral — ranked among the World's Top 30 Leadership Professionals
Global Gurus ranks the world's top 30 thought leaders in leadership based on research, publications, speaking engagements, and real-world impact. April Sabral earned her ranking through decades of developing leaders at scale — across retail, hospitality, and service-based organizations worldwide.
The Leadership Accelerator is built entirely on her methodology — the same frameworks that earned that recognition.
Enroll in the June 25th Cohort
30 seats. Last Thursday of each month. 12 PM EST. Starting June 25th, 2026.
Payment plan billed every 60 days
Questions before enrolling? Email us or call/text (954) 399-2244
Frequently Asked
Can I realistically fit this into my schedule?
Is this for new managers or experienced leaders?
What if I miss a session?
Why a cohort and not a self-paced course?
What makes this different from other leadership programs?
What will I walk away with after a year?
How does the platform work?
What is the refund policy?
The June cohort is open.
30 seats. No exceptions.
Last Thursday of each month · 12 PM EST · Starting June 25th, 2026
Questions? Email [email protected] or call/text (954) 399-2244