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Rise Up Session Application

Your Next Level of Success Requires a Breakthrough. Let’s Make It Happen.

Success shouldn’t come at the cost of your time, energy, or freedom. 

If you’re stuck in the Middle Zone, where working harder isn’t working and success is taking more from you than it’s giving — we invite you to lead differently.

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What Is the Rise Up Session?

This complimentary 60-75 minute strategic conversation is designed to help you break free from the Middle Zone and get clarity on the next move that will unlock more life fulfillment and business growth.

The Middle Zone is where:

  • Your calendar is packed, but your highest-impact priorities keep getting pushed aside.

  • You’ve built a team, yet key decisions and problems still land on your plate.

  • Success has come at a cost to your time, energy, and personal freedom.

The harder you work, the harder it feels to break free — and that’s because the real problem isn’t a lack of effort — it’s the invisible leaks in your time and team keeping you there.

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Is This for You?

This session is for $1MM+ founders and CEOs who:

✔ ️ Have built a thriving business but feel like they’re working harder than ever.
✔ ️ Are constantly pulled in competing demands of life vs. business.
✔ ️ Know that what got them here won’t get them to their next level of freedom.
✔ ️ Are ready to break out of survival mode and lead in a way that fuels both their business and their life.

Can you relate?

What Happens in the Session?

Your complimentary session will follow a simple yet powerful structure designed to give you clarity and immediate momentum:

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Step 1: Context →

We’ll start by understanding your business, leadership, challenges, and goals.

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Step 2: Clarity →

We’ll pinpoint the biggest obstacle keeping you in the Middle Zone and introduce the shift needed to move forward.

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Step 3: Direction →

You’ll leave with at least one clear, actionable step to create momentum and, if it’s a fit, we’ll explore what working together could look like.

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Your time, energy and freedom

This isn’t about piling on more responsibilities—it’s about shifting how you lead so your time, team, and decisions work for you, not against you.

The best move right now isn’t to push forward—it’s to reset with clarity. 

Apply for your Rise Up Session today, and let’s map out your next step.

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We’re Nadine & Derek Nicholson, founders of Ascend Leadership Co. We guide powerhouse founders and CEOs out of the Middle Zone of overwork, time guilt, and decision fatigue — while climbing to never-before-seen levels of success.

Our clients refuse to settle for business success at the cost of their personal freedom and are ready to embrace a new way of leading themselves, their time, and their team. NOW, not someday. 

Using our proprietary framework, the Impossible Freedom Equation, Ascend clients go from feeling overworked and overwhelmed, to having more time, more focus, and more revenue.

The sooner you identify your biggest leadership gaps, the faster you step into a business that fuels your freedom, not one that drains it. In less than 5 minutes, the Impossible Freedom Quiz will reveal your best next step.