A Story Worth Telling

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Why These Leaders Joined Leadr

Hear directly from our team about what inspired them to jump aboard the Leadr train.

When you find an organization that truly lives out its mission and purpose, you'll find pleasure in the work that you do. Leadr is on a mission to develop 1M leaders, and I see that pursuit lived out every day - from how we work with our customers to the interactions we have with each other. The leadership here is unmatched, and I have never been more cared for and developed than here at Leadr.

Anna Baker, Senior Project Manager

After many years in the corporate world working up to 80 hours a week and receiving very little development as a leader, I eventually became frustrated and promised myself I would never help build someone else's vision ever again, until Leadr. Since joining Leadr, my passion to help build something meaningful has been reignited, and I couldn't be happier to work for a business that truly cares about developing its own people as much as the organizations it serves.

Kyle Crabtree, Partnerships

Working at Leadr the past 2 years has been one of the greatest experiences I could imagine. The leadership here wants to see you grow, develop, and succeed. It makes it easy to come to work every day knowing you're selling such transformative software alongside some of the best leaders & coworkers. I have grown so much during my tenure at Leadr, and I am excited for what’s to come!

Victoria Bolgiano, Business Manager

Timeline

Learn how it all started and where we are today

August 2018

Leadr Incorporated Is Established

This is the beginning of our mission to create a platform that would help organizations develop and grow their teams into leaders.

October 2018

Leadr Hires First Employee

Without a team of leaders, it's tough to make progress. Garrett Campbell, now our COO, became Leadr's first employee to help bring Leadr to life.

Winter 2018

Setting A Foundation

Matt Tresidder and his wife are traveling the world when he gets a call from Chris Heaslip who has an idea to develop 1 million leaders through a people development software start up.

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Spring 2019

The Early Days

It started in a small office in Redmond, Washington, where Chris and Matt and a team of 5 began building a strategy for how exactly they would reach their goal.

February 2020

Leadr's Big Move

Leadr packs up and moves its headquarters to Plano, Texas.

May 2020

Launching Leadr

After months of planning, Leadr is finally customer ready, and we launched Leadr to the public. Request a demo to see how our software can help you develop & grow every person on your team.

June 2020

The First 10 Employees

Leadr makes a first round of critical hires and we celebrate having 10 full-time staff members on board.

January 2021

Leadrs Develop Leaders

As another way to invest in our team members, we launched LeadrU, a 5-month internal leadership development program. The first class graduated in June 2021. Download our free eBook to learn more about building your own leadership development program.

February 2021

Leveling Up

After establishing solid roots, Matt Tresidder steps in to become CEO of Leadr and Chris Heaslip takes on the Executive Chairman role.

March 2021

Rethinking Performance Reviews

Because performance reviews are such a critical piece of people development, we launched the Reviews module in the Leadr software which allows you to conduct more effective staff reviews. See Leadr performance reviews in action.

May 2021

Exciting Growth

One year after launch, Leadr grew to over 300 customers and over 5K active users.

July 2021

Landing Our Series A

Leadr receives a 10M Series A led by Bedrock. Read more about this exciting news here.

August 2021

Gaining Momentum

Leadr crossed a milestone of 400 customers, growing our customer base by a third in just three months. We also celebrate having 45 full-time staff members.

October 2021

Hitting Mid-Sized Status

On top of celebrating our 3-year anniversary, Leadr now has 50+ full-time staff members, officially confirming us as a mid-sized business.

December 2021

The Road To 1M Leadrs

Our mission here at Leadr is to develop 1M Leadrs worldwide. In December 2021, we celebrated onboarding our 500th customer who is as passionate about people development as we are.

January 2022

Welcome To LeadrTable

In October 2021, we launched our first of many LeadrTable events, a 24-hour, all-inclusive experience that allows leaders who are passionate about people development to connect with each other and our staff to discuss the future of leadership development. As of January 2022, we have had the pleasure of conducting 3 LeadrTables, including our first road event in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mar 2022

Reaching 100+ Staff

In March 2022, we celebrated onboarding our 100th employee, and now have over 100 dedicated team members who are passionate about our mission.

April 2022

Celebrating Over 10K Leadrs

On our mission to developing 1M Leadrs worldwide, we hit the milestone of over 10K active monthly Leadr users. Cheers to the thousands of leaders that believe in the power of people development.

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May 2022

Q2 Kick Off 2022

Here at Leadr, we meet every quarter to align on our upcoming vision and priorities. As much fun as we have during Kick Off, it's all about tying each of our priorities directly back to our 5 core values. This Kick Off was extra special - we doubled in staff size since the previous quarter and had the opportunity to gather all 100+ staff members in our new office space.

June 2022

Leadr Adding More Insights

Employee engagement is a top challenge for leaders across the board. To help teams better measure engagement, we launched Leadr Insights. Insights allows you to measure employee engagement, track trends over time, and get practical steps for how to improve. Learn more about how Insights can help your team.

July 2022

Onward and Upward

As we tripled in revenue and expanded our workforce, it was time for an office upgrade. Welcome to our new office at The Campus at Legacy, one of Plano’s biggest mixed-use development projects

October 2022

An Award-Winning Culture

Leadr makes a first round of crAt Leadr, we practice what we preach around people development. We were named #4 on Dallas Morning's News Best Places to Work list and our CEO, Matt Tresidder, was named "Best CEO" in the Small Business Category.itical hires and we celebrate having 10 full-time staff members on board.

March 2023

Leadr's G2 Debut

In the Spring of 2023, we celebrated earning our first badges for Performance Management and Employee Engagement on G2. Thank you to all of our customers who enjoy Leadr enough to leave a review.

April 2023

Recognition

What motivates today's employees to win? Knowing they're making a difference toward your mission. We added a new Recognition module in Leadr to allow you to shout out employees going above and beyond.

June 2023

Management is Dead

The old form of management is dead. Leadr co-founders are sharing the new way forward in their new book, Management is Dead. Order your copy and get exclusive behind-the-scenes materials here. Join the leadership revolution. ✊

September 2023

Shaping the future of workplace culture

Leadr was named # 12 on Will Reed’s Top 100, an award spotlighting early-stage companies that are shaping the future of workplace culture. Out of 2,500+ Seed & Series A companies, Will Reed selected Leadr as one of the elite.

October 2023

Named a DFW Top Workplace

For the second consecutive year, Leadr was recognized on the list of 2023 Top Places to Work in Dallas by The Dallas Morning News. 🎉

November 2023

Leadr + Lencioni

Patrick Lencioni's The Table Group and Leadr are teaming up to provide a world-class solution called The Leadr Advantage that helps organizations achieve total alignment, healthy teams, and ultimately better business results. Learn more.

March 2024

Introducing Personalized Development Plans

Leadr's latest product update, PDP's empower your employees and leaders to create and implement tailored development plans that drive personal growth and career advancement. Learn more.

April 2024

Launching The LeadrPulse Podcast

Welcome to The LeadrPulse Podcast, Your go-to podcast for leaders shaping the future of work. 🎙️. Grab your headphones and tune in here.

August 2024

Hello Manager Training

Too many managers are promoted into leadership with no training, no experience, and no handbook to set them up for success. That's why we built Leadr Academy, developing managers into leaders.

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November 2024

Named Best at Values

For the third consecutive year, Leadr earned a spot on the 2024 Top Places to Work in Dallas by The Dallas Morning News, also taking home the Best at Values Award for all of Dallas.

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January 2025

Meet the Working Genius Assistant

Think of it like ChatGPT, but tailored specifically for Working Genius. Now, you can ask all your questions directly within Leadr Advantage to optimize collaboration and improve performance across your teams.

Our CEO's Story

Begin Your Story

What will you be able to accomplish when every one of your employees is growing?

“As a 29-year old manager of 130 employees, I learned the value of the top performer. One employee, in particular, stood out to me. He had a will to improve, a connection to the mission and empathy for our customers. I knew if I had 50 more people like this we would win.

I began to try and screen for these intrinsic qualities in the interview process. Yet, even with an updated hiring process and an idea of the qualities which made for a high-impact employee, I kept getting disappointed. I would assume the best but only succeed with one out of 10 hires. The other nine were decent team members, yet they weren’t yearning to grow or improve and this lack of desire hurt the business. We needed innovation and engagement from all levels and never got it from most of the staff.

When I think about an audacious problem worth solving, I think about the 90% I could never seem to reach consistently.

At Leadr we’re building a new kind of people development software that empowers managers with the tools they need to develop leaders at all levels of the organization.

Could the right people development software change the culture of an organization by engaging with the 90%? We’re going to find out.”