Empowerment Club
Redefining Leadership For Women
The female leaders and entrepreneurs who are thriving today aren’t the ones pushing harder, they are the ones who are regulated and deeply confident in who they are.
For many women life has become a constant state of vigilance. You’re thinking fast but not clearly. Your body tightens before tough conversations. Meetings replay at night, and switching off feels difficult.
Nothing is wrong with you. This is because many strong, capable women were never taught how to work with their nervous system, only to override it.
Empowerment Club is designed for women who are ready to move out of survival mode and into grounded, embodied leadership in every aspect of your life, where confidence comes from within, not from performing or pushing through.
Inside this small-cohort program, you will learn the skills that transform how you:
Regulate and lead at work and home
Build a business that grows with your nervous system, not at its expense
Coach your team for more ownership and impact
You begin to trust yourself in every moment and decisions feel clear.
Leadership becomes a felt sense, not forced.
Start leading from who you actually are, not who others want you to be.
My approach is different.
Most leadership and business development focuses on behaviour.
I work at the level beneath that, where the nervous system, identity and relational dynamics show up everywhere in your life.
Inside the group, we translate that internal shift into concrete skills, language, and strategy you can actually use—at work, in your business, and in your relationships.
Empowerment Club modules:
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Leading with awareness and choice.
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Building safety so you can access clarity, confidence and presence under pressure.
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Learn how to build a business that aligns with your version of success.
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Speaking with authority and impact.
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Leading others in a way that builds ownership and capacity.
Rachel Barbaro is an ICF-certified executive coach and organizational consultant who works with founders and senior leaders to create meaningful transformation.
Her work integrates executive leadership strategy, nervous system regulation, and team dynamics to help leaders build high-performing teams where trust, accountability and authentic leadership grow.
Over the last five years, Rachel has built a thriving consultancy and coaching practice, and building a business became the doorway to her deepest personal growth.
Today Rachel partners with major banks, tech companies, hospitals and law firms to transform leadership and workplace culture.
Who Empowerment Club is for
You’re ready for greater impact as a leader or business owner — without burning out.
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You’re tired of leading in reaction mode
where everything feels urgent and your nervous system is always bracing.
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Ready to update those inner narratives
that quietly cap your growth.
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Want to build a brand and presence
for greater influence in high-stakes moments.
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Master the ability to coach your team
for bigger impact in your organization.
The Details
1:1 Strategy Sessions with Rachel
Personalized one-on-one coaching to explore your leadership patterns that surface in real time.
Live Group Coaching Calls
Join group sessions three times a month in a community of leaders and business founders. Expect teaching, coaching and practical integration tools.
Expand Your Capacity
Master the tools to stay grounded, clear and regulated as you lead—so your message lands and your decisions feel easier. This is how you expand your capacity without burning out.
Lead As A Coach
Learn how to create psychological safety, elevate performance and bring out the best in your team and clients without over-functioning or burning out.
Testimonials
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"Working with Rachel in Empowerment Club has been transformative."
Rachel is a kind, compassionate and strategic leader. She helped push me past uncomfortable growth edges and see a version of myself that I needed to step into in order to be more successful in my own coaching practice, and to provide effective leadership for my clients.
Doing this work in a group environment was so supportive and I feel I have gained a new network and relationships with other successful business owners that will last a lifetime. I highly recommend Rachel as a coach, and Empowerment Club.
— Rachel Calvelli, Executive Coach & Strategic Advisor
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"If you are a leader or business owner, Rachel is the perfect coach for you."
Rachel helps you realize your full potential by inspiring and empowering you while also providing very practical and actionable advice for every aspect of leading and building your business. She wholeheartedly champions you while also challenging you to do more and be more. Working with her made me more confident than ever before.
If you are a leader or business owner, Rachel is the perfect coach for you. She is knowledgeable, passionate and a true champion for every person she works with.
— Reka Tokes, Treasury Board Secretariat
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"Being coached by Rachel is both powerful and deeply clarifying."
In the Empowerment Club, I have made meaningful shifts in who I choose to be and how I show up. Each session helped bring long-held beliefs into awareness and supported me in releasing what no longer served me, so I could live and lead with greater boldness and courage.
Being coached by Rachel is both powerful and deeply clarifying. I underestimated how transformative it would be to be in a community in Empowerment Club. I learned from each of them, and was deeply impacted by hearing their stories and witnessing their growth alongside my own.
— Anna Jahnsen, Bayer
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"I’ve discovered tools that transformed how I move through my daily life."
In Empowerment Club, I have not only met goals that once seemed impossible, but I’ve discovered tools that transformed how I move through my daily life.
During moments of extreme stress as I completed my PhD, I found myself reaching for the practices Rachel taught me.
Remarkably, the quality of my life has shifted in ways I never expected. The depth and richness of my relationships has grown exponentially.
— Dr. Vanessa Ambtman Smith, Indigenous Health Geographer and Indigenous Health Advocate
Which Path Is Right for You?
Essential: Empowerment Club
Group coaching and community support.
Six months of group coaching and community support
Recorded tools and resources
Onboarding coaching call with Rachel to personalize your experience and provide immediate strategy and support
$597 / month
Elevated:
Empowerment Club + 1:1 Strategy
Includes 1:1 support from Rachel, tailored to your unique trajectory.
Four 1:1 coaching sessions you can use anytime in 2026
Six months of group coaching and community support
Recorded tools and resources
Onboarding coaching call with Rachel to personalize your experience and provide immediate strategy and support
$897 / month
Whether you’re leading your team through change, or building a business from the ground up,
Empowerment Club is a supportive community of women where you don’t have to do it all alone.
Let’s build together.
Sustained leadership requires intentional investment and support.
Have questions?
Questions?
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April 2026.
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Calls are recorded and you have access to a library of resources like teachings, guided meditations and curated podcasts.
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Group calls are one-hour long and three times per month.