About Beyond Leadership™
Welcome to Beyond Leadership™—a weekly newsletter and podcast exploring the future of leadership at the intersection of AI, venture capital, and executive performance.
This is not just a media platform. It’s a research-driven ecosystem built to help founders, investors, and executives lead with greater clarity, resilience, and strategic intelligence in a rapidly changing world.
We’re building this in real time—with you.
Why This Exists
Leadership isn’t soft. It’s not static. And it’s not a side conversation.
It’s capital.
But until now, we’ve lacked the language, frameworks, and data to evaluate it with the same rigor we apply to product, market, or financial metrics.
That’s what Beyond Leadership™ is here to change.
We’re codifying Leadership Capital™ as a measurable, developable asset—through live research, diagnostic tools, and a transparent publishing model that invites our audience into the process.
What You Can Expect
Every Tuesday, we publish a free article—sharing interim findings, trait patterns, audience signals, and the frameworks we’re testing.
Every Thursday, our paid subscribers receive a premium edition: deep dives, diagnostic tools, case studies, full-length interviews, and downloadable resources—drawn from our leadership intelligence engine.
In tandem, starting in May we will release weekly podcast episodes (free previews or paid access to full episodes) featuring research insights, founder stories, and behind-the-scenes development of the frameworks you’ll see inside our upcoming publications:
The Beyond Briefing™ – Quarterly Edition
The Leadership Capital Index™ Annual Report
Who This Is For
If you’re a founder navigating high-stakes growth…
If you’re a VC making founder bets based on more than market maps…
If you’re an executive leading systems through complexity…
If you care about the inner game of leadership as much as the outer performance...
This is for you.
Free Access
The free newsletter gives you:
Weekly insights from our research and audience conversations
Preview access to diagnostic models and trait frameworks
Short-form podcast summaries and community reflections
Invitations to participate in surveys, Q&As, and early testing
This tier is ideal if you’re exploring our approach and want to stay informed without going deep just yet.
Paid Access ($8/month or $80/year)
The paid newsletter and podcast is for leaders who want to go deeper—who don’t just want to read about leadership intelligence, but want to use it.
You’ll get:
Weekly research essays and diagnostic deep dives
Early access to beta tools (like the 3x3 LCI™ Diagnostic)
Full-length podcast interviews and analysis episodes
Downloadable resources and frameworks
Monthly AMA threads and executive reflections
Discounts on upcoming publications, events, and programs
This tier is designed to be your weekly coaching insight, your venture lens, and your strategic edge—all in one.
About the Creator
I’m Steve Chaparro, founder of Beyond Leadership™. I’m a leadership strategist, executive coach, and former brand storyteller—now building a leadership intelligence platform for people who lead in complexity and invest in transformation.
Everything you’ll read here is shaped by my coaching practice, VC partnerships, and primary research into what truly drives sustainable leadership.
But this isn’t about me. It’s about the system we’re building—and the leaders who will shape it with us.
Let’s Build What Comes Next
This isn’t a finished product. It’s a living R&D lab, designed to co-create with founders, VCs, coaches, and executives who are ready to rethink leadership from the inside out.
If that’s you—start with the newsletter. Listen to the podcast. And when you’re ready, join us in the deeper work.
We’re just getting started.
