Fabrik's Loose Threads - Locating Yourself As a Leader
Loose Threads: a Fabrik series for strengthening oneself to build better things.
Overview
When you're building something — a business, a practice, a new chapter — everything can feel equally urgent. And when everything feels urgent, you stop choosing. You just react.
This workshop is about slowing down long enough to notice how you're showing up as a leader. Because how you show up shapes everything: your decisions, your relationships, your energy, and the kind of business you're building.
We'll introduce a simple, powerful tool for locating yourself in any moment. Are you open, curious, and grounded? Or reactive, defensive, and running on autopilot?
This isn't a lecture. It's a facilitated, reflective session designed for honest conversation and real practice.
What You'll Experience
Learn the model: Understand what it looks like to lead from above and below the line — and why it matters for entrepreneurs specifically.
Locate yourself: Through guided reflection, identify where you've been showing up from below the line and what's driving it.
Hear from each other: Facilitated group conversation about the real pressures, patterns, and possibilities in the room.
Build your practice: Leave with a personal signal, shift, and intention you can use starting tomorrow.
Who This Is For
Solopreneurs and freelancers navigating the pace and pressure of building alone
Fractional operators and consultants managing multiple clients and competing priorities
Early-stage founders in the thick of decision fatigue, identity shifts, and growing pains
Anyone who's felt the pull of reactivity and wants a more grounded way to lead
About the Facilitator
Leah Zalinski is co-founder of Gather + Grow, a growth strategy studio that helps leaders and teams navigate complexity, strengthen culture, and grow with intention. Leah's work sits at the intersection of leadership development, strategic clarity, and organizational alignment — helping founders and leaders stay steady internally so they can build sustainably externally.
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go further, go together."
About Fabrik
Welcome to Fabrik! We are on a mission to uplift communities and foster serendipitous connections in real life.
Fabrik is a home for communities where everyone has a place to belong. With spaces designed to feel more like your living room than your office, Fabrik’s social spaces are vibrant hubs where people can come together in real life, explore interests, forge meaningful connections, and build a sense of community.
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