[Virtual] WICxMasterclass: Lead Before the Title: How Executive Careers Are Built Before the Promotion

High performance gets you noticed. Leadership gets you chosen.
Many professionals believe the path to becoming a Director or executive is simply delivering exceptional results. Yet the leaders who advance fastest understand a different truth—they begin leading long before they receive the title.
In this inspiring and practical WICxMasterclass, Sobhitha Neelanath shares her personal journey from being a high-performing employee to becoming a trusted leader recognized for strategic impact. Through real-world experiences and actionable insights, you'll discover the leadership behaviors that transform individual contributors into enterprise leaders.
You'll explore a practical framework for expanding your influence beyond your role, building executive trust, and creating value that extends across teams and the organization. Learn how to broaden your portfolio through cross-functional initiatives, strengthen soft skills that inspire confidence, contribute to strategic planning and business optimization, and become the leader who elevates others while driving meaningful business outcomes.
Whether you're preparing for your next promotion or looking to accelerate your path to Director and beyond, this masterclass will help you shift from simply delivering work to becoming the leader organizations trust to shape what's next.
What You'll Learn

• Lead Beyond Your Role — Build visibility through engagement, collaboration, trust, and executive presence.
• Expand Your Leadership Portfolio — Gain cross-functional experiences that demonstrate readiness for larger responsibilities.
• Think Strategically — Contribute to planning, financial optimization, operational excellence, and business growth.
• Elevate Others — Learn how recognizing and empowering those around you strengthens your own leadership.
• Leave with a practical framework to position yourself for Director-level and executive opportunities.