At The Leadership Laboratory, we believe...

Everyone is a leader.

We believe that everyone is a leader. Whether you have a formal leadership title, are leading projects and initiatives, or are a rising emerging leader, these workshops are directly applicable to inspire the way you lead your work and interact with peers, colleagues, and clients.

Learning must be fun, interactive and customized.

We integrate the art + science of leadership development, leveraging detailed research and data behind psychology and human behavior with hands-on, laugh-out-loud fun and interactive learning to focus on long-term, positive behavior change.

Our Core Themes: Trust, Collaboration & Positive Psychology.

We will partner with you to build and facilitate the right program for you + your team. The good news is that no matter which workshop you select, all of our offerings are grounded in three key goals: strengthening trust, enhancing collaboration, and leveraging positive psychology.

Jacob Goldstein

Jacob Goldstein

Jacob Goldstein is the founder of The Leadership Laboratory, and leverages his experiences in education, the performing arts, and corporate learning & leadership development to his work. As a performer, Jacob has sung as a backup vocalist for musical artists such as Josh Groban, Idina Menzel, and Patti LuPone, as a recording artist for Netflix series Sense8, and at venues including The United Center, The Chicago Theater, and Chicago Symphony Center. In the education space, Jacob has served as an educator for high school, undergraduate and graduate students, and has been a Guest Lecturer at Northwestern University since 2016. As a Learning & Leadership Development Consultant, Jacob has worked as a one-on-one coach and group workshop facilitator to organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies in diverse industries, including technology, healthcare, non-profit, and fashion/apparel. Jacob holds a Bachelor’s degree from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Master’s of Science in Communication from Northwestern University.