The Strategic Intelligence Lab for High-Performing Leaders

Elevating Director, VP, and senior-level leaders so they can think, decide, and influence at the altitude the business now demands

TELESCOPE LABS


Most leadership programs teach skills.
Telescope Labs transforms how leaders think.

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THE GAP WE SOLVE

The talent is already there. The thinking isn’t.

Organizations don’t struggle because of lack of effort or intelligence. They struggle because leaders are:

  • Overloaded with execution

  • Underdeveloped in strategic thinking

  • Reacting instead of anticipating

  • Communicating without clarity

  • Missing opportunities they never learned to see

This gap slows growth, stalls momentum, and creates misalignment that costs companies millions.

Telescope Labs exists to close this gap.

WHAT TELESCOPE LABS BUILDS

Inside the lab, leaders develop the strategic intelligence to:

  • Think at a higher, enterprise-wide altitude

  • See around corners and spot blind spots early

  • Make sharper decisions under pressure

  • Communicate with precision and executive presence

  • Influence cross-functionally without over-talking

  • Identify opportunities others miss

  • Lead with judgment, clarity, and impact

This is where leaders stop reacting and start thinking strategically.

Leaders who operate with enterprise-level clarity

TELESCOPE LABS: ENTERPRISE EDITION

A high-stakes leadership accelerator for Director, Senior Director, VP, and senior-level leaders navigating growth, complexity, or organizational change.

  • Deep, identity-level sessions that elevate thinking and reset direction.

  • A high-altitude decision room for real-time challenges, influence issues, and leadership tensions.

  • Immediate support for high-pressure situations where clarity and judgment matter most.

  • Sharper communication, stronger presence, and executive-ready messaging.

  • Teaching leaders to express strategy, vision, and value with impact.

  • When a leader hits a high-stakes moment, they get guidance now — not in two weeks.

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TELESCOPE LABS IS Designed for organizations where leaders must think, act, and influence at a higher altitude

Ideal for:

  • High-growth or high-change companies

  • PE-backed businesses needing rapid leadership maturity

  • Divisions navigating re-orgs, integrations, or restructures

  • Founders building their leadership bench

  • Creative, content, product, and marketing organizations

  • Sports and entertainment front-office teams

  • Women’s leadership and ERG programs seeking real transformation

If your leaders are talented but not yet thinking at the level your business requires, they’re ready for Telescope Labs.

what MAKES TELESCOPE LABS DIFFERENT

This is not training.

This is strategic elevation.

Telescope Labs is a strategic intelligence lab: a category designed for leaders who already know what to do, but must learn to think at the level the business demands.

We combine:

• Strategic clarity
• Storytelling
• Influence
• Leadership identity

This is future-state leadership, not behavior-based development. It moves leaders forward fast because it develops judgment, not checklists.

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WHY I CREATED TELESCOPE LABS

Most organizations don’t struggle because their leaders lack talent. They struggle because their leaders haven’t been taught to think at the altitude the business now requires.

After 25+ years leading creative and business teams on projects for NBCUniversal, Warner Bros. Discovery, and A&E, I saw the same pattern. The work moved fast, the stakes were high, and teams were often troubleshooting and putting out fires faster than they could step back and see the full picture.

Brilliant, high-performing leaders were drowning in execution. They were rewarded for doing more, not thinking differently. My role was the opposite — to zoom out, see the entire field, and make decisions from a vantage point that others didn’t have time to access.

I created Telescope Labs to solve this gap.

A lab where leaders develop strategic intelligence. A space where they learn to see hidden patterns, anticipate impact, and make decisions with clarity and influence. A category built for companies that want leaders who think like owners, not operators.

This is the work I’ve done for decades, helping leaders elevate how they think long before they believe they’re ready. Telescope Labs is simply the formalization of that mission.

Karen Kunkel Young | Executive Leadership Coach

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