FREE VIDEO COURSE
Your Title Isn't Your Influence
For the week you catch yourself saying
"I shouldn't have to tell them that."
Presented by Juan Alvarado Jr.
Five short lessons. Under 90 seconds each. Plus a clip of Juan teaching every lesson live.
FREE Leadership Mini-VIDEO COURSE
LEAD WITH INFLUENCE, NOT A TITLE.
One night at bedtime, Juan's five-year-old son asked him, "Dad, are you the boss of us?" At work, Juan told people what to do. At home, he did the same. His son saw a boss, not a dad. That's when Juan learned that a title gets you compliance, but only influence gets you followed.
Here's how you can lead the same way. In this free 5-level course, Juan shows you why people follow your title only as far as they have to, and what makes them want to follow you.
YOUR TEAM IS HERE. BUT ARE THEY REALLY HERE?
Late arrivals. Bare-minimum effort. Expectations nobody ever said out loud. A conversation you've been putting off for weeks. People show up in body and check out in mind. That's disengagement, and it almost always starts with misalignment: between what you expect and what you say, between your title and your influence.
You'll hear that leadership training doesn't stick. Here's the truth: most of it doesn't, because it's a one-time event. Each level here is one idea you can use with your team tomorrow
What You'll
Learn in This FREE
Mini-Course
This could be the year your team follows you because they want to, not because they have to. Each level takes one idea, like making your expectations clear, owning your one percent, or starting the conversation you've been avoiding, and makes it simple enough to use tomorrow. Then you watch Juan teach it live, in front of a real room of leaders.
One thing this course won't do: it won't teach you Juan's full method for difficult conversations. That part he teaches live, with your whole team.
The Five Levels
Drawn from The Ascend, Juan's nine-stop roadmap for leaders.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Your Title Isn't Your Influence: Why people follow your title only as far as they have to.
Say It Out Loud: The expectations you've never actually said, and how to make them clear.
Own Your One Percent: The one question great leaders ask, even when it's 100% someone else's fault.
The Conversation You're Avoiding: What waiting really costs, and why it feels so hard to start.
When It Boils Over: What to do when emotions run high, yours or theirs.
Plus, a "See It Live" clip with every level
WHAT LEADERS SAY AFTER WORKING WITH JUAN
"His ongoing training, coaching, and support have been instrumental in strengthening our leadership team... I highly recommend Juan Alvarado to any organization seeking an experienced, engaging, and results-driven professional development coach and speaker."
"What surprised me most is his authenticity... I wish he could speak to all of our employees."
"I never take notes or pay attention in these, and I have lots of notes... Anybody that's in the leadership position needs to hear this message."
Melissa Velasquez, Professional Development Manager, Tulare County Early Childhood Education Program
Dr. Mike Looney, Superintendent of Fulton County Schools, Atlanta GA
Principal, Fulton County Schools, Atlanta GA
Juan Alvarado Jr
Juan Alvarado is a leadership trainer and the founder of Raize The Bar. He has worked with more than 20,000 school administrators and staff, spoken for Fulton County Schools, SXSW, and the National AfterSchool Association, where he was named a Top 34 Presenter in 2024, and been featured on CBS, NBC, and FOX. He's a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths Coach, a U.S. Army veteran, and a former police officer.
Service in education runs in his family. His father taught in Los Angeles schools for more than 35 years. Juan spent 12 years in afterschool, growing from front-line staff to director, so he knows the difference between being the boss and being the leader because he has been both. His philosophy is simple: "My job is to make you better, not happy."
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