Leadership today demands a different kind of presence.
It’s more than “executive presence” or simply “showing up confident.” Real, grounded presence — the kind that shifts rooms, builds trust, and creates cultures and causes people want to be part of.
You can learn the practice that makes this kind of leadership sustainable, human, and effective.
Your Intentional Energetic Presence® (IEP) is the Foundation of Sustainable Leadership.
Created by Anese Cavanaugh, the IEP Method® gives you a practical, repeatable way to notice, manage, and shift your energy and presence — in real time, in real situations.
This is a daily practice and way of being that makes leadership sustainable from the inside out.
Through the IEP Method, you’ll learn how to:
- Recognize your energetic state before it drives your decisions
- Reset your presence in moments that matter
- Lead from clarity instead of reactivity
- Build internal peace and alignment (no matter what is happening externally)
- Create the conditions where people do their best work
Anese teaches us how absolutely critical it is to align one’s physical and emotional health with the way we live our daily lives at work. . . Her IEP methodology is an investment in ourselves and our organizations that — given the challenges of the times — is more meaningful than ever.
You can read a thousand books or go to a thousand business seminars, but if you’re missing the one piece — your Intentional Energetic Presence® (IEP) — you miss the multiplying effect of presence.
For me, the most valuable leadership tool that Anese teaches is the IEP Method® reboot: pausing, being prepared for conversations, and not letting things get me fired up.
Investing in yourself through this program isn’t optional if you want to grow as a leader — it’s essential.
The Energy of Leadership:
Free Monthly Webinar with Anese
Each month, we’ll explore practical ways to show up as your best self as a leader through your Intentional Energetic Presence® (IEP).
Sign up to join us for a complimentary virtual session with Anese Cavanaugh, author, executive advisor, and creator of the IEP Method®
A Different Way to Think About Leadership
Leadership is sustainable when energy, presence, and purpose are aligned — especially under pressure.
Leadership can be exhausting.
It doesn’t have to be.
You’re capable. You get results. But somewhere along the way, leadership starts feeling like survival: reactive meetings, decision fatigue, carrying stress in your body, being drained by others’ energy, managing more than humanely possible (while AI creates even more to do) …and wondering when it gets easier.
Sustainable leadership requires a shift in how you show up.
Life-giving leadership is grounded in consistent, intentional action, especially when under pressure. Without alignment, you risk misdirecting your efforts, wasting energy, and ultimately compromising what is most important to you.
Your energy and presence shape everything.
When you learn to lead your energy and strengthen your presence, everything else becomes more aligned and effective: your conversations, your actions, your influence, and even your peace.
Ready to build your leadership presence and impact?
Start where you are. These on-demand resources meet you at every stage of your leadership journey.
The Presence Practice™
Your monthly leadership reset and pause. A live monthly subscription and connection with Anese, real-time integration tools, and a community of leaders committed to sustainable practice. Check out our limited-time rate for founding members.
30 Days to IEP
A guided on-ramp to the IEP Method. Establish core practices quickly and build momentum from day one. A 10-minute pause a day keeps the chaos and impact-slop away. Give us 30 consistent days and you’ll notice the difference in your leadership and well-being!
IEP Self-Study Programs
On-demand courses, tools, and resources you can explore at your own pace and apply immediately. Choose your own adventure and get instant access to our private integration platform to begin your journey today. Team options available.
About Anese Cavanaugh:
Founder, CEO, Creator of the IEP Method®
For 24+ years, Anese has helped leaders lead with clarity, humanity, and impact. She’s the founder of Active Choices, Inc., creator of the IEP Method® (Intentional Energetic Presence®), and author of Contagious Culture, Contagious You, and The Leader You Will Be.
Anese works with Fortune 10 executives, mid-sized company leaders, and high-growth founders across industries — from tech and finance to wellness and education. She’s also a competitive bodybuilder, because the discipline of physical presence sharpens every other level of leadership.
Her insights have been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, The New York Times, and Inc., where she writes the “Showing Up” column.
She doesn’t do inspirational fluff. She does practical, embodied, transformative work.
Anese Cavanaugh has been Trusted by Leading Organizations and Events Worldwide
Bring Anese to Your Event
Transform how your leaders think about presence, energy, and performance.
Anese Cavanaugh delivers high-impact keynotes and experiences that shift how leaders show up, lead, and create impact. Whether you’re hosting a leadership summit, company offsite, or industry conference, Anese brings practical tools and a fresh perspective that audiences can apply immediately.
Her keynotes and live sessions activate real change. Leaders leave with a new awareness of how their presence shapes culture, performance, and results, plus actionable practices they can use the same day (and during your event) to increase their ROI for the time and energy spent with her.
Topics include:
- Your Presence IS Your Impact
- The Human Advantage in the Age of AI
- Contagious Leadership: How Your Presence Shapes Culture
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