How Amber Vanderburg from The Pathwayz Group transforms leadership training into interactive experiences with AhaSlides

背景

Amber Vanderburg is the founder of The Pathwayz Group, a 100% female-owned leadership development organization helping leaders sharpen their skills, define their direction, and move with confidence toward their goals. Their experienced team creates dynamic and impactful development programs that drive organizational success through top-rated workshops, coaching, and certifications worldwide—reaching over 850,000 professionals and counting.

所面臨的挑戰

Pathwayz' work focuses on deep learning and behavior change, thus engagement is critical.

Amber and her team faced several challenges:

• Keeping participants engaged throughout workshops and learning sessions
• Making leadership concepts practical, not just theoretical
• Collecting meaningful engagement data during sessions
• Following up effectively after training sessions
• Supporting both in-person and online learning formats

Traditional presentation tools and static materials made it difficult to:

• Measure participation in real time
• Capture audience input without disrupting the flow
• Ensure learning translated into action

解決方案

Amber and her team began using AhaSlides as part of their leadership development programs to support both in-person and virtual learning experiences.

How AhaSlides is used:

• Icebreakers and warm-up activities at the start of workshops
• Live engagement tools during sessions (polls, quizzes, check-ins)
• Knowledge checks to reinforce learning
• Follow-up activities after videos or online learning modules
• Data collection to understand engagement and learning effectiveness

AhaSlides is used across:

• 領導力研討會
• 輔導計劃
• Online and blended learning journeys
• Onboarding and leadership development sessions

結果

Higher engagement during sessions: Participants are more active, involved, and willing to contribute—even in virtual environments.

"One thing we love about AhaSlides is how easy it is to engage people right from the start of a session." — Amber Vanderburg, Founder, The Pathwayz Group

Learning that translates into action: Rather than passive learning, participants apply ideas immediately through interactive activities. Amber teaches the concept, and then uses AhaSlides to help people actually practice it.

Better follow-up and data collection: The ability to collect responses and engagement data directly during sessions allows:

• Easier follow-up
• Better understanding of participant needs
• Improved future session design

"AhaSlides has been a game changer for us. We don't have to rely on people coming up afterward to give us their contact information — it's already in the slides." — Amber Vanderburg, Founder, The Pathwayz Group

主要成果

• Higher engagement during sessions across in-person and virtual formats
• Participants actively practice concepts in real time
• Learning translates into immediate action, not just theory
• Seamless data collection without disrupting session flow
• Easier follow-up with participants
• Better understanding of participant needs
• Improved future session design

How Amber Vanderburg uses AhaSlides

• Icebreakers and warm-up activities at session start
• Live polls, quizzes, and check-ins during workshops
• Knowledge checks to reinforce learning
• Practice activities after teaching leadership concepts
• Follow-up activities after videos or online learning modules
• Data collection to measure engagement and learning effectiveness
• Supporting both in-person and virtual learning environments
• Integration across leadership workshops, coaching programs, onboarding sessions, and blended learning journeys