Course Description

Executive Strategy offers a high-impact exploration of today’s most advanced strategic thinking—condensed from the world’s premier business research and frameworks. Designed specifically for senior executives, founders, and strategy consultants, the program delivers rigorous insight without requiring a background in math, data, or coding.

Through a blend of global best practices and cutting-edge theory, you’ll gain a refined set of strategic tools to help you identify, build, and sustain competitive advantage in your industry. Rather than prescribing how to run your business, the course is structured to elevate your thinking—helping you step back from day-to-day operations and see your challenges and opportunities from a broader, more powerful perspective.

By pairing your lived leadership experience with insights from the world’s top strategy minds, this program equips you to return to your organization with a sharper lens, greater confidence, and actionable ideas that create real value and drive market dominance.

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Course Details

Tuition:

$1,755

Format:

Campus

Duration:

3 days

Prerequisites:

Leadership experience is an asset, but not a prerequisite.

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Instructor: Seth Jenson

Director, Entrepreneurship Institute | Utah Valley University

Dr. Jenson is the Director of the Entrepreneurship Institute at Utah Valley University, where he leads efforts to cultivate innovation, strategic thinking, and entrepreneurial impact among students and professionals. A recognized expert in early-stage entrepreneurship, business strategy, and innovation ecosystems, Seth holds a Ph.D. in Strategy and Innovation and an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oxford, along with a B.S. in Finance from Brigham Young University. His career includes collaborations with globally recognized institutions such as MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, Stanford, and Oxford, as well as influential work with governments, accelerators, and incubators. His research explores how entrepreneurs navigate the hidden social and strategic barriers to innovation, offering actionable insight into what it truly takes to drive change. Through his role at UVU and his teaching in Professional Education, Seth advances our commitment to delivering intentional, innovative, and impactful learning that connects directly to workforce success.

Who Should Enroll

Strategic thinking isn't reserved for people with a certain title. It's a skill, and this program is where you build it. Whether you're leading an organization today or positioning yourself to lead one tomorrow, Executive Strategy gives you the frameworks, the peer-level dialogue, and the sharper lens that separates good leaders from great ones. If you're ready to think at the highest level, you belong in this room.

Student Testimonials

One of my favorite parts of the experience was hearing and sharing the different challenges and opportunities the leaders and myself are facing in our respective industries and getting to share ideas and best practices. I came away with some challenging thoughts, a few new frameworks, and a renewed perspective on how to evaluate and apply guiding principles within an organization. More than anything, the experience increased my confidence in many of the strategic directions and principles I have been pursuing. I wish I had more team members there with me!

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Course FAQs

Who is this program designed for?  

Senior executives, founders, C-suite leaders, strategy consultants, and ambitious professionals who are building toward leadership. If you're responsible for organizational direction or working your way there, this program was built with you in mind. 

Do I need a background in data, finance, or strategy theory?  

No. The program is designed to be immediately accessible regardless of your academic background. What you bring to the room is your perspective and your ambition. The course meets you there. 

What does three days in person look like?  

Each day runs 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at UVU's Lehi Campus. The format is immersive and discussion-driven: expect frameworks, real-world application, and honest dialogue with peers invested in thinking at the highest level. This is not a passive learning experience. 

Why take this course from UVU? 

Executive education programs at comparable institutions typically run $3,000–$6,000 for a multi-day intensive. At $1,755, Executive Strategy delivers the same caliber of thinking at a fraction of the investment, taught by a faculty researcher with direct ties to the world's leading strategy institutions.