Targeted career strategies for women who are done waiting.
The Expansive Woman Project is a community where women support each other's career growth.
Join and connect with like-minded women from around the world. You'll also unlock access to live webinars, online courses, live office hours, and our weekly career strategy newsletter - all free of charge.
Nothing in this world is more powerful than a grown-ass woman in her full authentic expansiveness.
Together, we'll get you there. Women supporting women.
Are you ready?
(Membership is free and always will be)
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We are women supporting women in:
60 Cities and 11 Countries
Our members are entrepreneurs, solo practitioners, students, and professionals of all ages and levels of experience. We welcome everyone who identifies as a woman (no matter what it says on your driver's license).
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Expansive Woman Training
You have big dreams. But also, big fears.
You've worked hard to get where you are. But somehow, you know there must be more.
Sometimes you feel an internal battle - the desire to grow and take on bigger, more challenging roles so you can make a tangible impact on the world vs. the belief that you're not quite good enough or even deserving of such a life and career.
So, you don't put forward that bold idea, apply for that new job, start that business, or ask for that raise.
Instead, you make yourself small. You contract into what feels safe.
When we are small and contractive, we deny our own brilliance and talents. And we deprive the rest of the world of those things too.
And that's a damn shame.
Because the world needs more of you, not less.
We need you to be big and expansive, not small and contractive.
And that's what you'll work on here at the Expansive Woman Project.
"There is so much (good, bad, ugly!) advice out there on how to be the best (woman) leader. I'd dabbled and learned things along the way, but working with Judy Sims and the Expansive Woman Project, I really honed in on expansive states of mine, and how to apply this knowledge on my own quest to be a better leader."
Juvarya Veltkamp
Senior Advisor
C40 Cities' Green Ports Forum
Here's what you'll gain as a member:
Self-alignment
Learn to adopt an expansive mindset. Understand yourself and your motivations. Gain confidence, clarity and authenticity.
Become expansive in nature.
Community
Connect with like-minded women. Give and receive support, wisdom and kindness on your journey to expansiveness.
Know that you're not alone.
Success on
your terms
Ask for that raise. Go for that promotion. Apply for that big job. Launch that challenging project. Start that new business.
It's all yours for the taking.
Remember, membership is free and always will be.
"Now, almost everything I do revolves around my core values, which has made me much more confident in the work I do, the relationships I hold and who I am to my own self."
Thi Dao
6-Week Expansive Transformation Participant
What's it like to be an Expansive Woman?
You will be grounded in solid core values and purpose, yet open to new ideas, people, and situations. From this place, you will become hopeful, excited, and passionate about your life and career.
Rather than being influenced by externally determined rules about who and what you should be, you will experience a confidence that arises naturally as a result of being in alignment with your authentic self and who and what you choose to be.
You already have everything you need to be an expansive woman. Together, we’ll help you remember, rediscover, and reclaim her.
This is how we’re going to change the world.
One Expansive Woman at a time.
Meet Judy Sims
Founder of The Expansive Woman Project
Coach. Trainer. Talent Accelerator.
A former corporate Vice President and tech startup CEO, Judy is now a pioneering leadership trainer and much sought-after leadership coach.
Her work has benefited women across a wide range of industries such as finance, law, government, and technology, and organizations such as Google where she is an elite coach associated with the Google LEAD program supporting mid-career women as they prepare for senior roles.
What Judy's Clients Say
What our training alumni say:
Leigh Billinghurst
6-Week Expansive Transformation Participant
The Expansive Transformation course provided an opportunity to collaborate with a group of exceptionally talented women. We challenged each other and held one another accountable on this journey together. I walked away from the sessions with an understanding of my true core values, not ones externally imposed, ones that motivated me and were individual to my wants and desires. Recognizing my values and taking ownership of my success has given me more confidence when developing and driving key strategic decisions.
If you would like to accelerate your personal growth,
consider one of our paid training experiences.
Self-paced Courses
Discovering Your Expansive Self
Get unstuck and design the life you were always meant to live.
Understand what got you to this place in your life. Discover your purpose, mission and vision. Harness the incredible power of "I can, if..." to achieve your dreams. Create your Big Plan and put it to work.
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
What if you could feel confident and authentic every day at work?
By understanding the root causes of your Imposter Syndrome, you will break the pattern of self-doubt and sabotage that has been holding you back. Become the fullest expression of your powerful, expansive self.
Breakthrough: The 6-Week Career Accelerator for Women Who are Done Waiting
Next cohort starts: May 22nd, 2026
Our premium live training experience.
This course is built on a single, radical premise: you're not stuck in your career because of a lack of capability. You're stuck because of the invisible system of rules — both internal and external — that have been quietly shaping how you show up, what you ask for, and what you believe you deserve. The next six weeks are about seeing that system clearly, choosing differently, and stepping fully into the great woman you already are.
6 week live, online course
2-3 hours per week time commitment
12 months access to content
Weekly live workshops
Mid-course live coaching office hour
Your free membership includes:
Access to Office Hours
Receive live online coaching from Judy Sims. Bring her your leadership and work related questions and she'll give you guidance. Watch and learn as other Expansive Women receive coaching as well.
Access to Free Online Courses and Workbooks
Current offerings include:
The Career Assessment Toolkit
How to Prioritize
52 Weeks of Journal Prompts
Access to Live Zoom Workshops
Learn how to manage perfectionism, overcome imposter syndrome, take care of your money, build resilience, become a better leader.
Access to Weekly Career Strategy Newsletter
Our newsletter features original content from the Expansive Woman Project as well as a round up of women and work related content from trusted sources across the web.
Free Courses and Workbooks
Career Assessment Toolkit
Take charge of your career.
If you're feeling unsure about your career choices and/or progression, this course is for you.
The Career Assessment Toolkit and associated videos will guide you through a simple and practical step-by-step methodology for evaluating your career so far. And it will help you determine what you want to do next.
The Wheel of Life Toolkit
Achieve work/life balance.
If you have big goals, but are concerned about your ability to "do it all", this course is for you.
Learn an ancient methodology for achieving your goals while balancing your work and personal lives.
Examine the various zones in your life, set your goals, and build a balanced plan that works for you.
