Dear H2,
Thank you for your entries. I found
#168 a bit too abstract for me. I do like your colors. I prefer not to have the Well-Connected so much more dominant than the Leader.
#169 is a little too simplified. One idea I'm throwing out to folks is to focus on the concept of our brand promise - which is success - rather than the word well-connected and see if that might generate some additional ideas for icons. Thanks.