High growth cohort to develop your entrepreneurial business and leadership skills.
A trusted inner circle of peers who, like you are well into their growth, may have previously secured investment and are transitioning from Founder to CEO. This programme includes a rolling programme of masterclasses to help you navigate new challenges and continue to ‘own the cape’.
An invitation to this leadership development programme is an incredible opportunity to navigate your demanding role with the support of a tribe who will inspire, challenge, and recharge your thinking.
“The Arena membership has been invaluable to me as a high growth female founder. I walk away from every session feeling inspired and more knowledgeable. The guest speakers are consistently high calibre, with an excellent range of topics I wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford to access. It has been eye opening to realise the commonality of the challenges we all face - even those in very different industries - and I continue to learn as much from my peers as the guest speakers. Julia is masterful in creating a supportive and enriching learning community”
Sharon Peake, Founder & CEO, Shape Talent
Is this programme for you?
The Arena Leadership Mastermind is for top level female founders building high-growth potential businesses:
- Generating £500k+ turnover p.a. or raised £500k+ external investment
- Open to being challenged and inspired; taken out of your comfort zone
- Passionate, driven and operating with complete integrity; respectful and supportive of others
- Fully committed to the group and able to make most monthly meet-ups
- Able to commit to ongoing membership for a minimum of 12 months
- Ready for transformational change
Places on the programme are extremely limited and subject to qualification criteria.
This programme will empower you with...
Inspiring leadership MASTERCLASSES
Highly qualified and respected expert speakers will guide masterclass sessions each month on topics that will challenge, inspire, and make a real impact on your performance.
Practical OUTCOMES
Each month you'll further explore development topics through practical interactive sessions, working through personal challenges, supporting each other and witnessing commitments.
High level PEER ADVISORY
The wealth and diversity of experience of this group of highly selected phenomenal women is powerful, multiplying the effect of working through your challenges.
“The camaraderie and support of this group of women is invaluable; there's an openness and honesty I've never experienced with other founder groups, and a genuine desire to lift each other up. The masterclasses and seminars have been really informative and useful and I've taken a lot of the learnings forward into the business"
Sarah Henley, Co-founder and Co-CEO, NextUp
How we'll work together
A curated group of incredible women
To ensure trust and openness, your Arena group is made up of a maximum of 8 diverse, non-competing entrepreneurs; top female founders building businesses to scale.
Regular meet-ups
You’ll meet your group monthly. Sessions are a blend of online plus in-person meet ups in London, and an annual 2-day Leadership Retreat, with all sessions chaired and facilitated by Julia Elliott Brown.
Continuous support
You’ll be connected to your group in between meet-ups through a private online communication tool to continue to support each other and build out your trusted relationships.
"I feel like I have met friends for life though the Arena. Like minded, amazing women who offer genius, support and make you realise that it is not just you going through the ups and downs of a start up business. I learn so much at every session - business and personal. I would not have been able to keep vaguely sane without it!"
Sophie Hooper, Founder & CEO, Secret Saviours
Your group chair
The Arena Leadership Mastermind group is chaired by Julia Elliott Brown, the Founder and CEO of Enter The Arena.
Julia is a highly respected entrepreneurial advisor working exclusively with female founders, with a wealth of experience in inspiring, coaching and supporting high-growth potential businesses.
Julia is known and respected for providing honest feedback, practical advice, and expert insights, and supporting and encouraging female founders to achieve amazing results, whilst having fun together in the process.
"Julia is an inspiration in the work that she does. Bringing together women founders and supporting them and having them support each other as they pursue their respective visions and grow their businesses. Julia brings a grounded energy and years of knowledge, experience and wisdom. I would highly recommend any woman starting or growing a business to join her master mind group and learn to thrive as you grow"
Jane Gunn, CEO, The Barefoot Mediator
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