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Set on the beautiful Alpine Lake Annecy, this two-day leadership summit will give founders and owners the tools, knowledge and confidence to drive growth and achieve their business goals.
We meticulously choose interesting and outstanding locations, hotels and restaurants. All preferences and allergies are catered for, every venue is vetted beforehand, to guarantee the quality of your time with us.
Our team will be on hand to help with anything that you need, including our performance coach, should you wish to exercise or talk about health & wellbeing during the summit.
What is covered?
All keynotes, workshops and activities, hotel accommodation, food and beverages (including some alcoholic drinks). Flights and any transport to and from airports are not included.
Our Speakers
Our speakers have all been involved in building businesses like you have; they have the successes and battle scars to prove it!
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From launching their own companies and exiting at the right time, to advising start-ups and scale-ups on strategy, culture and maximising employee performance, our specialists have deep experience and expertise in helping businesses transform to succeed.
Mark leads a strategy firm that specialises in helping companies to articulate who they are and why they matter. Mark's career started in IBM before founding and scaling Neocol to one of the largest players worldwide in the Enterprise Content Management space.
Mark Sampson, Founder, Beliyf
During a series of intimate speaker sessions and workshops, they will guide you through a detailed, integrated framework for growth.
Outside of these, spend time with our growth experts in groups or 1:1 to discuss specific issues, clarify key takeaways and help you turn that framework into an actionable change plan for your business, no matter what its level of maturity.
A reenergised and revitalised outlook on my business after honest conversations with business leaders and coaches who made me see my business in angles I hadn't previously considered.
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Charlie Samuelson, Founder
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AGENDA
Wednesday
ARRIVE AT HOTEL
Afternoon
DINNER & WELCOME
19:30
Arrive in the afternoon at your leisure at the luxury hotel, carefully hand-picked by us, relax and prepare for the days ahead.
Dinner and a warm welcome to Annecy with Camille Robbins, Nick Patrick and our experts
Thursday
INTRODUCTIONS & CURRENT CHALLENGES
10 am
Introduction from Nick Patrick
An introduction to your growth experts, and what they will be uncovering with you in their workshops is followed by an analysis of the consistent growth challenges that are faced in the market. Nick will also step through the growth framework and strategies we adopt with clients that overcome these.
PIVOTING TO EXPERT-LED FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
10:30 am
Talking Financial Talent with Ben Mekie
​Ben is an accomplished and highly experienced board advisor and entrepreneur. In this workshop, Ben delivers key insights to growing your business exponentially through the strategic acquisition of fit-for-purpose senior financial talent who not only bring high-level expertise but a shared passion for your vision and long-term success. His insights include:
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Identifying skills gaps in Finance teams
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Recruiting and building high-performing teams.
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De-risking permanent, fractional and interim talent acquisition
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Financial management and corporate governance
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Building long-term success
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Developing growth strategies and value creation
LUNCH
12:20 pm
Sit back and enjoy a fantastic lunch and get to know fellow members and our experts.
DRIVING OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN A HYBRID WORLD
LUNCH
2:00 pm
1-2-1'S (OPTIONAL)
4:30 pm
DRINKS & DINNER
7:30 pm
FINDING YOUR BUSINESS SOUL
8:00 pm
Workshop with Nick Patrick
Our specialists approach in working with consulting and tech companies is based on placing the customer first, providing customer loyalty and operational efficiency for scale, with a proven successful formula.
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In this session, they work with you to:
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Analyse your customers’ journey & operational structure
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Identify potential weaknesses
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Ensure you are measuring what is necessary to successfully drive growth
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Step you through what strong operational foundations look like
Sit privately with one of our growth experts 1-2-1 (25-30 minutes each) to work through specific challenges.
Or check-in (if not already done) and relax
Pre-dinner drinks followed by a final Keynote for the day held by one of our experts in a private dining room
Dinnertime Keynote with Mark Sampson
Your product can be copied in a heartbeat, your prices undercut, your people poached.
Mark will guide you through how to uncover the one thing that can never be stolen, the soul, the essence, the personality of your business, and how this can drive genuine long term growth.
Friday
TURNING YOUR EXIT PIPEDREAM INTO REALITY
9:30 am
TALENT TEAM STRATEGY
11:00 am
LUNCH
1:00 pm
Workshop with Paul
Paul will guide us through the key facets of how to optimise your business value when heading to Exit, including how to ensure your story is right and your operational strategy optimises your multiple.
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Talent workshop with Camille
Camille will step you through the core pillars of a successful talent strategy; how to build a highly motivated, diverse team of A-Players, how to manage and develop them and how to build a highly effective management team.
Review the days learnings whilst enjoying a fabulous lunch in the city.
FREE TIME
3:30 pm
Depart for return flight - or, optional - stay on until Saturday for additional dinner and evening (additional price)
We limit each summit to a maximum number who can attend, tailoring our agenda to the audience for maximum value.
To be eligible, you must be a founder or leader of a consulting or tech firm, with a turnover in excess of £1m (either currently or historically). We vet all applicants for suitability and fit with the audience. These summits are not an opportunity to pitch to other delegates.
Want to join us in Annecy?
Get in touch with Jess.
Jess, our Client Relationship Director, has over 20 years of experience in supporting founders in their scaling journey across various businesses. Jess manages our team and our clients, from initial engagement and onboarding through to project management and delivery.
