You're running an established business—but it still doesn't feel like yours.

A 10-lesson programme that helps you transition from caretaker to owner without dismantling what's already working.

15 lessons. 10 exercises. Nothing over 13 minutes.

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You remember the first time you walked through that door. The smell of the workshop. The sound of the phone that never stopped ringing. Someone behind the counter who knew every customer by name.

Maybe it was your dad's business. Maybe your aunt's. Maybe you bought it from someone who'd poured thirty years into the place. Either way, it mattered to someone before it was yours.

Now it's yours. And nobody prepared you for how that actually feels — the weight of someone else's decisions, someone else's team, someone else's way of doing things. This programme was built for exactly that moment.

This programme was built for exactly that moment.

30%
of family businesses survive to the second generation.

Not because the businesses are bad. Because the transition is unsupported.

106:1
applicants for every 1 business apprenticeship.

The support system people expect to exist? It doesn't. That's why we built this.

69%
of family business owners have no succession plan at all.

The handover happens anyway. It just happens without a map.

What's Actually Inside

15 video lessons across three phases, plus a bonus lesson for people who bought (rather than inherited) the business.

15 lessons
Video-led, practical, built for doers
10 exercises
Build a playbook specific to your business
Under 13 min each
No padding, no filler, no lectures
3 phases + bonus
Assess, modernise, sustain

Built for people who learn by doing — not by reading textbooks.

See How This Works

This lesson walks through how to map what you've inherited—which systems are load-bearing, which are just habit, and which relationships actually matter—so you can make changes without blowing things up.

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This is Lesson 1 from the full 10-lesson programme.

Under 13 minutes per lesson
You're running a business, not sitting in a lecture hall. Every lesson fits into a lunch break.
Built for doers, not academics
If traditional education didn't click for you, this will. Every lesson ends with something you make, not something you memorise.
Real examples, not theory
UK businesses, real numbers, actual consequences. No Harvard case studies from 2003.
Your playbook, not ours
The 10 exercises build a document specific to your business. Not a generic template — a working playbook you'll use long after the course ends.
No legal, no tax, no registration
We teach what we know: marketing, systems, people, and strategy. For everything else, we'll point you to the right professionals.

What's not included — and why

We don't cover legal structures, tax planning, or business registration. Not because they don't matter — because they deserve a specialist, not a generalist.

This programme focuses on what we know inside out: marketing, operations, people, and strategic decision-making. For everything else, we'll point you in the right direction.

What You'll Have at the End

By the end of this programme, you'll have built:

◆ Output

A diagnostic scorecard

A single page that shows you exactly where your business is strong, where it's fragile, and where one bad month could break something. You'll stop lying awake wondering what you're missing — because you'll know.

◆ Output

An owner's manifesto

The document that turns 'I think I want to change things' into a clear, written statement of what stays, what goes, and what this business looks like when it's actually yours. Decisions get easier when the direction is already on paper.

◆ Output

A 90-day ownership roadmap

Not a vague plan. A sequenced, practical roadmap that moves you from caretaker to decision-maker — without destabilising the business or losing the team.

◆ Output

A decision-making playbook

Clear frameworks for the next 12 months. When to move fast, when to wait, when to test small before going big. The kind of thing you'll pull out every time something unexpected lands on your desk.

◆ Output

Team and systems reset tools

Practical frameworks for resetting expectations, redefining roles, and modernising the operations you inherited — so the business runs the way you need it to, not just the way it always has.

This is a pilot—and spots are limited

We're testing demand for this programme with 5-10 business owners who've recently taken over established businesses. If this resonates, you have two options:

Option 1: Join the Founding Cohort

10 spots · £999 · Full course access + direct email support

Full launch price will be £3,000 without direct access

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Option 2: Ask a question

Not sure if this programme fits your situation?

Email me directly with your specific context—what you've inherited, how long you've been in the role, what feels stuck—and I'll tell you straight whether this programme addresses it.

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