Growth Board membership
A year at a table of twelve owners, each from a different sector.
A Growth Board is IGNITE Academy's confidential peer advisory group. Up to twelve members, one per sector, matched by revenue band, meeting monthly for twelve months to work on real decisions and hold each other to them.
Why twelve seats
One seat per sector, by design.
Big enough for range. Small enough for candour.
Twelve people give you eleven different perspectives on your issue, but still leave time for everyone to be heard. One seat per sector means nobody is a competitor, a supplier you rely on or a customer you're chasing, so advice comes without an agenda.
Because each group admits only one business per sector, places in a given sector are limited by design. That isn't a sales device. It's the reason the room works. If your sector is already taken in a suitable group, we'll tell you straight away.
How we match you
You join the group that suits you, not the next one with a free seat.
Every member is placed in the most suitable group for their business. These are the six things we weigh before we offer you a place.
- Size of business. Revenue and team size, so you sit with owners facing problems of a similar scale.
- Sector and conflicts of interest. One business per sector, and no direct competitors, key suppliers, major customers or anyone you're in a dispute with.
- Stage and ambition. Whether you're scaling, consolidating, preparing for investment or planning an exit, and what you want the next year to change.
- Where you're based. Groups run nationwide, each within its coach's area, so we place you within reach and the shared travel between member-hosted meetings stays fair.
- Commitment. That you can attend at least ten of the twelve full days and act on what you commit to between them.
- What you bring. The experience and judgement that will help the other members, so the group gives and takes in equal measure.
If no current group is the right fit, we'll tell you. Where enough suitable owners are waiting, we start a new group rather than put you in the wrong one.
The format
What membership involves.
- Sessions
- 12 full-day sessions over 12 months, one a month, 10am to 5pm, with occasional extra expert drop-ins
- Group
- Up to 12 members, one per sector, each allocated to the most suitable group (how we match)
- Format
- Round-table hot seats, live problem-solving, practical frameworks and expert Q&A
- Venue
- Each member hosts one meeting a year, at their own premises or anywhere else that suits them, so the travel is shared fairly across the group. Sessions are in person
- Experts
- Pricing, brand, sales, marketing, finance, tax efficiency, hiring, operations, AI, acquisitions and exit planning
- Commitment
- Attend at least 10 of 12 sessions and act on what you commit to between them
- Confidentiality
- Chatham House Rule and a mutual NDA signed by every member
Investment
Three tiers. Published prices.
All prices exclude VAT and cover a 12-month membership. Pay annually, or monthly over the 12 months. Paying annually costs less overall.
Growth Board
£9,800+ VAT a year
or £895 + VAT a month (£10,740 in total)
- 12 full-day Growth Board sessions in person (10am to 5pm), with guest experts
- A non-competing group matched to you
- Quarterly one-to-one reviews with your facilitator (4 a year), in person or online
- The Annual Planning Day
- An invitation to the members' awards and Christmas dinner, with partners (ticketed)
- Introductions to trusted specialists when you need them
- Chatham House Rule and mutual NDA
Recommended
Growth Board with Mentoring
£13,500+ VAT a year
or £1,225 + VAT a month (£14,700 in total)
- Everything in Growth Board
- Monthly one-to-one mentoring with an IGNITE Academy mentor (12 a year), in person or online, in place of the quarterly reviews
- Priority introductions to specialists
Founder's Circle
£25,000+ VAT a year
or £2,295 + VAT a month (£27,540 in total)
- Everything in Growth Board with Mentoring
- Your monthly one-to-ones are with Sanjeev Desour personally
- Introductions made directly from Sanjeev's own network
- A half-day strategy session with your leadership team
- An expert-positioning showcase, filmed and photographed at IGNITE Studios
Founder's Circle groups are also capped at twelve, and places are limited because Sanjeev works with each member himself.
Not sure which tier? We'll talk it through on the call.
The founder Sanjeev is an extremely astute and successful businessman… His team of mentors and coaches are artistic in questioning and challenging you to get the most out of you, your team and your business.
Stefan CarlinEntrepreneur, international speaker and traderSelection
How we choose members.
Every group is only as good as the people in it, so we are selective for everyone's sake, including yours.
Clear ambition
You know what you want the next year to change in your business.
Coachable, with a bias to action
You listen to challenge and then do something about it.
Something to give
Experience, judgement and relationships that will help the other members.
A free seat in your sector
Your sector isn't already represented in the group you'd join.
Joining
From application to first session.
Apply
A two-minute application. Only the IGNITE Academy team sees it.
Confidential call
If it looks like a fit, a short call to understand your business, your goals and your sector.
Offer
If we offer you a place, you have five business days to decide. That gives you time to think, and lets us keep the group moving.
Sign and start
You sign the mutual NDA and join your group's next session.
Next step
Bring your next big decision to the table.
Start with a confidential call. We'll talk about your business, what you want help with, and whether a Growth Board or one-to-one coaching fits. There's no obligation, and if it isn't right for you we'll say so.
Your application is read only by the IGNITE Academy team and is never shared with members.