Founders Circle
The First Leadership Program That Turns Risk into Resilience
When the wheels come off (and they will), everyone looks at you.
The project derails. A key person quits. A crisis hits at 3 AM.
Most leaders scramble. A rare few get sharper.
The Founders Circle is where you become one of them.
When the wheels come off (and they will), everyone looks at you. The project derails. A key person quits. A crisis hits at 3 AM.
Most leaders scramble. A rare few get sharper. The Founders Circle is where you become one of them.
Why This
Program Exists
Most leadership courses were designed for "business as usual." (Remember that?)
The Founders Circle is built for "business as unusual" — the moments when there's no playbook, the stakes are high, and your team needs clarity, fast.
This program builds leaders who don't just survive disruption — they turn it into an advantage.
Who It's For
Leaders, risk managers, change leaders, project managers
Cross-industry, high-trust cohort of 8–15 participants
Anyone steering teams through uncertainty and disruption
What You'll Experience
Every session blends:
The Science – research-backed insights
The Tools – practical frameworks & templates you’ll use immediately
The Lab – live problem-solving on your real challenges
The Fun – because resilience can (and should) be engaging
The Practice – micro-habits that stick
Also included: Resilience Passport, Scenario Cards, online modules, coaching, visual summaries, maturity assessments, and guest experts.
Who Are Your Facilitators
Kate Gannon
Strategist, creative, and straight-talking risk advisor with 20+ years’ experience. Founder of August Advisory and ResilienceSOS®.
Kate Cooper
Transformation leader with 17+ years’ experience in global banking and complex change. Head of Execution & Experience at ResilienceSOS®.
The Program Format
Lion
The Individual
(Weeks 1–3)
Build your foundations, sharpen personal resilience, and define your leadership brand, to become the change maker your team & organisation needs.
Leaf
The Team
(Weeks 4–6)
Strengthen team psychological safety, embed resilience practices, and turn your team into a collective problem-solving force.
Lemon
The Organisation
(Weeks 7–9)
Scale your impact across the organisation, weave resilience into strategy, and spark cultural change.
The Shift You'll Experience
This isn't just about adding tools — it's about how you show up when it matters most.
Across the program, you'll see yourself shift in four powerful ways:
This isn't just about adding tools — it's about how you show up when it matters most. Across the program, you'll see yourself shift in four powerful ways:
Mindset & Behaviour
You stop reacting and start anticipating, showing up with calm clarity even when the stakes are high.
Knowledge & Skills
You move from knowing the principles to confidently coaching others, embedding resilience across your team.
Decision-Making & Action
You replace hesitation with decisive action, leading strategy through disruption instead of scrambling to catch up.
Learning & Adaptability
You build a culture where reflection and lessons learned aren't afterthoughts — they become systems that shape how your team grows stronger after every challenge.
In short: you move from simply getting through disruption to leading with clarity, calm, and systems that last.
The Capabilities You'll Build
Psychological Safety in Risk Conversations – turning “bad news” into shared problem solving
Strategic Risk Thinking – spot the storm before the rain starts
Challenging & Speaking Up – the space to challenge without derailing
Scenario Thinking & Planning – move from “what if” to “we’re ready”
Storytelling with Risk – make people actually want to listen
Building a Risk Culture – shift from posters on the wall to habits in the hall
The Outcomes
This isn't just about adding tools — it's about how you show up when it matters most. Across the program, you'll see yourself shift in four powerful ways:
For You
Replace firefighting with anticipation. Stay clear and decisive under pressure. Lead with confidence born from practice, not theory.
For Your Team
Problems surface earlier. Collaboration strengthens. Resilience practices become daily habits.
For Your Organisation
Faster recovery. Risk foresight baked into strategy. A culture that grows stronger through disruption.
The Outcomes
For You
Replace firefighting with anticipation. Stay clear and decisive under pressure. Lead with confidence born from practice, not theory.
For Your Team
Problems surface earlier. Collaboration strengthens. Resilience practices become daily habits.
For Your ORGANISATION
Faster recovery. Risk foresight baked into strategy. A culture that grows stronger through disruption.
Program Details
$7,599 + GST/participant
Limited to 8–15 leaders across industries
First cohort begins October
100% online (home or office, good WiFi, coffee optional!)
What's Included
9 live 90-min high-energy sessions
One-hour 1:1 coaching session in January, to set you up for success in 2026
Pre- & post-program maturity assessments
Deck of our ResilienceSOS® Scenario Cards (General or Financial Services Edition)
First access to our Leading Through Risk online modular training
Resilience Passport workbook incl. reflective journal prompts
Weekly downloads, visual summaries, and quick-reference guides
On-demand coaching & facilitator support between sessions via WhatsApp
Alumni community (your new brain trust)
