Build a Thought Leaders Practice earning $500K–$1.5M per year doing work you love.

Our structured path helps experts turn their ideas into income by packaging IP, pricing confidently, and building commercially smart practices.

 

What is a thought leader?

We don't use the term lightly.

At Thought Leaders Business School, a thought leader is someone who gets paid well to do work that matters — based on their unique expertise and lived experience. It’s not about being famous. It’s about being valuable.

You don’t need a big team, a fancy office, or a startup pitch deck. What you do need is a clear idea, a strong positioning, and the right commercial model. That’s what we teach.

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Who thrives here?

At Thought Leaders Business School, we meet students from different industries, backgrounds, and walks of life. It's this diversity that makes learning with the community a richer experience.

Chanel Grenaway

Currently a Blue Belt, Chanel is an expert in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. She would like to be known for sparking engagement, inspiration, and action that leads to more equitable practices.

Read more about Chanel.

Ganapathy Iyer

A leadership expert, Ganapathy is currently sitting in Green Belt and has made himself commercially smart by saying yes to work with people he likes and following the energy.

Get to know Ganapathy.

David Porter

David Porter, currently at Red Belt, is an expert in helping leaders focus on moments of influence to expand their presence and effectiveness.

Learn more about David.

Isabella Allan

Isabella is at Yellow Belt and is an expert negotiator, always aiming to help leaders negotiate with grace. 

Get to know Isabella.

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Christopher Littlefield

Christopher is an expert in helping people create environments where the conversations that matter most at work can actually happen. He recently hit Black Belt doing work he loves!

Read more about Christopher.

You'll be in good company.

We’re a curated community of authors, speakers, facilitators, and mentors who have chosen a different path — one built on self-expression, service, and smart strategy.

We work with:

  • Experts with something to say
  • Leaders ready to teach
  • Practitioners with years of experience and no outlet for their wisdom

Do you have a book in you?

One of the deliverables of this program is having a book published within the year. This may be self-published, or we may introduce you to a mainstream publisher if that makes sense for your practice and your book.
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What we teach

We've built the pathway.
You bring the practice.

Strategy and positioning

Strategy and
Positioning

Learn how to define your space and
own your message.

Product design

Product and
Commercial Design

Package your wisdom into books,
keynotes, programs, and mentoring.

Sales and scale

Sales and
Scale

Use our 5-4-3-2-1 funnel and ecosystem
model to grow revenue without overwhelm.

What you get when you join

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Thought Leaders Business School is where experts become commercially confident thought leaders. It’s a structured system that helps you grow your income, expand your impact, and build a practice that reflects who you are and what you stand for.

Across the year, you move through a deliberate rhythm of mentoring, learning, and community events that keep your business evolving. You do work you love with people you like, the way you want—supported by world-class faculty and a proven methodology that’s helped hundreds of practitioners build thriving practices over the past two decades.

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Mentoring & Accountability

  • Get clear on your priorities and stay focused on the work that matters most.
  • Make faster, smarter decisions with regular strategic guidance.
  • Stay accountable through consistent contact and check-ins.
  • Refine your thinking and turn ideas into confident action.
  • Build strategic confidence that compounds every quarter. 

Quarterly Private Mentoring
Weekly Tutorials (AMAs)
Inbox Mentoring

Learning & Resources

Learning & Resources

  • Deepen essential commercial and communication skills.
  • Learn at your own pace through a proven curriculum of models and tools.
  • Stay commercially sharp with up-to-date frameworks and market insight.
  • Expand your intellectual property into new offerings and opportunities.
  • Learn directly from experienced practitioners who have done the work.

Quarterly Electives
Online Curriculum
Faculty Access

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Community & Connection

  • Join a community of high-performing Thought Leaders who think like you do.
  • Share ideas, challenges, and insights with peers who understand your world.
  • Create collaborations, partnerships, and referral opportunities.
  • Gain perspective from diverse thinkers and industries.
  • Stay inspired by the energy and success of others on the same path.

Quarterly Immersions
Faculty Access
Peer Network

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Strategy & Growth

  • Step out of delivery mode to see the big picture of your business.
  • Design a 12-month plan that connects purpose, pricing, and performance.
  • Learn to run your practice like a business, not a job.
  • Track progress, measure results, and adapt quickly to change.
  • Build a rhythm of review and renewal that sustains long-term growth.

Annual Strategic Planning Intensive
Quarterly Immersions
Strategic Planning Framework

Mentoring & Accountability

Mentoring & Accountability

Quarterly Private Mentoring
Weekly Tutorials (AMAs)
Inbox Mentoring

Product design

Learning & Resources

Quarterly Electives
Online Curriculum
Faculty Access

Sales and scale

Community & Connection

Quarterly Immersions
Faculty Access
Peer Network

Strategy and positioning

Strategy &
Growth

Annual Strategic Planning Intensive
Quarterly Immersions
Strategic Planning Network

Why it works

A school for the expert economy.

We’re not a business course. We’re a mentoring school that walks with you — from first product to thriving practice.

You don’t need to hustle harder. You need a better model, a trusted community, and tools that actually work.

Backed by years of real-world results and hundreds of graduates, this is the most proven path for experts who want to live well, lead boldly, and leave a legacy.

$
60000

per month at Black Belt


$720K a year. 
Fewer working days. More joy.

$
22500

Average revenue increase after 1 year


Significant lift,
commercially and personally.

2
.2 years

Average time to Black Belt


Some go fast, some take time.
Most get there.

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What our students say

Listen to what our Black Belts have to say about Business School and how it has helped develop their IP throughout the years.

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Stephanie Bown is  a performance partner obsessed with unleashing collective capacity in leadership teams. An accredited YPO facilitator, company director, and award-winning author, she works with start-ups, scale-ups, and market disruptors to fundamentally transform how leaders connect, align, and inspire.
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Cameron Schwab is a transformational leadership expert who became the youngest CEO in AFL history at age 24, leading through 25 years of intense learning in elite sport. As founder of designCEO, he develops leaders with character, courage, and compassion who can navigate complexity.
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Dr. Paige Williams is a transformational leadership expert who helps executives and organizations transcend best practice to achieve next-level performance. As an international leader, academic researcher, and thought leader, she specializes in making accountability human and leadership personal. 

What would you like to do next?

Need more clarity?

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Spend some time with us at Thought Leaders. Learn how to run a commercially  successful practice and do so in a way that is conscious and fulfilling.

Running a thought leaders practice is a way to be more in love with what you do. As such, you will make choices that put you on the path to living a life on the path less travelled.

If you want to learn more about thought leadership, join us in a live discovery session by filling out the form below.

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