Step back from the day-to-day. Build the plan for where your business goes next.
Get clear on your direction, take control of your priorities and build a practical 12-month growth strategy, with expert coaching and the Founderise platform to help you make it happen.
Running an established business means juggling a lot. Customers, team members, finances, decisions, problems, opportunities. And somewhere amongst it all, you're supposed to find the time to think about where the business is going and how you're going to get it there.
The RISE Plan Intensive gives you the dedicated time, structure and support to do exactly that.
Through a series of interactive, small-group workshops, you'll step back from running the business, rethink what's possible and build your own RISE Plan inside Founderise.
The goal? To finish with a clear strategy for the next 12 months, focused priorities, measurable goals and a practical plan for what needs to happen next.
And because your plan lives in Founderise, you'll have the system, tools and AI coaching to help you keep working on it long after the Intensive ends.
Sound familiar?
You've worked hard to build your business
But as it's grown, so has everything you need to manage. You're wearing multiple hats, moving between competing priorities and making decisions all day long. Perhaps:
You know you need to spend more time working on your business, but the day-to-day keeps taking over.
There are lots of things you'd like to change, improve or develop, but you're not always sure what to prioritise.
Too much still depends on you, and you're struggling to step back and lead the business more strategically.
You have ambitions for growth but lack a clear, joined-up plan to make them happen.
You want your team to take more ownership and work towards shared priorities.
You're busy, but you're not always confident that all that activity is moving the business in the right direction.
You don't necessarily need to work harder. You need the space, structure and support to work differently.
That's what the RISE Plan Intensive is designed to help you do.
Imagine
Knowing exactly where you're taking your business, and what matters most
Imagine stepping back from the constant demands of running your business and finally having the opportunity to look at the bigger picture. By working through the RISE Plan Intensive, you'll aim to:
Get clear on your future
Define what success looks like for you personally and for your business.
Think bigger and differently
Identify opportunities to improve, innovate and build a stronger business.
Create your 12-month growth strategy
Bring everything together into clear objectives and priorities across the whole business.
Know your numbers
Identify the key measures and growth levers that matter most, and set meaningful targets.
Get organised and focused
Turn your strategy into manageable priorities, goals and actions for yourself and your team.
Lead with greater confidence and control
Develop your strategic thinking, decision-making and ability to focus on what matters.
Build your plan in Founderise
Leave with your strategy, goals, measures and actions connected in one place, ready to guide what happens next.
Not another collection of ideas or a plan that disappears into a drawer. A working strategy that becomes part of how you run your business.
How it works
Real businesses. Real strategic thinking. Real progress.
This isn't a traditional training course where you spend hours listening to someone explain what you should be doing. It's a hands-on, guided experience where you'll work directly on your own business.
Four interactive, four-hour workshops
Each workshop guides you through one stage of the RISE methodology, helping you rethink your business and progressively build your growth plan.
A dedicated Kickstart and closing session
We begin by preparing you for the journey and helping you get the most from the experience. We finish by consolidating your progress and preparing you to use your plan to drive consistent execution and growth going forward via the Founderise platform.
Expert coaching and fresh perspectives
You'll benefit from questions, challenges, ideas and support from your coach and fellow founders. With no more than ten participants, there'll be plenty of opportunity to contribute and learn from others.
Founderise platform and AI coaching
You'll build your RISE Plan directly in Founderise, with videos, guided exercises and AI coaching to support your thinking and help you make progress between sessions.
Preparation and guided work between workshops
You'll have activities to complete before and between the live sessions. This is a working programme, and your commitment to the process is an important part of reaching the finish line.
Your journey through RISE
The four stages of the RISE methodology
Stage 1
RE-VISION
Get clear on where you’re going, and why.
Reconnect with what you really want from your business and your life. Think about the future you’re working towards, the role you want to play and the business you’ll need to create to get there.
Stage 2
INNOVATE
Rethink what’s possible for your business.
Challenge the way things are currently done. Explore opportunities to improve your business model, embrace new technology, strengthen performance and build a business that’s fit for the future.
Stage 3
STRATEGISE
Turn your ambitions into a focused growth strategy.
Identify what matters most across the six functions of your business: Product & R&D, Marketing, Sales & Customer Value, Operations, Finance and Talent. Develop your 12-month objectives, establish your next three-month goals and decide which numbers you need to measure to drive and track progress.
Stage 4
EXECUTE
Turn your strategy into a practical plan of action.
Work out what needs to happen next, what to prioritise and who needs to take responsibility. Begin organising your monthly priorities and weekly actions in Founderise so you’re ready to put your plan to work.
By the end, the aim is to have your complete RISE Plan built and ready for action, so you can lock in your start date in the platform and kick-start the execution rhythm.
You'll leave with more than a growth plan.
You'll also have a better way of working on your business.
One of the most valuable parts of the RISE Plan Intensive is the opportunity to develop yourself as a founder while developing your business.
As you work through the programme, you'll practise thinking more strategically, challenging assumptions, making decisions, prioritising more effectively and recognising where your own habits or behaviours may be holding back progress.
You'll learn from other business owners, see challenges from different perspectives and begin creating more space to lead rather than constantly react.
And that learning doesn't need to stop when the Intensive ends. Founderise gives you an ongoing environment in which to continue developing yourself and your business, whether independently or with additional coaching and accountability.
After the workshops
Your strategy doesn't end when the workshops finish
Meet Founderise: the platform that helps you keep your plan alive.
One of the biggest challenges with traditional business planning is what happens afterwards. You leave with new ideas, clarity and motivation. Then the demands of everyday business return, and the plan gets pushed aside.
Founderise is designed to change that. It's a strategic operating system for established, founder-led businesses that connects your growth strategy to what you and your team do every week.
During the Intensive, you'll build your RISE Plan directly inside the platform. Afterwards, Founderise helps you:
- Keep your vision, strategy, goals and important numbers together in one place.
- Translate longer-term goals into monthly priorities and weekly tasks.
- Keep yourself and your team focused and accountable.
- Review progress, adapt your priorities and stay on track.
- Access AI coaches that understand your business and support your thinking along the way.
The Intensive helps you build the strategy. Founderise helps you keep working on it.
Your coach
Learn from experience. Grow alongside other founders.
The RISE Plan Intensive builds on nearly two decades of experience supporting business owners with growth strategy, leadership and business performance.
Created and led by Beverley Corson, founder of Founderise, the programme brings together proven business-growth thinking, practical coaching, structured accountability and modern technology.
The original Strategy Intensive has helped business owners step back, gain clarity and develop their growth plans for years. The RISE Plan Intensive is its next evolution, bringing that hands-on coaching experience together with the Founderise platform and AI support.
And you're not doing it alone. You'll be part of a small group of business owners facing many of the same challenges, sharing insights, challenging one another and working towards their ambitions.
Hear from a founder who has done it
Investment
Make time to build the business you really want
Founderise platform subscription is separate, currently £79 + VAT per month.
Places are limited to ten founders to ensure a supportive, interactive experience.
Frequently asked questions
Want ongoing coaching and accountability too?
The RISE Accelerator includes the Intensive as its first stage, then continues with monthly group coaching, founder education and 1:1 support to help you execute your plan consistently.
Have questions or want to check it's right for you?
Book a conversation with us. No pitch.
Ready to take your business to the next level?
You already spend plenty of time running your business.
Now give yourself the time, structure and support to decide where you're taking it, what matters most and how you're going to get there.
Get clear. Get focused. Build your RISE Plan.