N°01Vanessa Garrard
Build · Scale · Exit
Built it. Scaled it. Exited it. Closes the day with the five-year strategy map.
Vol. 01 — The Founders' SummitBrisbane · MMXXVIIss. 03·09·26
A one-day summit · The Star Brisbane
Made youlook.at your money.
Marketing, sales and strategy for founders. Told through a financial lens by operators who've built, scaled and sold the real thing.
The Premise
The work
is already there.
Strategy is the missing piece.
You're running a real business. You know your craft. What's often missing is the strategy that ties marketing, offers and numbers together.
Positioning and offers. Sales conversations and how the founders in the room approach them. Marketing that brings the right buyer in. Honest talk on margins, hires and what comes next.
Bring a pen. Bring a question. Leave with a clearer plan.
The Date
03.09.26
Thursday · September · MMXXVI
Venue
The Star Brisbane
Queen's Wharf · on the river.
Run Sheet
09:00 → 15:30
Doors 08:30 · Lunch 12:00 · After Party 14:30
Format
Full-day founders' summit
Real stories. Real numbers.
The Lineup
Operators teaching the room.
Built it. Scaled it. Sold it. Here to teach what actually moved the number.
N°01
N°02Genene Wilson
The Wealth Architect
Rebuilds the architecture behind revenue so growth compounds instead of resetting.
N°03Alpha Schulte
Money Made Simple
What it looks like when the business pays you a real wage. Calm, exact, no jargon.
N°04Taylor Campbell
Scale · SOL Society
Built a business from zero into something serious. Honest about what scaling asked of them.
N°05Lauren Micale
Bayside Admin + Bookkeeping
Co-leads the private evaluation and writes your personal note based on the quiz.
N°06Jaclyn Bold
Trades & Industry
Founder of Bold Trailer, Caravan + Repair Centre. Built a serious operation in a male-dominated industry.
N°07Emma Makepeace
Community & Guest Experience
Joins Annette for a Hot Seat on community, guest experience, and what is next for Beam.
More speakers to be announced.
Your Host
Beck Smith
Founder, Beam in Business · Sales & Offers
Leads the sales session. How to shape an offer, hold the conversation, and follow up in a way that fits how you actually work.
Your Emcee
Annette Densham
Emcee
Award-winning storyteller. Holds the room, keeps the day moving, and makes sure every speaker lands.
Included With Every Ticket
Expert advice.
In a sealed envelope.
Before the day, a short quiz. A few questions about your business, your offers, where things feel stuck.
Lauren Micale and Vanessa Garrard read it and write you a personal note. Where to focus. What to test. What to stop.
You collect it on the day, sealed. Open it when you're ready.
What You Leave With
You walk out
with this.
Five sharper edges on the strategy you already have.
- 01A personal evaluation, in a sealed envelope.
Written for you by Lauren and Vanessa, based on your quiz. Opened privately, on your own time.
- 02Marketing that brings the right buyer in.
Positioning, messaging and channels, so the people walking in are already closer to yes.
- 03Offers that hold their price.
A clearer way to shape and present the offer the next time the conversation slows down.
- 04A follow-up rhythm you will actually use.
Most opportunities sit in unanswered threads. Leave with an approach that fits your week.
- 05The next move, before you need it.
How to think about the second offer, the second channel, the second line of business.
After Dark · VIP Only
Long tables.
One room.
The evening of 3 September, VIP guests move from the summit into Azteca, inside The Star at Queen's Wharf.
A drink on arrival, a shared menu across Latin American and Asian, and a cash bar afterwards for anyone who wants to keep the night going.
VIP Dinner · Sold Out
The Venue
The Star Brisbane. Queen's Wharf.
One of the country's most significant hospitality precincts. On the river. A room that sets a serious tone for the day.
Secure Your Seat
Take your seat. Be in the room.
Summit Ticket
Selling now$299AUD +GST
- Doors 08:30 · 09:00 to 15:30
- All speakers + sessions
- Morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea
- Private Evaluation envelope
- After Party 14:30 to 15:30
VIP Experience
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- Everything in Summit
- VIP dinner at Azteca · 18:00 to 21:00
- Drink on arrival + shared menu
- Cash bar afterwards
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