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Level Up
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Transform Your Leadership Style
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Increase Prodcutivity
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Build Employee Loyalty
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Learn to Have The Hard Conversations
✳︎ Level Up ✳︎ Transform Your Leadership Style ✳︎ Increase Prodcutivity ✳︎ Build Employee Loyalty ✳︎ Learn to Have The Hard Conversations
From Founder to Leader:
A 2-Day Leadership Intensive Masterclass To Lead with Clarity, Confidence, and Authority
Hosted by Laura Holderness, CEO of FemPowered Women
11th & 12th of June 2026 Ovolo Hotel Sydney, Woolloomooloo
How you communicate determines how your business grows.
If you’re second-guessing how you lead, avoiding certain conversations, or feeling the weight of your team - this is where that changes.
In just 2 days, you’ll learn how to:
Handle difficult conversations with clarity and confidence
Lead your team without overthinking every interaction
Communicate effectively with clients, customers, and stakeholders
Build trust, accountability, and momentum in your business
Apply for Your Spot (Limited to 25 Founders & Leaders)
YOU DONT NEED MORE STRATEGY
YOU NEED TO LEAD DIFFERENTLY
Right now, this might feel familiar:
You’re avoiding conversations you know you need to have
You replay interactions in your head, wondering if you said the “right thing”
You hold back to keep the peace — even when it’s costing you
You feel frustrated your team isn’t fully aligned
You’re carrying more of the emotional weight than you should be
And while everything looks like it’s working… it feels heavier than it needs to be.
Because leadership isn’t just what you do.
It’s how you communicate.
What this is actually impacting
This doesn’t stay small — it shows up everywhere:
Delayed conversations slow down progress
Misalignment creates friction in your team
Opportunities are missed in key moments
Growth feels harder than it should
This is not happening because you’re not capable -
but because no one teaches you how to lead like this.
THIS IS WHERE THAT CHANGES
This is not a conference.
This is a 2-day immersive leadership experience designed to elevate how you show up in the conversations that shape your business.
This is where you:
Refine how you lead
Strengthen how you communicate
Step into the level of leadership your business actually needs next
Because the difference between a founder…
and a leader…Is how they communicate.
Who Is This Masterclass For?
This is for founders and leaders who are ready for their next level.
This is for you if you:
Lead a team (or are about to)
Manage contractors or clients
Feel the pressure of being “the one people rely on”
Want to communicate clearly without second-guessing
Are serious about growing your business
You’re already leading.
This is where you refine how you do it.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
DAY 1 - You As A Leader
Before you lead others, you lead yourself.
You’ll work through:
Your leadership style (built, not borrowed)
Values as decision-making anchors
Fear, avoidance, and overthinking — and how they show up
Communicating clearly, calmly, and directly
Leading authentically (not performatively)
This is where clarity starts.
DAY 2 - Leading Through Communication
Now we bring it into real business scenarios.
You’ll learn how to:
Navigate difficult conversations with confidence
Give feedback without escalation
Set expectations and hold standards
Communicate across different personalities
Lead client, customer, and team conversations that actually land
This is practical. Real-time. Immediately usable.
The Masterclass Experience.
Set inside Ovolo Woolloomooloo — a five-star boutique hotel on Sydney Harbour.
This isn’t a corporate training room.
It’s a curated environment designed for deep work and meaningful conversations.
Harbourfront setting
Intimate, private space
Designed for clarity, connection, and focus
This is where you step out of the noise —
and into the work that actually matters.
The Dinner Experience
Because some of the most powerful conversations don’t happen in sessions.
They happen at the table.
You’ll experience:
A private, luxury dining experience
Curated menu + bottomless drinks
A room of women who genuinely get it
This is where connections deepen —
and breakthroughs happen.
Because some of the most powerful conversations don’t happen in sessions.
They happen at the table.
You’ll experience:
A private, luxury dining experience
Curated menu + bottomless drinks
A room of women who genuinely get it
This is where connections deepen —
and breakthroughs happen.
Secure your spot early and receive:
✨ Complimentary 3-course luxury dining experience
✨ Bottomless drinks included
✨ Private, intimate dinner experience
Valued at $300 — included for the first 10 leaders only
Once those spots are gone, dinner becomes a paid add-on.
SECURE YOUR PLACE
Founder to Leader — 2 Day Leadership Intensive Masterclass
Two full days of leadership & communication training
Intimate group (strictly capped at 24 founders)
Real-time coaching + live problem solving
All catering included
Luxury venue experience
A powerful founder network
WHAT YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH
A clear, grounded leadership style
Tools and frameworks you can use immediately
Confidence in difficult conversations
Stronger communication across your business
A powerful network of like-minded women
This is where leadership shifts.
INVESTMENT
Early Bird (Dinner on us): $1,650 + GST
Standard: $1,995 + GST
About Laura
Laura Holderness, CEO & Founder of FemPowered, works alongside founders and leaders navigating growth, people, and performance.
Often brought in as a trusted advisor and “GM on Demand,” Laura partners closely with business owners as they move through the messy, complex stages of growth — where people, structure, and leadership really start to matter.
She brings a depth of hands-on experience, having:
Managed and supported teams of 500+ people
Hired, led, developed — and yes, exited — employees across a wide range of businesses
Worked inside the real, day-to-day challenges of scaling teams and leading people well
While highly experienced in business, Laura has a deep passion for small business in particular — understanding firsthand the pressure, responsibility, and emotional weight that comes with leading a team.
Her work sits at the intersection of:
Leadership
Commercial decision-making
And the full employee journey
From hiring and onboarding, to performance, feedback, and difficult conversations.
Her approach is grounded, practical, and human —
creating spaces where conversations happen earlier, and leaders move forward with clarity, confidence, and momentum.
“You can feel how much Laura genuinely cares — and that’s what makes this experience so powerful.”
