For founders and solopreneurs alike, the journey is immensely difficult while isolated or under-supported. We carry the weight of ambiguity and responsibility, often needing to make decisions on the fly, with imperfect information. At the same time, we do our best to embody opposing energies of creativity and optimism, birthing creations, spinning value from void, and briniging along stakeholders with enthusiasm and conviction.
While we might survive leading as entrepreneurs on our own, it’s rare to find an isolated entrepreneur who is thriving personally and professionally without a supportive community at her back. Sometimes, advisors, boards, therapists, coaches, family, or friends give safe harbor for supportive processing, but often impartially and unsuccessfully for what we need to thrive.
The challenges we face in entrepreneurship are both skill-based and emotion-based. For venture-backed founders, speaking to investors and board members isn’t confidential. For solopreneurs, speaking to family and friends often lacks the professional expertise required to navigate complex issues. For women leaders of all kinds, existing networks can often lean traditional or masculine, feeling limited, inauthentic, and unsatisfying to the emergent conscious woman entrepreneur.
A confidential space where women entrepreneurs can openly exchange ideas and insights, drawing from shared experiences.
The forum brings together 12 women for four months of intimate, facilitated sessions, led by serial entrepreneur and venture coach Cristina Poindexter, and co-hosted by the Conscious Entrepreneur community.
There is no way to lead perfectly, but it is possible to get better at the craft, especially when we carve out time to reflect on what’s transpired, seek the counsel of others who understand, and get informed perspective.
We can surprise ourselves when asked for our own wisdom. Given the opportunity, we hear ourselves articulate our own unconscious wisdom that comes from having been there, done that, and learned it the hard way. This flywheel process helps us offload and improve at the craft of leading to go from surviving in the job to thriving in the vocation.
Forum Gatherings will be held at 5:30pm MT on Thursdays for 90-120 minutes on the following dates:
Whether you’re fundraising, preparing for a product launch, or seeking the right agency to help scale your business, this program is designed to support you. Every other week, you’ll have the chance to bring your current questions, challenges, or roadblocks to the forum. With a group of experienced peers, we’ll engage in collaborative problem-solving, strategic brainstorming, and shared support. On the entrepreneurial journey, tactical, strategic, and emotional challenges often intertwine, and this is where we come together to tackle them.
We meet every other Thursday at 5:30pm MT for a 90-120 minute session. Join in whatever way works best for you—whether that’s over dinner, with kids or pets in the background, or even while walking or driving with your camera off.
This forum is an investment in yourself, and what you put in, you will get back. Led by Cristina Poindexter, the program will be shaped to provide maximum benefit to the group, ensuring everyone grows together.
Between sessions, we’ll stay connected through Circle, where you can ask for support and share insights. Each week, Cristina will prompt discussions, share resources, and invite participation. Open conversation is encouraged, covering topics relevant to early-stage startups and solopreneurs, including financing, hiring, product development, marketing, and scaling. We’ll also address mindset and emotional needs, offering everything from active listening to reframing perspectives and accountability, based on what you need most.,
Female-identifying entrepreneurs are invited to apply for this forum, specifically designed for early-stage founders (pre-Series A) and solopreneurs in active executive roles with majority ownership stakes.
To foster psychological safety, each group is carefully curated. We ensure that no members compete within the same industry, allowing for open, honest discussions. This approach encourages vulnerability and ensures that everyone feels safe sharing challenges without concern for external consequences. All members will commit to confidentiality, creating a trusted and supportive space for growth.
While participants are welcome to join from anywhere, we’ll offer an opportunity to gather in-person in Boulder, Colorado sometime during the course of forum for those who would like to meet each other in person.
You have two package options:
a) Forum membership only
b) Forum + Venture Coaching with Cristina.
What is Venture Coaching?
Venture Coaching blends executive coaching, therapy, and the support of a co-founder. Led by experienced founders, it helps entrepreneurs navigate the strategic, tactical, and emotional challenges of building a business. Whether you need an unbiased perspective, emotional support, or hands-on help from someone who’s been in the trenches, a venture coach can be an invaluable ally.
This optional add-on gives Forum members one-on-one time with Cristina to work through specific challenges. Venture Coaching is especially helpful for:
Cristina is a 3x wellness entrepreneur, venture coach, and advisor. Her personal mission is to activate aliveness in leaders through entrepreneurship, mental health and embodiment. She founded and led two venture-backed mental & brain health businesses as CEO and COO, launched products for Google, and led marketing at the pioneering mental wellness company Headspace. She brings a wealth of startup experience as a founder of her own ventures and as an entrepreneur-in-residence for M13 Ventures, private individuals, and celebrity brands.
Learn more: LinkedIn and cristina-poindexter.com.
There is no way to lead perfectly, but it is possible to get better at the craft, especially when we carve out time to reflect on what’s transpired, seek the counsel of others who understand, and get informed perspective.
We can surprise ourselves when asked for our own wisdom. Given the opportunity, we hear ourselves articulate our own unconscious wisdom that comes from having been there, done that, and learned it the hard way. This flywheel process helps us offload and improve at the craft of leading to go from surviving in the job to thriving in the vocation.
$3,000 for 4 months (equates to $750/mo)
$4,400 for 4 months (equates to $1,100/mo)
Forum membership fees are due in full by November 21, 2024.
Additional on-demand one-on-one venture coaching sessions with Cristina are available for $400/session.
Note: your investment in Forum should qualify as a business write-off. If your investors or board members don’t support that, kindly direct them towards the Founder Mental Health Pledge and allow them to consider how this could (ahem, should) be the new norm of resourcing the most critical resources within a business – its leaders.
Zoom Info Session with Cristina Poindexter & Alex Raymond
Thursday, October 31, 11am to noon MT
Free to all
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