Thought Leadership Academy: Session 2 Registration closes: 22-01-2026 15.00
Great founders don’t just build products - they build trust.
For scaleups, that trust is often the difference between growth and stagnation.
At this academy, you’ll explore with your peers how ambitious founders build credibility, visibility, and influence—and turn their story and integrity into a strategic advantage, leading to better sales, funding, and overall growth.
This is a thought leadership program, not a marketing workshop. It’s about brand building, founder leadership, credibility, and control—and how you can grow your business by communicating with clarity and confidence.
This academy is also a peerspace for top founders who want to sharpen both their business and personal narrative, and take an active, responsible role in the public conversation.
In a world where founders are the face of their company, this masterclass helps you build visibility and authority - and lead with clarity and confidence, in good times and bad.
Session 2 – The Brand Advantage: How Vision and Reputation Drive Growth and Investment
In this session, you’ll hear expert insights and take part in a founder-led roundtable focused on how founders can leverage vision, reputation, and brand to drive growth, build credibility, and attract investment. Join your peers to explore practical strategies, share experiences, and strengthen your influence as a founder.
This session will feature two talks:
How Strong Brands Drive Investor Confidence
Discover how a credible, trusted brand attracts investment and accelerates growth. Media presence, thought leadership, and a strong narrative influence investor perception, enhance fundraising, and provide a competitive edge. Founders leave equipped to leverage brand strategically to inspire confidence and unlock opportunities.
Guest speaker: to be announced
Building a Brand That Scales
Explore how to craft a brand that grows with your company. Learn how clarity, consistency, and authenticity shape market perception and stakeholder confidence, while defining your unique value proposition to position your company as an industry leader.
Guest speaker: Aaron Bateman - deeply experienced journalist, copywriter, and brand strategist. He currently runs his own strategic communications practice where he divides his time between messaging development for corporate clients, and brand advisory for growth companies. His previous clients include Veo, ReShape, Qapital, Swan Neck Bio, Synthesia, and cmbio
And, as is tradition, we’ll finish with a founder roundtable moderated by Alex Tolstrup, co-founder of Comundo and former VP of Communications at Trustpilot.
Date: Thursday, January 22
Time: 15:00-18:30
Location: Kosmopol, Fiolstræde 44, 1171 København K
Who Can Join?
To participate in the Thought Leadership Academy, you must be a Founders Growth Club member. However, you may attend your first Thought Leadership Academy session without being an FGC member if you meet the eligibility requirements. FGC membership is required for all subsequent sessions.
If you’re a founder ready to sharpen your narrative, strengthen your reputation, and lead with clarity—join us.