What this is

Everything downstream depends on this stage. We settle the single argument you will be known for, the audience it is aimed at, and the language your whole company will use to describe it. Nothing gets published until this is agreed in writing.

What it looks like in practice

  • Category and whitespace analysis against the founders you are compared to
  • Structured sessions to surface the thesis you can actually defend
  • Audience definition by buying role, not by industry label
  • A message architecture the sales and hiring teams can inherit

What you get

Deliverables, stated up front.

Included in scope

  • Positioning statement and the one line people will repeat
  • Message architecture document
  • Audience and buying committee map
  • Voice guide capturing how you actually argue

Where it sits

Part of Founder Authority Programme.

The 5C Framework across a twelve month arc.

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How we work on it

Inside Founder Authority Programme.

Most founders are invisible relative to what they have built. The company has revenue, customers and a real point of view, and yet the founder is unknown outside a small circle. The Founder Authority Programme fixes that in a defined order, over twelve months, with a definition of done at every stage.

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01  Strategic Foundation, months one to two

Position, audience, competitive whitespace, message architecture and the language the whole company will use.

02  Visibility Activation, months three to five

The publishing engine goes live. Cadence, formats, review loop and the first proprietary research.

03  Authority Building, months six to nine

Stages, media, panels and citation. The position gets tested in public and hardened.

04  Inbound Engine, months ten to twelve

Conversion paths, routing, sales enablement and the measurement that proves inbound is replacing outbound.

Frequently asked

Questions about founder authority programme.

How long before anything happens?

Publishing starts in month three. First meaningful inbound is usually months five to seven. Anyone promising results in week two is selling activity, not position.

Do you write as me or as the firm?

As you. Voice capture is part of Clarify and every asset goes through your review before it publishes. If a post does not sound like you said it, it does not go out.

What if I already have a personal brand?

Then we start with an audit rather than a blank page. Often the problem is that an existing audience was built around the wrong thing, and the work is repositioning rather than construction.

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