Transformed Together: 9 Leaders from the Future Planet Capital Portfolio Complete 6-Month Leadership Programme

In today’s fast-moving scaleup ecosystem, growth relies on strong leadership capabilities. The “Soonicorns”, our 4th Transform Together cohort from our partnership with Future Planet Capital, step forward with strengthened leader identities, practical performance techniques, and clear business foresight – ready to take on what’s next.

What is Transform Together?

Transform Together is a practical leadership programme designed for C-Suite leaders ready to learn, grow and step up their performance. Each cohort brings together 6-12 ambitious leaders for a six-month journey of growth and transformation.

The programme flows through monthly workshops focussing on essential leadership skills, one-on-one coaching with ScaleUp Specialists, and a unique Buddy accountability system to enable peer-to-peer learning. Through open discussions and hands-on learning sessions, participants gain practical tools they can immediately implement in their businesses.

The journey begins with our diagnostic assessments and an in-depth ambitions call, ensuring the programme directly addresses what matters most to each participant. A dedicated Results Manager keeps their finger on the pulse throughout the six months, making sure everyone achieves the results they came for.

We know how busy and isolating running a scale-up can be – that’s why we designed Transform Together to be straightforward, effective and transformative. By bringing ambitious leaders together in a flexible yet structured environment, a petri dish for real growth and lasting change is created.

The Journey

In April 2024, we welcomed our fourth cohort – nine executives from across the Future Planet Capital portfolio, who made the strategic decision to invest in their leadership capabilities. Each brought unique perspectives from their businesses, relevant challenges that they wanted to tackle and opportunities to address.

We started by understanding exactly where these needs lay – through our proprietary assessments, we identified the cohort’s priority areas and tailored a programme to target specific challenges and make a meaningful impact.

The journey began with “My Leader Self™” – an in-person session where cohort participants defined their clear purpose, discovered their core strengths, and identified what their teams consistently count on them for, building a solid foundation for the practical leadership work ahead.

With their leader personas deliberately created and strengthened, we moved to tackle one of leadership’s most crucial skills – timely and effective decision-making. 

“Really helpful to discuss the big decisions in our business with my peers and understand a useful framework for addressing our key business decisions.” – Eric Kihlstrom, CEO at Centaur Robotics

“Very useful workshop on decision-making, I went back to work and made a load of decisions using the skills I’d learnt!” – Rocky Cranenburgh, CEO at Bitrobius Genetics

At this point, the buddy system also started creating a real impact, with leaders finding the similarity in their challenges and finding the discussions useful for adaptation of their approach to tackling the difficulties.

Then, the cohort went on to perfect their Mighty Mindsets for high-stakes interactions, and explored ways of exuding their self-value, ensuring maximum positive impact as a leader where it matters to their businesses.

“An excellent session with very informative guidance and discussions.” – Simon Godber, CEO at HALO X-ray

The transformational journey continued with an exploration of effective delegation and accountability strategies and offered frameworks for the identification of the key team motivators, desired behaviours, and deal breakers.

“Really useful way of thinking about things.” – Charlotte Henderson, CEO at RevoNA

Additionally, all the participants started working on defining their cultures, by completing a 10-day culture challenge. In this same workshop, the cohort also participated in a negotiation exercise that strengthened best practices. 

To ensure lasting impact, we concluded by examining how these leaders could enable their boards to add even greater value – a crucial element for ongoing business success.

This cohort’s journey demonstrates how targeted leadership development, supported by peer learning and practical application, can create a lasting impact for both individual leaders and their organisations. As our 4th Transform Together cohort concludes, the “Soonicorns” stand equipped with more than new skills – they’ve developed robust leader mindsets, mastered performance-driving approaches, and polished the strategic clarity to navigate their organisations’ future. They’re not just ready for growth – they’re positioned to shape it.