Founders Growth Night: 12 August 2025

Powerful Connections – Surround yourself with founders who think big, move fast, and push boundaries.

Actionable Insights – Walk away with proven strategies you can apply immediately to scale smarter.

Curated Community – No beginners, just ambitious founders exchanging high-value insights.

Next-Level Growth – Learn what’s working right now from founders who are actively scaling

High-Impact Workshops – Choose from five expert-led workshops designed to fuel both business breakthroughs and personal growth.

Each evening is designed to spark game-changing conversations. You’ll connect with like-minded founders, share challenges, and leave with fresh ideas and strategies you can apply immediately.

Alongside powerful networking and discussions, you’ll also get access to a round of hands-on workshops, running in parallel, where you can deep-dive into the topics that matter most to your growth.

This isn’t just another networking event. It’s a high-impact environment built for founders who want to move faster, think bigger, and scale smarter.

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You can talk — but can you hold the room?

In this hands-on 50-minute workshop, you’ll learn how to become the speaker event organizers remember — and rebook.

Led by International Speaking Coach Derek Smith, this is a practice-first session where you get on stage.

Yes, all attendees will speak. And yes, you’ll get better fast.

You’ll walk away with:

Repeatable tactics to engage any audience

Speaker persona development insights

The framework to get booked at events

Spots are limited to just 15-20 founders, so you’ll get personal feedback and real stage time.

About Derek:

Derek Smith is an international host and public speaking coach with 15+ years of experience and 5,000+ events hosted. He helps leaders master Performance Branding—speaking with clarity, presence, and emotional impact.

Your journey isn’t “just” a story — it’s your most powerful trust-building tool. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to turn your business story into something people actually remember — and care about.

You’ll discover:

How to pick the right moments to share (and which to leave out)

3 strategies to boost emotional impact and connection

A simple way to tie your story to your brand message

We’ll workshop your story together — with group practice, feedback, and a few hot-seat coaching spots for live transformation.

About Carolina:

Carolina spent 10+ years as a clinical psychologist before becoming a storytelling coach for founders. Blending psychology, theatre, and mindfulness, she’s helped hundreds of professionals (and teams at Upwork and P&G) communicate with clarity, confidence, and real presence.

Thinking about taking your startup global? This workshop breaks down the exact playbook for entering new markets — without wasting time or money.

You’ll learn:

How to validate a new market before going all in

How to land your first customers abroad

When (and how) to start localizing your product or message P

lus, the costly mistakes most founders make — and how to avoid them.

About Michael:

Michael started and sold a tech startup and now helps founders expand internationally with clarity and confidence.

Meta Ads don’t have to be a gamble. If done right, they can become your biggest growth lever. In this workshop, Ahmed Kamel breaks down exactly how to grow your business with Meta Ads — even if you’ve never run a campaign before.

You’ll learn:

How to build an ad strategy tailored to your business

What not to do — so you don’t waste time or money

A clear, proven action plan to launch your first profitable ad

Perfect for founders ready to scale — and tired of guessing what works.

About Ahmed:

Ahmed Kamel is a Meta Ads and Social Advertising expert who’s helped businesses in 25+ countries generate over $35M in revenue. From scaling 6-figure startups to driving growth for 8-figure brands, Ahmed’s specialty is turning stalled businesses into sales machines.

High-ticket sales calls are evolving fast. What worked in sales last year? Already outdated. In today’s anti-trust era, buyers are skeptical, quick to disengage, and resistant to anything that feels scripted or pushy.

In this session, Ashleigh shares a future-facing approach that blends emotional intelligence with strategic use of AI, helping you build trust, resonance, and authority at every stage of the call.

AI won’t replace you — but paired with emotional intelligence, it becomes your sharpest edge.

You’ll learn how to:

Discover how to future-proof your sales process by blending emotional intelligence with AI — so you can scale without sacrificing connection

Learn the exact mindset, structure, and strategy founders need to convert premium clients in a market that’s more skeptical than ever.

Walk away with a modern, trust-based approach to sales that builds authority, deepens resonance, and closes with conviction.

Expect founder-focused exercises like live sales breakdowns and a “Conviction Calibration” moment to reignite your sales energy and purpose.

The session will include quick, founder-focused exercises like live sales breakdowns and a ‘Conviction Calibration’ moment to help you reconnect with your purpose and sales energy. It will be practical, engaging, and directly applicable to your business.

About Ashleigh:

Ashleigh Ramshaw is the creator of the She Closes Method

and has 18+ years of experience in high-ticket sales.

She’s closed over $10M in revenue and led global sales teams for brands like L’Oréal, where she was named Business Woman of the Year. She later became a Global Sales Director before launching her consultancy.

Today, Ashleigh helps founders and service providers master high-converting sales calls by blending emotional intelligence with strategy.

If you walk into events hoping to “see what happens”... you’re leaving opportunities on the table.

Michelle Maree will show you how she walk out of every event with $25K in leads instead, and how you can do the same.

In this high-energy, interactive session, you’ll learn:

A smart strategy to get the most out of Founders Growth Night

How to use a Connection Sheet to spark real conversations

How Michelle turns every event into ROI

Expect movement, questions, and real connections - not just theory.

About Michelle:

Founder, Speaker & Global Connector Michelle is the founder of The Nomad Escape and a global expert in high-value networking. She helps entrepreneurs and digital nomads grow their businesses through strategic relationships and powerful communities. She’s hosted 40+ retreats, spoken on international stages, and built a thriving global network of impact-driven founders. Her mission? To connect the right people, unlock growth, and help entrepreneurs build the freedom-filled life

One dinner in Bali turned into one of Amsterdam’s most active founder communities.

In this session, Marcel breaks down exactly how that happened — and how you can build a thriving business by putting community first.

You’ll learn how to:

Plan and fill your first market validation event

Grow your network through strategic micro-events

Turn your community into a source of feedback, support, and serious business growth

Whether you're just starting out or scaling fast, this session will show you how to build something people want to be part of — and buy from.

About Marcel:

Marcel Wijermars is the founder of the Amsterdam Founders Club. Before building one of the city’s most engaged entrepreneurial communities, he co-founded U.S.-focused Trending Jobs, scaling it to millions of users and seven-figures in annual revenue. Today, he helps ambitious founders grow through strategic relationships, curated events, and selective masterminds.

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Your ticket includes a 50-minute workshop, 2 keynotes, networking with founders, and a welcome drink.

Choose your 50-minute workshop below (they run in parallel):

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Want more sales & profitable ads? I made $35M in ad sales, let me show you how.€109.00
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Are They Listening? Event Speakers' Workshop: Become the Most Engaging Voice...€109.00
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Tell the Story Behind Your Business, Build Trust and Make People Care.€109.00
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How to Expand Internationally without Breaking the Bank€109.00
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High-Converting Sales Calls For Founders in the Era of AI€109.00
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I don't know yet (decide later)€109.00

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