The best commercial leaders don't figure it out alone.
Join a trusted group of senior commercial leaders who bring real business challenges into the room, learn from each other's experience and leave with better decisions.
who's challenging
your thinking?
Every week, you're making decisions that shape revenue, negotiations, customers, teams and the future of your business.
The quality of those decisions depends on the quality of the thinking behind them. Sometimes that's as simple as hearing a different perspective or learning from someone who's been there before.
Complex negotiations.
Critical decisions.
Leading under pressure.
Growth & Innovation.
The room every commercial leader wishes they had.
Think of it as an advisory board for your leadership.
Created by Stephen Dumpleton.
For more than a decade, I've worked alongside senior commercial leaders, helping them navigate complex negotiations and high-stakes commercial decisions.
Working with leaders across different industries, I'd often leave a conversation thinking, "I wish you could meet another client I've worked with. They've solved something remarkably similar, and I know you'd both learn from each other."
The Influence Lab was created to bring those leaders into the same room, because I've seen firsthand the value of experienced people challenging each other's thinking before the biggest decisions are made.
pressure-tested
I found a room where I can think clearly, challenge my assumptions, and make better decisions. Some of the hardest calls I made this year were pressure tested here first.
This is one of the highest-return uses of my time.
Hearing how leaders in other industries approach similar challenges has been one of the most valuable parts of being in the room.
Inside a Lab Day.
Every two months, members come together inside one of their organisations for a full day of learning, discussion and practical problem solving.
Expert Perspectives
Every session features a guest who brings a fresh perspective from a different industry, discipline or leadership role.
Negotiation Development
Learn the approaches Stephen is using with commercial leaders every week.
Hot-Seat
One member brings a real business challenge. The room works through it together.
Peer Advisory
Experienced commercial leaders sharing ideas, challenging assumptions and helping each other think better.
For leaders whose decisions shape the business.
Whether you're negotiating major customer agreements, leading commercial teams, driving growth or making decisions that shape the future of your business, you'll be surrounded by people carrying similar responsibility.
What members value most.
THINK Better
See your challenges through the experience of leaders from different industries and organisations.
DECIDE BETTER
Pressure-test important commercial decisions before you make them.
Lead BETTER
Take practical ideas, sharper judgement and stronger confidence back into your business.
August 19th
A select group will be invited
Experience the conversations. Meet current members. See how senior leaders challenge, support, and learn from one another.
Limited places available
SEE IF IT'S A FITWhy organisations back their leaders.
When one leader grows, the whole organisation benefits.
Sharper thinking, a wider view
Better decisions under pressure
Pressure-test important decisions before they matter most.
Perspective beyond the organisation
Learn how other experienced leaders approach similar challenges.
A confidential sounding board
A trusted place to think out loud.
A return on a senior investment
Better commercial decisions
Your leader returns with ideas tested by experienced peers.
Broader market perspective
Insights from other industries become ideas inside yours.
Stronger leadership capability
A leader who continues to grow long after the session ends.
Membership is intentionally limited.
Each group is intentionally small and carefully curated. Members are selected on leadership experience, role responsibility, and their ability to contribute to the group.
Annual Membership
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