Founders Compass
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The complete founder operating system
An 8-week cohort experience designed to help you cut through the noise (business, identity, cognitive, emotional) and find your signal as a founder.
The Transformation
As your company grows, the noise grows with it. More decisions, more stakeholders, more pressure. This program teaches you to cut through it all.
Where You Are
Noise
Where You're Going
Signal
Program Structure
One 2-hour live session per week. Small cohort format with Phil and fellow founders.
Reflection documents, session recordings, one-pagers, and weekly challenges to apply what you learn.
Live check-in 3 weeks after wrap-up. Ongoing access to the Founders Compass community.
Weekly Rhythm
2-hour live session with Phil and your cohort. Interactive exercises and real-time feedback.
Apply the framework. Complete the challenge. Document your breakthroughs.
The Curriculum
Each week tackles a different layer of noise that holds founders back. By the end, you'll have a complete system for finding your signal.
Week 0
Introduction to noise regulation, decision quality, and signal attunement. Set the foundation for the program — understand how noise builds up around you as a founder and what it takes to cut through it.
Week 1
Identify the business noise that's pulling your attention in every direction. Learn to anchor yourself with a clear framework for what actually matters in your business right now.
Week 2
Explore the identity noise that shapes how you show up as a founder. Discover your founder archetype and understand how it influences your leadership patterns.
Week 3
Understand the cognitive noise that distorts your thinking under pressure. Learn your thinking style and how to leverage it — rather than fight against it.
Week 4
Confront the emotional noise that operates beneath the surface. Identify your shadow patterns — the unconscious drivers that influence your decisions when you're not watching.
Week 5
Build your personal anchors — the grounding forces that keep you steady when the emotional noise gets loud. Create your personalized system for emotional regulation.
Week 6
Learn the 3C Protocol — a repeatable system for making high-stakes decisions under pressure. Calm yourself, find clarity, and commit with confidence.
Week 7
Bring it all together. Review your journey, share your breakthroughs, and prepare for what comes next. Introduction to the Founders Compass community and ongoing support.
Your Guide
I scaled my first company from 0 to $70M in eight months. I had the exit. I had the success. And then I crashed. Hard.
Co-founder betrayal. A $5M scam. A warehouse fire that wiped out my exit payout. I found myself completely broken, having to choose between my company and my family.
"The most courageous thing I ever did wasn't the $70M. It was giving myself permission to stop."
That rock bottom? It was the beginning. Today I wake up energized, present with my family, and building with purpose instead of panic. The anxiety is gone. The clarity is real. And I finally understand what sustainable success actually looks like.
The Founders Compass is the framework I wish I'd had. Every scar became a lesson. Now I bring all of it to the founders I work with — so they don't have to break to break through.
What's Included
Small cohort format with Phil. Interactive exercises, real-time feedback, and peer learning.
Session recordings, one-pagers with key concepts, reflection documents, and weekly challenges.
Track your breakthroughs and reflections throughout the program. Watch your transformation unfold.
Live 2-hour check-in session 3 weeks after the program ends. Stay accountable and keep growing.
Ongoing access to the community of founders who have completed the program. Continue the journey together.
Applications are now open for the next cohort. Space is limited to ensure every founder gets the attention they deserve.
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