SYSTEM CHANGERS CIRCLE

An intimate, private group of mission-driven leaders shaping a better future.

This is your space to pause, reconnect and resource yourself.

THE WEIGHT YOU'RE CARRYING

You’ve dedicated yourself to work that matters, but lately it’s been a lot. Some days you’re full of hope, energy and momentum. Other days, it feels really heavy. You care deeply, and it shows up in your body, your relationships and your capacity to create change.

I’ve spent years coaching changemakers like you who are giving everything they’ve got to fix broken systems, often at great personal cost.

Perhaps you’ll recognise yourself in their words:

“I swing from wild optimism to hopelessness, from a sense of power to powerlessness. The work can affect sleep, finance, physical and mental health and relationships.”
“I’m not doing important work as well as I’d like to because I’m spread too thin. When I'm tired I'm more stressed with my family and that makes me feel guilty, the most energy-draining feeling of all.”
“In my daily life, on the school run or when I'm out with friends, I feel a heaviness or separation like I'm an alien. I don't have a job, it's a calling. It breaks me down and builds me up all the time.”
“Everyone comes to me. But where do I go?”

Changemaking gets overwhelming if you try to carry it all alone.

You can't change broken systems on your own.

INTRODUCING:
SYSTEM CHANGERS CIRCLE

A carefully curated group of smart and dedicated changemakers who gather to support each other and their changemaking. This is a space where:

You don’t have to explain why the work matters.
Your care is recognised as strength.
Your emotional experience of leading change is validated and understood.
You can be completely yourself, not just the strong part of you holding everything together.

PAUSE, RECONNECT, RESOURCE

Rest assured that this is not just another online community.

This is a nourishing space designed to protect your energy, honour your needs and gently expand your capacity.

If you're feeling stretched thin, you belong here. This space is designed to reduce overwhelm, not add to it.

This isn't a new project to manage or a course to complete. I'm inviting you to a warm, high-trust and supportive space where you can finally put that weight down, get perspective and reclaim the energy that fueled your mission in the first place.

RESTORATIVE MONTHLY SESSIONS

Each month, we'll gather for thoughtfully facilitated 90-minute conversations guided by me that help you:

Slow down, zoom out and gently make sense of what’s emerging in your work and the wider world.
Reflect more deeply on your changemaking alongside peers who truly understand the weight and wonder of this work.
Reconnect with your purpose, vitality and inner steadiness, and nurture the courage needed for what’s next.
Breathe life into your bold ideas for change and explore what wants to unfold next.

SUPPORT & CONNECTION BETWEEN SESSIONS

You'll remain held and accompanied between sessions, and invited to contribute in ways that feel meaningful and sustainable for you.

Between gatherings, a private WhatsApp group will provide steady, light-touch connection, held with care and clear boundaries.
We'll check in, share reflections and offer resources that the group might find helpful.
This is not another noisy Whatsapp group that pulls your attention. It will be carefully moderated and there for you when you need it, on your terms.

A CAREFULLY CURATED FOUNDING CIRCLE OF 10

We’re starting in February 2026 with just 10 handpicked participants, creating the conditions for intimacy, trust and genuine care.

This circle brings together seasoned changemakers. Founders and senior leaders who pair entrepreneurial instinct with lived experience in navigating complex systems.

United by values of creativity, connection, kindness, service and courage, and by a desire to lead in ways that honour both impact and wellbeing.
We'll maintain full confidentiality, and aim to create a psychologically safe environment, so you can speak freely, explore honestly and be fully yourself.

This is a curated, invitation-by-fit experience.

If something in you is saying "I need this", that's your signal.

YOUR MEMBERSHIP

As a member of System Changers Circle, you’ll be part of a carefully held community with opportunities each month to connect, reflect, and grow alongside peers.

Your membership includes:

90-min monthly facilitated group calls - deep, reflective sessions with fellow changemakers. Designed to bring you calm, clarity and restoration.

Private WhatsApp community - a focused space of light support, insight, and shared learning. Think nurturing, not noisy.
Exclusive access to a carefully curated group of talented and committed changemakers - peers get what you're going through and share your values and ambition for change.

Founding member rate: £249 +VAT per quarter (6 month minimum commitment)

Application deadline: Friday 6th February.

Apply for the Circle

What if your next breakthrough came not from pushing yourself harder, but from being seen, held and nurtured in community?

TRANSFORM YOUR APPROACH TO LEADING CHANGE

You care deeply, and that’s not a flaw. It’s what makes you who you are, someone who feels the weight of the world and still shows up to make it better.

But caring deeply can also be exhausting. When you’re constantly tending to the needs of others or the systems you’re trying to change, it’s easy to lose touch with your own needs, your joy, your sense of enoughness. You start losing your spark, neglecting your creativity, and dulling your spirit. This doesn’t just hurt you, it quietly erodes the impact of your changemaking.

Your work matters, but it shouldn’t cost you your wellbeing, relationships, spirit or capacity to contribute.

You deserve to be supported with the same depth and dignity you extend to others and the world at large. You don’t have to carry this work alone.

What if sharing the weight and wonder of this work with fellow travellers could reconnect you with the energised visionary and creator within you?

FAQs

What's the core purpose of this group?
Informed by research with changemakers, this group has been designed to support you to lead change in ways that honour both your impact and your wellbeing. Your needs will vary from month to month, but this is a space which will meet you where you are and act as a steady, reliable source of support through the inevitable ups and downs, replenishing what’s been stretched thin and strengthening the inner capacity you rely on to lead well.

What if I’m already stretched thin?
Then you belong here. This space is designed to reduce urgency and overwhelm, not add to it. It’s a dedicated space to help you pause and resource so you can sustain your impact and wellbeing long-term.

What kind of people will be in the group?
Think founders, funders, educators, campaigners, and creative leaders working on some of the world’s biggest problems in a variety of ways. The strength of this group will be in its diversity. Each member is carefully vetted for common values.

We haven't met before, what's your background?
I'm a coach to changemakers, and I've been a people practitioner for over a decade. I am a certified coach, in the Co-Active and Climate Change Coaches methodologies. My clients are shaping a better future - whether in climate, human rights, finance, or technology. They’re multi-award winning filmmakers, funders, charity leaders and technologists who’ve raised millions in funding, mobilised movements, and shaped national laws and policies. Please learn more about my work here.

What’s the time commitment each month?
Calls are 90 minutes each month, with gentle connection between sessions through the WhatsApp group. There’s no homework or prep, just space to arrive as you are.

How do the calls work?
Each monthly session is facilitated by Gen, blending reflection, sense-making and shared learning. The focus is connection and insight, not performance.

What if I can’t make every call?
Each session is designed to stand alone while building a shared arc over time. You’ll still feel connected through the group between sessions. Calls will not be recorded to support confidentiality and connection.

Is this coaching or community?
It’s both. You’ll experience light facilitation and reflection prompts from Gen, but the emphasis is on peer connection and collective insight rather than individual coaching in the spotlight.

Is this confidential?
Yes. Everything shared in the circle stays within it. Psychological safety and trust are core to how we work together.

What happens after the founding group?
You're invited to stay on as long as System Changers Circle serves you and your growth. Founding members will help shape the future culture and structure of the community. You’ll have first access to retreats, gatherings, and ongoing membership options.

Can my organisation pay for this?
Yes. Many members have professional development budgets for leadership, wellbeing, or capacity-building. We can provide an invoice or receipt for reimbursement.

How long is the membership commitment?
Membership is quarterly and founding members sign up to a 6 month minimum commitment. After the first six months you can renew each quarter and continue for as long as it supports you.

Will this work for me?
If you’re leading change, whether through a social enterprise, movement, fund, or community, and you’ve been craving space to reflect, connect and grow alongside fellow travellers, this is for you.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

— Margaret Mead

READY TO JOIN US?

System Changers Circle begins in February 2026. If you’ve read this far, something in you is already reaching toward it. Toward steadiness, companionship, and a way of leading that doesn’t cost you so much.

Perhaps you’ve been holding more than you let others see. Perhaps you’re tired of being the one who stays strong, who keeps hope alive, who quietly absorbs the emotional labour of change. Maybe you’re longing for a space where you don’t have to manage everything, where you can put the armour down and remember the part of you that is still imaginative, courageous and very much alive.

This circle is an invitation to be supported at the depth you support others, to feel less alone, more resourced, and more connected to the leader you know you can be when you’re not running on empty.

It would be a privilege to support you.

Founding member rate: £249 +VAT per quarter (6-month minimum).

Application deadline: Friday 6th February.

Apply for the Circle

ABOUT YOUR HOST

Hi there! If we don't already know each other, I'm Gen, a coach to changemakers.

I help people taking on the world’s toughest problems to lead with greater impact and wellbeing.

My clients are shaping a better future - whether in climate, human rights, finance, or technology. They’re multi-award winning filmmakers, funders, charity leaders and technologists who’ve raised millions in funding, mobilised movements, and shaped national laws and policies.

Before starting my coaching business, I helped to build one of Europe’s leading seed stage VC funds - hiring the team, building a portfolio support function, and launching Europe’s first VC funded mental health service for founders. I also supported 60 seed stage founders as they scaled their teams. Earlier in my career, I worked as a strategist in top creative agencies, tech companies, and accelerators.

Working with pioneering leaders my whole career has shown me that even the boldest changemakers struggle. That’s what led me to coaching: a desire to help those at the forefront of systemic change cultivate the creativity and resilience to do their best work.

Originally from the UK, I now live by the sea in Portugal, where I’m learning alongside my clients what it means to lead and live well in these complex times.

Please connect with me on LinkedIn and learn more about my work here.

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