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The Elev8 Boardroom is a peer board for founders at $1M to $5M. Founders at your stage around the table, Josh Lawrence in the chair, and a 90-day plan you are held to. It's a board, without the equity.

Book a discovery call Get your Elev8 Score

60 minutes with Josh. If a seat is not right for you, he will tell you.

Founder-led businesses
$1M to $5M
Boardroom sessions, Josh in the chair
Fortnightly
A new plan every quarter, held to
90 days
To a business that is sale-ready
24 months

Everything runs through you.

  • You are the bottleneck.

    Every decision waits for your sign-off. Nothing moves when you're not in the room.

  • Growth has stalled.

    You've had good years. The next level needs structure you haven't had time to build.

  • You're running on empty.

    Fifty-plus hour weeks, and the business still can't run a day without you.

You Sales Team Cash Clients Suppliers Hiring Quotes Approvals

What is your week actually worth?

55

Dollars per hour. A rough figure is fine.

That's 55 hours a week spent in the business instead of on it.

If you got 10 of them back, that's $120,000 a year of founder time.

Illustration only. Your Diagnostic sets real targets. Based on 48 working weeks a year.

Not a peer group. Not a coach.

A board, without the equity. The people around the table run businesses like yours, and someone in the chair makes sure the decisions get made.

Josh chairing a Boardroom session: four founders around a timber table in a country office, mid-discussion

Peer group

  • Mixed businesses at mixed stages.
  • Good conversation, no one in the chair.
  • Nobody follows up what you committed to.

Coach

  • Asks good questions, one to one.
  • Sees the business only through you.
  • The big calls are still yours alone.

The Elev8 Boardroom

  • Founders at $1M to $5M, chaired by Josh.
  • A 90-day plan, reviewed every quarter.
  • Commitments followed up every fortnight.

You stop making the big calls on your own.

From A to B in five phases.

  1. Phase 1: Diagnose · Week 1

    Diagnose

    Your baseline Elev8 Score and a kickoff with Josh to find what's really holding the business back.

    Scores: all 8 levers, so we know where you start

    Output: your annual plan, first 90-day plan and 3 to 5 agreed targets.

  2. StabiliseMonths 1 to 3

  3. SystemiseMonths 4 to 12

  4. ScaleMonths 13 to 18

  5. ElevateMonths 19 to 24

From A to B in five phases.

  1. Phase 1: Diagnose · Week 1

    Diagnose

    Your baseline Elev8 Score and a kickoff with Josh to find what's really holding the business back.

    Scores: all 8 levers, so we know where you start

    Output: your annual plan, first 90-day plan and 3 to 5 agreed targets.

  2. Phase 2: Stabilise · Months 1 to 3

    Stabilise

    Scorecard live, Boardroom rhythm in place, the one constraint from kickoff fixed.

    Lifts: Numbers, Operations, Strategy

    Gate: month-3 review against your baseline.

  3. Phase 3: Systemise · Months 4 to 12

    Systemise

    Sales process, SOPs, CRM and clear accountability. The business runs on systems, not memory.

    Lifts: Sales, Operations, Systems and tech, People

    Gate: month-12 review and your year-2 plan.

  4. Phase 4: Scale · Months 13 to 18

    Scale

    Growth, the right hires, and a leadership team that runs the business without you.

    Lifts: Marketing, Sales, People, Numbers

    Gate: month-18 sale-readiness check.

  5. Phase 5: Elevate · Months 19 to 24

    Elevate

    Clean numbers and results that do not depend on you. A business a buyer pays more for, ready to sell on your terms.

    Lifts: Owner freedom, Strategy

Where you end up

Example Elev8 Score74 / 80Illustrative, not a promise

Eight levers. One business that runs without you.

Lever 1 of 8

Strategy

A plan your team actually knows.

You build: a 12-month plan and a quarterly rhythm.

Score your 8 levers

Free, 5 minutes. Bring the result to your discovery call.

How to take a seat.

  1. Elev8 Score

    Free

    5 minutes

    See where your business stands across all 8 levers.

  2. Discovery call

    Free

    60 minutes

    Tell us about the business, then pick a time with Josh. If a seat is right for you, you'll both know.

  3. Kickoff

    Included

    Week 1

    Your baseline score and a strategy session with Josh. Your annual plan and first 90-day plan arrive within 24 hours.

  4. Elev8 Boardroom

    $2,500+ GST a month

    24-month program

    Fortnightly Boardroom sessions, a monthly Director Debrief and a quarterly strategy session, with founders at your stage.

  5. Elev8 Platinum

    By invitation

    For $5M+

    Josh closer to the business: Monday team WIPs, a monthly project delivered by the Elev8 team and a direct line.

  • 12-month agreement. After the first 3 months, leave with 30 days’ notice.
  • Your Elev8 Score re-measured every 3 months.
  • A 24-month program that ends with a business that runs without you.
Book a discovery callSee how the Boardroom works

What owners say.

I bought this business as a solo operation and honestly did not know where to start when it came to building a team and a structure that could grow. Elev8 came in and built exactly that. Twelve months later we are running with three chairs, systems in place, and I am finally working in this business because I want to, not because it cannot function without me.

  • Solo to team of three
  • Systems built
OwnerHealth and Wellness

I have seen the results Josh and Elev8 have achieved firsthand, and have applied their systems and frameworks directly inside my own practice. The approach to scaling, building accountability, and removing the owner from every operational decision is second to none.

  • Systems implemented
  • Scaling framework applied
DirectorAccounting and Professional Services

Thank you for everything. Can't thank you enough for the support and help with everything.

  • Awards nominated
  • Owner downtime achieved
  • Full business optimisation in 12 months
DirectorSecurity Industry, Regional NSW
Josh Lawrence, founder of Elev8 and chair of the Elev8 Boardroom

Meet Josh.

I've built and run businesses myself, and I know what it is like to carry every decision on your own. The Boardroom is the board I wanted back then: founders at the same stage, real numbers on the table, and someone in the chair who will hold you to the plan.

Josh Lawrence Founder of Elev8 · Chair of the Boardroom

Every room is chaired by Josh, so seats are limited.

Take your seat at the table.

Book a discovery call: 60 minutes with Josh on where the business is, what is holding it back and whether a seat in the Boardroom makes sense.

Book a discovery callGet your Elev8 Score

Not sure yet? Start with your Elev8 Score. Five minutes, and you'll bring your weakest levers to the call.