The Ideas Exchange

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Your Summit ticket for £197

Usually £297. Save £100 - an offer for Ideas Fest attendees.

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Anchor: 30 days free + 20% off if you stay

You've got the ideas. You've got the energy. You've also got 47 tabs open and a to-do list that's quietly plotting against you. Anchor is the Growth Operating System for Founders: your 24/7 board in your pocket. It keeps your goals, priorities and wins in one place, gives you a nudge when you drift, and helps you spend your week on the stuff that actually moves the business forward (not just the stuff that shouts loudest). Ideas Fest crew get 30 days free, double our usual trial, with no card needed. Love it? You'll get 20% off your membership when you upgrade. Simply use code IDEASFEST when signing up to get your 30 days, and again when upgrading. Simples!

Emma Fishlock

Founder

Emma Fishlock founded Real World Consultancy, which grew from an award-winning coaching provider (seven awards, including Micro Business of the Year 2022) into an accrediting body that trains and licenses Vision to Value® strategic coaches through its CPD-accredited Diploma. She also founded The Strategic Circle, peer boards for ambitious female founders, and built Anchor, the Growth Operating System for Founders: big-business thinking on a micro-business budget. Away from the polished bits, Emma is The Messy Founder, known for funny, straight-talking, real accounts of burnout, pivots and the messy middle. She speaks at events and on podcasts, writes a weekly newspaper column and is a published author.

no card, no catch, no end date.

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Your first month for £100

That is a full month of done for you B2B email campaigns for the price of a single week. We work out your offer with you, write and design your email, build your landing page, and put it in front of 10,000 UK businesses every working day. The replies come straight to you.

Felix Clarke

Felix Clarke

Felix has spent thirty five years getting businesses in front of the right people. He looks at what you sell, who is most likely to want it, and how to put that in front of them in a way that is actually worth reading. If you would rather talk it through before you commit to anything, he keeps time free each week for exactly that. There is no charge and nothing to prepare.

Normally £100 a week, your first month is £100 all in No contract and no setup fee, pause or stop whenever you like You approve everything before a single email sends After the first month it simply carries on at £100 a week

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Book a 15 minute workplace chat

Free. 15 minutes. No obligation.

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MyWealthVault: a free money app for women

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Free Meta Ads Budget Leakage Review + 7-Day KARB AI Trial

Running Meta Ads but unsure where your budget is being wasted? Exclusive to the Ideas Fest community: claim a FREE Meta Ads Account Health Review from KARB AI. We'll help you spot potential wasted spend, underperforming audiences and creatives, and opportunities to improve campaign performance. Get clear, practical next steps on what to review, fix, pause or scale. Built for performance marketing agencies and e-commerce brands with active Meta Ads accounts. No payment card needed for the free review. You can also explore KARB AI with an optional 7-day trial. Claim your review today.

Karthik Rajendra Prasad

Founder & CEO, KARB AI

Karthik is the founder of KARB AI and a performance marketer with over eight years of experience across 500+ advertising accounts. Having experienced first-hand the challenges of managing multiple client campaigns, he founded KARB AI to help agencies reduce manual analysis, identify wasted advertising spend and make smarter optimisation decisions. KARB AI was named Digital Start-Up of the Year at the UK StartUp Awards 2026 in Northern Ireland.

New KARB AI enquiries from Ideas Fest only. Valid until 30 November 2026. One free review per eligible business or agency with an active Meta Ads account. Secure connection required for account-specific findings. No card or subscription needed for the review. Optional 7-day KARB AI trial requires a card and becomes paid unless cancelled before the trial ends.

Build your website or app free for 30 days

No card details, no coding. Describe your website, app or business tool and Macaly AI builds it for you, hosted and live. Ideas Community members get 30 days completely free.

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Running a Business AND Raising Neurodivergent Kids? Get 30 Days of FREE Support

Running a business is challenging enough. Add ADHD, neurodivergent children, school struggles and the constant demands of family life, and it can feel overwhelming. Founded by award-winning Neurodivergent Family Specialist and ADHD parent Lauren O'Carroll, Positively Parenting supports families navigating ADHD, autism and the challenges of raising neurodivergent children. We're offering the Ideas Fest community 30 days of FREE access to ROOTS, our supportive membership helping parents understand their children's needs, navigate everyday challenges and feel less alone. Whether you're neurodivergent yourself, raising neurodivergent children, or both, you'll find practical, compassionate, science-backed support. Because you deserve support too.

Lauren O'Carroll

Founder & Neurodivergent Family Specialist | Author

Lauren O'Carroll is an award-winning Neurodivergent Family Specialist, accredited parent coach, author and founder of Positively Parenting. An ADHD parent raising two neurodivergent daughters, Lauren combines over 20 years of professional experience in health and social care with specialist training in ADHD, autism and peaceful parenting, alongside her own lived experience. Through coaching, workshops and her membership community, she helps neurodivergent parents and families raising neurodivergent children better understand their brains, navigate challenges and build stronger family relationships. Her forthcoming book, You're Not a Shit Parent. You've Got ADHD., explores the realities of parenting with an ADHD brain.

Exclusive to the Ideas Fest community. Available to new ROOTS members only. Includes 30 days of complimentary access to the ROOTS membership (normally £15 per month). Standard membership pricing applies after the trial unless cancelled. Cancel at any time.

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Take the Responsible Business Pledge!

At the UK SME Responsible Business Association (UKRBA), we believe businesses should be recognised and rewarded for doing the right thing. We're inviting UK businesses to take four simple pledges to help make better business through responsibility across the UK. **Take the FREE pledge and get rewarded!** Enjoy 30 days of FREE access to UKRBA Perks, with over 2,000 discounts on fuel, shopping, travel, dining, days out and more. Share the benefits with up to 10 members of your team or family. You'll also be invited to complete a FREE Responsible Business Assessment to discover what you're already doing well and where you could improve. **No cost. No commitment. No membership required.** Take the pledge. Get rewarded. Make a difference.

Kevin Turner

CEO

Kevin Turner is an entrepreneur, author and founder of the UK SME Responsible Business Association (UKRBA). Having spent his career building businesses, he believes that doing good should also be good for business. He founded UKRBA to make responsible business practical, affordable and rewarding for SMEs, helping them save time, win more business and make a measurable difference to their communities and the environment. Kevin is also the author of The Fundraising Treadmill and a passionate advocate of giving back.

Open to UK businesses. The Responsible Business Pledge is completely free, with no purchase or membership required. Participants receive 30 days of complimentary UKRBA Perks access, with over 2,000 discounts and savings. Offers are subject to availability and provider terms. Access details are provided by email.

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Free 45 Minute Brand Consultancy Call

Thinking about a brand refresh? Wondering if your brand comms could be working harder? Or maybe you’re questioning whether your NPD strategy is hitting the mark? We’re offering a free 45-minute private session with our consultancy team to chat through your brand challenges, explore new opportunities and figure out what your next steps could look like. With decades of experience in building brands, we’ll bring a fresh perspective, ask the right questions and share practical ideas you can put into action straight away. Whether you’re looking to take your brand to the next level or just need a fresh pair of eyes on a branding question that’s been keeping you up at night, we’re here to help you join the dots, challenge your thinking and turn good ideas into great ones.

Brett Goldhawk

Founder

Brett Goldhawk is a firecracker of a brand consultant, bringing positive challenge and measurable impact to businesses and brands the better part of 25 years. Brands are his thing. He loves making shiny new ones and repairing knackered old ones. An innovator, a fluid thinker, a maker of better businesses. A daydream believer in disruptive change for the greater good. And he is quite frankly a little concerned by the plethora of bland brands, copycats, lifeless retail shelves and too much blah around marketing speak!

No monetary alternative. DesignHawk reserves the right to move or cancel session. Session is online only.

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FREE MEMBERSHIP TO PEOPLE BEHIND BRANDS

We launched our new community to help SME's at IdeasFest and therefore anyone who attended this great event is welcome to join our community for FREE.

Paul Warren

Founder/CEO

After three decades of being self employed I decided to create a community for small business owners to help them navigate the challenging landscape of running and scaling a business.

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💜 Exclusive Ideas Exchange Offer: 30% Off a Four-Week UKind XR Pilot

Give your team a new approach to workplace wellbeing! UKind XR is a survivor-led, trauma-informed VR platform helping people manage stress, regulate emotions and build resilience through immersive experiences. Our exclusive four-week pilot offers Ideas Fest businesses 30% off, guided onboarding, access to agreed VR wellbeing experiences and an opportunity to gather employee feedback and explore how immersive technology could complement existing workplace support. Discover innovative ways to support your people and promote emotional wellbeing. Ready to become an early adopter? Contact Amanda Haigh to discuss your pilot and claim your exclusive offer. 💜

Amanda Haigh

Founder & CEO

Amanda Haigh is a survivor, social innovator and founder of UKind XR, a pioneering, survivor-led virtual reality platform transforming access to emotional wellbeing support. Drawing on over 16 years of experience supporting adults with learning disabilities and her own lived experience, Amanda is passionate about making wellbeing support more accessible, inclusive and compassionate. Through UKind XR, she is helping organisations explore innovative ways to support emotional resilience, workplace wellbeing and early intervention through immersive technology.

Four-week pilot. 30% discount applies to the agreed standard pilot fee for eligible Ideas Exchange businesses. Participant numbers, access arrangements, equipment and support will be agreed before the pilot begins. Subject to availability and a written pilot agreement. The pilot is intended to complement, not replace, existing employee wellbeing and clinical support.

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Morocco Desert Rally, 20 to 26 November 2026: only 2 spaces left

Drive from Marrakesh to the Sahara and back, 20 to 26 November 2026, with a group of business leaders and entrepreneurs you will still know in ten years. Two nights in Berber tents in the desert, a kick-off feast in Marrakesh and a finish line party. Just two spaces are left, and we have a part sponsored pass available. Enquire to find out more.

Open to all. Arrive Marrakesh 19 November.

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Rickshaw Challenge India, 2 to 8 March 2027 (women only)

Take the wheel of an auto-rickshaw for 1,200km from Chennai to Goa, 2 to 8 March 2027. Road book, accommodation, backup vehicle and professional filming are all included, along with a group of people you will never forget.

Women only. From £2,200 with fundraising, or £3,200 without. £500 deposit, balance across four instalments.

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Join a free community helping founders raise with confidence & grow their businesses

Finance 4 Founders (F4F) is a free community bringing together around 150 members from across the country to help founders build strong financial foundations, navigate fundraising and grow their businesses. Created by CO4CH, F4F offers peer support, expert guidance and practical resources to help founders become investor-ready, access funding and scale. Members can access expert resources, ready-to-use templates and connect with others facing similar challenges. CO4CH’s Finance Directors host monthly Money Masterclasses covering the Start, Fund and Scale stages, alongside Spotlights featuring founders and angel investors sharing real-world insights and fundraising experiences. F4F helps founders build the knowledge, confidence and connections to make informed financial decisions and grow their businesses.

F4F is a free community for founders and early-stage entrepreneurs looking to build their financial knowledge, explore fundraising and grow their businesses. Whether you're just starting out, looking to raise investment or ready to scale, there's support and resources to help you along the way.