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The Leadership Lab
For women who are done carrying everything alone

Stop Second-Guessing.
Start Leading.

A 4-week live leadership experience for established women business owners who are tired of overthinking decisions, absorbing everyone else’s stress, and feeling like they can’t step away — even if you’ve been leading successfully for years.

Join The Leadership Lab

Value: $2,000  ·  Your Investment: $497 AUD (approx. $342 USD)

That’s 80% savings, and less than $125 per week for live leadership support.

HerBusiness Members — request your discount code to save an additional $100.

Suzi Dafnis, CEO of HerBusiness

You’re the one everyone comes to with questions.

You’re making all the decisions. You know how to work hard. You know how to problem-solve. But you’re tired of carrying the full weight of leadership alone.

Does this sound familiar?

  • You’re second-guessing decisions you know are right
  • You’re over-explaining your choices to your team (and feeling a bit defensive about it)
  • You can’t step away without things falling apart
  • You’re exhausted from being “on” all the time

The truth about leading in 2026

In the Age of AI, Leadership Remains a Human Art

AI can write your emails (maybe). It can analyse your data. It can even draft your strategy documents. But AI cannot:

AI cannot…

Hold the weight of a decision that keeps you up at night

AI cannot…

Navigate the invisible dynamics between you and your team

AI cannot…

Understand the identity shift required to lead at the next level

AI cannot…

Sit with you in the loneliness of being the one who carries everything

“Leadership is not a problem to be solved with tools and templates. It’s a human art — and it requires human support.”

Suzi Dafnis

The Leadership Lab is that support. Four weeks with real women, working through real decisions, held by someone who has led for 30+ years.

No chatbot. No algorithm. No AI-generated advice.

Just experienced leadership development, grounded in what actually works.

Here’s what’s really going on

Your capability isn’t the issue.

You already know how to work hard, problem-solve, and step up when things need handling.

What’s missing isn’t skill — it’s support for your leadership.

The Leadership Lab is for women who are already competent, experienced, and responsible — and are ready to lead with more confidence, make clearer decisions, and stop carrying everything alone. This isn’t a mindset course. It’s 4 weeks of structured leadership support grounded in the real decisions you’re facing right now.

Is this for you?

This Is for Women Who Are Ready to Lead Differently

Women business owners in a leadership session

The Leadership Lab is for you if you’re ready to:

  • Make a decision in days, not weeks — without agonising or second-guessing yourself (even if the stakes feel high)
  • Say “here’s the direction we’re going” and feel confident in that choice — even when your team pushes back
  • Set a boundary and actually stick to it — without guilt or a 10-paragraph explanation
  • Lead your team without absorbing all their stress and anxiety (even if you’ve always been the one who holds it all)

The Leadership Lab gives you space, structure, and support for your leadership development — not more theory.

What this actually is

A Leadership Experience — Not Just Another Course

You won’t just think differently. You’ll lead differently.

01

Clarify how you lead

02

Strengthen your authority

03

Make real leadership decisions

04

Experience what leadership support actually does

Not theory. Not motivation. Practice.

The L.E.A.D. Method

Inside The Leadership Lab.

Four live sessions. Four leadership shifts. Each one gives you something you can use immediately. The L.E.A.D. Method™ flows through the four weekly sessions.
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Week One · Liberate

Liberate Your Leadership from Your Old Identity

“The leader who built this business can’t take it where it needs to go.”

You got here by being the expert. The problem-solver. The one who could do it all — and do it better than anyone else.

That version of you was extraordinary. She worked hard. She figured it out. She made it happen when no one else would.

But she’s hit her ceiling.

The harder you push, the more stuck you get. The skills that built this business are now the things keeping it small. You know something has to shift — you’re just not sure what. Or who you’re supposed to become next.

“You can’t think your way into a new identity — you have to see her first.”

Suzi Dafnis

Here’s what no one tells you: growth isn’t just about having a strategy. It’s about identity. The woman who built a $300K business isn’t the same one who leads a $1M business. And you can’t think your way into the next version of yourself — you have to see her clearly first.

In this session, you’ll get clear on:

  • Who you’ve been as a leader — the strengths that got you here and the patterns now holding you back
  • Who you’re becoming — the leader your business actually needs at this stage
  • What you’re no longer available for — the old ways of working you’re ready to leave behind
  • The specific shifts required to step from “her” into “her”

You’ll leave with a clear, one-page map of who you were, who you’re becoming, and what needs to change — specific to you, not theory.

What shifts: You stop trying to be a better version of the old you — and start stepping into the leader who’s actually needed now.

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Week Two · Enrol

Enrol Others in Your Vision

“You can see where you want to go. But no one else can.”

You have a vision. You know there’s a next level. You can feel it.

But every time you try to explain it, something gets lost. It comes out too big, too abstract, or too complicated. Your team nods politely. Then nothing changes. So you stop trying to bring them along — and just do it yourself. Again.

The problem isn’t your vision. The problem is translation.

You’ve spent years building expertise. You see connections others don’t. You hold complexity easily. But that’s exactly what makes it hard to communicate simply. You over-explain. You give too much context. You try to get buy-in instead of giving direction.

And your team — who genuinely wants to help — has no idea what you actually need from them.

“There’s a difference between explaining your vision and enrolling others in it.”

Suzi Dafnis

You’ll leave this session knowing:

  • How to articulate where you’re going in 60 seconds — not 60 minutes
  • The three things your team actually needs to hear — and the ten things they don’t
  • How to move people instead of just informing them
  • The difference between explaining your vision and enrolling others in it

You’ll watch Suzi coach someone live — then practise yourself until your vision is clear, tight, and ready to use in a real conversation this week.

What shifts: You stop over-explaining and start leading. You say “here’s where we’re going” — and people actually come with you.

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Week Three · Allow

Allow Support — Put Down What Isn’t Yours

“You’re the one holding it all together. And no one knows how heavy it’s getting.”

From the outside, it looks like you’ve made it. Successful. Capable. In charge.

But inside? You’re exhausted.

You lie awake at 2am running through decisions. You absorb your team’s stress, your clients’ anxiety, your family’s expectations. You hold space for everyone — and no one holds space for you.

You don’t have anyone who actually gets it. Not your team — you’re their leader, not their peer. Not your partner — supportive, but doesn’t really understand. Not your friends — they think you’ve “made it.” You’re surrounded by people and still completely alone in this.

“You’ve gotten so good at carrying it that you don’t even notice the weight anymore. It just feels normal. It’s not normal. And it’s not sustainable.”

Suzi Dafnis

In this session, you’ll work through:

  • What you’re currently carrying — the visible and the invisible
  • What’s genuinely yours to hold as a leader
  • What you’ve picked up that was never yours to carry
  • How to put things down without everything falling apart

This is the most honest conversation of the four weeks. You’ll be in small groups with women who actually get it — no performance, no pretending, just truth. Participation options are flexible, tailored to your comfort level.

You’ll leave with a clear picture of what you’ve been carrying unnecessarily — and a specific plan for what you’re putting down.

What shifts: You stop carrying weight that isn’t yours. You discover you’re not the only one feeling this. And you finally have people who understand.

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Week Four · Delegate

Delegate Decisions — Remove Yourself as the Bottleneck

“You’ve accidentally built a business that can’t function without you.”

Every decision flows through you. Every problem lands on your desk. Your team has learned — because you trained them — that nothing moves until you weigh in.

You wanted to build freedom. Instead, you’ve built a trap.

You can’t be sick without catching up for a week. You can’t take a holiday without coming back to chaos. You haven’t truly disconnected in years because the cost is too high.

And the thing you don’t want to admit? Some part of you likes being needed. It feels like proof that you matter. But it’s also keeping you stuck, exhausted, and resentful.

“The goal isn’t to be needed less. It’s to build capability — so your team can operate, decide, and deliver without you in the middle of everything.”

Suzi Dafnis

In this session, you’ll map out:

  • Every decision that currently requires you — honestly
  • Which ones are genuinely “leader only” decisions (fewer than you think)
  • Which ones you’ve held onto out of habit, control, or fear
  • Exactly which decisions you’ll hand over — and to whom — starting this month

You’ll make a commitment. Something specific. Something measurable. Something that starts the shift from “indispensable” to “intentional.”

You’ll leave with a clear decision map showing what stays with you, what moves to your team, and who’s responsible for what — no more ambiguity.

What shifts: You stop being the bottleneck. Decisions happen without you. And for the first time in years, you can step away — and things keep moving.

At a glance

The L.E.A.D. Method

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Liberate

Where you are

You’ve outgrown who you were, but haven’t become who’s needed next

Where you land

Clear on the leader you’re becoming — with a map to get there

E
Enrol

Where you are

Your vision is trapped in your head — no one else can see it

Where you land

A vision you can communicate in 60 seconds that moves people

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Allow

Where you are

You’re carrying everything alone and it’s crushing you

Where you land

Lighter, supported, finally not alone

D
Delegate

Where you are

Every decision still flows through you

Where you land

Freed up, intentional, able to step away

Four sessions. Four shifts.

Each session includes live coaching, small group breakouts, and a practical tool you’ll walk away with.

After 4 weeks

By the End of 4 Weeks, You’ll Have

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A clear map of who you’re becoming as a leader — and what you’re leaving behind

E

A vision you can communicate in 60 seconds that actually moves people

A

Permission to stop carrying what isn’t yours — and a room full of women who get it

D

A concrete plan showing exactly which decisions are yours — and which aren’t

And most importantly, you’ll know you’re not doing this alone anymore.

The transformation

What Actually Changes in 4 Weeks

Leadership feels like this now

  • Every decision feels heavy
  • You’re the bottleneck in your business
  • You can’t switch off
  • You’re constantly second-guessing yourself
  • You feel like you have to have all the answers

After 4 weeks in The Leadership Lab

  • Decisions feel clearer and lighter
  • Your team operates more independently
  • You can actually disconnect
  • You trust your judgment
  • You know when to lead and when to step back

And importantly, you’ll know what supported leadership feels like — because you’ve experienced it.

Get $2,000 in value for just $497

Inside The Leadership Lab

Suzi Dafnis presenting a live Leadership Lab session

4 × 90-minute Live Leadership Lab Sessions

Live, facilitated sessions designed to help you think clearly, decide well, and strengthen how you lead in practice.

Value: $800

The Leadership Portfolio worksheets

The Complete Leadership Portfolio

A set of four completed leadership portfolio pieces you’ll create during the program — practical tools you’ll actually use.

Value: $300

Leadership Lab participants on a live Zoom session

Live Leadership Coaching and Decision Support

Real conversations. Real decisions. Calm, grounded guidance.

Value: $300

That’s $1,400 in core value for just $497.

Plus

$600 in Additional Free Bonuses

Bonus 1

Leadership Integration Guide

A guided PDF reflection and integration tool to help you consolidate decisions, notice shifts in how you’re leading, and carry this way of working forward beyond the four weeks. Includes weekly prompts and a 90-day leadership check-in framework.

A $200 value

Bonus 2

Private Leadership Lab Community

A private, facilitated Facebook group to stay connected between sessions — to reflect, share insights, ask questions, and stay anchored in your leadership decisions. Moderated by the HerBusiness team.

A $400 value

That’s a total value of $2,000 for just one payment of $497.

What women say about Suzi

What Changes When You’re Not Leading Alone

“You’re one of my favourite people in the world and an ongoing source of inspiration for what it means to me to be a strong and generous leader.”

Belinda Weaver

Founder, Copywrite Matters

“I’ve always admired your tenacity and open-heartedness. Just shows you what you can achieve when you are surrounded by the right people.”

Michelle Pascoe CSP

CEO & Founder, O.O.P.S. Pty Ltd

“When we have this space, support, cheerleading, and community to be able to shine, we truly are able to step into more than we believe. You have a wonderful heart, Suzi, and my life is better for knowing you.”

Kristy Smith

Founder & Director, Virtual Elves

“What a great teacher you are Suzi — never underestimate the impact that you have when you speak and when you teach, and the ripple effect that it has throughout the world!”

Jayne Gallagher

CEO, Honey & Fox and My Food Academy

Support based on experience, not theory

Held by 30 Years of Experienced Leadership

Suzi Dafnis has spent more than 30 years building, leading, and supporting businesses — and the women who run them.

As CEO of HerBusiness, she’s helped thousands of women navigate the real challenges of leadership: the decisions that keep you up at night, the weight no one else sees, the identity shifts required to grow.

She’s not a theorist. She’s built businesses from scratch. She’s made the hard calls. She’s carried the weight — and learned how to put it down.

In The Leadership Lab, Suzi doesn’t just teach leadership principles — she holds space for you to become the leader you’re meant to be. She’ll challenge you when you need it, support you when you’re struggling, and help you see what you can’t see yourself.

This isn’t coaching from a distance. It’s leadership development held by someone who’s done it — and who genuinely cares about your success.

Credentials

  • CEO of HerBusiness (formerly Australian Businesswomen’s Network) — 30+ years
  • Host of the HerBusiness Podcast — 300+ episodes
  • Supported thousands of women business owners through programs, events, and community
  • Known for creating “magical event moments” and transformational experiences
  • Featured in major Australian media and business publications

“She is the most incredible, fabulous human who is the smartest woman I have ever met. I can’t even imagine the lives she’s completely changed.”

Tina TowerFounder, Her Empire Builder

“I’ve always admired how you lead HerBusiness! It’s real, not polished, and that’s what makes it powerful.”

Ella Atmojo

The Leadership Lab

Program Details

Dates

4 Tuesdays

1, 8, 15, 22 September 2026

North America

4 Mondays

31 Aug, 7, 14, 21 September 2026

Time

90 Minutes

10:30am – 12:00pm AEST

North America

8:30pm – 10:00pm ET

5:30pm – 7:00pm PT

Location

Online

Live via Zoom

Investment

$497 AUD

Valued at $2,000

All prices are in Australian dollars, approx. $342 USD. HerBusiness Members — request your discount code to save an additional $100.

Additional details

  • All sessions are recorded — if you can’t attend live, you’ll have access to the replays via a private online hub.
  • Sessions are interactive — come prepared to participate, not just watch.
  • Small group format for meaningful connection and support.
  • Private community access opens immediately upon registration.

Get $2,000 in value for just $497

Everything You Get, At a Glance

The core program

  • 4 × 90-minute Live Leadership Lab Sessions with Suzi Dafnis
  • The L.E.A.D. Framework — Liberate, Enrol, Allow, Delegate
  • Live coaching and decision support during each session
  • Small group breakout conversations with women at your level
  • Session recordings if you can’t attend live

Your leadership portfolio

  • Session 1: Your Leadership Identity Map™ — who you were, who you’re becoming
  • Session 2: Your 60-Second Vision™ — clear, tight, ready to use
  • Session 3: Your Weight Audit™ — what’s yours, what’s not, what you’re putting down
  • Session 4: Your Decision Map™ — what stays with you, what moves to your team

Bonuses

  • Leadership Integration Guide — consolidate and carry forward
  • Private Leadership Lab Community — stay connected between sessions
The private Leadership Lab community on a laptop

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Our promise

If, after attending the four-week lab, you don’t feel clearer, more confident, and better supported in your leadership, email us within 7 days and we’ll refund you in full. No questions. No requirements.

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