QUARTERLY IMPACT DAY: The Escape Plan

Schedule

Wed Sep 23 2026 at 09:30 am to 04:00 pm

UTC+10:00
Location

WOTSO Manly - North Head | Manly, NS

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How to get a business you can step away from without becoming the bottleneck, even if every key decision still comes back to you.
About this Event

Many business owners say they want more freedom.

But when the business still relies on you to make the decisions, solve the problems and keep everything moving, stepping away can feel almost impossible.

Quarterly Impact Day: The Escape Plan is a practical planning day for business owners who want to build a stronger business that can operate without them at the centre of everything.

Not because you necessarily want to leave your business.

But because a business you could step away from is usually a stronger, more valuable and more enjoyable business to own.

Your version of “escape” might mean taking a proper holiday without constantly checking your phone. It might mean reducing your involvement in the day-to-day, building a capable leadership team, creating more choice in how you spend your time — or preparing the business for a future sale.

The foundations are remarkably similar.


What we'll work on

During the day, you’ll step away from the daily demands of the business and take an honest look at what still depends too heavily on you.

Together, we’ll explore:

  • What would happen if you disappeared from the business for four weeks
  • Where decisions, knowledge and client relationships are concentrated around you
  • Which systems, roles and commercial foundations need strengthening
  • What would make the business easier to run without your constant involvement
  • Where you should focus your attention over the next 90 days

Most importantly, you’ll turn those insights into a practical 90-day plan for your business.

The aim isn’t to fix everything in one day.

It’s to identify the changes that will make the biggest difference to the strength of the business — and your freedom as its owner.


Guest Session: What makes a business saleable?

We’ll also be joined by Geoff Farrell and Mic Pilon from ConnectBiz Business Brokers for a practical conversation about business value and sale readiness.

They’ll share what buyers actually look for, what can increase or reduce the saleability of a business, and why preparing well before you want to sell gives you far more options.

And you do not need to be planning to sell for this session to matter.

Looking at your business through the eyes of a potential buyer is a useful commercial exercise for any owner. A profitable business isn’t necessarily a saleable one — particularly when too much of its value, knowledge or relationships still sits with the founder.


A bonus while you're there

Nabila Ola from Creative Empire HQ will also be joining us on the day, with a special event-only offer for attendees wanting to refresh their business imagery.

You’ll have the opportunity to have three professional content photos taken, including a headshot, at a special attendee rate.


Is The Escape Plan for you?

This day is designed for business owners who:

  • Feel too involved in the daily operation of the business
  • Want to take meaningful time away without everything slowing down
  • Are building a stronger management or leadership layer
  • Want knowledge and client relationships shared more broadly across the business
  • Are thinking about succession, sale or what the next stage of ownership looks like
  • Need focused time away from the noise to make some important decisions

Quarterly Impact Day is deliberately small, practical and interactive.

It isn’t a conference and it isn’t a day of passive learning.

You’ll have space to think, practical tools to work with, conversations with other business owners and dedicated time to make decisions about the quarter ahead.

You don’t need to want to leave your business.

You simply need to want a business that gives you more choice.

Because one of the clearest tests of a strong business isn’t only how well it performs while you’re there.

It’s what happens when you’re not.

Bring your diary, your current priorities and an honest view of what still depends too heavily on you.

Come ready to step away from the noise, make some strong decisions and leave with a clear plan for the next 90 days.

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Where is it happening?

WOTSO Manly - North Head, 44 North Fort Road, Manly, Australia

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Tickets

AUD 195.00

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