Female Founders Zone - Boardroom Live #10 | Building a 20-Year Business Blueprint: What Must Change in How We Think Today
Private, Invitation Only Boardroom
75 minutes | Virtual via Verchool Spatial Web | Off the record
Invitation Context
A private, invitation only conversation for female founders who want to build businesses that last and are willing to rethink early assumptions made when speed and growth dominate decisions.
This boardroom explores what changes when founders consciously design for the long term, not just the next phase.
Session Context
Most businesses are built under short-term pressure.
Early decisions are often driven by funding timelines, market urgency, or the need to show quick results. At the time, these decisions feel sensible. Over the years, however, they can quietly limit flexibility, control, and resilience.
This session asks a simple question.
What would we do differently if we were building with a 20 year horizon in mind?
Rather than focusing on trends or tactics, the conversation explores how long-term thinking reshapes decisions around structure, capital, culture, and leadership.
The boardroom brings together female founders and senior leaders to reflect on real choices they’ve made, what endured, and what they would rethink if starting again today.
The goal is not advice, but clearer thinking shaped by experience.
Discussion Focus
• Early decisions that seem small but carry long-term consequences
• How short-term pressure influences choices around growth and capital
• What founders would redesign if longevity mattered more than speed
• Why mindset often needs to shift before structure does
• What building with a 20 year view actually requires in practice
Participants typically leave with sharper perspective, not action lists.
Boardroom Protocol
This Boardroom Live session is a confidential, peer-level discussion.
There are no slides, no presentations, and no recordings.
The session is built entirely around direct dialogue among decision-makers.
This is not a space for pitching, fundraising, deal promotion, or product showcasing.
To preserve confidentiality and the integrity of the discussion, participant names and attendee lists are not shared in advance.
Opening Context
Host
Pooja Rai
Founder, Female Founders Zone
📍 United Arab Emirates
Co-Host & Moderator
Reg Athwal
Founder & CEO, Verchool Platforms
📍 United Arab Emirates
Guest Contributor
Tsitsi Mutendi (CFBA, ACFWA)
Co-Founder, African Family Firms
Founder, Chiratidzo Education
Family Governance and Family Office Advisor
Facilitator, Speaker, Author
📍 Zimbabwe
Who This Room Is For
• Female founders building businesses they want to own and lead long term
• Senior operators shaping decisions with lasting impact
• Advisors and investors working closely with founder-led organisations
Confidentiality and Access
This is a private, approval-only session.
Registration does not guarantee access.
Approved participants will receive personalised login details from [email protected].
All discussions remain strictly confidential.