The Residency

The Residency

Become an industry recognised voice.

Become an industry recognised voice.

Through a residency programme designed for mid to senior leaders.

What Makes This Different

You have the ideas.
We remove the Pillars.

You have the ideas.
We remove the Pillars.

You have the ideas.
We remove the Pillars.

Created by Dmytri Ivanov
Created by Dmytri Ivanov

Identity & positioning

Define your niche and sharpen your perspective into a recognisable point of view.

Identity & positioning

Define your niche and sharpen your perspective into a recognisable point of view.

Identity & positioning

Define your niche and sharpen your perspective into a recognisable point of view.

Practitioner-led learning

Sessions with working professionals who've built visibility without losing credibility.

Practitioner-led learning

Sessions with working professionals who've built visibility without losing credibility.

Practitioner-led learning

Sessions with working professionals who've built visibility without losing credibility.

Content production

Your talks, essays, and workshops; recorded, edited, and packaged. 15+ artefacts included.

Content production

Your talks, essays, and workshops; recorded, edited, and packaged. 15+ artefacts included.

Content production

Your talks, essays, and workshops; recorded, edited, and packaged. 15+ artefacts included.

Platform foundations

Personal site, social strategy, and distribution setup. Strategic visibility, not social media 101.

Platform foundations

Personal site, social strategy, and distribution setup. Strategic visibility, not social media 101.

Platform foundations

Personal site, social strategy, and distribution setup. Strategic visibility, not social media 101.

The Experience

Learn. Develop. Build.

Learn. Develop. Build.

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black car with half white and half black background

Expert sessions

Learn from practitioners.

Candid sessions with professionals who've built real visibility. How they did it. What they'd do differently.

Group sessions

Develop with honest peers.

Senior practitioners who challenge your thinking and sharpen your arguments. No polite applause.

Group sessions

Develop with honest peers.

Senior practitioners who challenge your thinking and sharpen your arguments. No polite applause.

Your outcomes

Build work that travels

Essays, talks, and workshops; shaped with feedback, tested with audiences, produced to a professional standard.

Your outcomes

Build work that travels

Essays, talks, and workshops; shaped with feedback, tested with audiences, produced to a professional standard.

How It Works

Four components.
One system.

Four components.
One system.

On-demand guided content

Interactive modules on writing, speaking, and positioning. You leave each session with progress, not just notes.

Weekly touch-points

Live sessions and workshops, mostly virtual. Quarterly in-person intensives in Joburg. Selectively recorded.

Peer learning

1:1 matches, peer circles, and drop-in feedback sessions. Ongoing, not one-off.

Domain mentorship

Guidance from practitioners in your discipline. Targeted to your context, not generic career advice.

On-demand content

Weekly touch-points

Peer learning

Domain mentorship

How It Works

Four components.
One system.

Time commitment

A month
in the Residency.

A month
in the Residency.

4–6 touch-points per month. Some structured, some open.
Nothing mandatory; everything moves your work forward.

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

WORKSHOP

Niche pt.1 • Your Internal Landscape

Intensive

Niche pt.1 • Your Internal Landscape

WORKSHOP

Niche pt.1 • Your Internal Landscape

SOLO REFLECTION

Exploring Strengths & Passions

SOLO REFLECTION

Exploring Strengths & Passions

WORKSHOP

Niche pt.2 • Your External Landscape

WORKSHOP

Niche pt.2 • Your External Landscape

SOLO REFLECTION

World Needs & Acts of Service

SOLO REFLECTION

World Needs & Acts of Service

PEER CONNECT

North Star Synthesis

PEER CONNECT

North Star Synthesis

EXPERT Q&A

Finding & Claiming Your Teritory

EXPERT Q&A

Finding & Claiming Your Teritory

SOLO WRITING

Refining Your North Star

SOLO WRITING

Refining Your North Star

WORKSHOP

Brainstorm Your Central Question

WORKSHOP

Brainstorm Your Central Question

SOLO BRAINSTORM

Idea Bank Development

SOLO BRAINSTORM

Idea Bank Development

WORKSHOP

Build a Question-Based Outline

WORKSHOP

Build a Question-Based Outline

PEER CONNECT

Peer-Feedback On Your Outline

PEER CONNECT

Peer-Feedback On Your Outline

SOLO WRITING

Outline Refinement

SOLO WRITING

Outline Refinement

Outcomes

Do the work. Get the proof.

Do the work. Get the proof.

Apply

Apply

A set of signature keynote

Built on your story. Ready for conferences and company stages.

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modern luxury interior hallway

A set of signature keynote

An Article or Essay

Long form written word, as a foundation for interviews & keynotes

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a cloud

An Article or Essay

A recorded interview

Your journey and perspective. Produced and distributed through our network.

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A recorded interview

Your journey and perspective. Produced and distributed through our network.

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minimalist lounge chair

A recorded interview

15+ Content Artefacts

Essays, scripts, frameworks, social content.

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boy in black long sleeve shirt sitting on chair in front of black flat screen tv

15+ Content Artefacts

Platform foundations

Personal site, positioning, and distribution.

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wooden table with decor

Platform foundations

Investment

Premium development.
Accessible price.

Premium development.
Accessible price.

General Access

Pilot cohort

R3,499

/ month

Total

R10 497

For 3 months of membership

  • 6+ live sessions per month

  • Peer group

  • Access to expert voices

  • Editorial coaching

  • Video & Content Production

Coming soon

Focused Support

Pilot cohort

R7,599

/ month

Total

R10 497

For 3 months of membership

  • All General Access features

  • 1:1 Coaching & Editing

  • Personal Brand Creation

Coming soon