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"It's not a lack of effort. It's trying to lead people, solve problems, and grow the business all at once without support."

Small & Medium Business Growth Lab

A 12-week guided group experience for owners and leaders of businesses with 2-250 employees. It is built for leaders who want stronger people, sharper leadership, and real business traction — and who are done grinding harder and ready to grow smarter.

If you are…

  • An owner or leader of a businesses with approximately 2 to 250 employees
  • A business where you have a direct impact on culture, communication, and day-to-day performance
  • A leader who wants practical help, not abstract theory

This is for you!

Next Lab Starts May 15


The Reality

Growth is harder when everything depends on you

You are not short on effort. You are carrying a lot at once.

You make decisions, handle people issues, solve problems, try to keep customers happy, and push the business forward. Often, you do it with limited time, limited support, and little space to step back and think clearly.

That is when growth starts to feel heavier than it should.

The issue is that growth depends on more than hustle. It depends on leadership, people, culture, and the way the business connects with customers and the market.

This is where many owners get stuck. They work hard. They carry the pressure. But growth can still feel harder than it should. The Small & Medium Business Growth Lab is designed to help you work on the issues that often create that weight.

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About the Program Starting May 15, 2026

What Is the Small & Medium Business Growth Lab?

The Growth Lab begins with a 12-week guided group experience for owners and leaders of small and medium businesses (2-250 employees). It is built for those who want to strengthen their business by improving the areas that most often hold growth back — not just strategy, but the real human and organizational issues that affect performance every day. Beyond the 12-weeks, on-going support is possible as long as slots are available and you are benefiting from the growth.

Leadership

Develop your leadership system, building stronger habits and clearer direction under pressure and times of uncertainty.

People & Accountability

Create a plan for keeping employees in the "Flow Zone", grow engagement, and follow-through

Communication

Set clearer expectations and create a culture of clarity.

Culture

Build an environment that actually supports performance and builds a passion for success.

Customer Experience

Strengthen how your business finds your best customers, shows up and earns trust.

Visibility & Traction

Build disciplined habits for market presence and growth - especially in a tight market when it's prime time to grow!

This is not generic business coaching. It is a practical, structured experience that helps you work on the issues that directly affect performance, growth, and day-to-day results.

Who This Is For

This Experience Is Designed For

Small and medium business owners

Business partners

Key leaders in growing companies

Owners leading teams, not just solo operators

Leaders who want practical help, not theory alone

Especially Helpful If You Are Dealing With

  • Employees who are capable but not fully aligned
  • Too much depending on you personally
  • Communication problems inside the business
  • Accountability that is inconsistent or uncomfortable
  • Growth that feels harder than it should
  • Customer or market visibility that needs more discipline
  • Leadership pressure affecting your focus and energy

Our Approach

What Makes This Different

Most Business Coaching

Focuses only on sales

Focuses only on mindset

Focuses only on operations

The Growth Lab Takes a Broader View

Real growth is rarely just a marketing issue or a people issue — it is usually both. The Growth Lab looks at the areas that drive business performance together, connecting the dots between how you lead, how your team functions, the culture you are building, and how your business shows up to customers and the market.

Because solving one piece in isolation rarely moves the whole business forward. When leaders, people, culture, and customer traction all improve together, growth becomes more sustainable — and a whole lot less exhausting.

Your Outcomes

What You Will Gain in 12 Weeks Starting May 15

The Growth Lab is designed to give you both clarity and capability — so you leave with more than ideas. You leave with stronger habits, better tools, and a clearer path forward.

Clearer Perspective

Identify what is genuinely helping or limiting your growth and gain sharper focus on what to change first.

Stronger Leadership

Build practical habits that make you a more effective, consistent, and confident leader under real-world pressure.

Better Team Performance

Improve how you set expectations, communicate accountability, and engage your team to perform at a higher level.

Customer & Market Traction

Develop clearer thinking around customer experience, reputation, and the growth habits that build lasting visibility.

Sample Curriculum

A Sample of What We Will Work On

Topics are practical, relevant, and directly connected to the challenges owners and leaders face most. Here is a sample of what the Growth Lab covers across the 12 weeks. Starts May 15 every two weeks

Where Growth Gets Stuck

Identify the real patterns, bottlenecks, and blind spots holding the business back.

Leadership Under Pressure

Build the habits and self-awareness to lead consistently when it matters most.

Communication & Accountability

Set clear expectations and create a culture where people follow through.

Team Performance & Engagement

Move from managing problems to leading a team that is genuinely aligned and performing.

Culture That Supports the Business

Understand the culture you have and shape it toward the one you need.

Customer Experience & Visibility

Strengthen reputation, market presence, and the growth habits that build real traction.

Program Details

What Is Included

Your enrollment gives you everything you need to engage fully, apply what you learn, and stay supported throughout the 12 weeks.

6 Live Group Sessions Starting May 15

Focused, practical sessions covering leadership, people, culture, and market traction over 12 weeks. Group sessions are 90 minutes.

Community Space

A private group for ongoing discussion, questions, peer connection, and accountability between sessions. Access to support and advice between sessions.

Recordings & Summaries

Review key points at your own pace or catch up if you miss a session — nothing gets left behind.

Monthly Growth Resources

One practical self-help course, learning tool, or business resource each month to support real-world application.

Between-Session Access

Bring questions via community or email between sessions. Responses during normal business hours to support implementation.

Enrollment Options

Program Investment

Two enrollment options are available so you can choose the level of support that fits your needs and your goals.

Standard

3 Payments of $299

Full participation in the 12-week Growth Lab, including everything you need to engage, apply, and grow.

  • 6 live group sessions
  • Private community access
  • Session recordings or summaries
  • 1 monthly growth resource
  • Reasonable between-session access
Premium

3 Payments of $499

Everything in Standard, plus the Birkman assessment experience for deeper personal insight throughout the 12 weeks.

  • All Standard inclusions
  • Birkman Signature Report
  • Personal Birkman feedback session
  • Deeper personalized insight throughout the program with additional and custom guidance available

Upgrade: Insight most owners never get.

(purchased separately or included with premium option)

For participants who want deeper personal insight during the Growth Lab, a Birkman Signature Report and personal feedback session is available at a special discounted rate exclusively for Growth Lab members. This includes an in depth (36 pages) report and up to two hours of personal review and coaching on your results.

Growth puts pressure on leadership. Under that pressure, patterns become more visible: how you communicate, how you react, what drains you, what you need, and what happens when stress rises. The Birkman helps make those patterns clear so you can lead with greater self-awareness, better judgment, and stronger relationships.

For many business owners and leaders, this becomes one of the most useful parts of the experience because it puts language around things they may have felt for years but never clearly understood.

Used in the Growth Lab, the Birkman adds depth and personalization. It helps you understand not just what the business needs, but how you tend to operate inside the business and where greater awareness can improve your leadership, relationships, and results.

What the Birkman Helps You Understand why…

some people issues feel more draining than others

certain leadership situations repeatedly create tension

communication breaks down under pressure

growth becomes harder when you are stretched too far

certain activities will give you an extra boost to your business

Special Growth Lab Pricing

$695 value

Included in Growth Lab Premium

Birkman Signature Report + personal feedback session

Regular price: $695 — Save $100 as a Growth Lab participant. Add at enrollment or upgrade during the program based on availability.

Why This Matters

Business growth is not only about strategy. It is about whether people are aligned, whether leadership is clear, whether the culture supports follow-through — and whether the business is building trust in the market.

When those things improve together, growth becomes more sustainable and far less exhausting. You stop being the only one who carries everything, your team starts performing at a higher level, and the business develops the momentum it needs to move forward consistently.

That is the purpose of the Growth Lab — not to add more to your plate, but to help you work on the right things in the right order, with practical support and a peer group who understands exactly what you are navigating.

Founding Cohort

A Special Invitation to the First Cohort

This initial Growth Lab cohort is designed as a focused pilot group — intentionally small, intentionally personal, and intentionally priced to reward early participants who help shape the experience.

Founding Member Pricing

Lock in the best available rate as an early participant who helps establish the program.

Direct Interaction

A smaller cohort means more direct access to Billy and a more personal group dynamic throughout the 12 weeks.

Early Access

Be among the first to experience this practical, distinctive development opportunity before broader enrollment opens.

Your Facilitator

About Billy Bennett

Billy Bennett is the founder of Pyramid ODI, an organization development and leadership consulting firm focused on helping leaders, teams, and organizations create great work and great workplaces.

Billy's work brings together deep practical experience across leadership development, employee engagement, team performance, organizational culture, communication, and customer-focused growth. He is also an experienced Birkman consultant who helps leaders better understand how personality, needs, stress, and behavior affect performance and relationships at work.

The Growth Lab brings these strengths together in a format designed specifically for owners and leaders of growing businesses — practical, grounded, and built around what actually makes a difference.

Leadership Development

Team Performance

Organizational Culture

Birkman Certified

Ready to Grow From the Inside Out?

Join the Small & Medium Business Growth Lab and take part in a 12-week experience designed to help you build a stronger business by strengthening leadership, people, culture, and customer traction — together.

Standard

3 Payments of $299

Full 12-week Growth Lab experience

Premium

3 Payments of $499

same as standard and also Includes Birkman Report + personal feedback session

Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions Answered

More questions? Call (770) 234.4133

1

Is this business coaching?

It includes coaching elements, but it is more than that. The Growth Lab is a structured group experience focused on practical business growth through leadership, people, culture, and performance — not one-on-one coaching sessions.

2

Who is this best suited for?

Owners, partners, and key leaders in small and medium businesses (from 2 to 250 employees) — especially those leading teams and working through growth, people, or performance challenges. Regardless of size, if these are challenging issues, this is for you!

3

Do I have to add the Birkman?

No. The Birkman is entirely optional. You can join the Standard program and get tremendous value, or choose the Premium option if you want deeper personal insight throughout the experience.

4

What does "reasonable access" mean?

You can ask questions between sessions through the community or email. Responses are provided during normal business hours and are intended to support implementation.

5

Will sessions be recorded?

Yes. Participants will receive either recordings or concise summaries of each session so you can review key content or catch up if you miss a meeting.

6

What if I miss a session?

No problem. You will have access to the recording or summary, along with the community and all supporting resources — so you stay current and connected even when life gets in the way.

7

What's after the 12 weeks?

Participants who find value in the experience may have the opportunity to continue. It is important to us that you get the value you need to grow your business and find ways to break through the barriers slowing you down.