Who You’ll Learn From
- Led regional and country-level expansion strategy at One Acre Fund and Common, including building out organizational structure across new markets
- Passionate about coaching founders and leaders navigating rapid growth
Structure for Regional Growth
Turn expansion into a structure built to scale
Leaders driving regional or country-level expansion in social ventures often face this task for the first time, with little precedent inside their own organization to draw from. In this session, leaders will explore frameworks for evaluating where and how to expand, structuring a growing team, and negotiating what they decide locally versus what needs headquarters-level sign-off, so they can move quickly without losing alignment.
Specifically, they will:
- Learn frameworks for structuring a new team in a new region or country
- Practice identifying what parts of their model are critical and what they’re willing to adapt or leave flexible as they expand
- Build a first-pass framework for what a regional or country lead can decide independently, versus what requires sign-off from headquarters
- Gain access to a network of leaders across sectors and functional areas from around the world
This program will be offered in English (Zoom automated captions available in 35 languages).
Who Should Attend
Senior leaders (Director and above) who:
- Are actively driving (or preparing to drive) an expansion into a new region or country, and are ready to design how their team and decision-making will work
- Are CEOs or COOs looking to support or oversee this work at the organizational level
- Can devote the time to learn and grow with peers across the globe
We recommend that two leaders from an organization participate together. Participating with a colleague fosters accountability and thought partnership that makes it easier to share learnings across an organization.
Program Schedule
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Tuesday, October 20th, 7 am – 9 am Pacific Time
Applications close October 16
What to Expect
Each 2-hour session (with a midpoint break) combines expert-led frameworks drawn from real-world experience with structured peer conversation in hand-matched breakout groups of 4–5 leaders, paired by experience level, sector, or geography to make every exchange count.
Come ready to engage: sessions run on Zoom with cameras on, which is central to how connection and trust develop in the room. A reliable internet connection is recommended. Everything from the session, including slides, templates, worksheets, and curated resources, is shared post-session so learning continues outside the virtual room.
What Leaders Have Said
“The sessions were very useful and provided practical insights that I can apply to my work. I particularly appreciated the opportunity to learn from others and reflect on how the concepts could be applied in our organizational context.”
– Previous Leaders Studio Participant
“The sessions offer good space to reflect and learn from peers and a balance between theoretical frameworks and practical consideration.”
– Previous Leaders Studio Participant
“The session was practical and useful and I appreciated the concrete frameworks and examples.”– Previous Leaders Studio Participant
About Rippleworks Leaders Studio
Rippleworks Leaders Studio is a series of expert-led learning programs designed specifically for social ventures. We partner with leading industry executives to run interactive, results-driven learning programs where social venture leaders gain critical skills so ventures can deliver impact at scale.