BOOTSTRAPPERS Business ACADEMY · The First Breakfast
The Bootstrappers' Breakfasts™ Comes to Lisbon.
€11M in combined annual revenue. Built without VC.
Now build your first €1M in the room with the women who already did it.
Bootstrappers' Breakfasts™ brings together 60 female founders building towards their first €1M — with superscalers whose businesses have generated €11M in combined annual revenue without giving away control.
Date10 November 2026Time8:30–10:30amVenueVenue TBC, LisbonPlaces60
From the Room
What Founders Said After Cambridge
In their own words, from the feedback we received after The Bootstrappers’ Breakfasts™, Cambridge, September 2026.
“Much higher impact than I expected! I met a group of fabulous women, made great new connections, and came away feeling that it really is possible to succeed.”
Founder · Cambridge Breakfast
“Very energising. Meeting a fellow founder who has had a very similar rollercoaster to me was validating. I feel less alone.”
Deirdre Cijffers · Founder & CEO, All In Images
“So much good advice was shared. Real stories, real people!”
Founder · Cambridge Breakfast
“Great insights and honest advice from the panel.”
Founder · Cambridge Breakfast
9.7/10
would recommend to a fellow founder
100%
would come to another Breakfast
“I felt more connected to like-minded people. I resonated with the speakers and learnt from other founders.”
Founder · Cambridge Breakfast
The Room
Who You’ll Be in Front Of.
Women who have built past the point you’re heading toward.
Host
Geeta Sidhu-Robb
Founder, Seven Rungs · Growth Advisor
Geeta Sidhu-Robb is a CEO Growth Advisor and founder of Seven Rungs, the structured growth programme for women building companies without venture capital. She created and hosts The Bootstrappers’ Breakfasts™, the UK’s first national platform for female founders reaching their first £1M on their own cashflow. She built her own first company, Nosh Detox, without outside capital. She advised Sam Smith, founder of finnCap, which she grew from £1m turnover a year to £1m a week and listed on the LSE in 2018, and Mia Drennan, who founded GLAS Agencies with £6,000 and closed a partial exit at around $1.8B in January 2026, thirteen months after becoming a client.
Keynote Speaker
Rose Radford
Business Coach · TEDx Speaker · Amazon Bestselling Author
Ex-McKinsey consultant turned multi-seven-figure business owner, coach, TEDx speaker, retreat host and Amazon bestselling author. Rose has helped over 200 businesses make millions online.
She currently helps businesses sell high-ticket offers using Meta Ads, without relying on daily social media.
She is a Brit based in Lisbon, and mum to a ten-month-old.
Local Host & Panellist
Dr Joy L. Wiggins
Founder, Cultural Agility Consulting
Dr Joy L. Wiggins began her career as a professor at the University of Texas Arlington and Western Washington University, then moved into the corporate world as Global DEI Content and Research Lead at Jones Lang LaSalle.
She now runs Cultural Agility Consulting, working with Fortune 500 companies including Siemens Energy on collaboration across cultural and global lines during mergers, expansions and organisational change. She created the Cultural Agility Change Model™ and wrote From Sabotage to Support: A New Vision for Feminist Solidarity in the Workplace.
She has called Lisbon home for the past two years, and is our Lisbon local host.
Panellist
Jo Cox-Brown
Founder & CEO, Night Time Economy Solutions
Jo Cox-Brown founded her first business, Wild in the Pines, at sixteen — the festival was later acquired by Center Parcs. She built brands for Microsoft, Unilever and Mars, then founded the Malt Cross Music Hall Trust, later acquired by the YMCA.
In 2016 she founded Night Time Economy Solutions, now an international consultancy of 36 people working with more than 6,000 businesses across four continents and 60-plus towns and cities — over 40 night-time economy strategies written and more than £80m in investment secured.
She advises the Irish Government, is a UK High Streets Task Force expert and a Fellow of the Institute of Place Management.
What This Is
Two Hours That Change
How You Think About Your Business
Bootstrappers Breakfast is a curated gathering for founders who are building without outside investment. No pitching, no posturing — just honest conversation about what's working, what isn't, and what it actually costs to build a business.
Lisbon is the first European stop in the series — bringing together Portugal’s most ambitious independent founders for a morning of candid, numbers-honest conversation.
| Founder attendees | 60 per event |
| Combined founder revenue | £310bn+ across the series |
| Investment to attend | €10 |
The Morning
| 8:30 | Arrive & breakfast Coffee, food, time to settle in |
| 9:00 | Welcome Geeta Sidhu-Robb opens the room, with local host Dr Joy L. Wiggins |
| 9:15 | Keynote Rose Radford, Business Coach & TEDx Speaker |
| 9:45 | Panel Conversation Hosted by Geeta Sidhu-Robb, with Dr Joy L. Wiggins and Jo Cox-Brown |
| 10:15 | Open Floor Questions and conversation |
| 10:30 | Close |
“Lots of motivation and warnings! I’d always prefer to learn lessons from someone else rather than make mistakes myself.”
Founder · Cambridge Breakfast
Lisbon · November 2026
Lisbon Is Where
We Name It
You give two hours of a Tuesday morning and €10. You get a room of founders who’ll tell you the truth about what it costs, what it earns, and what it takes.
CLAIM YOUR PLACEThe Cost You Pay
€10
A small commitment that keeps the conversation serious. No sponsorship, no pitch theatre.
The Return You Collect
Sovereignty
Higher margin
A life that fits a body
A founder still operational at 55
“Your work is so important, both to those at the beginning of their entrepreneurial journey and to those going through difficult times. Please keep going — there are so many of us who need what you do.”
Founder · Cambridge Breakfast
CLAIM YOUR PLACE
Cambridge, September 2026
This is the room.
Cambridge was set for 60 places. Seventy-seven founders came.
Lisbon is next, with 60 seats.
Register
Secure Your Place.
Places are limited. Register and you’ll receive a confirmation email with everything you need to add to your diary.
This event is €10 to attend. It is for female founders currently building their first €1M — without external investment.
What Happens Next
| 1 | Fill in your details and submit |
| 2 | You’ll receive an email with the full event details |
| 3 | Add it to your diary — Lisbon, 10 November |
| 4 | Arrive at 8:30am. We’ll take it from there. |
Register for Lisbon
€10
10 November 2026 · Venue TBC
By registering you'll receive a confirmation email with diary details.
