Where experts shape ideas that land with impact

Rooted in Framework Thinking®, STUDIO is the place to 

explore ideas, strengthen positioning, and bring structure 

to complex expertise helping your work become easier to understand and value.

Limited to 30 places per cohort cycle

Doors open quarterly • Join the next cohort starting 1st August

Susanna Reay leaning forward with a big welcoming smile on her face

Perhaps you are here because...

 Something in your work has shifted… 

You know your expertise is deeper than the way it currently lands.

 - Perhaps your positioning no longer fits.

 - Perhaps your ideas feel fragmented.

 - Or perhaps you know there is something bigger in your work, but the structure is not fully clear yet.

 You may be entering a new chapter. 

Quietly recognising that the way you have been working no longer reflects the depth of your thinking. And perhaps, more than anything, you are tired of fragmented advice.

Sales people pushing sales. Marketing people pushing marketing. Messaging experts pushing messaging.

 When what you really want is a practical, joined-up way to bring everything together. 

Not by becoming someone else. But by uncovering the structure already present within your expertise.

“Working with Susanna helped me finally make sense of what had been sitting in my head for years. I stopped overthinking and started seeing the structure in my own work.”

Why I Created STUDIO

Susanna Reay, Business Mentor

Over the years, I began noticing the same frustration appearing again and again: Brilliant experts, deep thinkers, people doing meaningful work. Yet still struggling to explain what made their work different.

Not because they lacked expertise, but because the advice available to them often felt fragmented. Sales advice focused on sales. Marketing advice focused on marketing. Messaging advice focused on messaging.

Useful in part — but rarely joined up.

And for experts whose work is nuanced, layered, or still evolving, this often creates more noise rather than clarity.

What felt missing was a space to think properly.

A place where ideas could be explored, challenged, shaped and strengthened — without pressure to follow someone else's formula.

A place where practical support and deeper thinking could sit alongside one another.

That is why STUDIO was created.

Not to give you a borrowed blueprint. But to help you uncover the shape already present in your own work.

So what exactly is STUDIO?

Truthfully? It does not fit neatly into an existing category.

Because STUDIO was intentionally designed to bridge what has long felt missing.

Part strategic support. Part practical application. Part space to think clearly.

A place to shape ideas, frameworks, positioning and expertise into something clearer, stronger, and easier for others to understand.

Some members arrive with a clear direction. Others arrive carrying scattered threads, simply knowing there is something more here.

Both belong.

STUDIO is:

→ Practical, considered support

→ Framework Thinking® in action

→ A structured space to develop your thinking

→ Steady progress at the right pace

→ Support for complex expertise

STUDIO is not:

x  Another course to consume

x  A noisy mastermind

x  Rigid coaching

x  Someone else’s formula

x  Pressure to perform

Why Framework Thinking® changes things

Most experts are carrying far more clarity than they realise.

It simply has not yet been structured.

Framework Thinking helps surface the patterns already present within your expertise — so your thinking becomes easier to articulate, shape, and grow.

This is where scattered ideas begin to connect.

Where expertise becomes easier to explain.

And where your work begins to feel more coherent, aligned, and understood.

Because clarity should not require becoming someone else.

Susanna Reay at her colourful desk with a framework sketched in front of her.

What tends to happen during a STUDIO cycle?

No two journeys look exactly the same. But patterns emerge.

  • Ideas that once felt disconnected begin to make sense.
  • Language becomes clearer.
  • Confidence grows.

Members often begin to feel more certain in what makes their work distinctive — and more able to explain why it matters. There is often a quiet sense of relief.

Because things begin to click.

“I finally found a way to explain what I do without overcomplicating it. Everything suddenly felt clearer.”

Others begin uncovering frameworks hidden within their expertise.

Positioning becomes clearer.

Work that once felt difficult to describe starts landing more easily.

And momentum begins to feel steadier.

“The clarity, confidence and structure I gained changed how I saw my work entirely.”

Why support inside STUDIO works differently

Ideas rarely arrive neatly between scheduled calls.

More often, they appear halfway through real work.

A question emerges. A pattern clicks. Something suddenly makes sense.

That is why STUDIO is designed around ongoing written support.

So you can bring questions, ideas and thinking into the moment they are happening, rather than waiting weeks to revisit them.

This creates a very different rhythm.

More grounded. More practical. More responsive to the reality of how expertise develops.

The point is not to create another calendar full of calls.

It is to give you a way to work with your thinking as it develops; in real time, in writing, and in the rhythm of your actual work.

Inside STUDIO

STUDIO meets you where you are.

Some members arrive with a clear direction.

Others arrive with something they cannot quite articulate yet.

Both are welcome.

Because STUDIO supports thinking in development.

Every STUDIO 3 month cycle includes:

1. SPARK Vault

The intellectual architecture behind Framework Thinking®.

Inside STUDIO, you will work with the SPARK Process® to strengthen authority through your own expertise, shaping frameworks, positioning, intellectual property and the ideas that underpin stronger offers.

The SPARK Vault contains simple training videos and workbooks. Move through what matters most to your work:

→ SELF

→ PREMISE

→ ART

→ RELEVANCE

→ KUDOS

No rigid curriculum. No forced sequence. Just thoughtful progression at the pace meaningful authority is built. 

Note: Susanna is busy training an AI agent SPARK NAV to help you navigate and brainstorm aspects of the SPARK Process. STUDIO members will get access to SPARK Nav as a bonus as soon as it is ready. Watch this space!

2. Weekly Strategic Support

Much of the work inside STUDIO happens in writing and/or sketches.

Inside our designated Slack workspace, you bring one focused question, challenge or sketch each week and receive thoughtful strategic refinement.

This might be:

→ a framework idea

→ messaging that feels almost there

→ an authority pivot

→ an offer that lacks shape

You receive thoughtful strategic feedback on a designated day each week. Not reactive advice, not dependency.

Each week's questions have a submission deadline of Wednesday at 12 noon UK time, and Susanna will have all replies back in 48 hours (occasionally shifted depending other engagements).

3. Monthly SPARK Review

Submit one meaningful piece of work* each month for detailed feedback, refinement and perspective.

Examples might include:

→ framework drafts

→ positioning or messaging

→ talks, keynotes or book outlines

→ service offers and expansion ideas

Feedback may come as:

→ written reflections

→ annotated documents

→ voice notes

→ short video review

The purpose?

Not perfection, progress alongside strategic refinement and momentum that compounds.

SPARK Reviews are direct between you and Susanna, making them the right place for more sensitive or commercially confidential material.

*SPARK reviews are limited to submissions under 3000 words.

4. Quarterly Live Think-Tank

Once each cycle, we gather for a focused Think Tank. A space to step back from day-to-day work and think more strategically about what is emerging.

This is where you:

→ see patterns more clearly

→ guest idea transfer

→ member spotlight conversations

→ creative generation

→ higher-level authority thinking

Think: A room where ideas sharpen and sparks fly.

Think-Tanks are scheduled at the start of month 3 in each cycle.  Live times vary and are decided on the current cohort's preference, with recordings available for those that cannot attend.

5. STUDIO Elite (optional)

For a small number of members, there is the option to step into STUDIO Elite.

This is for those wanting closer support while shaping something significant — whether that is a new body of work, a shift in positioning, a framework, book, programme or a more substantial period of professional change.

Alongside everything included in STUDIO, Elite members receive:

→ Two private calls across the cycle

→ Two bonus SPARK reviews

Limited to 6 places per cycle.

Choose the level of support that feels right for you

STUDIO

A structured space to strengthen your thinking, shape ideas, and gain practical support as your work evolves.

£

900

3 month cycle

STUDIO Elite

For those wanting deeper support while shaping something significant.

Includes everything in STUDIO, plus:

  • Two private calls across the cycle
  • Two bonus SPARK reviews
  • Only 6 Elite places available in each cycle.

£

1950

3 month cycle

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STUDIO may be right for you if...

You know there is something more in your work, even if you cannot fully articulate it yet.

You want practical support and clear thinking — not noise.

You are ready to make better sense of your expertise.

You value depth.

And you are willing to engage with your own thinking.

STUDIO may not be right if...

You want quick tactics.

You want someone to hand you a formula.

Or you are looking for fast answers without deeper reflection.

faq

Do I need to know exactly what my ‘thing’ is before joining?

No.

In fact, many people join because they know there is something more in their work — but cannot yet fully articulate it.

Some arrive with a clear direction.Others arrive with ideas that still feel scattered.

Both are welcome.

STUDIO is designed to help you make better sense of what is already there.

Is STUDIO practical — or mainly strategic?

Both.

STUDIO is rooted in practical application.

This is not abstract thinking for the sake of it.

The work inside STUDIO helps you shape positioning, frameworks, language, offers, ways of working and the practical structure around your expertise.

But we do not jump straight to tactics.

Because meaningful progress usually comes from making better sense of what you are building first.

Is this a mastermind?

In some ways, yes.

But not in the traditional sense.

STUDIO is intentionally quieter, more considered, and less performative than many mastermind spaces.

There is no pressure to constantly show up, prove yourself, or follow someone else’s blueprint.

Instead, it is a place for thoughtful support, practical guidance, and stronger thinking alongside others shaping meaningful work.

What if I feel overwhelmed or short on time?

You are not expected to keep up with endless content.

STUDIO is designed to work alongside real life and real work.

The ongoing written support means you can engage with ideas as they arise — rather than needing to carve out large blocks of time.

And because members stay for as long as the support feels valuable, there is no pressure to rush.

What if I’m not sure whether I’m ready?

That uncertainty is often part of the reason people join.

You do not need to have everything figured out.

But you do need a willingness to engage with your own thinking.

The questionnaire exists to help you reflect on whether this feels like the right space for where you are now.

Not to judge whether you are ‘good enough’ to join.

When can I join?

You can explore joining at any time.

STUDIO opens in quarterly cohort cycles, and places are limited to 30 members.

If it feels like the right fit, you will receive joining details for the next available intake.

I have another question

Feel free to add your additional questions onto the questionnaire, linked on the big gold buttons, to explore whether STUDIO is right for you. Completing the form does not obligate you to join us. The process is designed to ensure that this is the right space for you and you are happy to have written support. There are no sales calls involved in joining STUDIO. 

Your STUDIO space is reserved when payment is processed. 

Perhaps this is your next chapter.

You do not need to have everything figured out.

Only the willingness to explore what your work is becoming — and the right space to help shape it.

If STUDIO feels like the sort of space you have been looking for, the next step is simple.

Limited to 30 places per cohort cycle

Jo H. – Marketing Pro
“Susanna just gets business — no matter your niche.”

"I can honestly say that out of all the support I’ve purchased in the 9+ years I’ve been in business, Susanna just ‘gets’ business no matter what area a person is in (from me in marketing, to others like pet therapists) These are TOTALLY different businesses but you just ‘get’ us both."

Isabelle C. – Crypto Consultant
“She thinks with you. That’s rare.”

“Susanna really thinks with us. I think Susanna is the best that I have ever met online or offline. She brings all my ideas together and it's really valuable, and I have been a marketeer for a very long time, so I know all the stuff, but psychologically, if it's for yourself, it's a lot more difficult, and she comes up with really specific ideas."

Nicla D. – Interior Designer
“Clarity Queen! I finally feel ahead of the game.”

“I now know what makes me unique, and my clients see it too. Susanna helped me untangle my message and build a profitable offer with confidence.”