The Breaking Hundred Fellowship – Cohort 2
Breaking Barriers, Building Legacy
The C-Suite Accelerator for Ethnic Minority Women
The Breaking Hundred Fellowship is a 12-month CPD-accredited journey designed exclusively for senior ethnic minority women ready to enter the C-suite or scale a purpose-driven business. This cohort-based accelerator combines strategic masterclasses, elite mentoring, and community-powered accountability.
Inspiring leadership programme
The Breaking Hundred Fellowship is a 12-month CPD-accredited journey designed exclusively for senior ethnic minority women ready to enter the C-suite or scale a purpose-driven business. This cohort-based accelerator combines strategic masterclasses, elite mentoring, and community-powered accountability.
Who It’s For?
Senior ethnic minority women who are:
Resident in the UK
Have a minimum of ten years work experience
Poised for executive or board-level leadership
Determined to create systemic change and elevate others along the way
Tailored with Everything you need to succeed
Cohort Size: 10 Only
This isn’t mass training. It's strategic development inside a small, trusted circle where accountability is high, bonds run deep, and transformation is personal.
Live Monthly Masterclasses
2.5-hour online masterclasses with world-class facilitators. Each includes: Expert insight on mission-critical leadership topics Real-time application so you’re not just learning, you’re leading
Quarterly 1:1 Executive Mentoring
You’ll be paired with a seasoned C-suite leader who’ll stretch your thinking, challenge your blind spots, and help you refine your strategy to accelerate real-world outcomes.
Capstone Leadership Project
You will design and deliver a high-impact project within your organisation, business, or community. This is not a theoretical exercise — it’s leadership in action, with visible results.
Three Game-Changing In-Person Intensives
1. September Launch Day: Networking, guest speaker, leadership assessment, personality profiling, and leadership goal setting
2. March Executive Presence Day: Gravitas, visibility, and communication mastery
3. August Graduation Showcase: Present your capstone to a curated audience of sponsors, mentors, and stakeholders
Accountability Partner
You’ll be matched with a peer from your cohort for shared motivation, regular check-ins, and honest conversations that drive follow-through.
Lifetime Community Access
After the programme, you’ll gain exclusive access to the Breaking Hundred Community — a growing network of senior leaders committed to equity, excellence, and elevation.
Masterclass Curriculum Overview
All online sessions are held over Zoom and run from 7.30-10am on Saturday. In person sessions ( Sept, March and Sept) are all day on Friday.
The Leader Within
Discover your leadership DNA, values, and vision. Ground your influence in your identity. Includes 360 reflection and paired with in-person intensive
Strategic Positioning & Influence
Learn how to own your value, increase visibility, and master strategic storytelling.
Decision Making At The Highest Level
Navigate complexity with clarity, conviction, and values-aligned choices.
Navigating Power, Politics & Sponsorship
Decode power dynamics, secure sponsors, and thrive in high-stakes environments
Cultural Intelligence & Inclusive Leadership
Lead across difference, champion equity, and build inclusive cultures
Executive Presence: Communicate to Influence
Cultivate gravitas, authenticity, and authority. Paired with in-person intensive
Leading Change and Innovation
Learn how to drive transformation, manage resistance, and lead adaptively
Courageous Leadership & Resilience
Build resilience, lead through adversity, and make bold, visionary decisions
Negotiation and Strategic Influence
Strengthen negotiation skills and persuasive leadership in high-stakes conversations
Legacy and Leadership Showcase
Finalise and present the capstone project at in-person session. Reflect and define your leadership legacy.
Graduation and capstone presentation
presentation of capstone project, graduation and award of CPD accreditation
Results You Can Expect
- Accredited CPD Certification that elevates your leadership profile
- Crystal clarity on your leadership identity, values, and career vision
- Increased influence within your organisation and industry
- A strategic project delivered, proving your capability to drive change at scale
- A high-value network of senior sponsors and peers who champion your growth
Capstone Projects in Action
Participants will choose a live leadership challenge and use the programme to design a solution. Examples include:
- Develop a diverse talent pipeline strategy for your organisation
- Reposition a business for social impact and scale
- Create a board-level strategy for inclusive governance.
- Piloting a community-based leadership intervention
- Design & launch a peer sponsorship model in the workplace
These aren’t academic exercises. They’re bold solutions with measurable results.
Your Investment
If you’re self-funding, there are two options available – to either pay in full, or spread payment across 12 monthly instalments.
If your organisation is funding your place and you need to pay via invoice instead of by card, please use this form that can be accessed via this link to reserve your space.
Join With a One Off Investment
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Join With a 12 month payment plan
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Testimonials
Here are some testimonials & recommendations from some participants of Breaking Hundred Fellowship Cohort 1
Funke B-A
Senior HR Professional in local government
Attending the 100 Breakers academy sessions in 2023 was truly life changing. The inspiring sessions, led by Funmi and other accomplished female guest speakers, encouraged me to aim higher and visualise a career earning £100k and beyond. One of my biggest takeaways was learning from the guest speakers’ stories and applying the tools they shared to overcome my lack of confidence.
Since participating in the mentoring program, I’ve become more intentional about advancing my career. Most importantly, I’ve built a strong network of incredible women from my cohort who feel like sisters, providing unwavering support and invaluable insights.
Overall, the Academy was a transformative experience for both my personal and professional growth!
Emma T
Breaking the £100k earning barrier was an impossible dream until I went through a 12 month coaching with Funmi.
She is incredibly experienced and shares all she knows with a passion to help others.
I was able to make career moves that levelled me up.
Game changer!
G Nduka
I’m a solicitor in the financial services sector and run a successful skincare business as well. I have had the privilege of being mentored by Funmi Onamusi as a business coach and also participating in the first Breaking 100 cohort.
I found her training, coaching and mentorship invaluable in my business growth and also in leveraging my career goals. A lot of clarity on my next steps and even thought processes.
The value of what she offers would be worth thousands of pounds elsewhere but she does it for next to nothing with priceless tools. I greatly benefited from my time in the 1st breaking 100 cohort.
Anyone who desires a change or next level should not miss this
S Badmus
Senior HR Professional
I am incredibly grateful for the motivation, push and new insights received through 100 breakers programme. It was a great experience and a worthwhile investment that significantly contributed to my personal and professional growth.
It also gave me a community of very supportive like like-minded professionals who continue to inspire one another. Every session was not only inspirational but very thought provoking, and with new insights/practical nuggets to reflect on after the sessions.
I highly recommend the programme and would like to say a massive thank you to Funmi for always taking the time to give back and for being a pillar for other women. Funmi’s encouragement and wisdom have been invaluable.
Are you Ready to Break Barriers?
If you’re done waiting for permission to lead at the level you’re capable of and ready to step into the arena with clarity, courage, and conviction, then the Breaking Hundred Fellowship is your next bold move.
Only 10 slots available
Secure your place. Shape your legacy. Change the game.
CONFIRMED FACULTY SPEAKERS
Meet the inspiring voices guiding this transformative experience.
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Funmi Onamusi
Convener, Founder, Breaking Hundred Circle
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LISA AKESSON
Confidence & Communication Coach
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FAQ
Here are some answers to your questions.
The Breaking Hundred Fellowship is for senior ethnic minority women with a minimum of 10 years work experience poised for executive or board-level leadership, leading businesses ready for strategic growth, and determined to create systemic change.
We understand that most employers prefer to pay via invoice instead of by card. Please fill in this short form to confirm you would like to book a place and that your employer will be funding it. We will take it from there.
The Fellowship includes:
- 10 Live Monthly Masterclasses
- Quarterly 1:1 Executive Mentoring
- Capstone Leadership Project
- Accountability Partnering
- Three In-Person Intensives
- Lifetime Community Access
For this fellowship you will be taking a MAXWell DISC Assessment, which is different from an other DISC assessment due to its emphasis on practical application and leadership development within the context of workplace dynamics. Unlike some assessments focusing solely on personality traits, the Maxwell DISC Assessment is specifically tailored to help you understand and improve your communication style, interpersonal interactions, and leadership effectiveness. Also no matter how many different leadership assessments you have completed, there is value to be had in doing the one we recommend for the fellowship. We learn, change and grow throughout our lives and careers.
The dates for the In Person sessions will be shared well in advance so we will recommend that you save the dates and prioritise attending. The online masterclasses will be recorded so you can watch them later on.
The Capstone Leadership Project involves designing and delivering a high-impact project within your organisation, business, or community, focused on real-world results.
Yes you will be supported in developing your Capstone Project.
The deadline to sign up is (insert deadline date). However please note that we only have 10 spaces, so once those spaces are gone they are gone. The next cohort is in September 2027.
