Empowering Founders to Unlock Their Potential

Are you ready to scale?

The Founders Program offers early-stage founders exclusive access to top advisors and leaders from world-renowned brands. We’ll empower you to break through barriers and grow your business with confidence.

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Meet our 2025 Cohort

Mehera Blum, founder of Blumera, creates handcrafted luxury handbags, bespoke furniture, and sculptural lighting—where masterful craftsmanship, sustainability, and artistry unite.
www.blumera.com

Christelle Kocher, founder of KOCHÉ, merges couture craftsmanship with streetwear influences, creating fashion that is bold, inclusive, and deeply rooted in artistry.

www.koche.fr

Jessica Curtis, founder of La Source, redefines lingerie with elegant, empowering bodywear that prioritizes comfort, self-expression, and a timeless approach to femininity.
www.lovelasource.com

Carol Han Pyle, founder of Nette, merges luxury fragrance with well-being, creating a modern legacy brand rooted in artistry, scent, and self-care.
www.nettenyc.com

Julia Sloan, founder of SLOAN, designs expertly tailored wardrobe essentials that celebrate femininity, versatility, and sustainable fashion.
www.bysloan.com

Rochelle Sara Gan and Nandita Sekhar, co-founders of Stems, create luxury hosiery and socks designed for movement, self-expression, and the joy of dressing from the ground up.
www.stems.luxury

Who You Are:

An Early-Stage Business with Huge Potential

The Founders Program | Powered By Fixer is uniquely tailored to serve businesses with the following profile:

Industry: Fashion, Beauty, Consumer Goods, Lifestyle, Luxury, Accessories, Wellness, or a related Tech space

Annual Revenue: Approx. $1M - $5M+

Time in Business: 2 - 10 years

Funding Stage: Bootstrapped or with early-stage investors (friends/family, angel, seed, or series A)

Proven Market Fit: Actively selling product(s)/service(s) with growth potential

Team Size: 1 - 15+

Who We Are:

Your Expert, Industry Insider Team

The Founders Program | Powered By Fixer is offered by Fixer Advisory Group, a trusted partner and advisor to founders and leaders in the retail, luxury and consumer industries, in association with Academia Cerebra, a global Academy with a pioneering immersive learning methodology developed specifically for the next generation of industry leaders.

Our program leaders, subject-matter experts and mentors have held executive and leadership roles in top global brands, founded their own businesses, and empowered brands of all sizes to scale and operate with excellence and ease.

Our powerhouse roster includes experts who have worked with:

Former General Counsel, Gucci

Former President, Mansur Gavriel, and Founding Partner, Launch Collective

Founder, Golden Hour Ventures

Shira Sue Carmi

CEO, Altuzarra

Kelley Arena

Former Deputy General Counsel, Capri Holdings

Contributor, Forbes.com

Founder & CEO, Spring Street Solutions

Anne Jacoby

George Bouvier

Executive Director, Academia Cerebra

Former VP, Learning, Development &
Culture, RGP

Dawn Andrews

Brooke Bulan

COO & Executive Advisor, Fixer

Executive Leadership Consultant

EVP & Managing Director, Hildun Corporation

Erica Moore

Founder & CEO
of Farsight

Former CFO, goop.com

Josh Kapelman

Richard Kestenbaum

Natalie Newman

General Counsel, Fixer

Partner,
Triangle Capital

CEO, Wildwood Growth Partners and ATex Energy Consulting, COO, Bonjour Fête

Peter Fields

Partner, Ritholz Levy Fields LLP

Corporate and Transactional Law Expert

Alyssa Arnold

Co-Founder, Pearl Influential Capital

Lauren Letta

Jelina Saliu

President, Safely

CEO, The Class

Former COO, Another Tomorrow and
Charity: Water

Former CEO and COO, The Laundress

Nicole Marra

Melissa Wallace

Founder, The Wallace Group, LLC

Founder & CEO, Fixer

Former General Counsel, Gucci

Former SVP, People & Culture at David Yurman

*Subject to change.

What You Get:

A Game-Changing Playbook

Our program combines actionable deliverables with real-world guidance from seasoned executives who have successfully navigated the challenges you face today. You will come away from our program with a customized playbook of tools, strategies and the crucial connections to propel your unique vision and business model.