# A room of founders, and every one of them leaves with a stop list.

Source: https://ivankamenken.com/scaling-is-subtraction-workshop · Last updated 20 October 2026

The Scaling-Is-Subtraction Workshop from Ivanka Menken is a 90-minute workshop, plus 30 minutes of questions, for a room of 20 to 30 founders of A$500K to A$3M businesses in a CEO group, industry association or peer network. Each founder works through the four steps of her Strategic Clarity Intensive and leaves with a written stop and keep list. It is A$8,500 ex GST within Australia and A$15,000 ex GST internationally.

## For networks that want members to leave with something done

- Your members are busy, growing and saying yes to everything
- Your events inspire people and nothing changes on Monday
- You want a session founders work through, not one they watch
- Your network meets regularly and needs a format it can reuse
- You want the work to keep going after the speaker has gone.

## Ivanka in the room, or your facilitators certified

Book the workshop once, or license it so your own people can run it.

1. The workshop with Ivanka: 90 minutes plus 30 minutes of questions, A$8,500 ex GST within Australia, A$15,000 ex GST internationally
2. Facilitator certification: three days with Ivanka for up to 12 facilitators from your network, A$25,000 ex GST per cohort
3. Every founder leaves with the same artefact: a one-page stop and keep list and one first step

## The four steps, worked in the room

The same four steps as the Strategic Clarity Intensive, run for everyone at once.

1. The real decision: Each founder names what to stop, not what to add.
2. Signal or noise: Which work moves the business, and which is kept out of habit or sunk cost.
3. Cost of delay: What another month of keeping everything is costing, made specific.
4. Land it: A written stop and keep list, and the first step taken this week.

A one-page stop and keep list, and one irreversible first step with a date.

## Questions about Scaling-Is-Subtraction Workshop

### What is the Scaling-Is-Subtraction Workshop?

The Scaling-Is-Subtraction Workshop is a 90-minute working session by Ivanka Menken for 20 to 30 founders in a CEO group or network, followed by 30 minutes of questions. Instead of listening to a talk, each founder works through the four steps of her Strategic Clarity Intensive and leaves with a written list of what to stop and what to keep.

### How much does the workshop cost?

The Scaling-Is-Subtraction Workshop with Ivanka Menken is A$8,500 ex GST for a network within Australia and A$15,000 ex GST for an international event. Travel and accommodation outside Brisbane are added at cost. Networks that want to run it themselves can certify facilitators instead, at A$25,000 ex GST per cohort.

### What is facilitator certification?

Facilitator certification is three days with Ivanka Menken for up to 12 facilitators from your network. They learn to run the Scaling-Is-Subtraction Workshop themselves, with the same four steps and the same stop and keep list, so your network can offer it to members again and again. It costs A$25,000 ex GST per cohort.

### Which networks is it for?

The Scaling-Is-Subtraction Workshop suits CEO CEO groups, industry associations, chambers of commerce, women in business networks and founder peer groups whose members run businesses of A$500K to A$3M. Ivanka Menken designed it for founders who are growing, busy and saying yes to too much, and who need to choose what stops.

### Can it run online?

Yes. The Scaling-Is-Subtraction Workshop runs in person or on Zoom. In person, founders work on paper and compare lists in small groups. Online, Ivanka Menken uses breakout rooms for the same comparison. Either way, each founder leaves with a written stop and keep list and one first step they will take that week.

### How do we book it?

Email ivanka@ivankamenken.com with your network, the likely number of founders, a date or two and whether you want Ivanka in the room or certified facilitators of your own. Ivanka Menken replies within two working days to confirm availability for the Scaling-Is-Subtraction Workshop and to agree the format with you.

## Start

Email ivanka@ivankamenken.com with your network, the number of founders and a date.

- Scaling-Is-Subtraction Workshop, within Australia: AUD $8,500 ex GST
- Scaling-Is-Subtraction Workshop, international: AUD $15,000 ex GST
- Facilitator certification, three days, up to 12 facilitators: AUD $25,000 ex GST
- Apply or ask a question: ivanka@ivankamenken.com, or book a 20-minute conversation: https://theartofservice.zohobookings.com.au/#/15606000001356030
- Every way to work with Ivanka: https://ivankamenken.com/work-with-ivanka