Workshops

Build your founders' Psychological Capital.

Workshops on founder psychology and performance, run by a psychologist who's been in the founder's seat - for accelerators, VC portfolios and founder communities.

Byron McCaughey leading a values workshop, presenting in front of screens of values cards to a room of participants
Building Psychological Capital in action - accelerators, VC portfolios, and founder communities.

Flagship workshop

Building Psychological Capital to Elevate Performance

The mental foundations that let founders perform under pressure - and stay well doing it. Every founder completes the Psychological Capital Assessment beforehand, so the session works on their real profile, not generic advice.

What founders leave with

  • Sharper clarity, focus, and decision-making under pressure
  • Tools to overcome imposter syndrome and performance anxiety
  • Stronger resilience - navigating setbacks and uncertainty with a growth mindset
  • Better founder-to-founder communication and healthier working relationships

Focused deep-dives on the specific challenges founders face.

Workshop 02

Decision Clarity Under Pressure

When "what if" anxiety drives decisions, product bets stall, raises get postponed, and hard conversations get avoided. Every founder takes the Decision Confidence Assessment in-session to uncover what's really driving their biggest calls.

  • Spot the "If X, then Y" fear patterns costing time and revenue
  • The "Thanks, Mind" technique for real-time decision clarity
  • A framework for separating protective behaviour from strategic caution

Format - 90-minute interactive session · Includes - Decision Confidence Assessment

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Workshop 03

Authentic Leadership

Most founders know the leader they want to be - pressure, bias, and external expectations pull them off course. Grounded in validated authentic leadership research (Walumbwa et al.), this session helps founders lead from their values and build a business they're proud of.

  • A personalised leadership profile
  • A values audit - catching the gap between what you believe and how you actually lead
  • A simple practice for balanced decision-making under pressure

Format - 90-minute interactive session · Includes - Personalised Leadership Profile

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Workshop 04

Values-Aligned Action

Grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and performance psychology, this session helps founders reconnect with the deeper why behind what they do - and turn it into consistent action under pressure.

  • Clarity on what truly matters to you as a founder
  • Recognition of how fear and doubt pull you off course
  • Habits that keep decisions aligned with values when pressure spikes

Format - 90-minute interactive session · Includes - Values Aligned Action Scale

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Need something specific?

Every cohort, portfolio, and community is different. If your founders are facing something these workshops don't cover, tell me what they need and I'll build it.

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From workshop & community leads

"A great session - simplifying complex challenges into simple, actionable solutions."
Cameron Webb · SVP Member Experience, Innovation Bay
"These sessions are always a favourite and often an unexpected highlight for our alumni."
Jaxon Hickey · Program Manager, Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)
"Some of the highest ranked sessions in our 6-month program. Byron builds trust fast, creates safety around sensitive content, and delivers tangible outcomes for founders."
Masha Pelipas · Program Manager, Translating Research at Melbourne (TRAM)
"Byron's sessions always rank in the Top 3. His own entrepreneurial experience and working with hundreds of founders mean he really understands the mental health challenges founders face."
Colin McLeod · Professor and Executive Director, Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre
"Byron your session was FANTASTIC. Loved the insights and your approach - highly recommend the workshop."
Hugo Bieber · Head of APAC Start-up Programs, SVG Ventures
"Such an insightful and engaging session!"
Juan Polanco · Entrepreneurial Programs Manager, RMIT Activator
"Such a great session on a really important topic."
Kali Norman · Head of Growth & Programming, Innovation Bay
"A fantastic session - thank you for opening up the dialogue."
Joan Norton · Head of Commercial, Swinburne Innovation Studio

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Let's bring this to your founders.

Tell me a little about your founders and what you'd want them to walk away with. I reply within two business days.

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