You Built the Business. Now It’s Time to Lead It.

Entrepreneur coaching for founders who are done being the bottleneck in their own growth — and ready to build a business that runs at their level, not through their hands.

Sound Familiar?

You started this business because you were exceptional at something. And you are. The proof is that it’s still standing — built largely on your standards, your judgment, and your refusal to let things fall through the cracks.

But somewhere along the way, exceptional became exhausting.

Every decision still flows through you. Your team tries, but nothing quite matches the quality you deliver yourself. You’ve hired help — sometimes family, sometimes friends, sometimes virtual teams — and walked away more frustrated than before. So you took it back. Because it’s faster. Because it’s easier. Because if you want it done right, you know what that means.

You don’t take breaks because you’re afraid of what slips when you do. You don’t say no because every opportunity might be the one that matters. You don’t delegate because you don’t have time to explain it, and explaining it means doing it twice.

You are holding everything down. And it is costing you more than you can see from inside it.

The Truth Nobody Tells High-Achieving Founders

The business didn’t stall because you aren’t good enough. It stalled because you are. You built something that runs on your excellence — and excellence doesn’t scale when it lives in one person. The goal isn’t to work harder or find better help. The goal is to become the kind of leader whose standards live in the system, not just in her head. That’s what we build here.

The 3-Stage Delegation Mastery Framework

Delegation isn’t a single skill. It’s a progression — and most founders fail because they skip the foundation and try to hand off everything at once. Here’s how we build it correctly.

Then your three stages as currently written — Foundation, Accelerate, Mastery — but with one addition at the end of each:

Foundation ends with

This is where most founders realize they’ve been doing it alone by habit, not necessity.

Accelerate ends with

This is where the business starts running on systems instead of survival.

Mastery ends with

This is where you stop being the ceiling and become the architect.

What 90 Days Inside The Apex Leaders Circle Produces.

Three phases. Twelve sessions. Ten tangible deliverables. One complete operational system you can hand to your team on day 91.

Month 1 meets weekly. Months 2 and 3 meet bi-weekly. Every session runs 90 minutes — structured teaching, rotating hot seat, peer coaching, and a solo assignment you complete before the next session.

You Don't Leave With Clarity. You Leave With a System.

Most programs give you insight. The Apex Leaders Circle gives you infrastructure. Every session produces something tangible — something you can hand to your team, point to as evidence, and build on after the cohort ends.
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Completed Time Audit — where your time actually goes
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Hidden Cost Assessment — what doing it all is costing you
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Personal Delegation Blocker Profile — your named pattern
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Delegation Opportunity List — your five highest-leverage targets
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Five SOPs — your top processes extracted and documented
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Five Handoff Architecture Documents — context, standard, feedback loop
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Quality Standards Document — benchmarks your team can execute to
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CEO Role Clarity Document — who you are now versus 90 days ago
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Team Operating Rhythm — the weekly cadence that runs without you
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Operational Resilience Plan — three vulnerabilities closed before crisis hits

The Investment

$2,000

For the full 90-day cohort experience — 12 sessions, all materials, peer community, and complete deliverable stack.
Payment is due upon acceptance. Seats are held for 72 hours after an offer is extended.

The Woman Who Built Her Way Through This — and Came Back to Show You the Door.

Trena Stubbs is the Co-Founder and CEO of Apex Virtual Solutions — an operational excellence and fractional COO firm she has been running since 2007. In nearly two decades she has worked with 200+ leaders and organizations, helping them break free from operational chaos and step into true leadership.

She knows this room because she lived in it. She built a successful business, became the bottleneck in her own growth, and found her way through it — not by working harder, but by building the systems and leadership capacity that let her business run without her in every room.

The Apex Leaders Circle is built on the same framework she has used with clients for nearly 20 years: The Art of Delegation — a three-stage methodology that takes founders from doing everything to leading everything.

She is not here to teach you theory. She is here because she has sat in your chair — and she knows the way out.

This Room Is Small by Design.

Ten women. One cohort. One chance to be part of the founding group.

The Apex Leaders Circle is capped at 10 members because the peer dynamic only works when the room is small enough for every woman to be seen. We are not filling seats — we are curating a room.

Membership requires an application. Not everyone who applies will be accepted. Not because we want to be exclusive — because we want every woman in that room to be exactly who the woman next to her needs.

If you've been waiting for a room that was built for you, this is it.

Founding cohort — January 2027.

Waitlist members receive priority access when applications open.

Questions Women Ask Before They Apply.

Who is this program for?

Women founders who are the bottleneck in their own business — who have tried to delegate, taken things back, and are ready to build the operational system that finally lets them let go. You should have an active business, at least one other person on your team (even a contractor), and a genuine readiness to do 90 days of real work.

How much time does this require each week?
One 90-minute session per week in Month 1. One 90-minute session every two weeks in Months 2 and 3. Plus approximately one to two hours per week for solo assignments between sessions. This is real work — not passive learning.
What if I can't make a session?
Life happens. Sessions are recorded for members who miss. However, the live experience — especially the hot seat and peer discussion — cannot be replicated in a recording. We ask that you attend at least 10 of the 12 sessions to remain in good standing.
Is this the same as one-on-one coaching with Trena?
No. The Apex Leaders Circle is a peer cohort experience — the power comes from the room as much as from Trena. One-on-one coaching with Trena is available separately through the Mastery tier programs. Many women use the cohort as the structured first step before moving into private engagement.
How do I know if I'm ready?
If you read this page and felt it describing your life — you're ready. If you're still on the fence, join the waitlist. You'll receive a series of emails over the coming weeks that will give you a clear picture of what the work involves and whether this is the right time.
What happens after I join the waitlist?
You'll receive an immediate confirmation, followed by a series of emails that share more about the program, Trena's story, and what the 90 days look like. When applications open, waitlist members are notified first and have priority access to the founding cohort.
What is the investment?
$2,000 for the full 90-day cohort. Payment is due upon acceptance and confirms your seat. Seats are held for 72 hours after an offer is extended.

Ready to Stop Being Your Business’s Biggest Bottleneck?

The founders who scale successfully don’t try to do everything — they master the art of delegation. Let’s build the systems and leadership capabilities that will free you to focus on what only you can do.

Get in Touch

(866) 874-3647

Open Hours

9am - 5pm Mon-Fri

Physical Address

3355 Lenox Rd NE
Suite 750
Atlanta, GA 30326

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