Membership

An easier, more scalable and enjoyable way to grow your impact and your creative business.

Our members possess a wildly imaginative, creative spirit. They are optimistic, curious and driven to solve complex problems in original ways – pushing beyond the norms to create a brighter future.

Building a business alone has its limits. By connecting and collaborating with like-minded creative leaders and entrepreneurs across the world, getting mentored by experienced peers, by leveraging shared resources, ongoing coaching and events, we help our members to supercharge their growth and impact.

For an annual membership fee, we provide our members with an active growth accelerator, a global community, peer mentorship, ongoing training, collaboration opportunities, marketing services, resources, events, and a lot more.

Member Profiles

Owners & Leaders

You are a founder, owner, or leader of a creative business, and like the idea of getting mentored by peers.

Employees

You work for an agency or other creative business in a key role and you want to leverage collaborations and learn from peers.

Small Agencies

You are the owner or partner of a small agency with limited resources and you want access to resources for leverage and growth.

Consultant or Freelancer

You are flying solo and you could use more resources, collaborators, and the credibility of a worldwide network.

Included In Your Membership

Peer Mentorship

Surround yourself with a private advisory board of creative leaders and tap into the collective wisdom, support, ideas and accountability of brilliant people, just like you.

Advisory Boards

Groups of 10 members matched by business stage or expertise, fostering deep trust, shared learning, and long-term accountability.

Accountability Partners

Structured buddy systems or triads to help members stay motivated and on-track with their most important commitments.

Co-Creation Sessions

Regular group sessions for members to workshop challenges, exchange feedback, and crowdsource solutions from trusted peers.

Resource Sharing

Members swap templates, tools, and leads within their close-knit groups for mutual advantage.

Growth Accelerator

Implement our SimpleOS™ operating and growth system, get training, coaching, resources, and accountability by experienced experts who have built successful creative businesses.

Weekly Expert Calls

Live coaching sessions and deep-dives featuring internal mentors and special industry guests for actionable strategies and accountability.

Sprints & Challenges

Time-bound group initiatives to help members set bold goals, execute rapidly with accountability, healthy peer pressure, and ongoing feedback from the community.

SimpleOS™ + Training & Tools

Access a proprietary operating system for creative agencies and solopreneurs. Get training modules, proven frameworks, and step-by-step guides to accelerate business results.

1:1 Coaching (Optional)

Want a 1:1 experience? For an extra fee, we provide one-on-one coaching with vetted experts to help you and your team reach your goals faster.

Collaborations

Leverage Original Minds for near-boundless resources, expand your capacity, reach and credibility. We provide structure

Co-Branding

Opportunity to co-pitch clients, co-host events, or co-create content under the collective’s reputable name.

Media & Content Collabs

Opportunities for increased visibility through the Original Minds media assets and channels.

Cross-Pitching & Selling

Opportunities to cross-promote and cross-pitch by leveraging the collective reach.

Referrals

Tap into a trusted network for project referral opportunities and to build cross-member business pipelines.

Community & Events

Connect with creative leaders and entrepreneurs around the world online and at our live events, workshops, and dinners.

Global Online Community

Engage in rich discussions, gain instant peer support, and discover opportunities in a private, always-on digital space.

Live Events & Dinners

Curated workshops, events and dinners in key cities around the world—network, learn, and build high-impact relationships in person.

Matchmaking

Facilitate partnerships and team-ups on projects, referrals, and joint ventures within the trusted network.

Expert Guests

We bring in experts outside the network to share their knowledge and inspire members to achieve new heights.

The Boundless Model

Our model is designed to help you scale your business, leverage global talent, shared resources, a collective brand and credibility, branding, and marketing, without having to make expensive, risky investments.

How You Benefit

Learn From Experts

Surround yourself with peers and mentors who have achieved what you want to achieve and shortcut your path to success.

Client Acquisition

Collaborate to leverage the network opportunities and implement new marketing and sales systems and habits.

Expanded Offering

Combining the strengths of multiple agencies allows for a more diversified range of services to attract a broader client base.

Client Retention

Sell more to more clients and retain them longer, while profiting on the added sales you make.

Accountability

Stop putting those important development projects off and join our challenges to get stuff done.

Cross-Selling

Aligning with other members to collectively expand your market reach. Access to new clients, industries, and regions.

Added Services

We work hard to make it easier and faster for you to find talent and do the stuff you’d rather leave to others.

Innovation

Share ideas, capabilities and relationships to come up with new, differentiating offerings.

Leveraged Credibility

Leverage the collective experience, cases, and portfolio of the group. Bring in the experts your clients want for your project.

Stronger Positioning

As part of a global collective and brand, you will have more credibility and resources, helping you win.

Marketing Leverage

Get featured on the Original Minds channels and leverage the collective reach through mass sharing and engagement.

International Expansion

Want to reach clients in another part of the world? Collaborate with regional members to avoid risks and costs, and leverage their assets.

Our Story

Going it alone as a creative entrepreneur can feel exhilarating—but it also brings real limits. When you’re solo, your growth is confined by your own time, energy, network, and resources.

For thirteen years, I built and led a group of agencies I founded, co-founded, or acquired. It was a rewarding journey, but far too often it was harder and lonelier than it needed to be.

The truth is, the most successful people in the world don’t reach the pinnacle alone; they surround themselves with mentors and peers who offer perspective, strategy, inspiration, accountability, and steadfast support.

The secret to exponential growth and real impact lies in collaboration. Somewhere, someone has already walked the path you aspire to—or holds the resources you need. Why not learn from them? Why not partner with them?

Together, we achieve not just more, but more rapidly. We solve complex client challenges no one could tackle alone and unlock limitless ways to amplify our impact, extend our reach, and grow our revenues and profits.

At Original Minds, we believe creativity and originality—when multiplied through collaboration and technology—are the most powerful forces for progress in economies and societies.

That’s why we unite brilliant, optimistic, and creative minds from around the globe. Together, we are boundless.

Original Minds is a highly curated collective. We aspire to be your “second family”: a safe, inspiring place to realize your boldest dreams, elevate your standards, connect deeply, belong wholly, and—most critically—unleash your unique potential and originality.

If this vision inspires you, reach out and let’s create the future, together.

Tobias Dahlberg

Founder | Original Minds

Apply for Membership

The most successful people in the world do not get there alone. They surround themselves with mentors, with people who give them perspective, strategies, inspiration, accountability, and support.

Membership with Original Minds gives you access to a global talent pool, shared resources, ongoing coaching, tools and resources, peer mentorship, a network brand to leverage, marketing, promotion, and other opportunities for growth and impact.

We are a vetted, highly curated, premium collective and community, and we don’t guarantee membership. Apply and let’s find out.

We are a global collective and community for the world’s most creative minds.

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