Employment is one of the most powerful, and precarious, dimensions of running or rising within a business. Whether you’re a C-Suite executive navigating the complexities of bonuses and exits, or an entrepreneur building a team with contracts and culture at its core, the legal, reputational, and human dynamics of employment relationships shape both personal and professional trajectories.

This Breakfast Boost brings together leading voices in employment and partnership law to demystify the issues founders, senior executives and business owners most need to anticipate. From negotiating your own contract and protecting your reputation, to handling grievances, redundancies, or regulatory change as an employer, this workshop offers clarity on rights, responsibilities, and risks in today’s evolving workplace.

What We’ll Cover

What We’ll Cover

For C-Suites & Senior Executives

· Negotiating contracts, incentives, bonuses, and benefits.

· Navigating exits: settlement agreements, board-level disputes, and career protection and reputational risk..

For Business Owners & Entrepreneurs

· Drafting robust contracts, policies, and handbooks.

· Handling grievances, investigations, and disciplinary issues effectively.

· Preparing for upcoming reforms to workers’ rights.

Why Attend?

· Gain practical, actionable guidance from experts who advise at the sharp end of employment law.

· Build confidence in protecting your career and your business across critical decision points.

· Understand how employment frameworks intersect with wealth, wellbeing, and reputation.

· Network with peers facing similar challenges and exchange real-world strategies.

Breakfast Boosts offer an intimate forum to learn, connect, and prepare, over fresh coffee, croissants and conversation, before the day begins.

Our Speakers

• Danielle Crawford | Counsel, Employment and Partnerships Forsters | Danielle is a highly experienced employment and partnership lawyer known for her pragmatic, responsive, and empathetic approach. With over 16 years’ experience, she advises employers and individuals on complex matters including HR strategy, whistleblowing investigations, partnership disputes, and tribunal proceedings. She regularly delivers training and seminars, and since joining Forsters in 2024, has co-led the firm’s Pro Bono Committee. Beyond her practice, Danielle is deeply engaged in community and charitable initiatives, reflecting her commitment to creating positive impact both professionally and personally.

• Dr Kat Lederle, PhD | Founder, Dr Kat Sleep Therapy

  A distinguished sleep scientist and body-clock specialist, Dr Kat holds a PhD in Human Circadian Physiology and Behaviour. She translates rigorous sleep science into elegant, actionable strategies, helping high-achieving women, executives and entrepreneurs reclaim high-quality rest and peak performance. At our Entrepreneurs as Employers Breakfast Boost, Dr Kat will guide us through the critical interplay between restorative sleep, mental agility and leadership resilience, showing how sleep strategy becomes a cornerstone of sustainable wealth, wellbeing and decision-making. Join us to uncover the sleep fundamentals every founder and senior executive ought to master.

Timings

09:30–09:50 | Breakfast & networking

09:50–10:30 | In Conversation: a legal perspective with Forsters & Lottie Leefe

10:30–10:45 | Break

10:45–11:45 | Interactive Workshop with Dr Kat

11:45–12:00 | Networking and Close

Details

Thursday 20th November | 09:30 - 12:00

Forsters LLP, 22 Baker St, London W1U 3BW

Spaces are limited.

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