The UK's leading private peer group for male business owners and founders. Since 2020.
Why it exists
86% of male business owners have no real network outside of work. The male friendships they do have have not grown in years. The golf game. The pub. A group chat nobody reads. They are lonely in a life that looks full.
Relationship breakdown. Business exit. Career transition. Bereavement. A birthday that lands heavier than expected. These moments crack the male leader identity in ways that are invisible to everyone around him.
He is expected to hold it together. To keep going. To perform. And so he does.
The Monumental Network is not therapy. It is not a self-help group. It is a circle of high-performing business owners who want consistent, rapid growth out of the transitions they face — and who are prepared to be honest to get there.
The three pillars
Most of our members arrive isolated. Their male friendships have calcified into obligation. Brotherhood at Monumental is not a concept. It is the structure itself: the accountability groups, the in-person retreats, the room of men doing the same work, year after year. You do not find Brotherhood here. You build it.
Your marriage or relationship is cold. Your children get the leftover version of you - tired, distracted, elsewhere. Relationships at Monumental means every relationship that matters: your partner, your children, yourself. We do not fix marriages. We fix men. The testimonials prove it.
You are not stuck because of strategy. You are stuck because of you. Growth at Monumental means expanding into the man you were before you learned to make yourself smaller - as a leader, as a communicator, as someone whose real strengths are fully visible. The business results follow the inner shift. They always do.
When Brotherhood, Relationships and Growth are all moving - the result is a wealthier life. Financially. In your marriage or relationship. As a father. In every sense of that word.
How the network works
When you join The Monumental Network, you join a group. You show up every week. You build relationships over time. The sessions are facilitated by Ben Bidwell — breathwork guide, human potential coach, and the man who designed the facilitation framework at the heart of what Monumental does.
Monday sessions
Sessions take place every Monday at 7:30pm online. They are 90 minutes.
First Monday — Breathwork
Breathwork session with Ben Bidwell. 90 minutes. This is the anchor of the month — a dedicated practice that sets the tone, clears the noise, and creates the conditions for honest conversation.
Monthly workshop
A workshop facilitated by Ben on the monthly theme. Each month sits under one of the three pillars. The themes rotate through Brotherhood, Relationships and Growth across the year.
Sharing sessions
Two sharing sessions per month. Each opens with at least 25 minutes of silent meditation. From there, men move into small sharing groups where everyone gets time. These are the conversations that do not happen anywhere else.
Beyond the weekly sessions
External experts
Monthly sessions also bring in external voices — coaches, practitioners and specialists such as Phil Hobley, Janet Hogan and others. These are not keynote talks. They are working sessions.
In-person events
Monthly in-person events in London and at Monksmead. Annual multi-day retreats in the UK and abroad. These are where the deepest work happens.
Private community
24/7 access to the private member community via Circle. Your group between sessions. Resources, accountability, direct access to men who understand.
One-to-one check-ins
Regular one-to-one check-ins with your facilitator between sessions — a private space to track where you are, name what you're avoiding, and decide what's next. Nothing gets lost between the weekly work.
Who joins
The majority of Monumental members are business owners and founders, typically aged 40 to 65. Many are fathers. Many run their subscription through their company as professional development. All of them have built something significant — and all of them know that something important is missing.
They are done performing. They want to be honest. And they are ready to invest in themselves the same way they have always invested in everything else.
The return on membership
A business owner recovered from two years of suppressed performance and delivered over 1 million pounds above his normal revenue in his first year of membership.
A founder reported a 50% increase in performance through sharper, faster decision-making within six months of joining.
A business owner reclaimed 8 hours a week through clarity and delegation. That is 400 hours a year redirected into the work that actually matters.
Retained a key person at risk of leaving, delivering a 10x return by avoiding recruitment costs alone.
Most members run their subscription through their company as professional development. Speak to us about how the investment is structured.
In their own words
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It's the first place I've experienced successful men drop the armour and speak from the heart.
Andrew, Whitstable
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My life felt pre-determined by the institutions I was brought up in and I have found out that there is so much more to me than what I was told or led to believe
Charlie, The Monumental Network
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I've become the man I always wanted to be but didn't know how to be. My business has grown. My marriage is better. My kids have a different father.
Member, The Monumental Network
Questions
The Monumental Network is not coaching and it is not therapy. It is a peer group where business owners hold each other accountable through life's most significant transitions. The growth comes from the group — not from a single expert.
Monday sessions are 90 minutes online at 7:30pm. Monthly in-person events vary. The annual retreat is multi-day. The commitment is real — this works because members show up consistently.
The Monumental Network is not the right fit if business networking or sales leads are the primary goal. Members find that business benefits follow naturally — but that is never the stated aim.
You complete a short application form. We review it personally. If we think it is a strong fit, Pete will be in touch to arrange a conversation. Spaces are limited and we vet every application.
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