The Impact Retail Mastermind Group
Led by Mark Turnbull, founder of an award-winning food hall and Impact Retail Training
For independent business owners ready for deeper strategic thinking
Why business owners choose the Impact Retail Mastermind
The Impact Retail Mastermind is a small, private strategic thinking group for independent business owners who have moved beyond tactics and are ready to think seriously about direction, positioning, and long-term outcomes.
This is not training.
It’s not group coaching.
And it’s not designed for everyone.
The Mastermind exists to provide the right environment for experienced owners to think clearly, challenge assumptions, and make better decisions about their business - and the role it plays in their life.
1. A Peer-Level Strategic Thinking Environment
The Mastermind brings together a small group of business owners at a similar stage, each running established businesses and facing meaningful decisions.
The value comes from the quality of the room.
Conversations are open, considered, and grounded in real experience. Members benefit as much from how others think as from the issues being discussed.
This is a space for owner-level thinking, not surface-level problem solving.
2. Long-Range Perspective and Better Decisions
Rather than reacting to short-term pressures, the Mastermind focuses on helping owners step back and consider where their business is heading.
Discussions centre on strategy, positioning, leadership, and alignment - allowing members to make decisions with greater confidence and fewer distractions.
The aim is not speed, but clarity.
3. Honest Challenge and Constructive Accountability
Mastermind members value thoughtful challenge.
Ideas are tested, assumptions are questioned, and decisions are explored from different angles - always constructively and with respect for context.
This isn’t about being told what to do. It’s about having the right people ask better questions and hold you to the standards you’ve set for yourself.
4. A Facilitated, Disciplined Format
The Mastermind is carefully facilitated to protect depth and focus.
Time is structured, conversations are purposeful, and the environment is designed to encourage reflection rather than noise. There is no pressure to perform, impress, or keep up.
The role of facilitation is to guide thinking, not dominate it.
5. Selective, Intentional, and Not Always Open
The Impact Retail Mastermind runs only when the conditions are right — the right mix of people, mindset, and timing.
It’s deliberately small and selective, and participation is based on fit rather than availability. Not every strong business owner needs a Mastermind, and not every stage calls for one.
When it runs, it exists to serve the quality of thinking in the room - nothing else.
