Purple Circle Membership

The Purple Circle: where inclusion moves from intention to action.

The Purple Circle Membership is a year-long partnership designed to turn good intentions into actions with confident, practical progress. It is designed for individuals and organisations ready to make inclusion part of everyday success.

See how the Purple Circle could work for you

Why The Purple Circle Exists

Most training programmes deliver inspiration and then disappear. But we know that real change and growth takes time. We also know that it is easier with support that grows with you.

The Purple Circle Membership gives you structured access to our world class expertise throughout the year, so inclusion and personal development are not one-off events or a tickbox exercise, they are ongoing practices.

Whether you’re developing your own confidence and leadership skills or embedding inclusion across an organisation, your membership keeps progress moving, one step at a time.

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Start With Your Blueprint Session

Every member begins with a 90-minute Blueprint Session — a focused coaching and strategy conversation that maps your goals, priorities, and the best ways to use your time. From there, your year is shaped entirely around your outcomes.

How your membership works

Your Purple Circle membership gives you a year of dedicated expertise, tailored entirely around what will make the biggest difference to you or your organisation.

Every member begins with a 90-minute Blueprint Session, which is an intensive coaching and strategy conversation that shapes your personal membership plan. You’ll walk away with a clear focus, measurable goals, and a roadmap for how your membership hours will create real, lasting results.

From there, you’ll then have 24 hours per year of dedicated time with us, to use in the ways that best support your priorities. Some members prefer regular sessions, whilst others use their time in focused blocks for specific projects or events. The choice is completely yours.

What your membership includes

A personalised Blueprint and annual plan tailored to your goals
24 hours of expert consultancy, coaching, or training (2 hours/month average)
Ongoing review sessions to track progress and adapt your plan
Access to Purple Advantage resources, frameworks, and training materials
Priority booking for workshops, events, and consultancy slots
Accreditation as a Purple Advantage Assured Organisation (for organisational members)

Your membership is designed to evolve with you. As your goals shift, we adapt your plan to make sure your time delivers the most meaningful impact; whether that’s developing confident inclusive leadership, shaping strategy, or embedding long-term cultural change.

How Members Use Their Time

No two memberships look the same. Every hour is shaped around what will have the greatest impact — whether that’s building confidence, improving systems, or driving cultural change.

Here are some of the ways members use their time throughout the year:

Training & Awareness

Tailored, practical workshops designed to build real understanding and confidence, not just tick boxes.

Popular examples include Disability Essentials and Disability Disclosure in Action, both designed to help teams translate inclusion into daily practice.

Consultancy & Strategy

Expert guidance to embed inclusion into policies, recruitment, communications, and workplace culture.

Members often use their time for reviewing internal processes, shaping accessibility plans, or developing measurable inclusion goals.

Coaching & Development

One-to-one or small group coaching that helps individuals build confidence, resilience, and inclusive leadership skills.

Members can use time for focused personal growth, with access to both Fran and Chris, depending on the goal.

Speaking & Engagement

Many members use time for keynotes, awareness sessions, or panels that share the benefits of inclusion more widely, helping others see what’s possible when inclusion becomes part of how business is done.

Both Chris and Fran are extremely experienced public speakers

Impact Review & Progress Tracking

The Purple Circle Membership isn’t about one-off wins. Instead, we focus on steady, visible change.

We work with you to review outcomes, capture impact, and refine your plan so you can see exactly what difference your investment is making.

Make an impact

Coaching With A Cause

We believe that good business and creating an advantage for everyone should always go together.

That’s why, for every new Purple Circle member, we create up to 10 coaching sessions at just £1 each, specifically for disabled people who often face barriers to accessing specialist support. These sessions are delivered under our Coaching with a Cause initiative, with the same quality and attention we bring to everything we do.

Choose the membership that fits you

Every Purple Circle member shares one goal: turning inclusion into confident action. How you do that depends on your focus. Pick the path that best matches your priorities.

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Individual Membership

For individuals who want to grow their confidence, leadership, and inclusive mindset.

Designed for professionals who want focused personal development, this membership helps you turn good intentions into tangible progress with expert guidance, honest reflection, and measurable results.

12 hours per year of personalised coaching and mentoring to use however you wish
Access to both Chris and Fran’s combined expertise
Your Blueprint Session to shape a personal development plan for the year
Access to Purple Advantage training resources and materials
A donation of 4 hours to the Coaching with a Cause programme
Option to be recognised publicly as a Purple Circle Member

This membership is ideal if you want a steady rhythm of accountability, expert input, and the satisfaction of knowing your growth also creates opportunities for others.

Organisational Membership

For organisations ready to embed inclusion into culture, policy, and practice.

A year-long partnership designed to create measurable, lasting change; supporting your teams, shaping your strategy, and strengthening your reputation as an inclusive employer.

24 hours per year of tailored consultancy, training, or coaching
A dedicated Blueprint Session to map organisational goals and priorities
Ongoing review meetings to measure impact and adapt your plan
Access to Purple Advantage training resources and materials
Priority access to Purple Advantage workshops, events, and resources
A donation of 10 hours to the Coaching with a Cause programme
Accreditation as a Purple Advantage Assured Organisation, recognising your commitment to inclusion
Flexible scheduling: use hours monthly or in focused project blocks
Option to be recognised publicly as a Purple Circle Member

This membership suits small to medium sized organisations who are serious about progress: the kind that want inclusion to be seen, felt, and measured at every level.

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What People Say

I had the pleasure of working with Purple Advantage as they delivered a series of three 1-hour workshops at Cambridge Judge Business School. Each session was insightful and very relevant to the challenges and responsibilities faced by staff supporting students. I would recommend Purple Advantage for any organisation looking to embed inclusive practices with clarity, confidence, and care.
Workshop participant
Workshops led by Dr. Chris Whitaker at Purple Advantage have significantly increased my awareness of inclusion, accessibility, and the importance of a person-centred approach. Dr. Whitaker’s personable, story-driven delivery has inspired my greater understanding and confidence in navigating disclosure and taking a practical approach to reasonable adjustments.
Workshop participant

Create Your Purple Circle Membership

We have designed the Purple Circle Membership to be an intimate one so there are a limited number of spaces available for membership. It can be used by individuals and organisations alike and be held on a public or private basis.

Individual Membership

For individuals who want to grow their confidence, leadership, and inclusive mindset.

Personal Blueprint Session
12 Hours of Tailored Coaching
Access to both Chris and Fran
Exclusive Learning/Coaching Resources
4 hours donated to Coaching with a Cause
Optional Public Recognition

£165 per month (flexible options available)

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Organisation Membership

For small to medium organisations ready to embed inclusion into culture, policy, and practice.

Strategic Blueprint Session
24 Hours of Dedicated Expertise
Measurable Progress & Ongoing Reviews
Accreditation & Public Recognition
Access to training resources and materials
Flexible Delivery & Priority Access
10 hours donated to Coaching with a Cause

£4998 per year (flexible options available)

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Enterprise All-access

If you have a larger organisation (over 50 employees), we’d be happy to discuss bespoke plans that suit your organisation.

The number of hours that suits your organisation.
Bespoke training and consulting
Purple Circle Accreditation

Book a discovery call

If you’d like a discovery call to see if this is right for you, you can book in here.

FAQs

If you pay monthly or quarterly, your membership hours are released gradually across the year, so if you cancel early, any unused time ends with your membership. This keeps things fair for all members and ensures our time together stays focused and fully supported while you’re in the Circle.

Yes, a benefit of purple circle membership is that you can purchase further hours at preferential rates

Every membership begins with a Blueprint Session that defines clear priorities and measurable outcomes. Progress is reviewed throughout the year, so you can see tangible evidence of impact, whether that’s improved confidence, stronger leadership, or organisation-wide change. The Purple Circle Membership model is built on ensuring ROI: every hour is designed to deliver visible results.

For organisational members, absolutely. Your hours can be shared across teams, departments, or specific projects, whatever creates the greatest impact.

For individual members, we handle this on a case-by-case basis. If you’d like to involve someone else in your sessions or project work, we’re happy to discuss the best way to make that happen.

Yes. Many members start individually and later expand their membership as their goals or team involvement grow. Your existing hours and progress can be rolled into your new plan, so you never lose momentum.

About Purple Advantage

Dr Chris Whitaker and Dr Fran Whitaker are internationally recognised experts in inclusive leadership, disability awareness, and personal development. As co-founders of Purple Advantage, they combine lived experience with academic insight to transform how organisations and individuals build inclusion and performance. Their work, rooted in authenticity, empathy, and expertise, helps leaders create environments where everyone can thrive..

Dr Chris Whitaker

Chris combines policy and leadership expertise with professional coaching credentials to help organisations turn inclusion into strategy and action. He specialises in supporting senior leaders to build the confidence, capability, and culture that make inclusion work.

Dr Fran Whitaker

Fran brings creative clarity to complicated things, helping people and organisations find fresh, practical ways to make inclusion part of everyday life. With a background in elite sport, she specialises in translating the mindset of world-class performance into everyday environments.