ENROLMENT OPEN · OPEN APRIL 2026 · FOUNDING MEMBER PRICE
The School of Business & Digital Marketing
The private school for serious business education.
You are not stuck because you need more information.
You are stuck because you are implementing alone.
Get feedback, support and personalised strategy for reaching your business goals.
You are not stuck because you need more information. You are stuck because you are implementing alone. Get feedback, support and personalised strategy for reaching your business goals.
🗣️"Val teaches you the actual methods behind the magic. The practical things you need to know, and exactly how to implement them, to get you the results. This filled in some major gaps in my business!" - Abby, Holistic Licensed Healthcare Practitioner, USA
Is this you?
"I make sales but income is inconsistent. Every month starts from zero."
"I'm bogged down with client work and I need more consistent income without doubling my workload."
"I post, but it's the same people looking at my posts and they never buy."
"I know what I want to build but not on how to structure it, price it, or get people to buy it."
"I've invested in courses, programmes, coaches. And still I'm implementing alone, with no feedback loop."
"I feel like I'm on a hamster wheel going round in circles."
If you said YES to any of those things... you don't need more information ... you need support and feedback as you implement.
Introducing SBDM
An online private school.
A working environment where your business is built, corrected, and strengthened in real time, every week.
WHO THIS IS FOR
You want to understand and master even if you delegate.
These are not people who cut corners. These are serious business builders who choose to master their strategy, their systems, and their business because they know that true delegation starts with deep understanding. That is exactly the kind of person this programme is built for.
Pattern 01
"I want to get the internal system working first — then outsource from a position of knowledge."
You'll build and master a working system so when you do bring someone in, you brief them with precision, not guesswork.
Pattern 02
"I can manage the tech — it just takes me longer because it's not my expertise."
Strategic mastery cuts implementation time dramatically. When you understand exactly what you're building, you stop redoing things and start executing with confidence.
Pattern 03
"I'd bring in a VA once I'm earning an extra £1–2k a month — and I'll know exactly what to hand over."
That's a master's approach. Build and own the system first so when that moment comes, you're handing over a working engine you designed and understand.
Pattern 04
"I'm a control freak. I need to know what's going in the pot."
That's not a flaw, that's a standard. Master the whole system here, with weekly correction, so your control is informed, not anxious.
Pattern 05
"I love learning. I want to understand this myself first."
Then this is your environment. A structured curriculum with live correction means your drive to master things converts directly into business results, not just knowledge.
Pattern 06
"I'd outsource things I enjoy less — once I've built the system and know what I'm outsourcing."
Exactly right. You can't delegate what you haven't mastered. Master it here. Then hand it over with full confidence.
The common thread: these are people who lead their business, not follow it.
They master before they delegate, and they implement with a plan.
That is who SBDM is built for.
BUILT AND TAUGHT BY
Valentina Popescu
Nearly 20 years in business. Every session shows it.
TRAINER OF TRAINERS · BA BUSINESS MANAGEMENT · NEARLY 20 YEARS IN BUSINESS · First Business: DAGMAR D.V. LANGUAGE & MUSIC SCHOOL, Romania, 2009-2018 · Second Business: VD TRAINING CPD TRAINING CENTRE, Romania, 2012-2018 · Rebuilt Online After International Move: VP MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES + THE SCHOOL OB BUSINESS & DIGITAL MARKETING 2018 to present
Most business coaches teach from theory or recent success. I teach from nearly two decades of building, scaling, closing, rebuilding, and systematising, across brick-and-mortar and online, multiple markets, multiple industries.
My sessions are known for being fast, honest, and immediately applicable. I don't protect your feelings - I protect your business.
How students describe the sessions
Clear & structured
Reassuring
Simplified
To the point
Immediately actionable
Effortless to follow
What they leave with
Clarity
A system
A strategy
Reduced overwhelm
A concrete next step
Confidence to act
How they describe me as a person
Honest
Kind
Approachable
Knowledgeable / Expert
Patient
Generous
I started teaching in my second year of university and opened my first business at 25 in 2009. By the time I closed my Romanian businesses in 2018 to rebuild online in the UK, I had managed over 24 teachers, 3 secretaries, and two separate business entities, working with international brands such as Ford, Pirrelli or Hella.
I am an internationally qualified Trainer of Trainers and hold a BA in Business Management. I'm not just a marketer who teaches business. I am an educator who has built real businesses and who understands the specific architecture that makes an expert's business sustainable at scale.
"Excellence in business. Present in life."
🗣️"I've been working with Valentina for about 4 months now, meeting nearly every week to discuss my digital marketing strategy, launches, and offers. I love working with her because she asks me a million questions- not to pick me apart, but to understand (and to make sure I understand, too)! She also always tells the truth. She's not going to go out of her way to protect my feelings- she's not mean lol- but she knows that honesty is the only way for me to achieve my goals. We've done loads together, from creating low-ticket offers to round out my shop and bring in a little extra income, to optimising my high-ticket offer, to planning a re-launch for my membership, to growing my audience and generating leads. I value her opinion and feedback very much and look forward to our weekly discussions (even though she never lets me get away with anything lol)!" - Cici, Copywriter, UK
THE CURRICULUM
Three paths.
Every business needs all three.
Your onboarding session determines where you start.
Your results determine where you go next.
PATH 01
Sales
MARKETING & SALES
How strangers become buyers. The full journey from invisible to in-demand, built on psychology, not guesswork. Because posting to the same people who aren't buying is not a sales strategy. We'll focus on customer awareness journey and the buyer's journey, positioning & messaging, authority & visbility, conversion systems, pricing psychology and sales process design.
🗣️"It's fucking epic, isn't it? I'm losing my voice from calls today. I've got so many booked in the next couple of weeks. 18 sessions total and 9 are already booked! I have nearly 30 warm leads!" - Cici, Copywriter, UK
PATH 02
Delivery
OFFER & CLIENT EXPERIENCE
How clients get results. The design of offers that deliver — and the experience that makes clients stay, refer, and ascend. For when you're bogged down in delivery with no time left for growth. We'll focus on offer creation and optimisation, client journey design, curriculum sequencing, working with adults, onboarding and delivery standards, and boundaries and Ts&Cs.
🗣️"I've been in The DMC membership for 3 weeks and I highly recommend to jump on this offer right now if you've been procrastinating, need accountability and clarity on your next steps in business. My commitment to show up for weekly calls with Val and the direct accountability pushed me to create 2 tripwires (never created one before), joined two bundles for visibility (never done it before — and nobody suggested it; I've been in 4 other business related memberships and 2 business programs), finally updating my email sequences, re-launching my course after one year of procrastination." - Bonnie, Health & Wellness Specialist, UK
PATH 03
Loyalty
ADVOCACY & ECOSYSTEM
How satisfied clients become your best marketing. The system that turns results into referrals and referrals into recurring revenue — so you stop starting from zero every month. We'll focus on advocacy and recommendation, referral architecture, offer ecosystem design / client ascension pathways, retention and recurring revenue, and loyaly identity compounding.
🗣️"Someone signed up for the quiz you helped make, Valentina, then purchased the low-ticket offer associated with their result, bought the 2nd trigger upsell on that checkout page, and instantly joined the free video training on the backend that ultimately leads to my signature offer. All on automation." - Jenny, Business Strategist, USA
THE STUDY PROGRAMME
How it works.
You get a Personalised Study Plan (at onboarding) updated monthly based on your results plus:
Live! Workshops on Mondays on each of the 3 paths (Sales, Delivery or Loyalty).
Q&As on Wednesdays based on your specific study path at any given moment.
Monthly Ask Me Anythings : approximately 3-hour sessions to pick my brain.
Monthly Business / Marketing Planning Sessions where your study plan (designed at onboarding) is updated.
Live! Student Spotlight once a month : these are workshops held by one of you to give the community the chance to experience how it feels working with you.
Monthly Networking Sessions
Monthly Guest Expert Sessions to hold Live! sessions and / or answer your questions
Between sessions, you get 24/7 access to the Library - our content vault, the daily Q&A channel and the Peer Accountability channel witthin the community.
Book a single 1:1 session whenever you need more direct support (30, 60, or 90 minutes).
🗣️"I've been in The DMC membership for 3 weeks and I highly recommend to jump on this offer right now if you've been procrastinating, need accountability and clarity on your next steps in business. My commitment to show up for weekly calls with Val and the direct accountability pushed me to create 2 tripwires (never created one before), joined two bundles for visibility (never done it before — and nobody suggested it; I've been in 4 other business related memberships and 2 business programs), finally updating my email sequences, re-launching my course after one year of procrastination." - Bonnie, Health & Wellness Specialist, UK
The SBDM Principle
🎓 Speed of feedback
How fast do you know when something isn't working?
In the Study Programme, you find out within the week — not after three months of implementing the wrong thing.
🎓 Access to correction
A live environment where your actual work is reviewed and corrected by someone who can see the gap you can't.
🎓 Direct proximity
The closer you are to someone operating at the standard you want to reach, the faster your own standards rise.
🎓 Personalised architecture
A generic framework applied to every business is worse than no framework.
Your personalised study plan makes your specific business the subject — not a case study. Yours.
🗣️"Val has a straight to the point approach which I found very refreshing. She got to the core and packed so much info and practical steps advice in our short time together, it was amazing value. It gave me a starting point and a clear calendar to follow which immediately reduced my overwhelm and helped me breathe with relief." - Mrinal, Energetic Prosperity Coach
TUITION FEE
High-calibre business education made affordable.
Choose how you study.
MONTHLY
60 GBP | ~80 USD
*PER MONTH
Cancel any time with 30-day notice.
SEMESTER · MOST POPULAR
324 GBP | ~434 USD
6 MONTHS UPFRONT
10% OFF
Six month paid upfront. Use Klarna to split payments.
ANNUAL
612 GBP | ~820 USD
12 MONTHS UPFRONT
15% OFF
Full year paid upfront. Use Klarna to split payments.
Other options
There is a place for your at every stage.
IF YOU ARE NOT READY TO GO ALL IN NOW
The AMA Library
20 GBP | ~27 USD / month
Build your knowledge base until you are ready to implement with support.
Access the Library - full content vault
Live! Ask Me Anything every first Monday of the month
Submit questions at any time - they become content, added to the vault + more
IF YOU WANT MORE HAND-HOLDING
The Mentorship
From 171 GBP | ~230 USD / month
For precision. For fewer people (only 15 spots).
Everything in the Study Programme
3 monthly 1:1 sessions (30, 60, or 90 minutes)
Extra support : private channel access, monthly strategy reviews, and quarterly roadmap recalibration. + more
WHAT STUDENTS HAVE SAID
Real builders. Real results.
🗣️"CRT is up to 2.65% and over 81% of my subscribers are highly engaged, open rate is 37.92%. I'm bloody thrilled with that. Yes, more than doubled." - Cici, Copywriter, UK
🗣️"My one to one session was amazing, in one hour I got so much clarity on my messaging and my ideal client that I feel clearer now than I have the last 5 years in business! Absolutely amazing session, I would highly recommend Valentina to anyone who needs clarity in their business." - Sarah, Identity Coach, UK
🗣️"Valentina is wonderful at what she does. She's direct & will give you the straight facts, which we need in order to gain clarity around our businesses. She showed me a few blind spots that I hadn't considered (because oftentimes we don't know what we don't know) & by the end of the call, I had much more clarity on which direction to go in." - Jaida, Business Coach
🗣️"Val was so easy to talk to and so helpful — we had about an hour together where she helped me get to the core of my problem: my ideal client! It took a few questions from her for me to get more clarity on the kind of transformation I could provide, and in extension, the kind of clients that would benefit from me the most. This one session was INSANELY valuable." - Emaan, Business Coach
More testimonials >> HERE <<
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Before you enrol
Is there a set order or fixed programme duration?
No. SBDM is structured like a private school — you enrol and study at your own pace along the path that your business needs. At onboarding, we create a personalised study plan together. That plan is reviewed and updated monthly based on your results. You can switch paths, move forward, or revisit. There is no finish line — there is only the next level.
Is this for beginners?
Not for complete beginners - you can enrol at a Start-Up stage. The Study Programme is most powerful when you have something real to work on. You bring your actual business — your offers, your positioning, your sales process — and we correct it live. The further along you are, the faster the feedback loop works. If you are not yet ready to implement, the AMA Library is a better fit right now.
How much time does it require each week?
Live sessions run on Mondays and Wednesdays. Implementation assignments take additional time depending on where you are in your business. This is not passive consumption — participation is expected. If you are not ready to implement right now, the AMA Library is a better entry point.
What's the difference between THE PROGRAMME and THE MENTORSHIP?
The Study Programme is group-based live correction; however, you will get your personalised study plan and personalised answers to your questions. The Mentorship adds 3 monthly private 1:1 sessions (30 minutes each), a private channel, monthly strategy reviews, and quarterly roadmap recalibration. Mentorship is for students who want precision and direct personalised architecture for their specific business.
Do you guarantee results?
No. SBDM does not promise income. It builds the systems, discipline, and reinforcement that make income sustainable. If you participate fully and implement consistently, it would be difficult not to improve your revenue capacity. But we are not in the business of selling certainty we cannot own.
When does the April cohort open, and what happens to the price?
The April 2026 cohort opens now at the founding tuition fee of £60/month. This price is available for the first 50 students only. After that, the standard price is £80/month. Semester and annual options are priced accordingly with 10% and 15% discounts applied to the current rate.
JOIN THE APRIL 2026 COHORT
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