Collective

A membership community for veterans of sport, entrepreneurship and other ambitious arenas.

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The Mustard Collective is a membership community for veterans of sport, entrepreneurship and other ambitious arenas.

We gather protagonists whose lived stories and achievements open doors, and are able to form the basis of story-first ventures that pull talent, customers and capital. To us protagonists are a venture’s moat.

Adviser / Salomon Kalou

What is a story-first brand?

Born from a lived story

It starts with its founder’s own experience, not a gap in the market. That lived story gives it a foundation no competitor can copy.

Centred on a message

The message comes first and pulls in talent, customers and capital. Every product that follows is a manifestation of it.

Leads with connection

In-person activations built around the message connect it with culture and audiences, building awareness far more efficiently than performance marketing.

Products can be copied. Lived stories can’t.

In the room

Highlight / Showcase events

Evenings where members, founders and partners meet in person.

Away day / Monaco Grand Prix

Time together away from the city, around the moments members care about.

Highlight / Venture concierge

Introductions and help from the Mustard team, when a member needs them.

The app

Members meet, message and build together in the Collective app, between the rooms.

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Membership is by invitation

Tell us who you are. We read every request.