Practice that feels real
Face AI board members who interrupt, challenge and change the subject, in a fictional crisis where nothing real is at stake. Deciding under pressure becomes a habit, not a theory.
Executive education · Crisis leadership, rehearsed
Rehearse the crisis. Lead through the real one.
Step into a live boardroom where AI board members press you for decisions. Answer in your own words, typed or spoken aloud. Be marked fairly against a published rubric, and earn a certificate anyone can verify in seconds.
- Boardroom simulationsFace AI board members in a fictional crisis, where nothing real is at stake.
- Answer out loudSpeak your replies and get feedback on your pace and pauses. Typing always works.
- Fair, explained markingA published rubric, review by a person, and the right to appeal.
- Verifiable certificatesProof that anyone can check in seconds.
Why BrandsClass
A rehearsal that talks back
Reading about crisis leadership does not build the habit of deciding under pressure. Practice does. This is how BrandsClass makes that practice serious, fair and provable.
Answer out loud, or type
Speak your replies the way you will in the room, and get feedback on your pace, pauses and presence, measured on your own device. No audio is recorded or kept.
Marked fairly, in the open
See the rubric, the weights and the pass mark before you begin. The platform does the arithmetic, never the AI. A person reviews close or unusual results, and you can appeal.
Proof that holds up
A certificate with a number and a QR code that anyone can check in seconds. It says exactly what you achieved, and that it is not a regulated or accredited qualification.
Built for teams and institutions
Buy seats, invite people with single-use links, run cohort programmes and see progress and results, without ever seeing what your people write or say.
Reviewed by people
A named member of our faculty approves every lesson before you see it. We say plainly which parts are AI and which are people.
What a crisis asks of you
Three questions every board asks, in the first hour
The simulation is built around them, because they decide how a crisis ends.
What are you deciding?
Not the options. The decision, made on incomplete facts, with the reasoning a director can challenge.
Who owns it?
A name, not a department. Command is set in minutes, and everyone knows who speaks for the organisation.
When do we hear back?
A time, not "soon". Credibility in a crisis is built on commitments you keep.
How it works
Four steps from lesson to certificate
Learn at your own pace. Practise under pressure. Be assessed fairly. Leave with proof.
Learn
Short lessons on a live whiteboard. Ask the AI instructor a question and it answers only from the lesson, and names its source. Faculty review every lesson.
Practise
Face AI board members in a fictional crisis. They press you for decisions, owners and timing, just as a real board would. Type your reply, or speak it.
Be assessed
Your replies are scored against a published rubric. If you spoke, you also get feedback on your delivery. Close or unusual results are checked by a person, and you can appeal a result.
Get certified
Pass and claim a certificate with a QR code. Anyone can check that it is genuine, in seconds.
Courses
Start with a course
Capital Under Stress: Restructuring with Lenders, DFIs and Bondholders
Boardroom · 9 lessons · Boardroom simulation · About 240 min
For leaders of African groups facing financial stress. Learn to map your capital structure, use the early window, build a credible plan, work three creditor tables, control disclosure and honour directors' duties. Then prove it in a live boardroom simulation.
₦250,000 · 365 days of access
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CEO Contagion: Protecting the Institution When the Chief Executive Is Under Scandal
Boardroom · 9 lessons · Boardroom simulation · About 240 min
For chairs, directors and senior executives. Learn to separate the person from the institution, run a fair and independent inquiry, put people first, keep the company running, sequence communication, protect the brand without a cover-up, and rebuild. Then prove it in a live boardroom simulation.
₦320,000 · 365 days of access
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Leading Through Crisis: The First 24 Hours
C-suite · 7 lessons · Boardroom simulation · About 90 min
Learn to take command in the first hours of a crisis, decide with incomplete facts, speak to staff, regulators and the public, then prove it in a live boardroom simulation. Earn a certificate anyone can verify.
₦280,000 · 365 days of access
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Policy Shock Week: Leading Through a Currency and Regulatory Shock
Executive · 9 lessons · Boardroom simulation · About 240 min
For leaders of African groups with currency exposure. Learn to read a policy shock, map exposure, protect liquidity, price, supply, negotiate with lenders and hold the compliance line. Then prove it in a live boardroom simulation, and earn a certificate anyone can verify.
₦280,000 · 365 days of access
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Proximity to Power: Governance, Exposure and Integrity at the Top
Boardroom · 9 lessons · Boardroom simulation · About 240 min
For leaders of African businesses that deal closely with the state. Learn to map your points of contact, prepare for banks, control intermediaries, handle improper demands and run the first day of an allegation. Then prove it in a live boardroom simulation.
₦315,000 · 365 days of access
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The boardroom simulation
Practise the room you hope you never face.
Step into a virtual boardroom and face AI board members, each with their own priorities, in a fictional crisis. Answer the way you will in the real room: out loud, or typed. You are scored on what you actually said, against a rubric you can read before you begin.
- A fictional company, so nothing real is at stake
- Board members who push back, interrupt and change the subject
- Speak your replies and see feedback on your pace, pauses and volume. Your browser turns speech into text, and no audio is recorded or kept
- A clear score for each part of the rubric, with reasons
- A person reviews close or unusual results, and you can appeal
Board chair
You have told us what happened. What are you deciding right now, who owns it, and when do we hear back?
You
We are pausing the affected batch today. Our COO owns the response. I will update this board at 15:00 with what we know.
- Clarity of decision
- Ownership
- Timing and commitment
Listening0:24
“We are pausing the affected batch today, and I will update this board at 15:00…”
DeliveryComposed
- Pace 142 words a minute
- Pauses 1 over two seconds
- Voice clear against the room
Who it is for
One academy, three ways to use it
The same fair marking, the same verifiable proof, whether you are one executive, one company or an institution with thousands of learners.
Executives and directors
Sharpen your judgement on your own schedule. Short lessons written for senior people, a boardroom that pushes back, and a certificate you can share on LinkedIn.
- Pay once per course, learn on any device
- Practise out loud or in writing
- A fair, explained result
Companies and boards
Put your whole leadership team through the same crisis and give them a shared language for the day it is real.
- Seats, single-use invitations and progress reports
- Cohort programmes and invoices on request
- You see results, never what people wrote or said
Universities, business schools and professional bodies
Bring serious crisis-leadership practice into your programmes without building a simulator. We work with you on cohorts, co-branding, faculty review and recognition within your own framework.
- Add a boardroom simulation to a degree, executive or CPD programme
- Delivery feedback for every learner who speaks
- Verifiable certificates, and faculty and content collaboration
Proof that holds up
A certificate anyone can check in seconds.
Every certificate carries a number and a QR code. Scan it, or type the number into the box at the bottom of any page, and you see who it was awarded to, for what, and whether it is still valid. Scores are never shown.
- Shareable on LinkedIn, with a public page to point to
- Honest by design: it says what was achieved (completion, a passed simulation, or a distinction), and that it is not a regulated or accredited qualification
- Issued only after a pass, and it can be withdrawn if a result is overturned
For organisations
Give your leadership team the rehearsal.
Buy seats for your people, invite them by email, and see how everyone is getting on, without ever seeing what they write.
- Buy seats online in naira, on a secure Paystack page
- Invite people with personal, single-use links
- Track lessons, results and certificates in one place
- Download progress as a spreadsheet for your records
What each person gets
- Lessons reviewed by faculty
- A boardroom simulation with AI board members
- A fair, explained result, with an appeal
- A certificate they can share on LinkedIn
Faculty and reviewers
The people behind every lesson
A named member of our faculty approves each lesson before a learner sees it, challenges the scenarios and stands behind the marking guides.
Our faculty panel is being assembled
We are inviting experienced practitioners and academics in governance, risk, regulation and crisis leadership to review lessons and stand behind the marking guides. If that is you, we would like to hear from you.
- Review lessons in your field of expertise
- Challenge scenarios for realism and fairness
- Help set and review marking guides
Questions
Straight answers
Is the certificate an accredited qualification?
No. There are three levels: a Certificate of Completion for finishing the lessons, an Executive Certificate for passing the boardroom simulation, and an Executive Certificate with Distinction for an outstanding result confirmed by faculty. None is a regulated or accredited qualification, and each says so.
How is the simulation scored?
An AI assessor scores each part of a published rubric using what you actually said. The platform, not the AI, works out the overall score and the pass or fail. A result that is close to the pass mark, or unusual, is checked by a person before you see it, and you can appeal a failed result.
Can I answer the board by speaking instead of typing?
Yes, if you like. Press the microphone button, speak your reply, check the text, and send it. Your browser turns your speech into text, so it works in Chrome, Edge and Safari on a phone or a computer. Typing always works, and you choose each time.
Is my voice recorded?
No. We never receive or keep your audio. Your browser turns your speech into text using its own speech service (usually Google in Chrome, Microsoft in Edge, Apple in Safari), and only the text, plus a few numbers about your pace and pauses, comes to us. You are told this before the microphone first turns on.
Do my accent or the way I speak affect my score?
Your answers decide whether you pass. If you speak, a short delivery reading (pace, pauses, hesitation and volume) can add or take away only a few points, and it can never pass or fail you by itself. It does not measure your accent or your English, and you can ask that it does not count at all.
Can my employer see what I write?
No. If your employer gave you a place, they can see your progress and your result, but never your conversations or your questions to faculty. You are told this before you begin.
How long do I have access to a course?
365 days from the day you pay or accept your place. When the year ends the classroom closes, but your progress and certificate are kept, and you can renew at any time.
Does one payment cover every course?
No. Each course is bought separately, and one seat is one person on one course. An organisation buys seats for each course it wants its people to take.
How do I pay?
Online, in naira, on Paystack's own secure page. You can buy a seat for yourself, or an organisation can buy seats for its people.
How do I check someone's certificate?
Enter the number printed on it in the box at the bottom of this page, or scan its QR code. You will see who it was awarded to, for what, and whether it is still valid. Scores are never shown.
Your board will ask. Be ready with the answer.
Pick a course, practise the hardest day out loud, and leave with proof.
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