The images you choose are one of the most important parts of your Ivy Group profile. They should reflect your professionalism, credibility, and ambition.

Acceptable Images

Use photos that clearly communicate leadership, recognition, and career milestones:

• Professional portraits or headshots (studio or natural light, high resolution).

• Speaking or presenting at conferences, panels, or events.

• Leadership in action such as moderating a discussion, hosting, or being interviewed.

• Editorial-quality or brand campaign images aligned with your professional identity.

• Public recognition moments such as award stages, red carpet interviews, magazine covers, or book launches.

Unacceptable Images

Avoid photos that distract from your professional achievements:

• Selfies or phone mirror photos.

• Casual group shots with no business context.

• Blurry, poorly lit, or low-quality images.

• Personal lifestyle imagery such as family holidays, pets, or parties.

Purpose

Your profile imagery should show you in environments where your expertise and ambition are visible. Each photo should reinforce your authority and give other members a confident impression of who you are as a professional.

Your Ivy Group profile should provide an accurate and authentic account of your professional journey. Clarity and honesty strengthen credibility within the community.

Requirements

• List roles, titles, and career history accurately.

• Do not exaggerate achievements, positions, or qualifications.

• Be transparent about affiliations, memberships, and partnerships.

Purpose

Profiles should reflect the reality of your accomplishments and experience. While we recognise that everyone is on a journey and still building, accuracy ensures that your profile remains a credible source of inspiration for peers and for the next generation.

Your Ivy Group profile should present achievements in a way that can be trusted and, where possible, verified. This maintains the integrity of the community and ensures each profile reflects genuine accomplishment.

Requirements

• Provide supporting evidence for awards, features, and professional milestones.

• Reference media appearances, publications, or recognitions that can be verified.

• Distinguish clearly between established achievements and future aspirations.

Purpose

Members are at different stages of their journey, and aspirations are valued alongside proven accomplishments. The important distinction is clarity: what you have achieved should be credible, and what you are working toward should be presented transparently.

Profiles should embody the values of the Ivy Group community and reflect the standards of leadership and ambition we represent.

Requirements

• Avoid discriminatory, offensive, or controversial statements.

• Ensure all content aligns with Ivy Group values of leadership, ambition, and integrity.

Purpose

Your profile is not only a reflection of you but also of the wider community. Maintaining professionalism and respect ensures Ivy Group remains a trusted and aspirational space for current members and future generations.

The ability to add links is currently in BETA launch and is being offered to members by invitation only as we gradually roll out this feature.

Requirements

• Links must connect to credible and high-quality domains, such as company websites, media features, published articles, or official platforms.

• Do not link to casual personal pages or non-professional social media accounts.

• Ensure that all links are active, accurate, and free from broken or outdated content.

• Keep links selective to maintain a clean and focused profile.

Purpose

Links should strengthen credibility and direct members to professional sources that enhance their understanding of your expertise and achievements. Every link should reinforce your authority in your field.

Ivy Group profiles may include selected resources such as articles, guides, or workshop material. This feature is currently available by invitation only as we introduce it in phases.

Requirements

• Content must be original and created by the member or their organisation.

• Free downloads should provide genuine professional value and align with Ivy Group standards.

• Workshop material must be educational, credible, and relevant to members’ professional growth.

• All submissions will be reviewed by the Ivy Group team before publication.

Purpose

This feature is designed to showcase expertise and create opportunities for knowledge sharing within the community. By invitation, members can contribute resources that reflect their authority and support the ambitions of others.

Profiles may highlight the expertise and services that members provide, but selling must be handled with discretion and professionalism. Ivy Group is not a marketplace and direct selling is not permitted within profiles.

Requirements

• You may describe your area of expertise and outline the services you provide.

• Any offers must be framed as part of your professional identity, not as advertisements.

• Pricing, promotional language, or hard sales copy is not allowed.

• All service mentions must reflect genuine expertise and align with Ivy Group standards.

• Members interested in your services should be directed through professional channels such as your company website or LinkedIn.

• Find an Expert: Ivy Group is currently beta launching a feature called Find an Expert, which allows members to directly list their services on the platform. This is the only approved way to sell a service or product directly within Ivy Group, and it is available by invitation only during the initial rollout.

Purpose

These rules preserve the integrity of Ivy Group as a space for connection, credibility, and inspiration. They ensure members can learn about your expertise without profiles becoming sales-driven, while creating a structured pathway for service offerings through Find an Expert.

Within Ivy Group, the term expert refers to a member with recognised knowledge, skills, or experience in a specific professional field. Expertise can be demonstrated through qualifications, leadership roles, published work, industry recognition, or years of practice.

Your area of expertise is the professional field, discipline, or service in which you have developed authority. This should be clearly defined and framed in a way that communicates value to other members.

Requirements

• Clearly state your area of expertise without exaggeration.

• Ensure your listed services or skills align with your proven background.

• Avoid vague or inflated titles (e.g., “guru” or “world’s best”). Use professional terminology.

Purpose

Clarifying expertise ensures that Find an Expert remains a trusted directory of credible professionals. Members and organisations using the feature must be confident that listed experts are genuine authorities in their field.

Ivy Women profiles are reserved for women in leadership, business, and professional roles who are actively shaping their industries and building their legacies. The goal is to maintain a credible, high-calibre community that inspires both peers and the next generation.

Requirements

• Members must hold, or have held, recognised professional, executive, or entrepreneurial roles.

• Profiles should demonstrate a track record of ambition, leadership, or meaningful contribution in a chosen field.

• Applications are reviewed by the Ivy Group team to ensure alignment with community standards.

• Acceptance is based on professional merit, not social following or popularity.

Purpose

Eligibility criteria protect the quality and integrity of the network, ensuring Ivy Group remains a trusted space for ambitious women who are committed to leadership, progress, and impact.

All profiles require a one time registration fee. This applies to both Ivy Women and entries in the Emerging Leaders Directory. The fee supports the administration, review, and maintenance of credible profiles across the Ivy Group community.

The Emerging Leaders Directory recognises ambitious women at the early or mid stages of their careers or ventures, including tertiary students. These members are building the foundations of their professional journey, developing businesses (early stage directors), or pursuing impactful career paths (entry level).

The directory is designed to show ambition, potential, and direction. Profile cards include:

• Profile image

• Name

• Current role or stage (e.g., student, founder, associate)

• Industry

• Goal or area of focus

The purpose of the Emerging Leaders Directory is to create a space where ambition is seen and supported. It allows members to connect with Ivy Women who share their expertise and lessons, fostering mentorship, collaboration, and growth.

All profiles require a one time registration fee. This applies to both Ivy Women and entries in the Emerging Leaders Directory. The fee supports the administration, review, and maintenance of credible profiles across the Ivy Group community.

When associated with the Ivy Group members are expected to conduct themselves in a graceful and respectful manner. Ivy Group reserves the right to remove any profile if public behaviour or offensive, discriminatory commentary reflects poorly on the community.

If a profile is removed, the member will be given notice. Registration fees are non-refundable.

To protect the credibility and values of The Ivy Group and the members, certain careers and lines of work are not eligible for inclusion.

Not Eligible

• Adult entertainment and related industries
  e.g., sex work, pornography, escort services, cam work, or sexually explicit content.

• Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) and pyramid-style sales schemes
  businesses reliant on recruitment over legitimate product or service delivery.

• Unverified “get-rich-quick” industries
  e.g., unlicensed crypto hustling, unregulated forex trading, gambling promotion, or speculative schemes.

• Exploitative labour practices
  including indentured, forced, or otherwise unethical work arrangements.

• Misrepresentation of professional authority
  claiming unearned medical, legal, or financial expertise.

• Industries in conflict with Ivy Group values
  hate-based organisations, unethical operations, or work that exploits others.

Purpose

Ivy Group exists to highlight women in professional, entrepreneurial, and executive contexts. These exclusions respectfully ensure the platform remains trusted, credible, and aligned with values of leadership, integrity, and legacy building.