Speaking and Retreats
With 30+ years of leadership experience, I create space for clarity, challenge, and meaningful growth. Whether on stage or in a retreat setting, I help leaders and teams step back, think differently, and reconnect with what matters most.
Speaking
Leadership isn’t a theory—it’s lived.
It’s shaped by pressure, refined by experience, and tested in complexity.
With over 30 years of experience as a founder, board member, coach, and executive, I speak to leadership teams, conferences, and private gatherings with one goal: to deliver clarity, challenge assumptions, and equip people to lead with greater intention.
My talks are grounded in real stories and practical insight—drawn from co-founding five companies, guiding strategic exits, serving on nine boards, and leading teams across five continents. I don’t speak in soundbites—I speak from experience.
Whether on the TEDx stage or in a boardroom, I aim to spark something real: insight, reflection, and the momentum to take the next step.
I also bring lessons from life outside the office—ultramarathons, canyon crossings, remote travel—into every keynote. Because leadership, like adventure, demands perspective, resilience, and the courage to keep going when it gets hard.
If you're looking for a speaker who brings energy, authenticity, and hard-won wisdom to the room, let's talk.
Executive Retreat Facilitation
Real strategy requires space—space to reflect, recalibrate, and make decisions that matter.
I design and facilitate retreats for executive leaders, boards, and founders navigating high-stakes decisions, complex dynamics, or moments of strategic inflection. These aren’t offsites for team bonding. They’re structured, intentional gatherings designed to surface what’s essential—and move organizations forward.
With decades of experience inside the room—on boards, in the C-suite, and as a founder myself—I bring a steady hand and an outside lens to help leaders think more clearly, challenge assumptions, and align around what’s next.
No two retreats are the same. Some focus on clarity of direction. Others are built around pivotal choices, restructuring, or long-range planning. What they all share is a commitment to substance over show—and the ability to hold space for real conversation and progress.
I’ve had the privilege of working with hundreds of leaders across a wide range of industries and stages. What they tell me, again and again, is that the work feels different: more grounded, more honest, and more productive.
If you're preparing for a critical decision or need to create alignment around your next chapter, I can help you create a retreat that gets you there.