Fall Retreat: Paradise Valley, Arizona
We’re bringing together a small, carefully selected group of CEOs and founders for several days in Paradise Valley, Arizona - one of the Southwest’s most exclusive destinations, where dramatic desert landscapes, world-class resorts, exceptional dining, private estates, and the rugged beauty of the Sonoran Desert come together.
Paradise Valley in September feels different.
The desert takes on a completely different character as summer begins to fade. Early mornings are cool and quiet, the mountains rise dramatically from the valley, and the desert landscape becomes the backdrop for a few days of adventure, wellness, great food, and exceptional company.
This is an opportunity to step away from the company, the calendar, and the constant pressure to be “on” - and spend several days surrounded by a small group of people who understand exactly what it means to build and lead at the highest level.
THE EXPERIENCE
The agenda will balance meaningful time together with the freedom to experience Arizona on your own terms.
Morning wellness & reset
Start the day with yoga, movement, meditation, a workout, or simply coffee overlooking Camelback Mountain as the desert wakes up around you. There will be time built in to slow down, recharge, and step away from the pace of everyday life.
Desert adventure
Leave the resort behind and explore the Sonoran Desert. Hike through the mountains, explore desert trails, take in sweeping views of the Valley, or venture off-road into some of Arizona's most spectacular landscapes.
Golf
Spend an afternoon on the course surrounded by mountains and desert landscape. Paradise Valley and Scottsdale offer some of the country's most spectacular golf settings — with plenty of time afterward for drinks and conversation.
Pool, spa & recovery
Not every day needs to be an adventure. Spend time by the pool, book a treatment, enjoy a sauna or cold plunge, or simply disappear for a few hours.
The retreat is designed to give you space to do as much - or as little - as you want.
Scottsdale evenings
As the sun goes down, Paradise Valley and Scottsdale come alive. Expect exceptional restaurants, private dining, cocktails, great wine, and evenings that can move from a quiet dinner to some of the best nightlife in the Valley.
Exceptional food & long dinners
Expect exceptional restaurants, private dining, locally inspired cuisine, great wine, cocktails, and long dinners where the conversation continues well past the point when the plates have been cleared.
Think desert sunsets, candlelit tables, exceptional steaks, fresh Southwestern ingredients, and a room filled with people who don't need an introduction.
THE CONVERSATIONS
The most valuable part of the retreat may happen when nothing is formally scheduled.
By the pool, on a desert trail, over cocktails at sunset, or across the dinner table, we'll create space for candid conversations between people who understand what it's like to build and lead companies at the highest level.
We'll explore the questions that rarely make it onto an executive agenda:
What's next? What are you building toward? What have you learned the hard way? Where is AI changing your business? How do you think about capital, people, growth, and life beyond the company?
A small group of exceptional CEOs and founders, several days in the Sonoran Desert, and the space to have the conversations that actually matter.
A few days away from everything - with the right people.
High-Level Schedule Highlights
Fri Sept. 10 - Transit to Scottsdale, Free-Time, Welcome Dinner
Sat Sept. 11 - 18 Holes of Golf, Afternoon Workshop, Group Dinner
Sun Sept. 12 - Camelback Hike, Afternoon Workshop, Group Dinner
Mon Sept. 13 - Executive Mastermind Workshop, Farewell Dinner
Optional: Tues-Saturday - Sept. 14-18 - Coworking, Pool and Chill & Group Meals