

Real Fellowship Gathering: Leading and Cultivating Flow
Leading and building a company requires constant movement between vision and execution, control and adaptation, conviction and uncertainty. During the Real Fellowship December gathering, we’ll explore how to lead and cultivate flow, staying grounded amid change, reading what the moment calls for, and shifting fluidly between roles, realities, and ways of being.
Over two immersive days, founders and CEOs will come together to deepen their leadership practice through shared learning, peer support, and embodied exercises designed to strengthen attention, awareness, and facilitation meta-skills. These are the same capabilities that help leaders navigate tough decisions, maintain clarity through uncertainty, and build cultures where teams can perform and grow. Expect a mix of reflection, real-world role plays, and collective exploration guided by facilitators Pete Strom and Aithan Shapira, designed to translate personal insight into practical business action.
We’re delighted to welcome back Fellows and Founders of the Real Fellowship community, and to once again open the door to CEOs, CTOs, and founders exploring this work for the first time.
WHOW SHOULD ATTEND:
This gathering is for CEOs and founders who want to:
Lead with greater awareness, adaptability, and focus
Build teams and cultures that thrive through change
Strengthen their capacity to navigate uncertainty and complexity
Connect with and learn from peers equally committed to personal and collective growth in service of their companies, missions, and communities.
PRACTICAL DETAILS:
Location: Hotel Monville, 1041 Rue De Bleury, Montreal (if you are travelling, please book your own accommodations)
Meals: Breakfast and lunch both days, plus dinner together Friday evening
Schedule:
Monday, Dec 1 from 8 AM – 5 PM, followed by dinner at 6 PM @ Sesame restaurant, 380 Rue Saint-Jacques, Montréal.
Tuesday, Dec 2 from 8 AM – 5 PM
We invite you to join with presence—setting aside distractions, leaning into practice, and connecting deeply with others on the founder journey.
ABOUT THE REAL FELLOWSHIP
Offered by Real Ventures, the Real Fellowship is a growing community of practice for CEOs and founders who are committed to developing themselves in service of their companies and communities. Together, we pause from the day-to-day to practice new ways of leading, strengthen our awareness, and build the inner capacities needed to navigate complexity.