Service Description

Looking for a transformative experience to strengthen your leadership team or co-founder partnership? Join GrowOut’s immersive 3-day wilderness retreat designed to support early-stage co-founders and leadership teams in building trust, alignment, and shared leadership — all in a beautiful, unplugged natural setting. This program was designed as part of a Doctor of Business Administration research study exploring how nature-based experiences can help teams develop deeper self-awareness, improve communication, and build long-term resiliency together. Whether you’re in the early stages of co-founding a business or leading a small leadership team, this retreat is for you. What to expect: - Unplug from technology and immerse yourself fully in nature - Explore your individual and collective leadership styles, strengths, and communication dynamics - Strengthen trust, alignment, and decision-making skills within your team - Learn practical tools to apply to your business and daily life Program highlights include: Pre-work to connect and prepare for your journey together Day 1: Hiking, setting up camp, self-reflection, mission & values alignment, and appreciating your surroundings Day 2: Deep dives into trust building, communication exercises (including creative problem-solving and design challenges), group hikes, and reflective discussions Day 3: Role clarity, shared leadership activities, commitment setting, unstructured play, and a final debrief Participants should be willing and able to hike at least 5 km (3 miles) carrying a 15 kg (30 lb) backpack Fully outdoor experience, including sleeping in tents Why join? Reconnect to your purpose, each other, and the natural world — and leave with actionable insights and commitments to bring back to your business or organization. Ready to reset, realign, and grow together? “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” — Albert Einstein