Hit your one-year goals in the next three months.
Become the leader your company needs tomorrow, today. For founders and CEOs: three months on your real numbers, with your whole executive team, alongside 19 founders who won't let your goals slip another year.
Kicks off late January in Los Angeles. 20 founders max. Early bird $3,000 until December 23.
- Two weekend retreats in LA, late January and late April
- Two virtual check-ins in between
For founders and CEOs who are done watching big goals slip
Every quarter a goal slips costs you revenue you planned on, executives who stop believing the plan, and a year you'll spend catching up.
BeforeWhere you are now
- Big goals in January, buried by March
- Executives working hard toward different numbers
- Nobody outside the company sees your real numbers
- Growth that depends on you working more hours
- A company that crowds out the rest of your life
AfterThree months later
- One-year goals, hit in three months
- One leadership team, chasing the same few KPIs
- Experts who've pressure-tested your real numbers
- You lead like the CEO, not the busiest employee
- A company growing around the life you want
If the left column sounds familiar, this is built for you.
A Master Certified Coach and an Inc. 5000 founder
The human side of growth and the business side, in the same room, working on the same goals.
Kelby L. Kupersmid, MS, MCC
Co-founder · Kinetic Leadership Development
The world's youngest Master Certified Coach, the International Coaching Federation's highest credential. For 13 years, Kelby has coached leaders through their next stage of growth, from Fortune 100 boardrooms and United Nations field offices to startup founders in more than 35 countries.
He helps founders get out of their own way and build the leadership their ambition requires, so high performance lasts instead of burning them out.
David McClellan
Co-founder · Founder & CEO, Social Catfish
David started Social Catfish as a free blog about online scams and bootstrapped it into an Inc. 5000 company, one of the fastest-growing in America. Before that came car sales, insurance, a digital marketing agency, and leading SEO strategy for CNET.
David's rule for growth: to build the company you want, you have to be that leader today, not someday. It's how David lost 80 pounds, too, by living like that future self every day until the results caught up.
Founders who become the leaders their companies need tomorrow, today, and build those companies around the lives they want.
- Be that leader today.Don't wait to grow into the CEO your goals require. Lead like that person now, and the results catch up.
- Accountable in public.Say your goals out loud, in front of people who want the same thing, and report back on them.
- Growth over ego.Come to learn, not to look good. The room works because everyone is willing to be wrong.
- Push past comfortable.Every session ends in action, and every plan should stretch you.
- Live the life now.Build the business around the life you want, with good people and real adventure, instead of saving it all for later.
Big goals don't fail for lack of ambition. They fail in the weeks when nobody's watching.
Most founders set goals alone, track them in their heads, and answer only to themselves. Even when you're all in, your executive team is often playing to a different scoreboard.
What makes this different
- Real numbers, not case studies. You share your actual financials and KPIs before kickoff, so every expert session is about your business.
- Your whole team, not just you. We sit down with your executives so every leader is chasing the same KPIs, tracked automatically.
- Accountability with teeth. Twenty founders, chosen by application, know your goals, see your numbers, and expect you to deliver.
- Retreats you'll want to go to. Hard work on your business, plus the kind of fun that turns a cohort into friends.
Three months, two retreats, one aligned team
Late January to late April 2027. Both retreats are in Los Angeles, and the check-ins in between are virtual.
The three months
- Your numbers · Before kickoffPut your real numbers on the tableYour financials, KPIs and personal goals arrive before you do, so nobody spends the retreat on generic exercises.
- Kickoff retreat · Late January, LASet goals you'll actually hitWe go through your financials and business economics with you, build your growth game plan, and you leave having pitched the room how you'll grow in the next 90 days.
- Team alignment · After kickoffGet your whole team pulling the same wayWe help you split your goals across your executive team, so each leader owns a piece and answers for it.
- Monthly check-ins · VirtualStay on pace, in front of your peersNinety minutes a month with the cohort to check your pace against your goals, clear what's stuck, and pick the next area of the business to improve.
- Closing retreat · Late April, LAMeasure the breakthroughCompare where you landed with your one-year goals, keep what worked, and set the next level with the people who watched you get there.
Built around your calendar
- Pick your weekendEach retreat runs on two back-to-back weekends, in January and again in April. Choose the one that fits.
- Pick your timeEvery check-in is offered at 8am and at 4pm Pacific, so you can join without losing your workday.
- Track progress without extra workGoal-setting tools turn one-year goals into weekly commitments, and a KPI dashboard updates itself for you and your team.
Most of my direct colleagues have called it out. I'm growing in how I problem-solve, in how I communicate, and in how I collaborate.
One of the most powerful levers in how my company has advanced, evolved and grown in these 14 months since its birth. Kelby is kind, insightful, and has solid tools up his sleeve.
It was a transformative experience. He has a deep understanding of the unique pressures that founders face and provided practical strategies to navigate them.
Most retreats end when you fly home
If you're weighing a mastermind, a retreat or an accelerator, these are the questions worth asking.
| Question | Typical retreat or mastermind | Impactful Retreats |
|---|---|---|
| What happens after the retreat? | You go home inspired, and the week takes over | Two check-ins and a second retreat to measure what you hit |
| Who's involved? | Just you | You and your executive team, aligned on the same KPIs |
| What do you work on? | Frameworks and other people's case studies | Your real numbers, submitted before kickoff |
| How is progress tracked? | Self-reported, if at all | KPIs that update automatically |
| What's the goal? | Learn something and feel motivated | Hit your one-year goals in three months |
| Who's in the room? | Whoever bought a ticket | 20 founders and CEOs, chosen by application |
Early bird pricing ends December 23
One price per founder covers the full three months. Pay in full, or in four installments.
Everything included
- 2 weekend retreats in Los Angeles (2 to 2½ days each), in late January and late April
- 2 monthly 90-minute virtual check-ins, at 8am or 4pm Pacific
- A growth game plan built on your financials, pitched to the cohort at kickoff
- Your goals split across your executive team, each leader owning a piece
- Automatic KPI tracking for you and your team
- Expert sessions on the fundamentals, using your real numbers
- Goal-setting tools that turn one-year goals into weekly commitments
- A plan for each new area of your business to improve, set at every check-in
- A cohort of 20 founders and CEOs who'll hold you to it
Impactful Retreats
Winter 2027 cohort, late January to late April.
or 4 payments of $750
After December 23: $5,000, or 4 payments of $1,250
Claim one of 20 seats
Applying starts with a 30-minute call, so the room is full of founders who want to be pushed, not just inspired.
Your seat covers the program. Travel and lodging for the two Los Angeles weekends are booked separately.
Questions founders ask
Who is this for?
Founders and CEOs who want to be pushed. If you're ready to set ambitious goals, share your real numbers, and be accountable in front of peers who want the same thing, it's built for you.
How long is each retreat, and do I need to live in LA?
Each retreat is two to two and a half days over a weekend in Los Angeles, so you fly in for both. The check-ins in between are virtual. Expect real work on your business and time that's genuinely fun.
What if I can't make a specific weekend?
Each retreat runs on two back-to-back weekends, in January and again in April. Pick the one that works for you. Each check-in is offered at 8am and 4pm Pacific.
Do I really have to share my real numbers?
Yes. Advice built on someone else's numbers won't move yours. What you share stays confidential.
How involved is my executive team?
We meet with your executive team to align everyone on the same goals and KPIs, then set up tracking that updates automatically. Your team stays focused on the work, not on status reports.
How do installments work?
Pay in full or in four equal payments: $750 at the early bird price, or $1,250 at the standard price. Enroll by December 23 to lock in $3,000.
Become the leader your company needs tomorrow, today.
The January cohort kicks off in Los Angeles and is capped at 20 founders. Early bird pricing of $3,000 ends December 23.
Apply for the January cohortOr email kelby@kldcoach.com