WE TAKE TEAMS

Outside comfort zones
Outside corporate norms
Outside in nature

CONNECTION drives TRUST. TRUST drives PERFORMANCE.

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BY and FOR leaders who understand the power of people.

We design experiences that outlast the return flight, producing actionable shifts in how teams trust each other, engage in healthy conflict, and move forward.

Designed
for those
who know:
CEOs & Founders

It's Lonely At The Top

We surround you with a Forum of operators who've been there.

Leadership Teams

Change Can Outpace Trust

We run transformational experiences and year-long engagements that bring senior teams back in step.

Organizations

"Culture" is More Than Its Leaders

We cascade the language, connection, and capability from your leadership room through the whole company.

Conferences & Summits

People Remember How You Made Them Feel

We design activations that turn a room of attendees into people who genuinely connected.

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TRUSTED BY LEADERSHIP TEAMS AT

Operators
as
Facilitators

Our strategic advisors and facilitators are serial CEOs, founders, and senior leaders who have built and scaled real businesses across tech, healthcare, and professional services.

CLIENT STORIES

Our impact,
in their words.

WK Kellogg Co Connection Walk

WK Kellogg Co

A connection walk to build trust across the sales team.

“Bart led our team of 220+ Retail Sales Professionals on the largest ever Connection Walk in Downtown Dallas. The walk allowed our team to immediately put into practice deeper connections and build strong trust.”

Wilson RaySr. Director of Retail Strategy

eGateway Capital leadership summit

eGateway Capital

Building community across portfolio companies.

“Our inaugural portfolio company Leadership Summit was warmly authentic, explosively connective, and singularly impactful. We are profoundly excited by the outcomes and will be holding fast to this philosophy for years to come.”

Chad SummeManaging Partner & Co-Founder

Groundforce Capital team retreat

Groundforce Capital

A retreat on leading through connection.

“BusinessOutside doesn't just mean being physically outside. It's about operating outside the norms. When you understand someone deeply, you don't just manage better, you lead better.”

Dan GluckCo-Founder

Advancing Eyecare leadership retreat

Advancing Eyecare

A multi-day retreat to build trust.

“Back to Boulder to get together with the best leadership team in the business for a retreat facilitated by Bart Foster and BusinessOutside. I am so proud of the focus, engagement and transparency that powered the retreat.”

Jim McGrannCEO

Echelon Cyber team at Red Rocks

Echelon Cyber

A retreat beyond the org chart.

“I am still energized by the time our team spent together shoulder to shoulder. We got outside the corporate hierarchy. We got outside the self-imposed limitations. We built real and authentic relationships.”

Dan DeskoCEO

YPO Pacific One CEO hike

YPO Pacific One

A peer hike for a group of CEOs.

“He led thirty CEOs on a hike where we talked about business challenges and opportunities for growth. I absolutely loved this format and learned a lot from my fellow attendees.”

Laura OwensMember

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THE BUILD

An End-to-End
boutique approach

01
Your Key Objectives
All begins with identifying the right key objectives and desired outcomes for your team.
02
Pre-Work & Integration
Healthy Team Surveys and Pre-Interviews surface necessary context for any content.
03
Agenda & Logistics
Custom agenda design and logistics coordination in partnership with your team.
04
Experience Design
Custom materials, agendas, production elements tailored to your objectives and attendees.
05
Follow-Through & Deliverables
Commitments, action plans, integration support, and value drivers that outlast the experience.

CONNECT

Tell us about your team.
We will take it from there.