Outside comfort zones
Outside corporate norms
Outside into nature

CONNECT YOUR TEAM

CONNECTION drives TRUST. TRUST drives PERFORMANCE.

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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.

BY and FOR leaders who understand the power of people.

For Teams & Organizations

Experiences

Transformational Immersions, retreats, and journeys that get leaders out of the conference room and into the work of trust, connection, and performance.

Half-day to year-long

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For CEOs & Senior Leaders

Forums

Small peer groups of CEOs and senior leaders who meet to think clearly, grow, and work through the weight of leadership together.

Ongoing

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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.

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FOUNDER STORY

Our impact,
in their words.

WK Kellogg Co

Building trust across the sales team & arming for stronger sales tactics

“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

Transforming trust between LPs and 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

Portfolio Founder support and trustbuilding

“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

Recentering trust toward accountable goals

“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

Inspiring unique energy throughout growing teams

“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

Trusting peer groups going deeper

“In my nearly twenty year career, I have been to dozens of conferences. They usually entail windowless hotel ballrooms with uncomfortable chairs and freezing air conditioning. Imagine my delight when I had the opportunity to experience Bart Foster of BusinessOutside’s skillful facilitation. ”

Laura OwensMember