Sun Valley
Founders Retreat
SUN VALLEY, IDAHO
A 4-DAY LEADERSHIP RETREAT FOR FOUNDERS
JANUARY 21-25, 2026
Your Biggest Breakthrough Yet Awaits
Join us and an extraordinary group of fellow entrepreneurs with big ambitions and huge hearts for a revitalizing, transformational 4-day retreat (deep inner work, connecting, skiing and integration).
You’ll let go of limiting beliefs, wake up to the truth of who you are, and create your ideal future. Come breathe the fresh mountain air, feed your soul, and join a true community. There are 12 total spots and it will fill up.
Following the retreat, we’ll create an online community and live calls to ensure you have support to integrate your breakthroughs & shifts into your everyday life.
Through this retreat, you’ll:
Remove invisible barriers stopping you from taking your startup to the next level
Accomplish way more with way less effort & stress as your shift to operating from a state of flow
Learn how to to unhook from your inner critic and negate your limiting beliefs
Develop your ability to inspire yourself & your team no matter the external circumstances
Expand what’s possible by learning to integrate your feelings and be with intensity
Lead with creativity, joy & aliveness instead of stress & fear
It was the single best personal development thing I've ever done on a time investment → ROI perspective.
I still feel in a state of flow even to this day; it’s been over a month since the retreat!
— 2025 Participant: Gagan Biyani, CEO & Co-Founder, Maven
Like you, I’m an entrepreneur. In addition to coaching hundreds of venture-backed startup CEOs over the last 15 years, I’ve co-founded two startups and know firsthand the stress and intensity of being ‘in the arena’.
Gratefully, the number of entrepreneurs who recognize the linkage between their personal development and their startup’s success has skyrocketed over the last decade.
We've been working hard to create the most energizing, powerful, effective, FUN retreat experience possible for startup founders/CEOs who sense that more is possible and want to realize their potential.
You’ll leave inspired, recharged, feeling connected to who you really are, and with a new community of beloved friends who just so happen to be some of the most badass entrepreneurs in the world.
As a founder, you already know the power of commitment. You owe it to yourself and your startup to make this commitment, become who you need to be to realize your company’s potential and not miss the chance to join this amazing founder community.
Energizing, Powerful, Effective
Absolutely game-changing and is the gift that keeps on giving.
— 2025 Participant: Matt Ford, CEO & Founder, Prism.fm
SECURE YOUR SPOT
We have 12 spots for this retreat and the investment is $9,997 per person (includes food and programming). After you fill out the form, we’ll reach out directly to discuss whether it’s a good fit!
About the Facilitators
Dave Kashen
Dave Kashen is regarded as one of the top startup founder/CEO coaches. Until now, his work has been mostly 1:1 with founders but we’re now creating new ways to expand his impact and lower the barrier to entry to receive his coaching, insights, etc.
If you don’t know Dave, he’s coached hundreds of founders and CEOs, 10+ unicorn founders and dozens who’ve built $100M+ companies, collectively creating over $100B in value. His clients include founders of Instagram, Solana, Alto Pharmacy, Jet, Fetch, Redesign Health, Indiegogo, Morning Brew, Republic, and Truebill.
Dave cares deeply for founders (he’s started and sold 2 startups himself and is a YC alum) – his coaching is centered around conscious leadership, calming the internal storm that founders face, and transforming them into world class leaders & CEOs capable of scaling with ease.
Emma Wood
Emma coaches founders, investors and executives to lead from clarity and conviction, helping them scale companies, build high-performing cultures, and achieve extraordinary results without sacrificing what matters most. A Stanford MBA, former McKinsey consultant, and executive at both early-stage startups and private equity-backed firms, she brings a rare combination of strategic thinking and deep emotional intelligence to the work of leadership transformation.
Emma's coaching approach focuses on developing sustainable operating models, building high-performing teams, and creating the strategic focus that accelerates growth while maintaining personal well-being. She goes deep with their clients to evolve their internal worlds as a path to external change and fulfillment. Her clients consistently report transformational shifts in their leadership effectiveness, team dynamics, and ability to achieve extraordinary results without sacrificing what matters most.
Nicole Bliss
Nicole Bliss coaches high-performing founders and executives to transform from reactive leaders to conscious creators by regulating their nervous system and reconnecting with their authentic leadership power. Before founding Lead with Bliss, Nicole built and led account strategy and agency teams at ad tech companies, where she experienced firsthand the unsustainable cycle of high performance fueled by chronic stress and the inability to disconnect from work pressures at home.
Nicole combines her deep understanding of high-pressure environments with conscious leadership, nervous system science and ancient wisdom practices to help founders break free from 3am mental spirals, decision paralysis, and burnout patterns. Her unique approach helps founders shift from leading through fight-or-flight reactivity to making conscious choices from calm clarity, enabling them to scale their companies from wholeness rather than depletion.
Eric Allen
Eric (EJ) Allen coaches technical founders and leaders to evolve from high-performing problem-solvers into conscious, emotionally intelligent leaders who lead with clarity, connection, and joy.
A former CTO and software engineer, EJ has guided teams through acquisitions, ISO certifications, and hypergrowth, experiences that revealed both the power and the loneliness of leadership. His coaching blends technical rigor with emotional depth, helping leaders unwind patterns of over-responsibility and rediscover ease and authenticity in how they lead.
A father of three boys, EJ brings warmth, humor, and grounded presence to his work, creating space for transformation that extends beyond the boardroom into every area of life.
2025 FOUNDERS RETREAT MOMENTS
This retreat was powerful in a way I will (hopefully) never forget. Thank you Dave and all the coaches
— 2025 Participant: Sophia Lugo, CEO & Chairman, Radar Therapeutics
SUN VALLEY, IDAHO
A 4-DAY LEADERSHIP RETREAT FOR FOUNDERS
JANUARY 21-25, 2026
