Leadership Deprogrammed
For leaders who've mastered the game and are ready to rewrite the rules.
Small group adventures for CEOs and founders: cycling Spain's Basque Country, skiing under the northern lights, surfing in Portugal, sailing in Croatia, and more. Six to eight leaders. Limited phone time. No performance.
Six to eight leaders. The door opens by invitation.
The habits that made you successful are now the ones running your calendar.
Most of the leaders I work with built their companies on their own judgment, and somewhere along the way the calendar took over. Every hour gets claimed by someone else, every decision arrives as urgent, and what got them here slowly starts to keep them stuck.
Leadership Deprogrammed is a week away from all of that, spent with a small group of people who know exactly what that pressure feels like. It changes what you're able to see when you come back.
The answer usually shows up when you stop forcing it.
I take a sabbatical every year. Every time, I come home having solved a problem in my business I wasn't even trying to solve. Being present on the trip let the answer come to me instead of forcing one when I couldn't think straight.
Leadership Deprogrammed is your chance to do the same. To detach, deconstruct, and deprogram from the constant email, chatter, meetings, and expectations. And to be fully present for a real adventure, alongside executives and founders in a similar place in their leadership.
Adventure that demands presence.
A real technology detox.
No email, no notifications, no meetings. Phones come out only at short, set times each day to check in with family. I provide cameras, so you can capture the trip without picking up your phone.
Cycling Spain's Basque Country.
Mountain roads, coastal climbs, and evenings in San Sebastián. Terrain that rewards your full attention with clarity.
Skiing under the northern lights.
Days on snow, nights under the aurora, and nothing urgent waiting for you. A different kind of quiet.
Surfing the coast of Portugal.
Atlantic swells, small coastal towns, and the humility of learning something new alongside your peers.
Sailing the coast of Croatia.
Island to island along the Adriatic, with long days on the water and quiet harbors at night.
Truth without the usual filters.
I'm with you the whole way. The conversations that never happen in a boardroom or a coaching session happen here.
A peer group worth having.
Six to eight leaders at your level, chosen for what they bring. No networking theater.
And more to come. Founding list members hear about new expeditions first.
You won't come home with a binder full of ideas to implement. You'll come home with a decision you've been putting off, the people who helped you make it, and a week you'll talk about for years.
Kristin Darga
I've founded six companies and coached more than 500 executives through the moments that never make the LinkedIn post: the 11pm decision, the board that didn't get it, the call made with half the information.
Before you join the list.
Who is Leadership Deprogrammed for?
CEOs, founders, and C suite leaders who've mastered the game and are ready to rewrite the rules. Each cohort is six to eight leaders, selected for what they bring.
Where do the expeditions go?
Cycling in Spain's Basque Country, skiing under the northern lights, surfing in Portugal, and sailing in Croatia, with more to come. Founding list members hear about new expeditions first.
Do I have to give up my phone?
Not completely. Phones stay away except at short, set times each day to check in with family. No email, no notifications, no meetings. I provide cameras, so you can capture the trip without reaching for your phone.
When is it, and what does it cost?
Dates, the itinerary, and founding cohort pricing go to the founding list first. The first cohort is small and filled by invitation.
Who leads it?
I do. I've founded six companies, coached more than 500 executives, and I'm with the group the whole way.
The first cohort is small and filled by invitation.
Join the founding list to get the dates, the itinerary, and founding cohort pricing before anyone else, plus a personal invitation to apply.
The founding list is by invitation. Ring to request yours.