Start the Conversation

If you’d like to learn more about what we do or explore what it could look like to work together, we’re here to connect in the way that works best for you: schedule an intro call, submit a form, or send us a note directly.

It’s a zero-pressure way to get to know each other and talk through how we can impact you and your leadership team. I look forward to getting to know you!

Max Schneider
Founder and Principal

If you’d like to start the conversation via email, you can reach us at hello@thisisritual.com

FAQs - Getting Started

How do we get started?

Start the conversation in whatever way is easiest for you:

  • Schedule an Intro Call: Pick a time that works for you; we’ll get to know your goals and answer questions.
  • Share Your Thoughts: Fill out the interest form to tell us about your team, timing, and what you’re exploring—we’ll follow up with next steps.
  • Send Us a Note: Prefer email? Reach us at hello@thisisritual.com.

Ritual is different from a traditional offsite, strategy firm, or team-building vendor in three ways:

  1. Business-Forward and Deeply Human – We don’t separate the business from the people leading it. Our retreats guide leadership teams through priorities, decisions, and human dynamics in the same room – because that’s how execution actually happens.
  2. We take care of every detail –  You shouldn’t have to plan the offsite, run the agenda, and participate in the work at the same time. We design and facilitate the experience so you can be fully present with your team.
  3. Meeting Your Moment – Every retreat is shaped around your business, your team, and the moment you’re in. The work is structured, but not rigid – so it fits your reality and carries back into the business.

Choose the path that creates the most momentum right now. Here’s how we generally think about it:

  • Start with a retreat when your team is at a pivotal moment – annual planning, transition on the leadership team, integrating an acquisition, or forming a board.
  • Start with coaching when the President or CEO needs a confidential space to steady their own pace, establish rhythms and boundaries that protect their own energy, and more fully step into who they are a leader and person.
  • Do both, sequenced: many teams align in a retreat, then use coaching to carry the work forward – or begin with coaching and convene the team when ready.

FAQs - Leadership Team Retreats

What happens during a Ritual retreat?

Every retreat is different – designed around your team, the moment you’re in, and the work that needs to happen. But a few things are consistent across all of them.

You’ll stay at a private property, with a private chef preparing every meal and transportation handled from the moment you land. The agenda is intentionally balanced – structured enough to do real work, spacious enough to let it settle.

The work itself moves between two modes: strategic work that aligns the team on what matters most to your business, and relational work that deepens trust and shapes how the team shows up for each other. Mindfulness practices are woven into the flow – not as the focus, but as the method that creates the presence and clarity for the harder conversations to happen.

The result is a retreat that feels both focused and restorative, designed to help your team align on what matters and return with shared commitments they can carry forward.

Yes. We manage everything from the moment you land.

From private transportation and lodging to meals, local partners, and facilitation – all details are handled so your only job is to be with your team and fully immerse in the work you’re there to do.

We know your time is valuable, so the planning process is designed around a few focused touchpoints — usually around 3-4 hours total.

Discovery Call (1 hour) – We learn about your business, team dynamics, and goals for the retreat so we’re designing around what matters most.

Design Review (1 hour) – A midpoint review where we walk through the retreat structure and make any adjustments to ensure it feels right for your team.

Final Alignment (1 hour) – A final design walkthrough before the retreat to answer any questions and ensure you arrive fully prepared to immerse in the experience.

Team Call (30 minutes) – A couple weeks out from the retreat, we join a meeting with your team to introduce Ritual, set expectations, and answer any logistical questions ahead of time.

Every retreat is priced based on location, duration, and group size — because every retreat is built around what your team actually needs.

Most leadership teams invest $7,000–$9,000 per leader for a 3–4 night retreat with 2–3 full days of guided work. For a typical team of 6–8 leaders, that usually falls between $50,000–$80,000 all-in — covering venue, private chef, transportation, facilitation, and retreat design.

The best way to get a clear picture of investment is to start a conversation about what you’re looking for.

FAQs - Executive Coaching

What does a typical coaching session look like?

Each session follows a simple arc – Presence, Perspective, Practice – so you leave clearer and equipped to act.

  • Presence – We start sessions with a grounding arrival practice, noticing what’s present and arriving in the moment. It’s a downshifting of the nervous system to create calm and clarity before beginning.
  • Perspective – The conversation begins by unpacking what’s taking the most mindshare for you, both mentally and emotionally. Through mindful exploration, we notice patterns and shift perspectives to see what’s there more fully.
  • Practice – We end the session with micro-practices or experiments to integrate over the coming weeks. No prescriptions or playbooks – just practical, mindful ways to evolve how you live and lead.

Our two engagement structures apply this differently.

“Focused” applies it in monthly, 60-minute calls.

“Immersive” uses the same arc with 90-minute monthly calls + two in-person days each year.

We have two simple paths — Focused or Immersive — built around a steady monthly rhythm.

  • Focused: 60-minute virtual session each month to clear mental and emotional bandwidth, keeping your weeks calm, your mind grounded, and your decisions intentional.
  • Immersive: Full-day in-person sessions in your city every six months. The first in-person day sets a vision for your next 12 months and the path to get there. The second in-person say is an honest recalibration, adjusting and doubling down where needed. In between, we have 90-minute virtual sessions each month to build momentum through reflection, focused exploration, and practice.
  • After every session: Human-written, in-depth recap within 24 hours – summary, key insights, reflection prompts, simple practices – with text/email/phone access between sessions.

Our first touchpoint is always an intro call to get to know each other, talk about how we’d work together, and answer questions.

From there, all engagements start with a three-month commitment so shifts have time to take form.

After that, we move to a 6- or 12-month engagement, billed monthly, with a 30-day cancellation window.

Ritual Interest Form