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Small rooms by design.
Hand-sized at about 50 men, not 500. Most of the work happens in groups of four to six, where everyone has air time and the room gets close enough to actually help.
Summit
Spring Summit 2027
Three days with the men you don't find anywhere else.
Photos: The Harpeth Hotel
Three days at The Harpeth in Franklin, Tennessee, just south of Nashville. A hand-selected room of growth-minded men in their second to fourth season of life, having the conversations they don't have anywhere else. No keynote pageantry. No breakout track navigation.
Who comesGrowth-minded men in their second to fourth season of life. CEOs, founders, senior operators, and the men coming up beside them.
What this is
What it is. What it isn't.
It is
- Three days with about 50 hand-selected men
- Small-group working sessions, not keynote audiences
- Conversations you've been needing to have, with people who can hold them
- Time built in for long walks and front-porch quiet
It isn't
- Not a conference: no expo floor, no breakout track navigation
- Not a networking event: no handshakes that go nowhere
- Not a curriculum: no slides, no homework
- Not a retreat where you're alone with your thoughts
A few principles
How the room is built.
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Working sessions, not keynote audiences.
No one's giving a TED Talk™. Beau and Michael open the conversation and step back. The room itself does most of the work.
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Conversations, not transactions.
You leave with people you'll be talking to in six months, not a stack of business cards. We pick the room with that in mind.
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Time for the long walks.
Sessions are short on purpose. The space between them (meals, walks, fire pit) is where most of the thinking actually happens.
Schedule
What to expect.
Day one: Wednesday, April 21
Arrival & opening
- Afternoon
Arrivals & check-in
- Evening
Opening circle
A short opening from Beau and Michael, then a guided conversation in small groups.
- Dinner
Round table dinner
Everyone at one table.
- Late
Fire & front-porch conversation
Day two: Thursday, April 22
The work
- Morning
Coffee & quiet
- Late morning
Session one: On Purpose
A working session led by Michael on naming what's yours to do.
- Midday
Lunch & long walks
- Afternoon
Session two: The conversations you've been avoiding
A working session led by Beau, in pairs and small groups.
- Evening
Dinner together
Day three: Friday, April 23
Closing
- Morning
Breakfast and a closing circle
- Midday
Departures
Executive Track · April 20–21
Come in a couple of days early.
Two extra days, April 20–21, for a smaller group that comes in ahead of the Summit. Fewer people, longer sessions, and more time with leaders carrying the same weight you are. We're still building the program. Tell us you're interested and we'll send it to you first.
Hosting
Who's in the room with you.
Beau Johnson
Co-founder, coach
Beau works in foxholes with leaders fighting battles that matter: building businesses, making bets, and keeping their teams whole.
Dr. Michael Brown
Co-founder, coach
Michael helps people become fully alive. He works in ballrooms, boardrooms, and locker rooms, helping leaders, teams, and families do the same.
The venue
The Harpeth, in historic Franklin.
Everything happens at The Harpeth: the sessions, the dinners, and your room. It's a boutique hotel in downtown Franklin, right on the river and a block off Main Street, with 1799 Kitchen on site for Southern cooking and Tennessee whiskey. You won't need a car once you're there.
Good to know
- Curio Collection by Hilton · AAA Four-Diamond
- Historic downtown Franklin, on the Harpeth River
- Walkable Main Street — shops, coffee, and dining
- About 30 minutes from Nashville International (BNA)
Your room at The Harpeth is included in the ticket.
From the room
What you leave with.
"I came in expecting a framework. I left with three people I'm still talking to and a clearer answer to a question I'd been avoiding for two years."
Founder, Series B SaaS company
"It's the only room I've been in where someone wasn't trying to convince me their model was the answer. It made it easier to admit what mine actually is."
CEO, family-held manufacturing business
"I keep finding myself in conversations with people from this room I would never have found anywhere else."
President, regional non-profit
Hold your spot
Pricing's still landing. Your spot doesn't have to wait.
Fifty seats, and the room fills the way it always does. A $250 deposit holds your spot now, credited toward your ticket once full pricing is set.
Hold your spot with a $250 deposit
Your name, your email, and the $250 deposit — that's it. We'll send the full details as soon as they land.
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