Great to exceptional.
For successful leaders and teams preparing for what comes next.
The gap is not information.
Breakthroughs happen more on mountains than in boardrooms.
Most leadership development happens in a conference room, the place leaders are most comfortable. They understand the concepts, then revert to old habits the moment pressure returns. What's missing is distance from the routine to think, challenge that shows how you actually respond, and honest conversations with people you learn to trust.
We work with executive teams and with individual leaders at inflection points. One method, two ways in.
“The adventure creates the conditions. Guided conversation turns the experience into insight.”
Brian Ketz, Co-founder
Build your own adventure.
Any season. Any terrain. Your team, or just you.
Whether you're going solo, with your co-founder, or with your executive team, we design the experience around your goals. Think hiking, skiing, rafting, blindfolded ATV rides, or whatever gets you moving and thinking differently.
Sometimes the clarity you need doesn't come from another whiteboard session. It comes miles from the office, when your phone's off, your boots are dusty, and you start rewriting your next chapter.
<< Upcoming Adventures>>
Open Adventures
Mar 2027: Moab, Utah
A 4 to 5 day leadership experience in Moab's red-rock country. Guided UTV runs build trust and delegation, rafting the Colorado tests how to lead through change, and climbing or hiking stretches every leader. Evenings bring premium lodging, great food, and facilitated conversation that turns the day into insight.
Book by January 2027
June 2027: River Expedition
A 4 to 5 day journey into remote wilderness, where the river sets the pace. Reading the water, sharing the load and adjusting as conditions change become live practice in leading through change. Evenings at camp create space to disconnect, reflect and decide what matters next.
Book by 2027
Aug 2027: Austrian Alps
A 4 to 5 day hut-to-hut crossing of the high alpine, among glaciers, alpine lakes and dramatic peaks. Challenging terrain tests how a team plans, paces and supports each other under pressure. Each evening in a traditional mountain hut turns the day into conversation and reflection.
Book by March 2027
Oct 2027: Bryce, Utah
A multi-day hike through Bryce Canyon's red-rock amphitheaters with a full Leadership Circle Profile 360 to learn how others see you. Long miles, shared weight and changing plans reveal how leaders really lead, and guided conversation each evening turns what surfaced into insight you take home.
Book by August 2027
AdventureEDGE Transformation Stories
Custom AdventureEDGE for your executive team
You're a well-run company, good to great, and growing. The top team is over their skis, and the business is only as productive as the few people carrying it. The call usually comes at a threshold: a new layer, a restructure, a new executive hire, or losing someone important.
We lift the rocks first, then build the experience around what we find: blindfolded ATV rides for delegation, rafting for leading change, canyoneering for org design, all matched to the team's appetite for adventure. You bring the goals. We handle the planning, route, safety, logistics and facilitation.
Leading talent for your company? This is the page to send your CEO.
This Is For You If…
You’re in a transition: a promotion, a larger role, a new chapter
You’re successful on paper but feel something’s missing (and can’t name what it is)
You’re coachable, capable, and ready for real work, not quick fixes
You’re physically and mentally ready for challenge, and willing to trade comfort for clarity
You want to be a conscious leader with more presence, meaning, and purpose
You want space to think without a title, a calendar, or a role to perform
You’ve moved beyond one-upping others and want to build real connections with a community you can lean on
Professional AND Unconventional
Before the trip:
We lift the rocks first. For a team: your strategy, interviews with your leaders, an executive meeting and your survey data. For a leader: an intake conversation and a 360 assessment to set the baseline.
Insights into action. Commitments, owners, dates and a first move in the next two weeks, then coaching, mentoring and a re-measure at six to nine months.
During the trip:
Bodies in motion, minds in gear. Days in the field, each experience matched to the leadership work, so the lessons stay in the body, not just the head.
After the trip:
For the leader:
Clarity about what matters, more resilience, readiness for more responsibility, and honest relationships with people you trust.
For the business:
Ready-now leaders for critical roles, better decisions made faster, and a senior team with room to breathe.
For the team:
Trust, candor and a shared language that creates a one-team mindset, with alignment up, down and across.
Meet Your Adventure Leaders
Mike R. Sweeney
Mike has logged miles in more ways than one: across the country in a VW bus, pounding out marathons, and guiding leaders through the rugged terrain of transitions. An executive coach, organizational psychologist, and founder of Saber, he's worked with high-performing leaders to discover their edge and move from good to great in half the time.
Mike holds the PCC and CPCC coaching credentials and an MA in Organizational Psychology, is certified in the Leadership Circle Profile, and teaches Developing Groups and Teams in Systems at William James College. As a VP at Bain & Company, he led change and technology adoption across 20,000 people in 65 offices, and he led the team that won a CLO Gold Award. He's also a TEDx speaker on holding both sides of a paradox.
A former English major turned Army tank officer, Mike brings equal parts grit and curiosity to his work. He’s coached clients while running along the Charles River, in boardrooms, and deep in the woods.
When he's not helping leaders navigate the liminal space between "what's now" and "what's next," he's embracing the chaos and joy of raising three daughters, which may be the most advanced leadership program of them all.
Brian Ketz
Brian is a retired U.S. Army Colonel who is Airborne and Ranger-qualified and spent more than 30 years leading and mentoring people in complex, high-pressure environments around the world. After enlisting in 1992, he earned his commission through ROTC at Norwich University and went on to lead at multiple levels, with assignments across the United States, Korea, Germany, and Iraq, as well as roles working with senior government officials at the highest levels of the U.S. government. He holds an MBA from Seattle University and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.
Today, Brian brings that experience to organizations and leaders navigating periods of challenge, growth, and transition. He serves as Interim Chief of Operations of the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation.
Throughout his career, mentoring and developing others has been central to how Brian leads. He believes the best mentoring is less about providing answers and more about creating space, asking the right questions, sharing experience when useful, and helping people gain the clarity and confidence to determine their own path forward.
Known as “Map Man,” he leads route planning, risk management, and experience design creating the structure that allows participants to step outside their normal environment, challenge themselves, and have the conversations that matter.
Why Combine Adventure With Leadership Development?
Because breakthroughs rarely happen in the same environment where patterns were created. Stepping into mountains, rivers, or wilderness means leaving behind titles, routines, and noise. And it’s often the physical challenge itself that breaks patterns faster than talk alone, opening space for new ways of thinking.
In that setting, coaching lands differently: insights don’t just stay in your head, they settle into your body.
That’s why leaders often return from these adventures not just with ideas, but with lasting shifts in how they think, act, and lead.
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How physically demanding is this?
It depends on your chosen adventure. Some trips involve long hikes with elevation and packs; others focus more on skiing, climbing, or multi-day exploration. We’ll match the challenge to your ability and goals.
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Do I need prior outdoor experience?
No. Each experience is fully guided and supported. What matters most is your openness to discomfort and your willingness to engage fully.
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What if I can’t be away for a week?
Not all experiences are week-long. We design the length and intensity around your schedule, from long weekends to multi-day expeditions.
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What happens after the trip?
The real value isn't just what happens on the mountain. It's how you carry it home. After the trip, we’ll work together to turn insights into action. That means private coaching sessions to deepen what you learned, group calls to keep momentum, and accountability tools to make sure the transformation shows up in your work and life.
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Why is the investment so high?
This is not a retreat or a workshop. It's a fully customized leadership intervention with months of preparation and follow-up, led by seasoned leaders with decades of experience in executive performance and real-world resilience. Everything is designed around you, and that level of focus creates results you can't get anywhere else.
It’s an investment not just in an experience, but in a lasting shift in how you lead and live.
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