FORUM & PEER GROUP RETREAT DESIGN · FACILITATION · ADVENTURE

Let's talk retreats. That's what I love.

When it's your turn to plan the retreat, you want an unforgettable experience, not all the retreat-planning logistical headaches. Hand over the reins, skip the overwhelm, and just show up for the awesome experience of it.

I design and facilitate Forum experiences that go deeper, feel more alive, and leave members genuinely changed, whether it's your group's first retreat or your twenty-first.

Planning a Forum retreat is a lot of work, but you've come to the right place because it's exactly what I love doing.

21+

years facilitating

executive groups

EO · YPO · TEC

MacKay CEO Forums

& independents

30+

years expedition

guiding

21+

years facilitating

executive groups

EO · YPO · TEC

MacKay CEO Forums

& independents

30+

years expedition

guiding

One person

design, logistics,

facilitation & fun

One person

design, logistics,

facilitation & fun

Crafting a transformationaL
Forum retreat shouldn't require trading away your sanity to manage an avalanche of logistics.

When the retreat-planning rotation lands on you, the pressure is real. You want something better than last year: deeper conversations, more connection, and moments nobody forgets. But you're running a company, not a travel agency.

"I dreaded the day it was my turn to plan this."

"Last year felt like a temporary escape. It was fun, but no real breakthroughs."

"I don't know how to create the deeper conversations our group is ready for."

"We've been meeting for years and still feel like we're scratching the surface."

SOUND FAMILIAR?

Real rooms. Real groups. Real conversations.

WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT

Not just logistics.
Not just facilitation.
Both, and everything in between.

What makes this different is hard to find in one place: someone who can select the destination, manage every detail, guide the adventure, and facilitate the depth, all as one person who genuinely loves doing it. You show up with every detail handled. We do the important work together. You play, connect, and elevate.

DESTINATION & SETTING DESIGN

The environment does the work

Destination selection, venue, logistics, and sensory design. Every detail aligned to the outcomes your group is building toward.

DEEP FACILITATION

Masks off. Real conversations.

21 years coaching emotional intelligence in high-performers. The room goes somewhere most groups never reach, through depth, not forced exercises.

LEADERSHIP VALUES SELF-DISCOVERY

Know your strengths before you arrive

Members complete a guided leadership profile before the retreat, ideally in a facilitated slot at your last Forum meeting, so day one starts at depth.

ADVENTURE EXPERIENCES

Alive, not just awake

Jungle hikes, surf lessons, paddling, horseback riding. Experiences people actually want, where growth happens as a part of the joy.

CONNECTION & LAUGHTER

Fun is the destination

Designed social moments bring laughter around the fire. Members remember they are more than their title, and that's where real trust gets built.

SME NETWORK ACCESS

The right expert, right on time

A curated network spanning finance, marketing, HR, legal, operations, sales, and capital raising, available for whatever the group wants to dig into.

TWO WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER

Whether you need a day or a week, there's a format that fits

Forums typically hold two retreats a year: a multi-day destination experience and a full-day annual gathering. I design and facilitate both.

DESTINATION RETREAT

The Multi-Day Forum Experience

3–7 days. A fully co-designed destination retreat combining deep facilitation, adventure, and meaningful social connection. Fully managed end-to-end: destination, logistics, activities, and all facilitated sessions. For groups ready to go somewhere they've never gone before.

ANNUAL DAY RETREAT

The Full-Day Forum Gathering

Breakfast through dinner. A single-day facilitated retreat for your Forum's annual check-in: structured, purposeful, and energizing. The format most facilitators overlook. A focused, high-value day that keeps momentum alive between destination experiences.

Every detail aligned to the outcomes you're building toward.

WHAT KIND OF RETREAT DOES YOUR FORUM NEED?

Every group is at a different stage. Every retreat is built for yours.

Here are the kinds of experiences we co-design, each one shaped to where your Forum is right now:

FIRST RETREAT

Build safety, establish norms, and set the standard for every session that follows.

DEPTH & CONNECTION

For established groups ready to move past surface-level into transformative conversation.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Explore styles, blind spots, and growth edges in a setting that makes learning stick.

WELLNESS & PLAY

Recharge the group, revisit what matters, and renew the energy that makes Forum valuable.

TRANSITIONS & LEGACY

Business transitions, purpose, and what members want to build and leave behind.

CUSTOM EXPERIENCE

Built entirely around your group's specific needs and goals. Not a template. Fully yours.

WHO IS THIS FOR

For the person whose name just came up on the rotation

You don't need to be an event planner or a facilitator. You just need a group that's ready for something great, and a partner who knows how to deliver it.

You're planning a retreat for an EO, YPO, TEC, MacKay, or independent peer Forum, and you want it to be memorable
You want the logistics, destination, and facilitation handled by one trusted person, not stitched together from three different vendors
Your group is ready for more than a nice trip: you want depth, laughter, and real conversation in the same experience
Whether this is your Forum's first retreat or your twenty-first, you want this one to set a new standard
You want a co-created experience, not a packaged product, that reflects your group's unique culture and goals

HOW IT WORKS

From first conversation to the moment nobody wants to leave

01

Discovery conversation

We talk about your group: its history, dynamics, what's worked and what hasn't. I learn what your members actually need, not just what the agenda says. No pitch. Just a real conversation.

02

Co-design your experience

I build a retreat proposal shaped around your group's goals, timeline, and budget. We refine it together until every detail feels right and fully yours.

03

Pre-retreat leadership session

Members complete an individual leadership values profile, ideally facilitated during your last Forum meeting before the retreat, so by arrival the group already knows each other's strengths, styles, and edges. Day one starts at depth.

04

The retreat itself

3–7 days of facilitated depth, adventure, fun, and real connection, fully designed and managed. You participate as a full member of your group. I hold the container.

05

Integration check-in

A follow-up session 4–6 weeks after the retreat. Not a debrief: a check-in on implementation. What's shifted, what commitments are alive, and what needs support before next year.

WHAT PAST PARTICIPANTS SAY

In their words...

"You are honestly doing something so unique and special. I've gone through leadership 101 and different development programs. This is so different than anything else. I feel you changing my life in a really wonderful way."

Jessica MacKinnon

Ontario Public Service, Canada

"I thought I was doing all the right things. By learning to be more aware and connected to what's most important to me, all of my conversations have changed. I feel lighter knowing this way."

Michael G.

Government Executive, Ottawa

"I thought this was about feedback, difficult people, delegation, conflict resolution. Now I know what to do to be great at all that, and we didn't talk about any of it!"

Tommy L.

Legal Partner, Ottawa

"I'm introverted and quite private. I was concerned about being vulnerable. Thank you for creating such a safe and fun environment to share and learn."

Joan B.

Business Owner, Kanata

SEE IT IN ACTION

What participants experience

Depth, adventure, and a few laughs along the way.

INVESTMENT

Straightforward pricing, custom proposals

Every retreat is scoped to your group's specific needs: destination, duration, activities, and facilitation depth. Design and facilitation are always separate line items, so you choose exactly what you need. Proposals provided in CAD or USD depending on your location.

Full-Day Retreat — Facilitation Only

from $3,500

You bring the agenda; I bring the facilitation. Breakfast through dinner. Local or regional. Ideal when your group already knows what they want to work on.

Full-Day Retreat — Design + Facilitation

from $6,000

I design the full day, curriculum, agenda, activities, and pre-retreat leadership session, and then facilitate it. You show up. The day runs itself.

Full-Day Retreat — Facilitation Only

from $3,500

You bring the agenda; I bring the facilitation. Breakfast through dinner. Local or regional. Ideal when your group already knows what they want to work on.

Full-Day Retreat — Design + Facilitation

from $6,000

I design the full day, curriculum, agenda, activities, and pre-retreat leadership session, and then facilitate it. You show up. The day runs itself.

Multi-Day Destination — Design Fee

from $5,000

Destination scouting, venue negotiation, full curriculum design, activity sourcing, logistics coordination, and pre-retreat facilitated session. A 7-day retreat in El Salvador requires roughly 4x the prep time of the retreat itself. This reflects that reality.

Multi-Day Destination — Facilitation

from $3,500 / facilitated day

Per day on-site. Travel days billed separately at a reduced rate. The full experience: depth, adventure, connection, and fun, fully held.

Multi-Day Destination — Design Fee

from $5,000

Multi-Day Destination — Facilitation

from $3,500 / facilitated day

Per day on-site. Travel days billed separately at a reduced rate. The full experience: depth, adventure, connection, and fun, fully held.

Hard costs are always separate and transparent. Accommodation, meals, activities, local transport, and guides are billed directly to the group or passed through at cost with no markup. You always see exactly what you're paying for. A detailed proposal is provided before anything is confirmed. Integration check-in (4–6 weeks post-retreat) is included with every engagement.

THE FACILITATOR

Trevor Bryce Stevenson

Human Dynamics & Experience Specialist · Chelsea, Quebec · Serving groups across North America and beyond

I've spent over two decades helping high-performance leaders drop the armour and do the relational work that determines whether a team, or a Forum, actually functions. Before coaching, I spent years guiding expeditions internationally, building the instinct to read a group, play the edge, and create the conditions where people have the time of their lives and surpass what they believed was possible. I bring all of it to every retreat I design, and I co-create every one with the people who know their group best.