For Leadership Teams Scaling from Series A to C

Stop the Whirlwind.
Align Your Executive Team on the Crucial Few Priorities

We don't just hold the marker. We act as a neutral strategic partner to challenge your assumptions, force prioritization, and build a roadmap that survives Monday morning.

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Executive team strategic planning session

100+

Strategic Offsites

35K+

Leaders Trained

Trusted by high-growth teams including:

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Is Your Strategy Stuck
in the Parking Lot?

You take the team away for two days. You fill walls with sticky notes.
You have great conversations. Everyone feels aligned.

Then you return to the office, and the whirlwind of daily operations kills everything you planned.

The Misalignment

Your VP of Sales and VP of Product are chasing different "North Stars." Priorities conflict. Resources get pulled in opposite directions.

The Bottleneck

You (the CEO) are still making every decision because the strategy isn't clear enough for your team to execute autonomously.

The Conflict

You're too busy "facilitating" the conversation to actually participate in the debate. The real issues never surface.

The Drift

Changes only stick when you personally enforce them. The moment you look away, old habits return.

You don't need another retreat. You need a Strategic Intervention.

Our Approach

The Playing to Win Framework

We don't guess. We use the Founder Operating System (FOS) methodology to force clarity. We move your team from "Founder Intuition" to "Company Policy."

The same methodology used by Canada's fastest-growing startups to scale without chaos.

Winning Aspiration

Defining exactly what winning looks like for your company. And what it doesn't.

Where to Play / How to Win

Making the hard choices to say "no" to distractions. Identifying your unfair advantages.

The "Crucial Few"

Narrowing 20 priorities down to the 3 that actually matter for the next 12 months.

Operating Cadence

Installing the rhythm (Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly) that ensures the plan actually happens.

The Product

What We Cover:
The Strategic Planning Retreat

Available as a 2-Day Intensive or a Full 3-Day Strategic Planning Cycle.
We build custom agendas based on your stage and challenges.

Strategy & The Market

The Reality

Brutally honest look at product-market fit, competitive landscape, and strategic leverage points.

Vision & Alignment

The North Star

Alignment on "Who we are" and "Where we are going" with 3-Year and 10-Year horizons.

Execution & Traction

The Roadmap

Q1 OKRs with clear ownership. Everyone leaves knowing exactly what they own.

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Deep Dive Options

Choose Your Focus:
‍Deep Dive Modules

Every offsite is custom-built. Select the modules that address your team's most pressing challenges.
Best For:

Teams with generic values ("Integrity") or founders who've never codified "how we do things here."

What We Do:

An "Identity Design" session. We help you move beyond generic corporate speak to discover your actual DNA. We dig for the "stories we tell" to codify values that you would actually hire and fire by.

Tools Used:
Vision Alignment Framework (VAF) Core Values Discovery 10-Year BHAG 3-Year Vision
Outcome:

A "Culture Code" deck that becomes the backbone of hiring, decision-making, and performance management.

Best For:

Companies facing competitive pressure, entering new markets, or questioning "why do we win?"

What We Do:

A hardcore strategy session using the Playing to Win cascade. We stress-test your competitive advantage and force the hard choices.

Tools Used:
Lean Canvas Porter's Five Forces Business Model Canvas Playing to Win Canvas
Outcome:

Clarity on your "Unfair Advantage" and a list of strategic choices to STOP doing.

Best For:

Teams with siloed functions (Product/Sales/CS not talking) or high churn they can't explain.

What We Do:

Cross-functional workshop mapping the entire customer lifecycle. We find friction points and "moments of truth" where you're failing.

Tools Used:
Customer Journey Map Moments of Truth Analysis Service Blueprint Cross-Functional RACI
Outcome:

A unified view of the customer (breaking silos) and a prioritized fix-list for CX.

Best For:

Teams where "strategy is easy, execution is hard" – goals die in spreadsheets instead of getting done.

What We Do:

Install the OKR operating system. We teach you how to set "Moonshot" goals, cascade without bureaucracy, and run the quarterly rhythm.

Tools Used:
OKR Cascade Mastery 1-Year Plan Impact x Effort Matrix Company Scorecard
Outcome:

A fully drafted set of Company and Department OKRs for the upcoming quarter.

Best For:

Companies scaling headcount, facing succession gaps, or asking "do we have the right people?"

What We Do:

Strategic workforce planning. Map business goals to your org chart – identify gaps, succession risks, and "key seats."

Tools Used:
Org Design Canvas Job Crafting Talent Density Analysis Key Seat Mapping 9-Box
Outcome:

An "Org Chart of the Future" and a hiring/development roadmap.

Not sure which modules you need?

That's what the Strategy Fit Call is for.
We'll diagnose your team's biggest gaps.

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Deliverables

What You Will
‍ Walk Away With

Deliverables Grid

The Roadmap

A consolidated strategic plan (1-page) that every executive can defend to their teams - and to your board.

The "Gate" Constraints

Identification of specific risks and constraints that could kill your growth this year - before they become emergencies.

The Cadence

A defined rhythm (Weekly / Monthly / Quarterly) to ensure the plan actually happens - not just lives in a shared drive.

The Reset

Unspoken tensions surface and get resolved. The leadership team resets with a clean slate and shared language.

The OKRs

Quarterly objectives and key results cascaded from company-level vision down to individual contributors.

The Diagnostic

A clear picture of where your leadership team is strong - and where the gaps are holding you back.

Companies using our High-Impact Operating Cadence (HIOC) see a 3X increase in goal completion rates.

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TESTIMONIALS

What Leaders Say About Us

"Before this offsite, we had 5 different strategies living in 5 different heads. Unicorn Labs forced us to choose ONE. We moved faster in Q3 than we did all of last year."
CEO
Series B Tech Company
"The offsite paid for itself in the first month. We stopped having the same arguments in every meeting because we finally had a framework for making decisions."
COO
80-Person Startup
100+ strategic offsites facilitated. 35,000+ leaders trained.
The Process

How We Work Together

Process Timeline
01

Strategy Fit Call

30 Minutes

We diagnose your current challenges, map your goals, and determine if a strategic offsite is the right intervention. No pitch - just diagnosis. If we're not a fit, we'll tell you.

02

Custom Agenda Design

Pre-Offsite

We interview your leadership team (including the skeptics) to surface the real issues. Then we design a custom agenda around your "One Big Question."

03

The Offsite

2-3 Days

Deep work with frameworks, exercises, and hard conversations. You participate fully - no more being the facilitator and the CEO at the same time.

04

Implementation Support

Ongoing

We don't leave you hanging. Quarterly planning offsites and monthly coaching ensure OKRs stay on track and the operating cadence becomes habit.

Is This Right For You?

This Is For You If...

Good Fit

You're a Series A to C company (or equivalent growth stage)
Your leadership team is 3-10 executives who need to get aligned
You're scaling faster than your processes can keep up
You've tried offsites before but the plans didn't survive contact with reality
You're tired of being the bottleneck for every strategic decision
You want a facilitator who will challenge your assumptions, not just agree with you

Not For You If...

You're looking for a team-building retreat with trust falls and happy hours
You want a consultant to tell you what you want to hear
You're not willing to have the hard conversations that real alignment requires
Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

While internal facilitation is possible, an external partner brings unbiased perspective and specialized expertise. We ensure the tough conversations happen productively without office politics getting in the way, allowing your leaders to participate fully rather than manage the room.

No. While executive alignment is critical, high-performing teams exist at every level. Our modules are scalable and effective for VPs, Directors, and cross-functional project leads looking to improve velocity and trust.

We recommend the 3-day deep dive for maximum impact, but we offer condensed 1-day intensives and modular workshops tailored to specific time constraints and budget requirements.

The real work begins when you return to the office. We provide a 90-day integration plan, including check-in calls and accountability tracking to ensure the commitments made during the offsite translate into daily behaviors.

Pricing varies based on team size, location, and customization needs. Please reach out to our sales team for a bespoke quote tailored to your organization's specific goals.

Yes. While in-person interaction is ideal for building trust, we have adapted our curriculum for virtual delivery using interactive tools to keep engagement high and outcomes consistent.

We don't do "fluff". Our approach is data-driven and rooted in behavioral science. We focus on tangible ROI—faster decision making, reduced churn, and clearer strategic alignment—which speaks directly to skeptical results-oriented leaders.

We start with a comprehensive assessment phase including 1-on-1 interviews and surveys to identify your specific gaps. We then recommend the exact modules that will solve your most pressing pain points.

Stop Guessing. Start Scaling.

Your team is waiting for a clear map. Let's build it together.
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30-minute call. No pitch, just diagnosis. If we're not a fit, we'll tell you.
Strategic clarity for Series A-C scale-ups. No fluff.