“This is a no brainer, just do it. Transformative. Incredibly insightful in helping me realize exactly what I do/say that influences others. This isn’t surface level stuff, we go deep into emotions and experiences. I’m very hopeful that the strong camaraderie that emerged from this impressive group of CEOs will continue for the rest of my life.”

“I will HIGHLY recommend LIT to other CEOs. I think LIT has the potential to create a massive impact on CEOs, and the companies they run. Being a part of LIT is a huge honor and an incredible learning experience. Truly life changing.”

“Surprisingly, this program didn’t explicitly focus on improving my leadership. It mostly taught how to be a better person... and as a side effect, I’m a more effective leader, with improved self-awareness, compassion, vulnerability, and communication. The lessons learned from LiT should be taught at every college and workplace - it would truly make the world a better place.”

“Just crushed my goals this year! I owe so much of it to LIT! Getting my new team to work together under pressure and with little time required new strategies and different strengths! LIT helped me bring out the ME that was needed to bring out the best in THEM!”

“There are plenty of forums for getting tactical leadership training — but very few, high-quality programs that provide emotional, interpersonal leadership training. I’ve personally never experienced a group where I felt so safe to practice being a better leader, offering feedback, and tapping into some deep assumptions I had about the world that weren’t serving me. I walked away with a sense of perspective and healing. I’m ready to face the incredible challenge and opportunity of having more meaningful and real conversations with my company.”

“This is not a typical leadership training that you may forget in a week. LIT is a life teaching that will completely transform who you are.”

“One of the most profound experiences of my adult life. The time investment is well worth the insights into my leadership style and the community I am now part of. I highly recommend it!”

“The LIT Fellows program delivered for me the highest impact of any founder program I have participated in, developing my capacity as a leader and connecting me with a uniquely talented and kind network of peers who are invested in my success and happiness.”

“I attended the program because I wanted to be a better leader for my company but I learned communication skills that will impact my relationships outside of work. I believe the impact will be be much greater than I hoped for and extend to how I relate to my husband, friends, family and coworkers.”

“LIT is the single most important thing I have done to further my personal development.”

“LIT gave me a community of fellow CEOs who care about building better companies.”

“It was really different from YPO or any other experience... and additively valuable in some really tangible ways. The group was genuinely diverse, which I appreciated and which was really valuable and is rare. It’s really fun, and a real privilege to do something like this!”

“As a human being, this is one of the most important things I’ve ever done.”

“LIT transformed that way I think about leadership and influence. It’s life and career changing and I highly recommend all founders to be a part of it.”

“This was a mind blowing, impactful experience. I think I learned more about myself in that one weekend than I have over the last 8 years. Along with that I’ve made some awesome friends in the process.”

“Personally, the retreat forced growth in so many ways I’m forever changed. I’m happier (Kanjun said “warmer”) and my frame for the world is more positive.”

“This is the best thing a leader could do for their company.”

“It is an experience that is solely designed with your growth and learning in mind. Trust the process. Find comfort in the ambiguity and let yourself be open and present to change.”

“Having been transformed by Carole’s class a decade ago, I jumped on the chance to learn from her again. Leaders in Tech is game-changing - I walked away from the retreat equipped with the skills to become a fundamentally better communicator, as well as feeling a sense of connection and authenticity with my group that I’d never experienced before. As someone who’s committed to authentic leadership AND the fast pace of startup life, this is the best four days I could possibly spend for myself and for my company.”

“It was transformative for me as a leader and as a person.”

“This program is the real deal. Carole and Tony are masters at the craft of human interactions. It’s an opportunity to connect deeply to extraordinary peers who aren’t afraid to keep it real. I left the weekend feeling energized and am certain I’m a better leader.”

“This helped much more with my feelings of loneliness than I would have thought possible.”

“The LIT experience has been instrumental in building the skillset and vocabulary necessary for creating authentic, meaningful connections at work and in my personal life. It gave me the tools necessary for leveling up Zendrive’s culture and left me energized, eager and well-equipped to lead my team to evolve into an even more remarkable company. I highly recommend it to any founder/CEO. Truly life changing (and company-changing) experience.”

“You will spend four days in a room with a dozen amazing people all doing their level best to help you grow.”

“It’s the closest thing we have to jedi mind training.”

“A hugely powerful weekend that fundamentally shifted the way I see myself and how other people see me.”

“Probably one of the most practically useful professional development experiences I’ve had was at LIT. I would want to send anyone I work closely with in the future through this experience.”

“There are hundreds of books out there about leadership and business but this course will propel you to a new level of leadership that no book can provide. As a busy CEO I know that taking 4 days off seems daunting, but this is the best four days you will spend for your own growth and it will have an impact on your team that can’t be quantified. This course is a recipe for personal growth, camaraderie that you can’t imagine exists in Silicon Valley, and happiness and fulfillment. I went in a skeptic and left thinking it’s the best 96 hours I’ve ever spent on personal and leadership development.”

“I participated in Carole’s program at Stanford GSB and found it life-changing. I experienced LIT as life-changing yet again for the next step in my path.”

“As founders we’re focused on how to grow our companies. This program is helping me figure out how to grow myself as a leader so I can be what my company needs as we scale. ”

“For me, LIT is about learning to truly see and connect with myself and others. As a result, my relationships are deeper and I’m able to inspire and be inspired on a completely new level. I feel blessed to have had this opportunity. I wish everyone could.”

“As a leader I like to be challenged and learn. But to be truly challenged I need to be challenged in ways I’m uncomfortable being challenged. I found profound growth and community in ways I would not have asked for.”

“I would highly recommend it and I feel grateful to have been a participant. It exposed me to a facet of leadership I have been neglecting. I left with a paradigm shift which I believe will help me be more effective as a leader and in my personal relationships.”

“I know we are all busy, but if you have time for the Leaders in Tech experience you should jump on it. It’s truly one of the most differentiated, experiential learnings opportunities that I’ve experienced that I can directly apply to improve my professional and personal life. ”

“This program has fundamentally changed how I approach making connections and my understanding of my own feelings. I emerged a better person than when I entered.”

“LIT was an incredible and profound experience for me. I was able to get in touch with my feelings in a way I hadn’t before. I had realizations that are going to make me a better leader, a happier person and a more true version of myself. I’m also grateful for the community of other CEOs I’ve built through LIT that are now like a family.”

“I hadn’t expected how fulfilled I felt. I feel so fortunate for the connections that were made. I loved the mix of people. I learned how to make authentic connections. This was a huge gift. Some of the feedback that I received at the end of the week was unexpected - in a positive way. It gave me a boost of confidence. I feel even more ready to take on the world.”

“It is difficult to describe how profoundly you will change if you are willing to go all in. ”

“The caliber of facilitators was incredible.”

“LIT helped me to take a huge leap forward in my self-knowledge and interpersonal competencies.”

“I am a completely different person after this year. When I came in, I was unsure of myself, didn’t have conviction in my opinions or the company direction, and was saddled with the burden of wanting to be someone that others liked. Now, I am confident in myself, stand in my own conviction, and know where else I want to grow. It’s just a drastic difference.”

“It was an incredibly broad experience that brought me closer to other founders in a way that helped me grow as a person... [LIT] created relationships I could not replicate anywhere else.”

“I am infinitely grateful for the LIT experience and all of the hard work, brilliance and thought that went into it. Honored to have been part of it. Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

“[Carole Robin was] amazingly composed, thoughtful, caring. Very impressed by her; felt taken care of and understood. ”

“Brooks and Ricki were fantastic. They were flexible. They challenged us. They cared about us. They set great examples.”

“LIT places and fosters authenticity and communication as fundamental and critical parts of entrepreneurship - helping build a rock solid foundation for any leader. ”

“LIT has given me this unbelievable toolbox to elevate my personal relationships. It has enabled me to bring and express feelings to work.”

“LIT transcends work relationships. This program has far reaching benefits.”

“I was expecting to learn tools and tactics to be a better communicator and leader. I got those, and I got something a bit deeper: a better understanding of my own feelings and core assumptions. LIT was transformative to how I will live and interact with the world.”

“I feel transformed and I’m thrilled I made the commitment. And I’m honored to be part of this amazing community of founders. ”

“LIT changed the game for me. I was immediately able to put the emotional intelligence and awareness I learned to use with my team and in my life. LIT is a gift.”

“I’m in awe of how much impact one weekend could have on my personal growth.”

“I came in with an open mind and left with an open heart. It was an amazing experience. This program unlocked so much that I was not aware of and [I] will utilize the knowledge to become a better self and better leader. ”

“LIT is an intense opportunity to give and receive brutally honest and incredibly thoughtful feedback from a diverse group of leaders. I left a better and more skilled leader.”

“Being a LIT Fellow was a game changer for me. I was blown away by Carole and the LIT team and feel that the work they’re doing is not only so important for my own growth but also for the entire tech industry. ”

“No one can really explain the experience, however it will be worth it. You’ll go through highs and lows throughout the weekend but if you are willing to test things out you will get some great feedback and tools on how to be a more effective leader. ”

“I think I would say that I came in a skeptic and came out a convert. I hope that anyone who thought that they’re too analytical or logical to care about this stuff should know that another person who was on the fence had the experience of being deeply convinced how important this is.”

“It really is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go through an intensive experiential learning program with a highly-vetted group of tech executives. It’s not for everyone, but for individuals with growth mindsets and good self-awareness about development areas, I can’t think of a better way to work on improving interpersonal communications and effectiveness as it pertains to leadership and life in general.”

“The LIT experience exceeded my expectations on every dimension. Any apprehension I felt before beginning quickly faded as our facilitators helped create a safe, welcoming and open space for the group to come together. While we all came with impressive resumes, I left deeply moved by the vulnerability, compassion, curiosity and humanity I witnessed in my fellow participants...and myself. LIT offered me a truly unique opportunity to deeply examine and update the behaviors and mental models that no longer serve me, and I know that I will be a better professional, partner, friend and person because of it. Thank you!”

“It was a profound experience that exceeded my expectations in every way. To try and describe it wouldn’t do it justice — you need to experience it yourself. You won’t be disappointed.”

“I came into LIT planning on trying out some new behaviors in a low risk environment. The behaviors worked but more importantly they resulted in me connecting with people in a whole new way, and revealed that some of my mental models and internal stories about myself were wildly out of date and incorrect.”

“The ability to communicate effectively is an art. Leaders in Tech teaches you how to be Picasso.”

“I had very little prior understanding of inter-personal dynamics. This program is mind-blowing in its intensity, which it needs to be in order to help you learn and practice life with full knowledge of how people respond to each other.”

“It’s worth the time away from my kids for 4 days, which I rarely say!”

“Having gone through LIT, I’m dumbstruck by the complete absence of opportunities to learn and develop these skills in life so far - but as obvious as that seems now, previously, I was equally as oblivious. It feels essential. And when you’re in it, it’s really not as scary as it sounds.”

“Getting away and unplugging for 4 days may seem like a lot of time, but it is absolutely worth it. Diving into a fully immersive learning environment left me feeling calm, refreshed, optimistic and energized. The experience can only be described as profoundly transformative, for becoming a better leader at work and connecting more deeply in more compassionate relationships outside of work. It was a privilege to be included in this valuable retreat.”

“If you’ve never had a T Group experience, you must. What you’ll learn about yourself and others will improve all of your most important relationships and potentially change your life in just 4 days.”

“I came to make 13 new connections and instead formed a new self-identity. I discovered that I am good enough despite my inadequacies, insecurities, and injuries because 13 people embraced me as I am. I left with 13 new friends.”

“LIT focuses on training leaders to create authentic, safe work environments. In the course of 4 days, I was able to form deep bonds with peers and experiment with new ways of communicating, including talking about harder topics. The experience proved to me that tapping into genuine emotions creates powerful human connections.”

“Leaders in Tech is not just leadership education — it is an opportunity to experience real time how connections and influence are created, strengthened and weakened. I am taking home with me tools I actually developed as opposed to just concepts and theoretical practices.”

“There is more to being an effective communicator than being articulate. Establishing connections based on feelings can be very powerful.”

“LIT was a transformative experience. It’s rare to learn something that has the potential to be substantively life-changing and I’d put this experience in that category. I gained a new level of understanding about my own self-image and what drives me, and I learned the power of vulnerable emotions and their ability to build connections between people.”

“It’s really hard to describe it until you’ve been there, but tremendous value for literally every human.”

“[LIT provides] wonderful ways to learn and experiment with communication skills.”

“LIT is an experience of a lifetime: you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll learn more about yourself and the human-condition then you could imagine.”

“If you’ve ever wanted to improve your ability to connect with those around you, build trust, and share authentically, attend this program.”

“LIT opened me to a different perspective, a more expanded view of myself and a consciousness of the interconnectedness of people. I was able to understand my patterns, my fears and then choose differently to create a deeper relationship with myself and with others.”