Experience the Helmwise Cohort

Sail with Visionary Captains

Discover the frameworks and principles to expertly guide your next voyage.

Embark on a journey to next-level impact

The Helmwise Cohort™ is an invitation-only, three-day growth experience unlike any other. Join other select Captains in considering essential frameworks and principles from across the centuries to plan your enterprise voyages, identify danger on the horizon, adjust course as needed, and expertly navigate to new waypoints and destinations.

As seasoned sailors rely on their helm to steer through turbulent waters, Helmwise is a community of proven leaders inspired to pursue time-tested principles of successful navigation rather than “the next new thing.”

Our keynote speakers

With over a century of combined experience in enterprises of all sizes, we believe in multiplying the blessings that experience has bestowed on us by sharing our knowledge, wisdom, and insights to minimize shipboard turbulence and bring peace of mind to business Captains. We, along with carefully selected Helmwise Fellows, partner with sea-worn leaders to remove dysfunction, scale their operations, and galvanize and preserve their cultures so they may serve others.

Set in the Serenity of River Dunes

Our cohorts are held on the picturesque shores of North Carolina at the River Dunes Community, offering an unparalleled blend of luxury and tranquility.

This all-inclusive, invitation-only cohort provides an idyllic bed-and-breakfast style retreat for those seeking a next-level leadership development experience in an intimate, collaborative, and connection-rich setting. Plus, you’ll receive a Cohort gift bundle, one year of access to the Helmwise digital library — and participation in the community of Captains in topical Zoom calls with featured guests and other peers.

Our Fellows

The business seastate is ever-changing, and a Helmwise Captain needs both time-tested principles and innovative practices to lead effectively. We challenge paradigms and keep the Helmwise Cohort™ relevant by leveraging insights from our Fellows—alumni from academia, business, and entrepreneurship—who help develop Captains and spread Helmwise principles.
Future Dates

Upcoming Helmwise Cohorts

Join us for our next exciting Helmwise Cohort™ starting soon. Don’t miss out on this opportunity.

October 8-10, 2024

Join us this October for an upcoming Helmwise Cohort™ Experience.

December 3-5, 2024

Join us this December for an upcoming Helmwise Cohort™ Experience.

Cohort Reflections

"I've led businesses for 30+ years, but the combination of authenticity, trust, and deeply relevant dialogue in the Helmwise Cohort™ gave me an enlightenment I hadn’t experienced before. The community has profoundly impacted my life, business, and future. I nearly considered myself 'too busy' to attend..."
"The Helmwise Cohort™ experience truly exceeded my expectations. Being part of this thoughtful community of Captains has been incredibly rewarding. I’m grateful for the opportunity to grow alongside such dedicated leaders."


"Helmwise has crafted a rigorously analytical and action-focused framework, delivered within a community of leaders facing similar challenges. The sessions are practical and insightful, leaving you with valuable takeaways for yourself, your people, and your organization’s future."

Cohort Reflections

"I've led businesses for 30+ years, but the combination of authenticity, trust, and deeply relevant dialogue in the Helmwise Cohort™ gave me an enlightenment I hadn’t experienced before. The community has profoundly impacted my life, business, and future. I nearly considered myself 'too busy' to attend..."
"The Helmwise Cohort™ experience truly exceeded my expectations. Being part of this thoughtful community of Captains has been incredibly rewarding. I’m grateful for the opportunity to grow alongside such dedicated leaders."
"Helmwise has crafted a rigorously analytical and action-focused framework, delivered within a community of leaders facing similar challenges. The sessions are practical and insightful, leaving you with valuable takeaways for yourself, your people, and your organization’s future."