Join us for the Future Ready CMO Academy Session 1:

Becoming the Change.

With the world battered by economic, environmental, political and social upheaval, strong, savvy marketers will be the ones that lead us forward. You are the storytellers and idea communicators, the corporate consciences, the doers and growth drivers. Finding the way forward will demand new skills and personal transformation. Get ready to build what’s next as part of the Future-Ready CMO Academy.

A 6-month course.
A capstone 6-day retreat.

in Baja California.

Set the stage for your role in this revolutionary new reality as part of Future-Ready CMO Academy: Becoming the Change. This is where you will build the emotional strength, strategic insight, and operational technique for what is to come.

After a 6-month virtual course with a cohort of courageous marketing leaders, you’ll be part of a capstone 6-day retreat at Chip Conley’s Modern Elder Academy. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to unplug, deprogram and become the leader you are called to be.

About the Academy

  • Six-month virtual program with monthly 90-minute group sessions guided by transformation experts - coming soon 2023

  • Capstone 6-day intensive retreat at Modern Elder Academy in Baja California,

  • Two 50-minute private coaching sessions

  • Facilitated community with your Future-Ready CMO cohort

  • Ongoing relationship building and peer support with an intimate group of marketing leaders

  • Personalized plan for acting on your clarified vision and deepening your skills for leading organizational transformation to become the leader you aspire to be

  • Includes Creation Leadership and Modern Elder Academy certifications

Be part of a community with a shared vision for change.

When you participate in the Future-Ready CMO Academy: Becoming the Change, you join an exclusive community of CMOs and transformation leaders. Plus, you will have ongoing access to shared advice, wisdom, and perspective through the ongoing community experience.

  • Mary Gilbert

    Marketing transformation leader and executive founder of Infinite Edge Consulting.

  • Chip Conley

    New York Times bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, and founder of Modern Elder Academy.

  • Shelley Paxton

    Rebel leader on a mission to rewrite the script of success, Former CMO of Harley-Davidson, and author of Soulbbatical.

  • Tirza Hollenhorst

    Culture creation leader and CEO and founder of human innovation and training firm Luman.

  • Serin Silva

    Global strategist at Infinite Edge, corporate healer and author.

  • Dee Anna Paredes

    Founder, Managing Partner, Infinite Edge Consulting

What you will gain.

As part of
Future-Ready CMO Academy: Becoming the Change,
you will benefit from:

  • Concentrated practice

  • Deep self-reflection

  • A communal experience with 24 committed, accomplished peers

  • Support from some of the world’s most inspiring and impactful transformation specialists

  • Creation of your refined personal vision

  • Development of a detailed plan for realizing your leadership potential, goals, and objectives

  • Strong grounding in who you are and what you stand for

  • A fresh sense of potential and expanded capacity

  • Deep connection with a team of like-minded drivers of change

Lead the way. Become a strategic partner.

In addition to connecting to meaningful change, you’ll have the opportunity to bring members of your team, expand your skills, and accelerate together.

Become a Future Ready CMO.

Apply now to join 23 inspiring and committed peers to explore, envision, and forge what it takes to be the marketing leaders of tomorrow.

The future is now.

Academic Calendar

Commit, Engage, Renew, Transform.

The Future Ready CMO Academy combines virtual coursework, a live immersive retreat, and personal coaching to help participants awaken, empower, and deeply embed a new vision, skills, and relationships.

Virtual Sessions

Six virtual sessions will take place the 1st Friday of each month from 8 AM-9:30 AM PST. Each session is designed to create connection, progressively build skills, and deepen your vision and insight. 

    • Session 1: Meet, connect, and set intentions as individuals and as a group

    • Session 2: The 4 Transformations and personalized guided pre-work to prepare for the retreat

    • Session 3: Preparation for our in-person retreat while focusing on your personal journey and organizational needs

    • Sessions 4-6: Bring your personal vision to life in the real world with support from the group. Together, we will deepen capacities developed during the retreat and offer a structure for live processing and support.

Personal Coaching & Partnering

Each participant will have a personal coach during the course to help unlock your vision, identify blockers, and provide support for growth. Your coach will help with integration and processing experiences following the retreat. In addition, CMOs will be partnered with a peer and encouraged to connect throughout the course to share experiences. Partnership exercises will be provided to facilitate ongoing collaboration.

Future Ready CMO Accelerator Retreat:

Modern Elder Academy, Baja, California

Each day begins with optional meditation at 7 am. Morning embodiment practice at 8:30 followed by breakfast at 9:30. Workshops begin at 10:30 am and conclude at 5 pm most days with a 30-minute break for lunch. We encourage participants to book travel to arrive by late afternoon on Sunday, February 26.

Onsite Accelerator Agenda

  • Enjoy a group dinner and then set the stage for what’s to come including an introspective exercise designed to release old ways of being.

  • Follow a meeting with your coach and peer partner with a Soulbattical session. We’ll introduce our tools for the week and articulate our personal calling. The day will culminate with a VR tour into the urgency and purposefulness of our times.

  • Explore who you can be as a marketer and what it will take to take ownership of the narrative, culture, and promise of our organizations. A trip around the Sea of Cortez and a voice and sound Attunement will awaken your senses and expand your vision.

  • Take a deep dive into the four dynamics driving change followed by an exploration of your cognitive biases and attitudes about the future, the impact of business and our role as marketers.

  • Discover what it means to build a team ready to take on the challenges of our world. Explore what it takes to lead positive change from different perspectives and build practical tools you’ll need. Spend the afternoon with local artisans and businesses, and relax over an experiential dinner.

  • Understand the motivations of employees, customers and executives to better foster relationships and build an enduring culture. This will include a diversity of voices and we’ll take a clear look at the messages we support before our afternoon adventures. 

  • Before we go, we will tie it all together with a vision of our personal legacy and who we could be as a community of marketers. Together we will commit to the change we want to drive in our organizations to transform business for good.

Have questions? Let’s connect.

Have questions about the Future Ready CMO Academy program or partnership opportunities? Schedule a call or email us, and we’ll get back to you within one business day.