The friendships thinned out. The next chapter isn't clear. Programs are where men do something about that — real work, real change, at your own pace.
You don't have to start at the deepest end. No man is pushed further than he's ready to go. Most men begin at The Trailhead — an event, a trail walk, a breakfast. Some find that's enough. Others feel something pull them further.
Ball games, trail walks, breakfasts, happy hours. Free or low cost. No membership, no commitment. Show up and meet good men. This is where it all starts.
See What's Coming Up →A monthly hosted gathering open to any man. A real question, an honest conversation, men who show up honestly. Come once or come every month. No commitment required.
Get Notified →Six consecutive weeks. Eight men. The structured experience for men who've decided the second half is worth building intentionally. This is the program that changes things.
See The Turn →The ongoing monthly home for men who've been through The Turn. A closed group — the same men, month after month. This is where real brotherhood gets built over years, not weeks.
Learn More →One-on-one sessions with Mike for the man ready to do specific personal work — career, identity, marriage, the next chapter. Private. At your pace.
Learn More →Plus specialty programs for men in specific seasons of life — widowhood, retirement, marriage, empty nest. See specialty programs ↓
Six weeks. Eight men. One question underneath all of it: what does a great second half actually look like — and how do you build it starting now?
This is not therapy. It is not a support group. It is a structured experience for men who've decided the second half is worth building intentionally.
$499 · Founding Rate
Ask About The TurnSome men come because they want to build a richer second half generally — that's The Turn. Others come because life has handed them a specific transition that needs focused work, alongside other men in the same season. Specialty programs are deeper, more intensive cohorts built for specific moments in a man's life. Click any program below to read more.
For the man whose wife passed in the last few years.
"Men don't grieve by sitting in a circle. They grieve by walking, working, talking sideways. This is built for how men actually heal."
A program for men in their late 50s and 60s who lost their wives one to three years ago. You're functioning. From the outside, you look fine. But the house is too quiet on Tuesday nights. The friends who knew you both have drifted. You've started wondering what you actually want from the rest of your life — and you don't have anyone to talk to about it.
This is for the man who's done sitting alone. Who wants brothers in his life, not just acquaintances. Who's ready to figure out what comes next — and start doing something about it.
If two or three of these landed, this program may be for you.
Twelve gatherings over twelve to sixteen weeks. A small group of four to six men. We meet for a mix of structured conversations and shared experiences — trail walks, dinners, Top Golf, fishing, ballgames, cookouts. Four of the gatherings are deeper sessions where we do the real work. Eight are shared experiences chosen by the group together.
Mike handles all the logistics. The men show up. That's the whole job.
By the end, you'll have a small group of men who know your name, your wife's name, and what you're building next. You'll have something of your own that you're learning or pursuing — something that's just yours. And you'll have stopped waiting for your life to start again, because it already has.
This is a coaching program, not therapy. Many of the men best suited for this program are simultaneously in therapy or have recently completed it. The two work well together.
$1,600 · Founding Rate · Plus actual costs of activities
Ask About When the Ground ShiftsFor the man who's planned the money but not the life.
"The skills that carried you to the summit of the first mountain will not carry you up the second." — Arthur Brooks, From Strength to Strength
Most men spend 30 years planning the financial side of retirement and about 30 minutes planning the rest of it. The identity. The purpose. The relationships. The meaning when the title is gone. That gap is real — and it's fixable.
Read the three profiles below. One of them is you.
You're still building. Still delivering. Retirement feels abstract — something you'll deal with when it becomes real. The only question worth asking: when it does become real, do you want to be the man who planned for the whole life — or just the finances?
A single free conversation. 30 minutes. No agenda. Just start thinking about it before you have to.
You've done everything right financially — you know your number, you've met with the advisor. But you realize money was the easy part. You have no vision for the actual life. No idea what you'll do with your time, your identity, your relationships when the structure of work disappears.
One on one or small group — you have the financial picture. Let's build the life picture to go with it.
You crossed the line and something feels off. You expected relief. Instead you feel adrift. Purposeless. Maybe a little invisible. You're not depressed — you're disoriented. Nobody told you this was normal. Nobody had a plan for this part.
Group or 1:1 — depending on what fits. Either way, you need to talk to someone who gets it and men who are navigating the same thing.
Six sessions. By the end you'll know who you are when the title is gone, what the next chapter actually looks like, and have a real plan for getting there.
Charlotte, NC · In person or virtual · Initial conversation is free
$600 · Founding Rate · Limited to first cohort
Join the Interest ListFor the man who loves his partner and wants more from the marriage.
"Most men were never taught how to show up fully in relationships — not because they're broken, but because no one showed them how." — Terry Real
The marriage is fine. And you both know something is missing. Not a crisis. Not a conflict. Just two people who've grown in parallel for 20 years and somewhere along the way stopped really knowing each other. This program is for the man who loves his partner and wants more — more depth, more honesty, more of what the relationship was supposed to be.
Join the Interest ListFor the man asking who he is now that the kids are grown.
"Every transition begins with an ending." — William Bridges, Transitions
You spent 20 years organizing your life around them. And then one day the house went quiet — and you realized you and your partner are looking at each other across the dinner table wondering who you are now. This is one of the least talked-about transitions in a man's life. And one of the most disorienting.
Join the Interest ListAfter a program, the work continues. The Table is the ongoing monthly home for men who've done the work and want a community that stays with them. The Summit is for the man ready for individual deep work, one conversation at a time.
The same men. Every month. For as long as it serves you.
A small closed group of men who've been through The Turn. Two sessions per month, 90 minutes each. The same men who know your story showing up month after month — this is where real brotherhood gets built over years, not weeks.
$99/month · Founding Rate
Ask About The TableFor the man ready for individual deep work.
Some things are too specific for a group. A career transition. A marriage at a crossroads. A retirement you haven't planned for. A version of yourself you want to find again. One conversation at a time. In person in Charlotte or virtual.
$100/session · Founding Rate
Start the ConversationThe men who don't do anything about this don't end up fine.
They end up alone.
Nobody plans to drift. It just happens — one quiet year at a time.
That doesn't happen by accident. It happens because you decided to start.
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