December 10–15, 2026 · Playa Grande, Costa Rica · Limited to 9 Men

The Second Peak Men's Retreat

You spent the first half building a life.
Now it's time to decide what you want that life to mean.

The Second Peak Men's Retreat is a five-night retreat for successful men who have built a good life
but know they are capable of leading it with more purpose, confidence, and direction.

APPLY NOW FOR THE RETREAT

Application takes about 2 minutes · Limited to 9 men

3

Facilitators, every day

9

Men, no more

5

Nights in Costa Rica

Maybe You Recognize Yourself Here

You've built a good life.
Something in you still feels unused.

Successful, not fulfilled

The house is quiet, everyone's asleep, and you're still asking why this doesn't feel like enough.

Excellent at providing

Somewhere along the way, you lost contact with the man underneath the provider.

Stuck on repeat

You can't keep living the same year twice. You've got more in you, you just don't know how to access it.

These thoughts don't mean you're broken. They mean you're ready for the second half.

The Shift

Providing was always your responsibility.
It was never your purpose.

THE FIRST HALF

Building

The career. The home. The security.
Sacrifice, discipline, and responsibility, in that order.

THE SECOND HALF

Leading

Who are you becoming. What do you stand for. Where are you actually leading your family.

What They'll Remember

Your people don't remember your hours.
They remember your eyes.

Present, or distracted

They don't understand the pressure you carry.
They notice whether you're actually in the room.

Excited, or exhausted

Whether you talk about the future like it's coming for you,
or like it's just more to carry.

Alive, or just responsible

Twenty years from now, they won't remember the hours.
They'll remember whether you had a spark in your eye.

This isn't a midlife crisis. It's a midlife calling.

You don't need to burn down the life you built.
You need the space to hear what's asking for more.

Why Now

You've read the books.
This was never a lack of information.

You've done the work already

Books, podcasts, therapy, coaches, journaling, meditation. None of that was wasted, and none of it was the missing piece.

Your normal life won't give you space

There's always another meeting, another email, another fire that needs you first. You keep trying to hear yourself inside the noise that drowns you out.

What you actually need

Not more content. Space, brotherhood, nature, and honest conversation with men who are in the exact same place.

The Journey

Three stages, in order, built to move you somewhere real.

Slow down

Step out of the pace and pressure of normal life long enough to notice what's actually happening inside you.

Look honestly

What has success cost you. What have you outgrown but are still tolerating. Who are you beyond the roles.

Build the plan

Not inspiration without action. You leave with the decisions and first steps to start the next chapter.

What's Included

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

5 nights accommodation

Shared rooms, private bathrooms, half a mile from the beach

All meals and water

Full retreat, nothing to plan or pack

Full programming

Breathwork, fire circles, shadow work, solo reflection

Round trip transportation

Airport to retreat and back, no logistics to sort out

Days of adventure and purpose

Adventure, reflection, connection, and meaningful experiences

Lifetime brotherhood

The men in this cohort, permanently

Not included:
Flights · Travel insurance · Personal spending · Optional tips for staff

The Venue

Why Playa Grande

Because clarity rarely arrives inside your normal routine.
This is the separation part of rites of passage or initiations.
For five nights, you will step away from deadlines, notifications, meetings, and the identity you perform every day.
You will spend time in nature, walk in silence and reflect without interruption.

Who's Leading This

You're not doing this alone.

Mario Spano

Founder, Speak Your Mind

Mario co-founded Speak Your Mind after noticing something simple. Most men never had a real space to say what they were actually thinking. That observation, not a business plan, is still what the organization is built around.

He's lived across four continents over the past twenty-six years, long enough to notice that the pressure men carry, provide, perform, hold it together, doesn't change much by zip code. What changes is whether they have anywhere to put it down.

Alongside Matt, Mario leads Speak Your Mind's growth and its community, and brings that same instinct into this retreat: build the room, then get out of the way so the real conversation can happen.

Matthew Laskowski

Co-Founder, Speak Your Mind

Matt has spent years sitting across from men who came in guarded and left able to say what they actually meant. He does not lead from theory. He leads from having walked through his own version of this work first.

His approach is direct but never harsh. He will not let you hide behind analysis, and he will not let you leave the week the same person who arrived.

Alongside Mario, Matt leads Speak Your Mind's community, group programs, and events, built on the belief that men change faster in the company of other men who are actually paying attention.

Bobby Morton

Group Leader, Speak Your Mind

Bobby approaches life the way he approaches fixing things. Understand it fully, dive in, and know exactly when to let go. That mindset shows up everywhere, from building and repairing things with his hands to the way he trains his body and quiets his mind through breathwork.

He leans into challenge fully, but he's just as serious about the discipline of stepping back. Intensity and a soft heart aren't opposites to him. They're the same skill.

Bobby brings that balance into Speak Your Mind's virtual meetings, and now into this retreat, creating the kind of space where men can go all in on the work without losing the part of themselves that knows how to rest.

This is for you if:

You've built real success and want more meaning inside it

You're an entrepreneur, executive, or established professional

You've done some personal work already and want to go further

You want honest conversation, not networking

Not for you if:

You want a vacation or a surf/yoga retreat

You want someone else to hand you the answer

You plan to work from your phone all week

You're looking to pitch your business to the group

The Details

One retreat. Nine men.

Dates

December 10-15, 2026

Location

Playa Grande, CR

Group size

9 men

Length

5 nights

Spots closes when full · Application takes 2 minutes

From Men Who’ve Been There

...I learned I need to get back on mission. That would be the most concrete. My mission is about helping others and I am learning and applying how to be better and able to give myself more to others. I learned a lot about connection as well....

Ken

Sedona, AZ

...This retreat was about giving men the opportunity to show up authentically and share their hearts with other men who are actively participating in their healing journey. I would say this is about meeting men in that place where we can be real about our struggles and share openly with other men who really care...

Michael

Cottonwood, AZ

...I felt a huge shift in my confidence and capability to run a retreat and co-create an in-person experience even if it was a one day event or workshop. I felt my perspective shift around needing to be perfect and also I felt more aware of my own inner work..

Skye

Cottonwood, AZ

Questions

Things men usually want to know.

No. Married, divorced, separated, remarried, co-parenting. What matters is whether it matters to you.

No. Nobody's pressuring you into a dramatic decision here. The goal is conscious choice, not disruption.

No. It's a personal development and leadership retreat, not a substitute for medical or psychiatric care

You'll be invited to speak honestly. You won't be forced to disclose anything you don't choose to share.

This isn't about escaping your family, it's about becoming more intentional inside it. The real question isn't whether you leave for seven nights. It's who comes home.