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Elite Leadership. Predictable Performance.

Transform Your Company, and Yourself, in 3 Days.

We offer private, one-on-one training for CEOs at our ranch retreat outside Austin, Texas. You'll learn the CEO Operating System over three days in our world-class training facility, surrounded by nature. Families are welcome: They will enjoy our private lodging, gourmet chef, pool, pickleball courts, hiking, and much more!
Why CEO-S Retreats

Most CEOs Lead Without a System. We Fix That.

You’re the CEO, but no one ever taught you how to be one. CEO-S gives you the playbook every top-performing CEO needs to build predictability, alignment, and high-performance culture.

  • Move from firefighting to focused execution.
  • Gain tools to lead your business as an integrated system — not silos.
  • Discover how to align vision, people, and performance.
  • Learn directly from Joel Trammell and Sherif Sakr, founders and veteran CEOs.
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Texas CEO Ranch & Retreat

Where Strategy Meets Serenity.

Just 30 minutes from Austin, the Texas CEO Ranch blends high-level learning with space to think, connect, and recharge.

  • 150 secluded acres of Central Texas beauty
  • State-of-the-art training facility designed for focus and connection
  • Marriott-style suites, gourmet meals, and private amenities
  • Outdoor recreation: hiking, biking, golf range, pickleball, fishing
  • Evening gatherings with your CEO peers
real ceos. real results.

Trusted by CEOs
and Private Equity Firms

Here's what our clients say.

"It has proven to be an effective tool in driving a results-oriented culture, improving cross-functional visibility, and most importantly building trust and transparency across the organization. CEO-S gives us structure, focus, and a cadence that keeps us aligned on what matters most. If you're ready to commit and lead from the top, CEO-S will take you the rest of the way."

Shawna Camp
CHRO, Other World Computing (OWC)

"Joel dives right into what is needed to have great management and leadership among your team and to make you and your company stand apart. This is the knowledge we've been needing to build great leaders-straight to the point, from people who have been in the seat."

Paige Velasquez
BuddeCEO & Partner, Zilker Media

What Joel and Sherif have assembled in CEO-S is remarkably salient to the modern CEO. What CEO-S offers in terms of unlocking potential within teams, CEO-S has the ability to unlock within the CEO position itself, which is perhaps even more critical.
The system is powerfully simple, and simply powerful. It's a toolkit that can benefit both the newly-minted and veteran leader.

Drew Bagot
Founder & Managing Partner, Serata Capital Partners; Chapter Chair, YPO

"This course was utterly transformative for me. I left wanting to be better personally and professionally, and most importantly, I was equipped with a step-by-step proven process of how to do that."

Trey Fly
President, Joe W. Fly Co.

"Working with Sherif has been transformative. His ability to challenge my thinking while offering practical solutions has been invaluable for my growth as a leader. I highly recommend his coaching to anyone looking to achieve clarity and make meaningful progress in their professional journey"

Peter Keller
CEO, FringeSport

"As a nonprofit CEO, I found the Texas CEO Ranch training and CEO-S to be a game changer. The training was systematic and very helpful for CEOs. I strongly encourage any nonprofit CEO to attend the training."

Gary Ivory
President & CEO Youth Advocate Programs

"I have attended dozens of leadership development workshops and conferences and none of them have directly addressed leadership in a practical/ready-for-Monday-morning way like the CEO-S training. Organizations are typically slowed down by the whirlwind of their business, or struggle to discover truly effective processes for developing and managing teams-this three-day intensive not only addressed those dynamics but gave real handles that made it possible to envision success for our team."

Jennifer Mazzola
COO, Austin Bridge Builders Alliance (ABBA)

"I highly recommend CEO-S to anyone who's a CEO. It really gives you a set of rails to hop on and roll, and the principles are valuable. Joel has distilled the content down in a way that's easily digestible and easy to employ."

Tom Dorsett
CEO, RazorMetrics

"I 100% recommend CEO-S to anyone who is a CEO-or anyone who has to interact with a CEO at a significant level."

Devon Tobin
Principal & Founder, Duet Design Group

"I definitely recommend the CEO Masterclass. It's a very implementable, experience-driven, hands-on course that has obviously been tried andtested. It's not just theoretical, which I was very pleased with."

Simon Woods
President & COO, Senseye, Inc.

"What exceeded my expectations about the CEO Masterclass isn't just the leadership topics but also how to implement the concepts practically.I got a lot of things I can take back to make sure we're operating efficiently."

Connor Champion
President, Austin Christian University

"On a scale of zero to ten, I would rate my experience at the CEO Masterclass as a ten."

Mitch Best
CEO, VITAL WorkLife

This was a very important and impactful experience for myself as a CEO and for my executive team. It has been life-changing and is setting us up for much success.
I recommend these courses to all executive leadership looking to go to the next level!

Brenda Darden Wilkerson
President & CEO, AnitaB.org

I have spent 30 years operating, studying, and coaching businesses, and this is the first complete system I have seen for the CEO and executive team.
As a coach for young or first-time CEOs, I now have a tool for them to get the whole picture and a way to step incrementally into this role as they and their companies grow.

Ryan Martens
Mentor, Techstars; former Chief Technology Officer, Rally Software

CEO-S is a ten out of ten. It exceeded my expectations and gave me practical tools that I can implement immediately into my business.

Cory Salter
CEO, SharpeVision MODERN LASIK
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