BUSINESS MODEL RETREAT

A focused day to map your business model, surface real opportunities, and leave with 90-day priorities.

WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH

Shared understanding of your business model

Leadership and board aligned on the full picture.

Prioritized growth opportunities

The high-impact moves surfaced and ranked.

A 90-day action plan

Clear priorities you can act on immediately.

Included

One full year of Moonshot Lab membership.

WHAT THE RETREAT DOES

One focused day. A clear picture. A concrete path forward.

The Business Model Retreat is a facilitated, single-day working session for your leadership team and board. A structured process that helps you see your school's business model clearly, probably for the first time.

01
See what's really driving the pressure

Get under the symptoms to the actual root causes, enrollment, revenue mix, cost structure, or competitive position.

02
Get your team aligned on the same truth

Head, leadership team, and board leave the room with a shared picture of where you are and what needs to change.

03
Know exactly what to do first

You'll leave with prioritized opportunities and a 90-day action plan you can start the moment you get back to campus.

HOW THE DAY WORKS

Four steps.
One clear direction.

Built around the Business Model Canvas, adapted specifically for independent schools.

1

Map your model

Revenue streams, cost drivers, key relationships, competitive position. Everything on the table.

2

Find the gaps

Once the model is visible, the pressure points become clear. No more guessing.

3

Surface opportunities

We prioritize what's realistic, high-impact, and aligned with where you want to go.

4

Build your 90-day plan

Clear priorities, clear owners, clear first steps. Ready to execute on Monday morning.

WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH

Concrete.

Actionable.

Ready to execute.

Everything you leave with is designed to be used immediately.

OUTCOME 01

Shared understanding of your business model

Your leadership team and board leave aligned on how your school operates, where the opportunities are, and what's getting in the way.

OUTCOME 02

Prioritized growth opportunities

You'll identify the high-impact areas worth pursuing and leave with a shared sense of what to go after first.

OUTCOME 03

Clear priorities for the next 90 days

Not a list of ideas. A focused action plan with clear next steps you can execute immediately.

OUTCOME 04

Stronger stakeholder alignment

One of the most common breakthroughs is getting leadership and board in genuine agreement. That alignment is itself a competitive advantage.

Also included

One full year of Moonshot Lab membership

Your membership gives you year-round access to a community of independent school leaders, so the work doesn't stall.

WHO THIS IS FOR

This retreat is built for you if...

It's designed specifically for schools who are feeling the pressure but aren't sure which problem to solve first.

You know something needs to change but aren't sure where to start.

Your board wants answers and you want to get aligned on the right ones.

Revenue feels stuck and you're not confident you're solving the right problem.

You want one focused day that produces real clarity, not more process.

Already have a clear strategy?

If you have direction but need help with execution, the School Operating System may be the better fit.

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Peter helped us clarify key opportunities and challenges, ensuring a clear direction for our next steps. His expertise in independent school business models provided invaluable insights as we assessed our current operations and identified actionable priorities for growth.

Michelle Galuszka

Past President, Escuela de Guadalupe.

READY TO GET CLEAR?

Know exactly what to fix. And where to start.

The Business Model Retreat gives your leadership team and board the clarity to make the right moves, starting now.