Trusted Advisory Group™ | Inaugural International Edition

Leadership Retreat

Step away
from the noise.
Step into perspective.

Veneto Region, Northern Italy · October 13–16, 2026

Venue

Villa Marcello Marinelli

Location

Cison di Valmarino

Audience

CEOs, Business Owners & Leaders

Reserve Your Place

Discover

The Experience

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A retreat for leaders who carry real weight.

Join a curated group of international business leaders for the inaugural TAG™ leadership retreat. Italy was chosen deliberately. Set in the historic Veneto region, just a short drive from Venice. Nestled in the medieval town of Cison di Valmarino, this three-day experience invites you to slow down, reflect, and reconnect.

More than a retreat. A rare opportunity.

With 2,000 years of history, breathtaking countryside, and the collective wisdom of the TAG community surrounding you, this is the environment where meaningful conversation happens. The familiar cues of your operating context disappear, strategic thinking expands. Not polite dialogue. Real strategic thinking.

When leaders step outside their daily environment, perspective expands — and new possibilities emerge.

TAG™ Leadership Philosophy

Who Is This For

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You’ve built something.
Now you want to build it better.

You’ve been around long enough to know the difference between a room full of people and a room full of the right people. You carry real decisions — ones that don’t have clean answers and can’t be delegated. What you’re looking for is someone who’s navigated similar terrain, in a different industry, with a different set of constraints — and lived to reflect on it honestly. That conversation is rare. This retreat is designed around it.

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Senior business leaders, by invitation

CEOs, founders, and senior executives operating at the intersection of local accountability and global awareness. Industry and geography vary by design.

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TAG membership is not required

This retreat is open to any qualified leader, regardless of TAG affiliation. Those who find value in the process will have a natural opportunity to learn more about TAG.

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One virtual session is

All participants — members or not — join at least one virtual session before arriving. Not a formality. It’s how the room gets warm before anyone boards a plane.

Your Italian Experience

Four days.
One shift in perspective.

From arrival to departure, every moment is designed to move you from reactive to reflective.

October 13

Arrival & Welcome

Arrive in Cison di Valmarino and settle into Villa Marcello Marinelli. A welcome dinner introduces you to the region’s rich culinary traditions and puts faces to the voices you’ve been thinking alongside for months.

October 14–15

Retreat Sessions & Experiences

Morning sessions for facilitated peer dialogue — structured, honest, and built on the context you’ve already established virtually. Afternoons open to Veneto’s finest: Prosecco vineyards, CastelBrando Spa, and exceptional regional dining. Culture and strategy, in equal measure.

October 16

Integration & Commitments

Final session to consolidate insights, name what shifted, and carry a clear set of commitments — and a stronger peer network — back into your organization.

October 17

Departure

Return home with clearer thinking, stronger relationships, and a year mapped with purpose.

Leadership Conversations That Matter

Each morning, we gather.
Each session, we go deeper.

Attendees join from multiple industries and geographies — by design. The sessions are built around honest dialogue, wise counsel, and collective insight. What’s behind us. What’s ahead. What only becomes visible when you step outside your own context.

An intentional gathering of business leaders — to celebrate success and navigate uncertainty together.

Lessons & Successes

An honest reckoning with 2026 — what worked, what didn’t, and what you’d do differently. No polished narratives. Just clarity.

Strategic Perspectives

Peer-level dialogue on the forces shaping your markets, your organizations, and your leadership over the next 12 months.

Leadership Insights

Personal growth as a leadership variable. The inner game that determines the outer results. Where bias, identity, and decision-making intersect.

Action & Commitments

Leaving with more than inspiration. Concrete commitments, peer accountability, and a clear line of sight to the year ahead.

Unique to the Veneto Region

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Pizza & Prosecco with Chef Fedato

Learn the art of authentic Italian pizza-making while enjoying Prosecco in the vineyards where it was born. The world’s finest, in their natural habitat.

Culinary

CastelBrando Spa & Historic Hilltop

One of Italy’s most renowned wellness spas, perched above the village with sweeping views of the surrounding countryside. Rest is part of the design.

Optional

Local Culinary Experiences

Elegant dinners at exceptional regional restaurants celebrating the full breadth of Northern Italian cuisine. The table is where trust is built.

Dining

Your Guides

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Matthew Cahill

Founder, Percipio Company

Ashok Bhattacharya

TAG™ Leadership Advisor

Michele Molitor

TAG™ Leadership Advisor

The Setting

A village built for
deep thinking.

Villa Marcello Marinelli sits at the heart of Cison di Valmarino, one of Italy’s most beautiful medieval towns. The architecture, the light, the land — all of it conspires to slow you down.

Just a short drive from Venice, the Veneto region carries 2,000 years of civilization. Ideas have always traveled well here.

Cison di Valmarino Veneto Region Northern Italy Near Venice

You’ve been in the room.
Virtually.

Monthly virtual sessions do the groundwork — faces, thinking, context. By the time you land in Italy, the room is already warm. What the screen started, four days in the Veneto finishes.

One conversation in the right room can reframe a problem you’ve been carrying for months. This retreat is designed to create exactly that condition.

Dates

October 13–16, 2026