Welcome to LeanMind
A private network for experienced leaders, founders, creators, all men, helping stop your drift and reclaim agency, clarity, simplicity and joy - in work, at home…
…weaving new threads of impact as you go.
We do this by going slow, diving deep and getting Lean, in mind and spirit.
Here, you will:
Grow your wise, conscious leadership - embracing your mature masculinity
Feel clearer and calmer - inside and out, better managing difficult people and situations
Imagine life and work on your terms, rooted in spirt
Interrupt the drift and take ownership of what comes next
Let go of roles, behaviours, and definitions of success that no longer fit
Reconnect with meaning, agency, and direction - waking up to wisdom as you do
Navigate your always uncertain future sharing support, insight and connections helping you renew your impact
What To Expect.
A network of pioneering souls spanning all corners of the earth (there are corners, right?).
All men of influence, curiosity, insight and wisdom, weaving new tracks and threads into the world.
Ways we meet:
Online as a group every four to six weeks.
Private Q&A and workshop sessions with inspiring teachers on topics inc: mature masculinity at midlife; regenerative leadership; raising kids / initiating boys; re writing your story; better understanding your motivations - all held within our Roots ,Rhythm, Rituals change model.
‘In real life’ meet ups from informal day long to week long retreats (these coming in ‘26).
Private WhatsApp chat to inspire, reflect, support (or ignore, as you wish).
This is not about speed or surface change. It’s about slowing down enough to go deeper — cutting away the excess, refining what matters, and emerging lean in thought, spirit, and action.
Over the year we move through a seasonal flow covering Roots, Rhythm, and Rituals.
Who It's For?
LeanMind is for the curious, reflective, emotionally intelligent leader, partner and… parent.
You’re not broken — but something feels… off. Like you’ve outgrown the script.
Quietly, you’re asking:
* "Am I wasting the best years of my life doing the wrong work?"
* "If I stop, will it all unravel?"
* "Why doesn’t this feel as good as it looks from the outside?"
* "What do I actually want now?”
If this you, have a deeper read here.
Or, apply to join and then arrange a call with Ben, fouding teacher and guide, to get a feel for the network to see if we’re a fit.
Join
LeanMind is a reset.
Slow. Deep. Lean.
A return to your steady roots, chosen rhythm, and life‑giving rituals.
Apply to join. This is a small, private network, capped at Dunbar’s 150. If you’re ready to slow down, go deep, and get lean — apply to join here.
First things first, apply to join and then a call with Ben, our founding teacher to see if we’re a fit.
Stop The Drift.
.... and reclaim what’s next.
As John White, Managing Partner at Arketyp VC Fund, puts it:
“Ben occupies a rare middle ground where mindfulness and deep entrepreneurial experience meet. Working together, I slowed down to greater clarity, deeper self‑awareness, better prioritisation, and stronger belief — growing the new venture, born of a deep personal motivation, in the process.”