Welcome to LeanMind
A private network for experienced leaders, founders, creators, all men - from Google to Government and much in between, helping stop your drift and reclaim your agency, impact, clarity and joy - in work, at home…
We do this by going slow, diving deep and getting Lean, in mind and spirit.
Here, you will:
Grow your wise, conscious leadership - learning to respond not react, whatever the stresses or demands on you
Interrupt the drift and take ownership of what comes next
Let go of roles, behaviours, and definitions of success that no longer fit
Connect with meaning, agency, and direction - waking up to wisdom as you do
Grow into your always uncertain future helping you, your organisations and family do the same
What To Expect.
LeanMind is a curated journey, a metaphorical pilgrimage, unfolding over 12 month cycles.
Each month diving deep, together with the network, to support your meta cognitive learning - simple speak, helping you think about your thinking.
As James Clear, author of Atomic Habits put it: “Many situations in life are similar to going on a hike; when you start walking the view changes”.
LeanMind is a walk, helping you walk to presence, clarity and impact.
Ways we meet:
Two opportunities a month to meet virtually and learn together
‘In real life’ meet ups from informal day long to week long retreats and actual pilgrimage (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 - cut away the excess, refine what matters, and emerge lean in thought, spirit, and action.
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.”