C-SUITE NETWORK™ Monument Summit
Oct 16–19, 2026 Outlaw Ranch · Custer, SD
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A private executive retreat The Black Hills of South Dakota

For Monumental Leaders Carving Their Own Legacy

Most executive events are built around comfort. This one is built around perspective. Trade the boardroom for open sky, quiet trails, and the conversations that only happen once the noise gets quiet.

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Space is intentionally limited. Early-bird pricing ends September 1, 2026.

This is unusual by design

This is not a ballroom.
It's where leaders get grounded.

The Monument Summit is not another leadership conference in another hotel. It's a camp-style retreat at Outlaw Ranch — shared lodging, shared meals, outdoor experiences, and real conversations. Because something different happens when leaders step out of the boardroom and into nature.

What it isn't

  • Polished or performative
  • Built around status
  • Another ballroom, another keynote
  • A weekend of notes you'll never reopen

What it is

  • A private retreat under open sky
  • Built around connection, not networking
  • Structured sessions, fire pits, and trails
  • Perspective, relationships, and space to think
The noise gets quieter The conversations get more honest The walls come down The questions get bigger
The setting · Outlaw Ranch, Custer SD

Camp-style. Intentionally.

The Monument Summit is held at Outlaw Ranch — a rustic camp tucked into the Black Hills near Custer, with towering pines, open meadows, and quiet trails in every direction. This is not a resort. Lodging is camp-style: bunk-bed cabins and simple lodge rooms, shared bathhouses, meals together in the dining hall or outdoors, and a pavilion with a wood-burning fireplace for gathering after dark.

The intimacy is the point. A small footprint means a small, deliberate group — when the beds are full, the room is full.

  • Where
    Custer, SD · the Black Hills
  • Lodging
    Bunk-bed cabins & lodge rooms
  • Together
    Shared meals, dining hall & outdoors
  • Around you
    Pines, trails & fire pits
The Outlaw Ranch sign in the Black Hills near Custer, South Dakota
Outlaw Ranch — Custer, South Dakota.
Horseback riding on the grounds at Outlaw Ranch
Black Hills granite surrounding Outlaw Ranch
The land itself tells a story

A place of deep history and enduring legacy.

The Black Hills are more than a beautiful destination. They are a place of sacred meaning and lasting legacy for Native American people. Throughout the retreat runs an intentional thread of honoring the land, the people who came before us, and the legacy carried through generations.

Because leadership is not only about what we build next. It is also about what we recognize, what we respect, what we learn from, and how we choose to lead with greater awareness.

Near Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial — where legacy, identity, history, vision, and endurance are impossible to ignore — there may be no better place to explore what it means to carve one of your own.

"Legacy is not something we talk about at the end of our journey. It is something we carve every day."

The theme of the Monument Summit —
For Monumental Leaders Carving Their Own Legacy.

Part of the retreat journey

Where legacy is impossible to ignore.

Two whole-group excursions anchor the theme — Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial, where identity, history, vision, and endurance are carved into the Black Hills themselves.

C-Suite Network group at Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mount Rushmore
A whole-group excursion on Day Two, tied to the retreat's legacy theme.
C-Suite Network group at Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills
Crazy Horse Memorial
A Day Three excursion honoring Native American legacy, endurance, and vision.
For the leader who has already built something

The questions worth stepping away for.

For the founder, CEO, business owner, and decision-maker who knows there is more ahead — and is ready to ask the bigger things.

01

What am I building now?

02

What kind of leader am I becoming?

03

What legacy have I inherited?

04

What legacy am I responsible for?

05

Who should be in the room with me for this next chapter?

The outcome

You don't step away from leadership. You return to it — differently.

The journey · October 16–19, 2026

Four days at Outlaw Ranch.

Structured executive sessions, outdoor experiences, shared dining, fireside conversation, and curated moments designed to move beyond networking into real discovery. Custer, South Dakota.

Day One Friday · October 16

Arrival, Welcome & Grounding in the Land

Airport

Airport transfers

Transportation begins for guests with accommodation and transport packages.

3:00 PM

Check-in

Guests arrive and settle into Outlaw Ranch.

5:00 PM

Group welcome & opening speaker

A formal welcome that sets the tone for legacy, leadership, connection, and the land.

6:00 PM

Welcome reception

Heavy hors d'oeuvres, platters, cheeses, breads, salads, and dips.

7:00 PM

Opening cultural experience

A Native American dancer, drummer, and sage ceremony — a respectful grounding experience honoring the land, its history, and the Native American legacy of the Black Hills.

Day Two Saturday · October 17

Leadership, Nature & Monumental Perspective

6:00 AM

Wildlife loop experience with Mark

A 1.5-hour guided experience through the free-roaming wildlife area.

6:30 AM

Early-morning continental breakfast

7:30 AM

Hot breakfast available

Informal breakfast and connection time.

8:30 AM

Structured leadership session 1

Four group options available.

10:30 AM

Morning outdoor activities

Four groups — horseback riding, canoeing, hiking, and bike riding.

12:30 PM

Group lunch

Sandwiches, salads, and sides.

1:30 PM

Structured leadership session 2

Four group options available.

3:30 PM

Mount Rushmore group excursion

A whole-group experience connected to the retreat's legacy theme.

6:30 PM

Group cookout dinner

Grills, burgers, hot dogs, and salads.

8:00 PM

Fire pit gathering

Open conversation, connection, and reflection.

Day Three Sunday · October 18

Legacy, Reflection & Deeper Connection

6:00 AM

Wildlife loop experience with Mark

A second optional 1.5-hour guided wildlife experience.

6:30 AM

Early-morning continental breakfast

7:30 AM

Hot breakfast available

Informal breakfast and connection time.

8:30 AM

Structured leadership session 3

Four group options available.

10:30 AM

Morning outdoor activities

Horseback riding, canoeing, hiking, and bike riding.

12:30 PM

Group lunch

Taco / nacho-style lunch with beans, salads, and sides.

1:30 PM

Structured leadership session 4

Four group options available.

3:30 PM

Crazy Horse Memorial group excursion

A whole-group experience tied to Native American legacy, endurance, and vision — and the deeper conversation about what we inherit, honor, and carry forward.

6:30 PM

Group dinner

A substantial dining experience.

8:00 PM

Fire pit gathering

Evening reflection, relationship-building, and legacy conversation.

Day Four Monday · October 19

Takeaways & Departure

6:30 AM

Early-morning continental breakfast

7:30 AM

Hot breakfast available

8:30 AM

Group takeaways · session 5

Final reflections, leadership commitments, and closing conversations.

10:00 AM

Check-out & departure

Transportation provided for applicable attendees.

Who belongs in this room

You'll leave with more than notes.

You'll leave with perspective, relationships, space to think, and moments that stay with you — and a deeper understanding that legacy is something we carve every day.

A fireside leadership session outdoors at the retreat
Fireside sessions in the pines — real conversation, not a stage.

The builder

For the executive who has already built something meaningful and knows there is more ahead.

The decision-maker

For the founder, CEO, and business owner asking what they're building now — and what kind of leader they're becoming.

The one who returns differently

More grounded. More aware. More connected. More intentional.

The legacy-minded

For leaders weighing what they've inherited, what they're responsible for, and who should be in the room for the next chapter.

Dates
Oct 16–19, 2026Friday through Monday
Location
Outlaw RanchCuster, South Dakota
Format
Camp-style retreatShared lodging & meals
Early-bird ends
September 1, 2026Register before this date

Come ready to step away from the expected.

Honor the land, challenge your thinking, deepen your relationships, and consider the legacy you are carving now. Space is intentionally limited to protect the depth of the experience.

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