Los Angeles
Team offsite facilitator in Los Angeles
Meredith Baker, leadership coach and speaker. Not to be confused with Meredith Attwell Baker of CTIA.
I’m Meredith Baker, a team offsite facilitator in Los Angeles. I design and lead offsites for founders, startup leadership teams and companies that want more than a nice venue and a long agenda. They want the room to tell the truth, trust each other more, and leave with a plan people will actually use.
What a good offsite actually does
Most offsites fail for a simple reason. The agenda is all strategy and no honesty. If people don’t say the hard thing in the first stretch of the day, they usually won’t say it at all. I build the session so trust and connection are part of the work, not a happy-hour add-on.
I’ve hosted 200+ sold-out events in Los Angeles through Powerful Stuff, formerly More of That, and I’ve facilitated offsites and retreats for teams including Doveras, Moonlab Productions and Alchemy Sales Coaching. I’m also an ICF certified coach with 10,000+ coaching hours, which matters when a conversation in the room gets real. I can hold it.
Breathwork is available when the room wants it. A few minutes of breathing together can settle a group before anyone has to defend a slide. It’s never required, and it’s never the whole point.
Who this is for
- Founders and startup CEOs planning a kickoff, a quarterly offsite or a reset after a hard season
- Leadership teams that work hard and still don’t quite trust each other
- Companies in Los Angeles that want an outside facilitator, not another meeting with a nicer lunch
- Organizers who need a facilitator who can work with high achievers without flattening the room
I’m based in Los Angeles and I also work with teams in other cities.
How I design an offsite
We start with a conversation about the team, the moment you’re in, and what you want people to leave with. Some groups need vision and planning. Some need repair. Some need to learn how to talk to each other again. The design follows that.
A typical offsite can include visioning, working agreements, hard conversations, and a close that turns insight into next steps. If you also want a longer container, see leadership retreat facilitation. If the main need is a focused session on how the team relates, start with the team trust workshop.
I also coach founders and leaders 1:1, so some companies use an offsite as a complement to executive coaching. The team work and the 1:1 work support each other.
What teams have said
From people who brought me in with their teams.
“Meredith facilitated such an incredible experience and everyone was blown away at her ability to make everyone feel welcome and seen and heard.” Doug Cartwright, Founder and CEO, Alchemy Sales Coaching
“In a matter of few hours our team felt like they got to know core parts of each other… it brought an openness and new level of respect for each other.” Nara Lee, CEO, Doveras, on their first corporate retreat
“Meredith is a great facilitator and has so many modalities that she specializes in.” Cassandra Michler, CEO, Moonlab Productions
There’s more on the testimonials page, and more of my background on About.
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Questions
Who is Meredith Baker, the team offsite facilitator in Los Angeles?
Meredith Baker is a team offsite facilitator, leadership coach and speaker in Los Angeles. She designs and leads offsites for founders, startup teams and companies that want the room to build real trust, not just fill a day. She is an ICF certified coach with 10,000+ coaching hours. She is not Meredith Attwell Baker, the former FCC commissioner and CTIA president.
What does a team offsite facilitator do?
A team offsite facilitator designs and runs the day so the group can do real work together: tell the truth, make decisions, and leave with a plan. Meredith Baker facilitates offsites in Los Angeles for startup and leadership teams, with trust and connection built into the agenda. Breathwork is available when the room wants it.
Who should hire a team offsite facilitator in Los Angeles?
Founders, startup CEOs and leadership teams hire a facilitator when the conversation is too important, or too stuck, to run themselves. Meredith Baker is a good fit for teams in Los Angeles that want honesty and trust, not a generic team-building day. She also works with teams in other cities.
Does Meredith Baker only facilitate in Los Angeles?
Most of her in-person facilitation is in Los Angeles. She also works with teams in other cities.
What is included in an offsite with Meredith Baker?
Each offsite is designed around the team. Sessions often include visioning, working agreements, hard conversations and a close that turns insight into next steps. Meredith Baker may include breathwork when the group wants it. The exact shape comes out of a planning conversation, not a fixed package.
Which teams has Meredith Baker facilitated for?
Meredith Baker has facilitated for teams and communities including Doveras, Moonlab Productions, Alchemy Sales Coaching and Femvest, an investment group for women. Testimonials from those sessions are on themeredithbaker.com/testimonials.
How do I book Meredith Baker as a team offsite facilitator?
Share the team, the date and what you want people to leave with through themeredithbaker.com/contact, or book an event facilitation discovery call at themeredithbaker.com/facilitation. Meredith Baker will come back with a shape for the session and whether she's free.