What Landmark does

Landmark Worldwide Enterprises, Inc. is an international personal and professional growth, training, and development company founded in 1991 and headquartered in San Francisco. Its core offering is The Landmark Forum, a three-day intensive course built on a proprietary "transformative learning" methodology whose named concepts include Already Always Listening, The Hidden Power of Context, Rackets, Distinguishing, and Transformation as a Way of Living. Around the Forum, Landmark has assembled a tiered curriculum of Advanced Course, Communication Programs, Self-Expression and Leadership Program, Evening and Master Class seminars, Personal Performance Coaching (delivered by phone), the Landmark Training Academy (for new leaders), and a Wisdom Area for senior graduates. The company also sells a Landmark Subscription at $39 per month with a 12-month commitment that bundles seminars, subscriber-only events, on-demand content, and AI tools.

Landmark serves two primary customer segments. The first is individual consumers — people seeking personal effectiveness, communication, leadership, and relationship outcomes — addressed through free Introduction events, the website schedule, and local offices in 40+ countries; the company reports over 193,000 participants annually and more than 3.5 million graduates across six continents. The second is corporate clients, served through Vanto Group, Landmark's wholly owned consulting subsidiary that applies the same methodology to organizational transformation; Vanto Group was named by Forbes as one of America's Best Management Consulting Firms in 2025. Landmark has no external investors and is 100% employee-owned through an ESOP with over 600 employee-owners and more than 760 trained leaders worldwide. Delivery is hybrid: in-person across 125+ cities and online via Zoom, supported by multilingual country sites.

Name

Landmark

Legal name

Landmark Worldwide Enterprises, Inc.

Website

https://landmarkworldwide.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Landmark Worldwide is a private, employee-owned personal and professional development company founded in 1991, offering The Landmark Forum and related transformative-learning courses to individual consumers and corporate clients across 40+ countries, with subsidiary Vanto Group serving enterprise consulting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal & Professional Development Training

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Training, Enablement & Talent Development Summits (THAHAMAH)

Keywords

• Personal development programs
• Professional training courses
• Transformative learning methodology
• Corporate consulting services
• Executive coaching services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices45 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Course and Program Tuition: Landmark generates revenue through individual course enrollments including The Landmark Forum, Advanced Course, Communication Programs, Self-Expression and Leadership Program, and various seminars. Each program has its own tuition fee charged at enrollment.
2. Landmark Subscription: Monthly subscription service at $39/month providing access to dozens of seminars, major discounts on weekend courses, exclusive subscriber-only events, and On-Demand Content 24/7. Has a minimum 12-month commitment.
3. Personal Coaching Services: One-on-one phone-based coaching services available in various packages starting from a 10-session engagement at $3,400 USD. Custom-tailored for graduates of The Landmark Forum.
4. Vanto Group Corporate Consulting: Landmark's wholly owned global consulting firm, Vanto Group, partners with teams and organizations to achieve extraordinary business breakthroughs. Works with organizations of all sizes in virtually every industry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Landmark offers paid personal and professional development programs built on a proprietary transformative learning methodology. The flagship is The Landmark Forum, a 3-day intensive, supported by The Advanced Course, seminar series, leadership and communication programs, one-on-one personal coaching, a monthly subscription, and corporate consulting delivered through its wholly owned subsidiary Vanto Group. Programs are delivered in person across 125+ cities and online via Zoom.

Product overview

Landmark Worldwide is an international personal and professional growth, training and development company offering a portfolio of programs centered around its flagship course, The Landmark Forum. The core offering consists of The Landmark Forum (a 3-day transformative learning experience) and The Advanced Course, which build foundational personal development capabilities. These are complemented by an extensive array of advanced programs including Evening Seminar Series, Master Class Seminars (delivered via Zoom), Self-Expression and Leadership Program, Communication Programs (The Access to Power and The Power to Create), Personal Performance Coaching (phone-based one-on-one), and the Landmark Training Academy (with Leaders, Event Production, and Communications pathways). The Wisdom Area provides advanced offerings for senior graduates including Wisdom Courses, Conference for Global Transformation, and Partnership Explorations. Landmark Subscription ($39/month) provides access to live and on-demand content, seminars, and AI tools. Additionally, Vanto Group (a wholly owned subsidiary) offers corporate consulting services to organizations. Programs are available in both in-person and online formats across more than 125 cities worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Landmark Forum Foundational 3-day intensive course plus an evening session that uses Landmark's transformative learning methodology to produce breakthroughs in participants' personal and professional lives. For adults seeking elevated effectiveness and quality of life.
• The Advanced Course 3-day weekend course plus Tuesday evening session that builds on The Landmark Forum, teaching participants to design a future of their own making not limited by the past. For Forum graduates seeking deeper transformation.
• Landmark Subscription Recurring $39/month subscription (12-month minimum) providing access to dozens of seminars, Master Class Seminars, the Self-Expression Program, Training Academy courses, subscriber-only events, 24/7 on-demand content, and AI tools to support transformation. For Forum graduates seeking ongoing development.
• Personal Performance Coaching One-on-one phone-based coaching matching participants with Landmark coaches to support fulfillment of goals, breakthroughs, and living an extraordinary life. Packages start at 10 sessions for $3,400 USD. Custom-tailored for Forum graduates.
• Evening Seminar Series Collection of 10-session evening seminars covering relationships, creativity, effectiveness, peace of mind, and making a difference. Designed to expand and master transformation for Forum graduates.
• Master Class Series Advanced 10-session seminars led by Landmark's most senior leaders, delivered via Zoom, designed to bring power and freedom in current circumstances and produce dramatic breakthroughs. For graduates seeking deeper mastery.
• Self-Expression and Leadership Program 4-month program of monthly Saturday/Sunday sessions plus 12 evening sessions that expands participants' natural capacity for leadership and ability to make a difference on a broader scale. For those ready to step into broader leadership.
• Communication Programs Two-course sequence - Communication: Access to Power and Communication: The Power to Create - teaching participants to access powerful and effective communication skills and generate new possibilities through listening and speaking. For graduates seeking communication mastery.
• Landmark Forum for Reviewers Special 2-day or 3-day forum with Tuesday evening session for graduate reviewers priced at USD 475 to expand and deepen their transformation. For Forum graduates who want to refresh and renew their work.
• Landmark Training Academy Multi-pathway training program (Leaders Training, Event Production, Communications) designed to develop high-performing individuals with integrity, responsibility, authenticity, and excellence. For those who want to lead Landmark-style work themselves.
• Wisdom Area Division offering advanced offerings for senior Landmark graduates focused on lifetime growth and development, including Wisdom Courses, Conference for Global Transformation, Year-end Vacation, and Partnership Explorations. For deeply engaged long-term graduates.
• Vanto Group Corporate Consulting Corporate consulting firm (wholly owned by Landmark) that partners with teams and organizations of all sizes to achieve business breakthroughs in growth, innovation, organizational resilience, and transformation using Landmark's proprietary methodology.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of participants agree The Forum made a profound and lasting difference in their lives
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Vanto GroupcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerVanto Group is Landmark's wholly owned global consulting firm that enables its clients to create unprecedented results in areas like growth, innovation, organizational resilience, and business transformation. While technically a subsidiary rather than an external partner, Vanto Group represents Landmark's methodology applied in corporate consulting contexts.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Mindvalley: Mindvalley is a digital-first personal growth and transformation platform offering online courses, masterminds, and AI-powered coaching. Compared to Landmark, it targets a similar self-improvement audience but delivers via subscription apps and asynchronous online content rather than in-person intensives.
• Hay House: Hay House is a self-help publishing and media company producing books, online courses, live events, and summits in the personal development space. Comparable to Landmark in addressing the same self-improvement consumer via events and content, though primarily content-led rather than methodology-intensive training.
• BetterUp: BetterUp is a venture-backed coaching and mental health platform serving enterprise clients with AI-augmented one-on-one coaching and leadership development. Overlaps with Landmark's Personal Performance Coaching and Vanto Group enterprise offerings but is delivered via a software-plus-coach model rather than in-person seminars.

Direct peers

• FranklinCovey: FranklinCovey is a global leadership and personal effectiveness training company offering The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People framework, executive coaching, and corporate consulting. Like Landmark, it sells multi-day signature programs, advanced courses, and corporate transformation engagements targeting both consumers and enterprises.
• Dale Carnegie Training: Dale Carnegie Training has delivered in-person leadership, communication, and personal development courses globally for over a century, with a multi-country franchise model and corporate training programs. Highly comparable to Landmark in offering signature multi-week courses, communication programs, and corporate training engagements.
• Toastmasters International: Toastmasters International is a global nonprofit providing structured communication and leadership training through local club meetings, with millions of members across 140+ countries. Overlaps with Landmark's Communication Programs and Self-Expression and Leadership offerings in audience and skill-development focus.
• Tony Robbins / Robbins Research International: Tony Robbins operates one of the world's largest personal development seminar businesses (Date with Destiny, Unleash the Power Within), delivering multi-day live events, coaching, and corporate performance programs. Directly comparable to Landmark in format, audience, and methodology-driven transformation positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Center for Creative Leadership: CCL is a globally recognized leadership development research and education provider offering open-enrollment programs, custom corporate programs, and coaching. Comparable to Landmark's advanced leadership programs (Self-Expression and Leadership, Vanto Group) with deeper academic research orientation.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm offering leadership development, executive coaching, and talent management services. Comparable to Vanto Group's corporate consulting arm but operating at much larger scale across HR consulting, executive search, and assessment as a public company.

Others

• Werner Erhard / The est Training successors: Werner Erhard created the est training program in 1971, which directly spawned Landmark Education (now Landmark Worldwide) in 1991. While est itself is no longer operating, Erhard and successor programs represent the historical lineage and methodological predecessor of Landmark's Forum curriculum.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/landmarkworldwide
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landmark
• Xx.com/landmarkforum
• Facebookfacebook.com/LandmarkForum

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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