What Inside Out Leadership Development Group does

Inside Out Leadership Development Group is a founder-owned personal development coaching and workshop practice founded by Terry Lige in 1997 and headquartered at 441 Dunbar Court, Kelowna, British Columbia. The company delivers experiential, facilitator-led programs centered on emotional intelligence and personal breakthrough, including the foundational Connections Workshop and the advanced Deeper Connections Workshop (each 2.5 days, priced at $550 + GST per participant), the one-on-one Being You Coaching Program, Couples Mentoring co-facilitated with partner Christine Mills, and specialized offerings such as the Game Changers Men's Program, EGO, Exceptional Life, The Calling, Couples Connections, and Leadership Boot Camp.

The underlying "technology" is a proprietary experiential learning methodology refined over 20+ years, built around structured exercises, group processes, and a framework of "Behavioral Bridges" (honesty, vulnerability, forgiveness, self-trust, determination, acceptance, love) intended to trigger personal breakthrough moments, reinforced through ongoing conversational coaching. The company supplements its paid services with a free six-step "Blueprint for Change" e-workbook as a lead magnet and the "Connections" podcast distributed on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

The business model is a small-team professional services practice monetized through per-seat workshop fees ($550 + GST), one-on-one coaching engagements, couples mentoring sessions, and a pay-what-you-can tier for accessibility, with all workshop delivery conducted on-site in Kelowna (latterly from the founder's Black Mountain residence) and lead generation driven by content marketing, a weekly blog, a monthly newsletter, podcast listenership, and organic testimonials from an alumni community. There is no disclosed enterprise revenue, no institutional funding, no parent company, and no technology platform or API exposure.

Name

Inside Out Leadership Development Group

Legal name

Inside Out Leadership Development Group

Website

https://terrylige.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Inside Out Leadership Development Group is a founder-owned personal development coaching and workshop practice based in Kelowna, BC, founded by Terry Lige in 1997. It serves individuals, couples, men, and corporate buyers through 2.5-day experiential workshops, one-on-one coaching, and couples mentoring focused on emotional intelligence.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Development and Coaching Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Growth Mindset, Motivation & Goal-Setting Programs (EDAMAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coaching Leadership & Mentoring Skills (EDABAAAG), Leadership, Character Education & Values Development (EDAMAIAG)

Keywords

• Personal development workshops
• Emotional intelligence coaching
• Experiential learning programs
• Couples mentoring services
• Leadership facilitation training

Headquarters

HQ city

Kelowna

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Workshop Programs: 2.5-day experiential workshops (Connections and Deeper Connections) offered at $550 + GST per participant. Programs run Friday evening through Sunday at 4pm.
2. Coaching Services: Individual 'Being You' coaching program and couples mentoring sessions provided by Terry Lige and Christine Mills.
3. Digital Products: Free e-workbook 'The Blueprint for Change' offered as lead magnet to build email list and generate leads for paid programs.
4. Pay-What-You-Can Option: Sliding scale pricing model where participants who cannot afford the full program fee can pay whatever they can afford (minimum not zero), supporting accessibility and mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Inside Out Leadership Development Group runs experiential personal development programs centered on emotional intelligence and personal breakthrough training. Its core offerings include the 2.5-day Connections and Deeper Connections workshops, the Being You one-on-one coaching program, Couples Mentoring, and supplemental programs for men, leaders, and couples. Programs are facilitated by founder Terry Lige in Kelowna, BC using interactive exercises, behavioral bridges, and ongoing conversational coaching.

Product overview

Inside Out Leadership Development Group, founded by Terry Lige in 1997 and based in Kelowna, BC, offers a portfolio of personal and professional development programs centered on emotional intelligence and experiential learning. The core offerings include the Connections Workshop (2.5-day foundational program) and Deeper Connections (advanced follow-up), supplemented by individual coaching (Being You Coaching Program), couples programs (Couples Mentoring and Couples Connections), and specialized men's work (Game Changers Men's Program). Additional offerings include the EGO Program, Exceptional Life Program, The Calling Program, and Leadership Boot Camp. The company also provides supporting content through the Connections Podcast and a free Blueprint for Change e-workbook. Programs utilize experiential learning methodologies with exercises, processes, and group dynamics to facilitate personal breakthroughs and behavioral change.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Connections Workshop: A 2.5-day personal development workshop focusing on awakening personal brilliance and creating breakthrough experiences.
• Deeper Connections Workshop
• Couples Mentoring
• Being You Coaching Program
• Connections Podcast

Products and services

• Connections Workshop A 2.5-day interactive personal development workshop focused on emotional intelligence and personal breakthrough. Participants engage in experiential learning through large and small group exercises to discover authentic self, build self-awareness, and create lasting behavioral change. Priced at $550 + GST per participant.
• Deeper Connections Workshop An advanced 2.5-day follow-up program to Connections that helps participants transform shadow self into sacred self, convert personal crisis into opportunity, and build self-confidence beyond fear-based decision making. Priced at $550 + GST per participant.
• Being You Coaching Program One-on-one coaching program designed to help individuals create personal breakthroughs and develop healthy, empowering choices and behaviors through ongoing conversational coaching sessions.
• Couples Mentoring Relationship mentoring program co-facilitated by Terry Lige and partner Christine Mills, offering couples counseling with both male and female perspectives, including financial coaching and Relationship Rescue intensives at their home in Black Mountain, Kelowna.
• Couples Connections A couples workshop focused on building healthy, lasting relationships through understanding love types, relationship stages (codependence, independence, interdependence), and developing intimacy and communication skills.
• Game Changers Men's Program An exclusively men's program focused on developing emotional intelligence, overcoming male stereotyping, and learning to lead from the heart rather than just the head.
• EGO Program A weekend program exploring ego, self-awareness, and personal identity through experiential exercises including an envelope exercise where participants write gifts of love and encouragement to fellow participants.
• Exceptional Life Program A program designed to help participants discover their potential and live with purpose and authenticity.
• The Calling Program A program (offered August 10-12) focused on helping participants discover their life purpose and destiny through deep self-reflection and exploration of values and spiritual gifts.
• Leadership Boot Camp A facilitation training program for emerging leaders focused on developing trustworthy leadership, integrity, and the character qualities that make a great leader.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of participants have experienced life-changing transformations through the programs

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MAKBIZ VENTURES INC.minorOthersWebsite development partner responsible for the design and maintenance of the Inside Out Leadership website (terrylige.com).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CoachHub: Global digital coaching platform targeting enterprises with measurable leadership development outcomes. Comparable in coaching-as-leadership-development positioning but operates at vastly greater scale and through corporate procurement.
• BetterUp: Enterprise coaching and mental health platform serving corporate buyers with digital delivery and a broad coach network. Comparable as a coaching offering but very different in scale, market (B2B enterprise), and delivery model (digital vs. in-person).

Direct peers

• Martha Beck: Independent life coach and workshop facilitator offering multi-day retreats and cohort-based programs on self-discovery and emotional well-being. Comparable as a solo-founder-led personal development and coaching practice targeting individual consumers.
• PSI Seminars: Operates a graduated series of personal development seminars with a strong alumni community and ongoing advanced courses. Directly comparable to Inside Out's tiered curriculum (Connections → Deeper Connections) and community-driven model.
• High Performance Institute (Brendon Burchard): Founder-led personal development brand offering live events, online courses, books, and coaching certification programs. Comparable in building a full ecosystem (live events, content, coaching, certification) around a single personal brand.
• Tony Robbins Companies: Premier personal development brand offering multi-day live events (Date with Destiny, Unleash the Power Within) combined with coaching and content products. Comparable in product mix (events + coaching + content) and brand-led, founder-driven delivery model.
• Marie Forleo: Founder-led personal development and business coaching brand combining online programs, books, and live events. Comparable in mid-priced consumer-facing coaching products and multi-channel content marketing approach.
• Landmark Worldwide: Runs multi-day, large-group experiential transformation workshops focused on personal breakthroughs and authentic communication. Closely comparable to Inside Out Leadership's Connections/Deeper Connections workshops in format, methodology, and customer promise.
• Insight Seminars: Successor community from the est lineage offering multi-day personal transformation seminars. Comparable in experiential format, breakthrough-themed curriculum, and adult self-development positioning.
• Erhard Seminars Training (est): Pioneer of the large-group, long-weekend personal transformation workshop format. Comparable to Connections/Deeper Connections in experiential methodology, breakthrough-oriented framing, and premium pricing for adults.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubepodcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/connections-terry-lige
• Facebookfacebook.com/insideoutleadership
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/terry-lige
• Xx.com/insideoutleader

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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