MDS 9 100M+ Mastermind Dec 2026

Limited to 20 founders building the brands of tomorrow. The MDS 9 Mastermind is being built for the top-performing brands in our network, creating a private room of founders scaling their brands to 100M+. This program is invite only. Our goal is not just to bring in impressive brands, but to create the right mix of companies, categories, growth stages, and perspectives. Minimizing direct competition between brands so the room can stay open, collaborative, and genuinely useful. The conversation will focus on the decisions leaders face at this stage: expanding channels, building executive teams, preparing for exits, managing capital, scaling operations, protecting culture, and staying ahead of where commerce is going next. MDS has hosted over 1,000 events and 100's of private masterminds, with a focus on creating rooms that create true ROI for those that join them. This event brings that same high-trust, peer-driven format to the highest level of founder conversation. Intentionally small and highly selected. Every attendee is expected to contribute, whether through a sharp insight, a challenge they are solving, a strategic perspective, or a short presentation on something currently driving value in their business. The goal is simple: put exceptional founders together, remove the noise, check the egos, and create the kind of conversation that rarely happens in public. What to Expect Private, high-trust discussion with founders operating at scale A curated room of top-performing and fast-growing brands Minimal direct competition to encourage open dialogue Peer-to-peer exchange on growth, leadership, operations, capital, exits, and strategy Real conversations with founders facing similar levels of complexity Attendee-led presentations focused on what is actually working inside scaled businesses Relationships with operators who are playing at the same altitude Who This Is For Founders and CEOs of omni-channel focused consumer brands Brands scaling to $100M and beyond Those actively building and involved in their operations Founders who are willing to contribute transparently, not just attend Attendance is limited and approval-only to preserve the quality of the room. Agenda 9:00 AM | Executive Breakfast & Arrival We’ll begin the day with a hosted breakfast and informal arrivals. This will give attendees time to settle in, meet the room, and start building connections before the formal programming begins. 10:00 AM | Founder Introductions & Room Alignment We’ll open with structured introductions designed to set the tone for the day. Each attendee will share who they are, the scale of their business, what they are currently focused on, and what they are hoping to get out of the forum. The expectation is transparency from the start. Come prepared to share real numbers, real challenges, and real opportunities. Leave the ego at the door so the room can operate at the highest possible level. 10:30 AM | Deep-Dive Founder Discussion We’ll move into moderated deep dives around the most relevant topics for the group. These topics will be shaped by attendee profiles, prior submissions, and the current challenges founders are navigating at this stage of scale. Potential themes may include channel expansion, retail growth, executive hiring, capital allocation, acquisitions, exits, international expansion, operational complexity, and brand durability. 12:00 PM | Hosted Lunch A served lunch with continued conversation and relationship-building. 1:00 PM | Attendee-Led #ValueAdd Presentations Each attendee will be expected to prepare impactful 10 to 15 minute presentation on something currently driving value in their business. This could be a growth strategy, operational system, channel insight, hiring structure, retail approach, capital strategy, brand-building lesson, or a challenge they want the room to help solve. The goal is not polished speaking. The goal is useful, honest, high-level exchange. 3:30 PM | Guest Speaker Sessions We will bring in a guest speaker highly relevant to the group and the level of companies in the room. This session will be selected based on the final attendee mix and the topics most valuable to the group. 4:00 PM | Closing Discussion Drinks and bites to close out the day in a more relaxed setting. 6:00 PM | Founder Dinner (Separate Registration) We’ll continue the conversation over a private dinner with confirmed attendees. Final details will be shared with confirmed attendees closer to the event.