You Were Built to FLY
It’s Time to Elevate from Within
Live with Purpose.
Lead with Clarity.
BECAUZ Wisdom Quests are immersive journeys that help you reconnect to what matters most, so you can elevate with clarity and lead from within.
Reconnect to Your Inner Compass
Align your mind, heart, and soul to move with clarity and confidence.Reclaim Energy and Momentum
Lead with presence, not pressure and find new approaches that sustain you.Return to What Matters Most
Create space for the relationships, intentions, and impact that truly matter.Realign Strategy with Inner Wisdom
Make decisions that are both deeply felt and powerfully effective.Lead with Purpose, Presence, and Courage
Step forward from a place of heart, clarity, and truth.
What If Success Isn’t The Whole Story?
You’ve achieved what others only chase.
You deliver. You perform. You lead.
But beneath the resolve, something deeper is asking:
- I’ve made it. But made it where?
- Do I love my life or just the way it looks?
- Am I present for my life or just racing through?
- Is there joy in my success or only pressure?
- Am I numbing with habits I don’t want to admit?
- Is my body breaking down while I keep pushing?
- Am I truly present at home or just going through the motions?
- Am I leaving a legacy I’m proud of or simply keeping up?
- Am I living in alignment with what I truly value?
- Do I respect the person I see in the mirror?
This isn’t burnout. It’s a signal.
A quiet invitation to come home to yourself and remember why you're here
THE BECAUZ 5 STEP TRANSFORMATION PROCESS
STEP 1 · ENVISION
IS THIS YOUR MOMENT?
Awaken what’s stirring. Explore what’s possible and see if the Quest is yours to answer.
STEP 2 · IGNITE
RECLAIM YOUR INNER FIRE
Step forward, set a date. You’re no longer thinking about the journey—you’re living into it.
STEP 3 · FOCUS
YOUR CUSTOM 2-DAY QUEST
In the sacred space of your Quest, truth is revealed. Remember who you really are.
STEP 4 · ACCELERATE
LEAD FROM WISDOM, NOT EFFORT
Clarity and insight guide your steps. You’re not pushing—you’re being pulled.
STEP 5 · INTEGRATE
LIVE LIFE FORWARD, ON PURPOSE
Wisdom expresses through you. Transformation takes root, and you take flight.
Remember what matters. Reimagine what’s possible.
Their Words, Not Ours
“The 3 days reignited my capacity for joy, peace, and connection. 4 years later, I’m still living in ease, flow, and presence and creating directly from the truth of what I saw.”
Tucker Moodey
President, Expedia Group
“I didn’t need fixing. I needed to be seen. Ian held up a mirror with honesty and compassion and created the safety for my truth to speak.”
Lynn Ferrari
Former CHRO, Starbucks Global
“After several Wisdom Quests and Exec Coaching, I lead with unimaginable clarity, certainty and confidence: in my being, in my body, at home, and in my business. I sleep deeply, decide fluidly, and show up with presence and purpose. It’s been beyond my wildest expectations.”
Brian Turner
CEO, Point B
“It was a soul reset. I emerged a new, evolved, and deeply grateful me — with presence, peace, and joy now woven into my DNA.”
Michelle Markus
VP People, Eighth Light
“Through multiple Wisdom Quests and coaching, BECAUZ helped me remember that leadership is purpose, people, and presence. I found my why and now lead with heart and soul.”
Eric Nooyen
VP Finance, Expedia Group
“My Immersion with BECAUZ gave me the clarity I was craving, the stillness I didn’t know I needed, and the truth to lead from within. I left grounded, clear, and deeply aligned with what matters most.”
Lisa Reller
GM, Microsoft
“A veil lifted. I’ve stopped trying to control the external, and everything feels vivid and alive. Time flows differently now. I meet each moment awake, aware, and unburdened.”
Mario Juarez
CEO, StoryCO
“I’m no longer just achieving goals. I’m setting new paradigms. BECAUZ unlocked something extraordinary.”
Kristy Bride
Principal Program Manager, Microsoft
“It wasn’t a mindset shift. It was a remembering. Ian helped me reclaim my authentic power—not through performance, but through presence, vulnerability, and truth. I now lead with clarity, agility, and a deep inner compass that guides every decision.”
Kevin Mackey
Co-founder, Built for Leaders LLC
“This wasn’t just growth — it was a deep reset. I released years of baggage and now lead with clarity, confidence, and joy, grounded in who I truly am. Ian’s presence and guidance helped me reclaim my inner wisdom and embody it with conviction.”
Michelle Pruitt
Sr. Director AI Transformation, Microsoft
You’ve heard their stories. Now it’s your turn.
If something’s stirring, follow it.
Real leaders. Real transformation.
Wisdom Quests reconnect you to your inner compass — and that changes everything: how you lead, how you live, and what truly lasts.
THE BECAUZ BAINBRIDGE STUDIO
THE HEART OF THE BECAUZ WISDOM QUEST™
Where Ancient Ritual, Inner Clarity, and Strategic Vision Come Together
Set on 4 private acres of ancestral Suquamish land and surrounded by Puget Sound, the BECAUZ Studio is a space designed for deep reflection, strategic insight, and lasting transformation.
It serves as our primary location*, where leaders step back to reset, realign, and refocus on what matters most.
Here, time slows. Insight deepens. Strategic clarity sharpens. This land holds deep wisdom and is designed to awaken yours.
*We’re open to co-creating in other meaningful locations.
Every journey begins with a crossing. This one begins by water.
A cycle of breath, heat, and cold to shed what no longer serves and spark what does.
Lit from within. Built with purpose. A container for what’s next.
This is where the outer journey ends, and the sacred one begins.
In the quiet, you reconnect to your source.
The horizon expands. So does your knowing.
Stillness invites truth. Presence reveals what’s ready.
More than a space, it is a return, a remembering, and a rise.
At the edge of what was. At the beginning of what’s next.
Highlighted Guides & Catalysts
Guides to help illuminate your path, reflect your truth, and unlock your potential.
Ian McKelvie
Wisdom Pilot & Transformation Navigator
Ian guides leaders back to their inner compass through clarity, courage, and loving disruption. A transformative coach, strategist, and quest facilitator, he blends deep business wisdom with ancient practices and an aviator's presence. His work invites people to navigate complexity with heart, awaken hidden reserves of power, and fly fully into who they were always meant to be.
Based in Bainbridge Island, Washington
Stephanie Hardwick
Wisdom Guide & Soul Strategist
Stephanie brings love, presence, and wisdom to help high performers unlock breakthrough growth, heal deeply, and lead with heart. She helps leaders reconnect with what matters, navigate success with meaning, and enjoy the passage of time. Her grounded, soul-centered approach creates space for real transformation, where clarity emerges, truth deepens, and leadership becomes more human and more powerful.
Based in Bellevue, Washington
Stephen Hopper
Creative Catalyst & Reinvention Guide
Stephen brings clarity, presence, and creative insight to leaders navigating change, purpose, and what’s next. A coach, artist, and deep listener, he works with high-energy founders, creators, and change leaders to reimagine what’s possible and come fully alive in their work and lives.
Based in Hastings, United Kingdom
Franziska Oelte
Trusted Advisor & Transformative Coach
Franziska helps high performers surpass their goals without stress and lead with greater clarity, ease, and fulfillment. Drawing on years of executive experience and fluency in four languages, she brings grounded insight, cultural fluency, and calm presence to every conversation. Her work helps leaders reconnect with what matters and navigate success from the inside out.
Based in Mallorca, Spain
You’ve Heard Their Stories. Now It’s Your Turn.
Let’s explore what’s next—together.
You don’t need to have it all figured out.
You just need to feel the quiet nudge within.
If something in you knows it’s time to pause,
to reconnect to your inner compass,
and to choose your next chapter with clarity and intention…
Let’s begin with a conversation.
LET’S CONNECT
We’d love to hear from you and explore what’s next.
Email
wisdom@becauz.com
Phone
+1.206.899.5445
Mailing Address
BECAUZ II LLC
1752 NW Market Street #202
Seattle, WA 98107