Join a Community of Practice
Navigating leadership is hard—going it alone is even harder.
Orbital Studios matches leaders in tech for small-group peer learning focused on real-time problem solving.
Each Studio is limited to six leaders—one per company—by invitation, based on application or referral.
Our next cycle begins Fall 2025.
More than 400 leaders from 120+ organizations have joined Studios, including talent from:
- Adobe
- Artsy
- Automattic
- Betterment
- Blue Apron
- Bonobos
- Braze
- Buzzfeed
- Capital One
- Casper
- Cedar
- Chartbeat
- Classpass
- Code Climate
- Codecademy
- Condé Nast
- Datadog
- Digital Ocean
- Discourse
- DuckDuckGo
- EquipmentShare
- Etsy
- Fastly
- Flatiron Health
- Github
- Glossier
- Harvest
- Honeycomb
- Justworks
- Kickstarter
- LaunchDarkly
- Medium
- Meetup
- MongoDB
- Namely
- Peloton
- Redfin
- Ro
- The New York Times
- Shutterstock
- Slack
- Shopify
- SoundCloud
- Spotify
- Squarespace
- Stash
- StreetEasy
- Transfix
- Tumblr
- Twilio
- Two Sigma
- Warby Parker
- Zocdoc
“Being able to workshop a work problem with people outside of work is a gift.”
“It's reassuring to be able to talk to folks and hear that they've been through something similar.”
“It was a good outlet to talk through challenges and thoughts that I wouldn't feel comfortable sharing in my own company.”
“I now have a perspective I didn't have before.”
“I think I underestimated how valuable this would be.”
Five weeks. Six peers. Built on trust.
Time‑boxed & structured
Live & virtual · 90‑minute sessions once a week—designed for the time you actually have.
Confidential & non‑competitive
Everything shared stays in the cohort (Code of Conduct + Chatham House Rule—share freely, attribute nothing).
Peer‑powered & facilitated
No lectures, no homework—real challenges dissected together, guided by an experienced facilitator.
Instant network boost
Senior alumni drop in as guest voices, so you meet leaders beyond your six‑person cohort—still under the same confidentiality promise.
Zero Slack overload
No side channels to babysit; the work—and the value—happens entirely in the live sessions.
Why We Run Orbital Studios
There are a lot of reasons why we run Orbital Studios.
At the heart of it:
- Leadership is hard, but it doesn't have to be a solitary struggle.
- Most people—especially emerging leaders—don't have the time or the professional network to find a set of trusted peers with relevant experience.
The nature of most leadership challenges comes down to a complex set of factors where there are no clear answers. You're fighting to find clarity under constantly changing conditions.
I encourage leaders to invest in everything: reading books, attending training, seeking 1:1 coaching—these can all be valuable.
But what we do with Studios is different. It's a simple concept, but it's hard for most people to do on their own:
- We match you with a carefully selected peer group of leaders facing similar challenges
- We guide you through a structured, efficient process of collaborative problem solving
- We help you process what you've heard and apply these insights to your daily practice
- We introduce you to senior leaders from our alumni network who've "been there before"
Our approach is ideal for leaders who are naturally curious, would benefit from growing their professional network, and have been in their role long enough to understand what's challenging about it.
Leadership doesn't have to be a solitary journey. Join us this Fall and discover what happens when talented leaders come together to solve problems collaboratively.
Gary Chou
Founder, Orbital