Kurt’s Experience

My journey has been anything but typical—and I've learned from every part of it.

Kurt Schliemann
Founder
Intention

After graduating from Harvard University in 1996, I worked in multiple Fortune 500 companies, several small start-up ventures, and midsize companies in between. With a variety of roles and jobs in a variety of industries, I’ve experienced big success – and big failure.  I’ve endured exhilarating highs and devastating heartbreak. I’ve lived all over the US – Boston, Dallas, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Austin. I’ve learned from it all. These experiences have given me a deep appreciation and perspective on life, location, work, people, community and motivation that I believe is a tremendous asset in this work. Among the lessons I’ve learned: respect, inclusivity, connection, compassion, community, hope – and the importance of failure and adversity as the most profound learning opportunities.

Here's what I know: Adversity isn't the enemy. It's the teacher. Failure isn't something to avoid—it's the most profound opportunity for growth we have.

I bring all of this to my work with clients. Not theory. Experience. And what drives me most is helping people discover what I learned the hard way: that respect, connection, compassion, community, and independence aren't just nice ideas—they're the foundation of a life that actually matters.

• 25 years of a career centered on relationships, connections, and developing a clear understanding of others’ needs 

• 5 years of clinical psychotherapy, working through my relationship with my alcoholic mother and the trauma of the sudden death of my father (and best friend)

• 2+ years of training and support under psychotherapist in 1:1 and group therapies

• Multiple years of relationship counseling

• Completion of 2 courses in Non-Violent Communication

• Certified Facilitator of the David Bayer Transformational Mindset Methodology

• Registered Life Planner®

• Multiple personal ayahuasca journeys, which were deeply impactful for my understanding of self, heritage, connection, and purpose

• Practiced with various somatic modalities like breathwork, Chi Nei Tsang, acupuncture, meditation

• Graduate of inaugural Council of Legends Mastermind group in Austin, TX

• Creator and host of Dinners With Depth – dinner series designed to promote connection through vulnerability, play, and shared experience

“...Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.” 

-Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken