If you want something you've never had, you must be willing to do something you've never done. That's what it takes to take your business and life to the NXT level, and that's exactly what NXT Retreats accomplished.
Kristin H.
Founder
NXT RETREATS · POWERED BY MENTOR PODS
Exclusive.
Small on purpose.
One-Offs, never repeated.
NXT presents a series of singular experiences - each one a One-Off, built from scratch, hosted once, and never repeated. For founders who don't need another conference.
The Next One-Off · No. 002
Nov '26: The AI Garage
Vibe-coding hackathon retreat.
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Two days. One build. You leave with the thing shipped - not a notebook full of someday.
An AI vibe-coding hackathon retreat. Founders and operators arrive with a real problem, spend two days building with AI doing the heavy lifting, demo what they shipped on Demo Night, and leave with a working app or automation live in their business - plus the AI workflows and confidence to keep going.
ONE-OFF/002
- Dates
- November 1-4, 2026
- Location
- Chicago · Loft 21 (Lincolnshire, IL) - a 31,000 sq ft industrial loft transformed into the AI Garage.
- Investment
- Builders: as low as $2,750Guests: as low as $1,950
- Format
- Two-day AI vibe-coding hackathon retreat. Ship what you build.
options available with (and without) included accommodations.
What NXT Stands For
A retreat brand built for the room, not the room list.
Exclusive
You don't buy a ticket. You get a seat.
Curated
Eight to twenty-four. The room decides the retreat.
Transformational
You leave changed - a decision made, a thing shipped, a plan set.
One-Offs
Each retreat is built from scratch, hosted once, and never repeated.
NXT Retreats is a Mentor Pods experience, founded by Matt Radicelli.Read the mission →
From the first NXT
The room, in their words.
NXT Retreats brought together the right people at the right time. The conversations, the curated pace, and the genuine focus on progress gave me a clearer path forward. I left energized, focused, and already planning what's next.
Gerry S.
CEO
NXT Retreat isn't about theories or buzzwords, it's about progress. I walked away with clarity, strategy, and a real sense of direction. Every detail was thoughtfully handled, and the conversations kept moving me forward long after I returned home. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
Jennifer R.
Owner
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