For executive coaches & cohort facilitators
A Held Venue for Coaching Intensives & Leadership Cohorts
A workshop barn for the deep dyads, private rooms for the integration, and a venue that can hold the kind of conversation a hotel meeting room cannot.
In short
The work after the workshop ends — held by a place that can hold it.
Built for cohorts of eight to twelve, three to five days, residential.
A workshop space that respects what coaching asks of a room
The Hay House barn is sixty-five square metres of heated wooden floor under a wooden ceiling. Acoustics carry a quiet voice. Light is dimmable and shifts with the day. There is no hum from a corporate HVAC system on the other side of a wall, because there is no other side of a wall.
For dyads and triads we set up the barn with movable seating. For full-circle work we run a single ring of twelve. For one-to-one supervision sessions, the Cosmos cabin and the teahouse are both private and ten metres apart.
For programmes that need to come back four times a year
Coaching cohorts often run as a six- or twelve-month programme with quarterly residentials. We hold recurring dates a year out and keep the cohort’s notes, materials, and even rituals — like the way one of our regular programmes opens with a circle the lead coach builds in advance — between visits.
Pricing for the second and third return is something we can negotiate openly. We would rather be the venue your cohort comes back to than the cheapest one for the first booking.
Sleeping arrangements that respect the work being done
Most coaching cohorts ask for as many private rooms as possible. Horizon has a mix of single, twin, and shared rooms — we can give the lead coach the Cosmos cabin, six private rooms in Horizon, and the rest as twins. For groups of eight, everyone can sleep alone.
There is a reason the work needs that. We respect it.
Why The Makers Barn
8–12
Cohort size — full buyout, no other groups
4×/yr
Recurring dates — we hold quarterly bookings a year ahead
1h15
By train from Schiphol — easy to fly the cohort in
Questions worth asking
Do you accommodate confidentiality requirements?
Yes. Full venue buyout means no other guests overhear. Our team stays out of the practice barn during sessions unless asked. We can sign cohort-specific NDAs if your programme requires it.
Can we recur quarterly with the same cohort?
Yes — this is one of our most repeated booking patterns. We hold the four dates at booking, lock them in, and offer recurring-cohort pricing.
Do you do invoicing for executive education clients?
Yes. We can invoice the coaching firm directly, the participating company on a per-seat basis, or split. VAT handled correctly for EU and non-EU.
Is the venue accessible for international cohorts?
Yes — Schiphol is one hour fifteen by train. We arrange transfers from Zwolle for the cohort and can coordinate with hotels in Zwolle for early arrivals.
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