Leadership and teamwork training
Meets BBQ Competition
Beyond the Smoke Micro-conferences
A 2-Day, regional micro-conference Event
Leadership, life, Teamwork, and BBQ skills all in one event
Get ready for a next-level, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to elevate your team’s performance and bond over mouth-watering BBQ! Join award-winning innovator, author and international keynote Nick Kittle, and Champion Pitmaster and Food Network competitor Harry Soo for a unique development experience designed to take you and your team to the next level.
Do you need serious BBQ skills? Nope. Just a can-do attitude and open mind and a desire to learn more about who you are as a teammate and leader. This is about going “Beyond The Smoke” and getting real about what it takes to be a great teammate and show up at work and in life.
What Should I Expect?
1 minute sizzle reel
Interested in grabbing your co-workers and signing up? Here’s a few short videos to show what you can expect during the 2-day experience. Learn from the best and engage with your co-workers!
2 minute sizzle reel
Day 1: Teamwork and barbeque
You’ll learn essential BBQ skills from the one-and-only Harry Soo of Slap Yo’ Daddy BBQ and engage in a guided, hands-on cooking competition with your teammates. New to cooking or an old pro, you’ll learn from the best while going through an intense, hands-on team-building experience. You’ll walk away fired up and equipped with key lessons in all things work, life, and of course—BBQ!
Day 2: Teamwork, Leadership & Life
Best-selling author and TEDx speaker Nick Kittle will guide you through experiential exercises that hone your leadership, innovation, teamwork, and life skills. We can’t give it away, but day two is a journey designed to test how you show up as a teammate. This is about getting “Beyond The Smoke” to learn how we show up. Attendees will leave inspired, empowered, and ready to tackle powerful challenges with new vigor.
Testimonials from beyond the smoke attendees
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"[Beyond the Smoke was] way more fun than it had any right to be! I took so much from it."
Amethyst Sloane, Fort Worth TX
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"One of the absolute highlights of the year! great people, great bbq, and such great lessons learned. can't wait for 2024!
Chris Fabian, Denver CO
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"It brought our whole team together. We learned so much about ourselves and our teammates. Hands-down recommend [Beyond The Smoke]!"
Abby Owens, Plano TX
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"Had an awesome time and learned some great life lessons. I encourage everyone to go!"
Steven Schweigert
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"Such a fun way to apply leadership skills and team building! Just the most unique training and development event I've ever seen!"
Rebecca Vice, Allen TX
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"Beyond the Smoke has been hands down my Favorite training i've done in the 17 years I've been with the City."
Joshua Blagburn, Allen TX
