What is L3?
L3 is a private club for senior business leaders raising autistic children. Members explore how parenting has shaped their leadership, learn from peers and innovators, put ideas into practice, and think together about their children’s futures.
What does founding membership include?
Membership runs from January through December 2027 and covers you and your partner. It includes original case studies, at least four confidential small-group Forums, peer conversations, optional Build groups, and the Vail retreat program. Every Forum is accessible virtually. Your travel and lodging are separate.
How is L3 different from an executive forum or a parenting group?
L3 brings leadership and parenting into the same conversation. Members consider both what their children have taught them and what they can do through their companies, boards, relationships, and resources.
Case studies support that work, alongside personal reflection, practical action, and lasting peer relationships.
What if I cannot attend a forum in person?
Virtual participation is available for every Forum. Forums are not recorded. If you miss one, you can still read the case and join the next discussion.
Who will I meet?
CEOs, founders, senior executives, partners, and investors who are raising autistic children, including adult children. Members bring different industries, family experiences, and perspectives.
Does my partner have to participate or speak in the group?
No. Membership includes your partner, but you are welcome to participate alone. Anyone who joins a discussion can choose how much to share. Honest conversation matters; personal disclosure is not a requirement.
What is the founding-year fee, and what does it support?
The founding-year fee is $5,000 to $15,000 for January through December 2027, covering you and your partner. Choose an amount within that range according to your circumstances.
Membership benefits are the same at every fee level. Those who choose a higher amount help make L3 accessible to families who could not otherwise participate.
Fees support original case development, Forum facilitation, guest participation, and the Vail retreat program. Your travel and lodging are separate.
If the fee would prevent you from joining, please speak with the founder privately about what may be possible.
How much time does this take?
At least four ninety-minute Forums provide a minimum of six hours of scheduled discussion each year. Build groups meet about ninety minutes a month for members who opt in. Preparation, optional peer conversations, travel to any in-person gatherings, and the Vail retreat take additional time.
Reading is done on your own schedule. We discuss the calendar and participation expectations before you join.
What am I expected to do between discussions?
Choose an action that is relevant to your circumstances, then share what you tried and learned when we reconvene.
That might be a policy change, a hire, a board conversation, an introduction, or a decision within your own family. Follow-through matters; completing an action after every reading is not the goal.
What is a Build group?
Some members choose to work together across the year on one question worth building around: a shared resource, a pilot, a guide. Build groups meet monthly, are member-led, and report back to the wider membership on what they tried and learned. Joining is optional and separate from the Forums. Projects that need funding, legal structure, or commitments beyond the membership year are set up independently. Everything shared in a Build group is held to the same confidentiality as the rest of the year.
Can I bring a colleague instead of my partner?
Membership covers you and your partner, rather than a transferable guest place. Conversations can involve personal family experiences and long-term decisions. You are welcome to participate alone if your partner does not wish to join.
What if I am not married, or my partner is not the child’s other parent?
L3 welcomes single parents, divorced parents, blended families, and other family structures. What matters is the experience of raising an autistic child, not a particular household arrangement.
How private is L3?
Forums are confidential and unrecorded. Members must not share another person’s identity, family details, or personal stories without explicit permission.
No one is expected to disclose more than they choose.
How do I explore membership?
You can request a private conversation with the founder or complete the membership application if you are ready. Membership is by invitation, following a conversation about your interests and whether L3 is a fit.
L3 is designed for senior business leaders raising autistic children. Related neurodevelopmental circumstances can be discussed individually. Requesting a conversation does not commit you to membership.
What happens in Vail?
The retreat gives members time to deepen relationships, reflect on the year, and consider what comes next, individually and together.
The retreat program is included in membership; travel and lodging are separate. Dates and arrangements will be shared once confirmed. Members who cannot attend remain full members.
What happens in a Forum?
In a small-group discussion facilitated by Jeffrey Cohn, members examine an original case study, consider what they would do, and compare perspectives. The featured leader or innovator often joins the conversation and answers questions.
Some cases also prompt reflection on how raising an autistic child has shaped our values, leadership, and family decisions. Forums last ninety minutes and are always accessible virtually.
What does ‘after-us’ mean?
It means thinking about who will understand and support our children when we no longer can. L3 helps members explore the questions and learn from other families’ perspectives. It does not replace individualized advice from care, legal, financial, or other professionals.
Will I have access to the ‘brain trust’?
Some contributors advise L3 or may join discussions. Others have helped shape our thinking through their work and interviews. Membership does not guarantee individual meetings, introductions, or access to anyone listed.