VIVIFY

RENEW YOURSELF IN THE WILDEST LANDSCAPES ON EARTH

SIERRA SUMMER 2025: DATES COMING SOON

VIVIFY runs leadership-focused backpacking expeditions in the world's most stunning wild places - this summer, in the High Sierra of California.

"The VIVIFY wilderness expedition was the most meaningful week of my life since my daughter was born.

The experience gave me something I was completely unaware that I needed - space to explore this moment in my life while immersed in the mountains.

I hope anyone else who’s considering VIVIFY will take the chance on this journey of self-discovery through the most magical landscapes on the planet.”

LEE PEARSON
Founder & CEO, Wovoka

YOUR GUIDES

Dom Francks

Founder & Lead Guide

I’m Dom. I’m a wilderness guide, leadership coach, and the creator of VIVIFY.

I’m on a mission to foster regenerative leadership, blending personal vitality and ecological harmony. I strive to empower individuals to live and lead in ways that enhance their own aliveness and presence and create a deep and lasting relationship with the more-than-human world.

​I’ve had a foot in two worlds for a decade - I’ve led wilderness immersions in remote locations including Patagonia and Alaska, and I’ve held leadership roles at climate-tech companies, serving as Chief of Staff at Terramera and Head of Product at Solara Energy. In a past life, I was also Captain of the Stanford University Golf Team.

My work is inspired by the Animas Valley Institute, where I trained in the Yearlong Soulcraft Immersion with Bill Plotkin. I’ve also completed coach training with the Conscious Leadership Group and Aletheia.

I live for movement in the mountains - I’ve skied on the tallest peaks of the lower 48, completed a solo traverse of the Southern Sierra High Route, spent weeks living off the land deep in the Utah desert, and ridden dogsleds across the Boundary Waters.

TESTIMONIALS

"I’ve known many leaders, guides, and coaches — Dom stands out for his unique, powerful, & inspiring perspective.

He’s clear-eyed and well-informed on the accelerating challenges facing our world, and grounded in a deep commitment to supporting leaders in embodied and lasting connection with the natural world.

If you want to make a meaningful regenerative impact while cultivating a thriving and creative personal life, work with Dom. You won’t regret it."

JULIA NOVY
Executive Director & Professor of the Practice, Change Leadership For Sustainability, Stanford University

“I said yes to VIVIFY because I felt both stuck in a plateau in life, while still moving at a chaotic pace.

On VIVIFY, I was able to find moments of quiet in beautiful, remote places which instilled a lasting sense of joy and confidence.

I’d recommend VIVIFY to anyone feeling overwhelmed - don’t underestimate the power of an intentional step back to reconnection with yourself and the wild world.”

GABRIELA LESLIE
Senior Manager, CREO Syndicate

  • You’re a leader (emerging or established) who is ready to step out of your comfort zone into a true adventure.

  • You’re yearning for a deeper connection with the wonder, stillness, and majesty of wild landscapes.

  • You’re approaching or navigating a threshold in life - stepping up in responsibility, moving through a career transition, or struggling with overwhelm or burnout.

  • You’re committed to curiosity - you’re open to being challenged with new perspectives, confronted with your blind spots, and invited to live at the tender edge.

  • You’re ready to do the difficult work of integration - investing in yourself to bring the wisdom and lessons of peak experiences back into your life.

In addition, we’ve found there is especially deep alignment for those leaders working in or transitioning into climate or nature-focused organizations. See our testimonials for examples.

VIVIFY IS FOR YOU IF…

If you resonate with any of the above, fill out our 3-minute application below.

VIVIFY is an intimate experience for a maximum of 12, so we have a simple application process to create a cohesive, powerful, and long-lasting community.

HIGH SIERRA WILDERNESS EXPEDITION

Arrive at home in the wild, and detox from modernity. We’ll set aside our screens, our calendars, and our daily routines in favor of a way of wandering that we remember in our bones. Your mind will be rewired by the sounds, smells, and shapes of the natural world, and after nearly a week in the wilderness, you’ll emerge rejuvenated and inspired.

REBOOT YOUR MIND

REWILD YOUR BODY

You’ll have the space and support to open your senses to the magic of the wild environment. We’ll carry everything we need and nothing we don’t, and you’ll have an embodied experience of minimalist freedom. Immerse yourself in alpine lakes, align yourself with the rhythm of sunrise and sunset, and find the blissful rhythm of smooth movement through the mountains.

CLARIFY YOUR VISION

For generations, healthy cultures have known that to live our lives most fully and creatively, we must periodically retreat to wild places. VIVIFY gives you that opportunity, within a container to guide you towards deeper insights, and integrate them back into your life. Within VIVIFY, you’ll embark on an overnight solo, supported by custom practices and guidance to explore yourself and this moment in your life in the context of the wild.

Though this will be a physical challenge, no backpacking experience is required. On our Alignment Call, I’ll ask you a few questions and offer some tailored guidance to make sure you’ll be ready.

Who will you become in the high places of this world?

"Dom has helped me crystallize personal values and live in accordance with them. This has had massive impacts for me personally and professionally — bringing more energy into running my business, deepening the quality of my relationships, and finding more commitment to my decisions.”

JAMIE MCCROSKERY
CEO, Bluebird Climate

“The word “VIVIFY” is absolutely the best description for this program.

I’m walking away feeling more enlivened, with a lasting sense of calm, a renewed confidence in my body, and a much-needed reconnection with the mountains.”

JARED ROBINSON
VP, Product Management, Dividend Finance

"Dom is one of a rare breed of man that is as skilled at exploring external landscapes as he is internal landscapes. His emotional awareness and attunement helped me to find insight into parts of my own nature and soul I hadn't yet traversed, and to reconnect to my deeper purpose."

ARIAN MAHINI
Lead AI Negotiation Advisor, Rora

"When I started working with Dom, I was feeling burned out and overwhelmed, and was seeking more embodied presence and balance. Through our work, I reconnected with my sense of self, my sense of strength, and my spirit. He helped me to show up more fully for myself and to lead more authentically and compassionately. Dom guided me back to connection with wildness and the natural world, something I was sorely missing. I recommend working with Dom to anyone who has a profound sense of mission, and wants to honor their love of the wild.”

KEALLY DEWITT
VP, GAF Energy

YOUR PATH INTO VIVIFY

1

APPLY

Fill out our short 3-minute application below, and schedule your alignment call with Dom.

2

DIVE DEEP

In your Alignment Call, you’ll learn more about VIVIFY, get a taste of the power of the program, and have all your questions answered.

3

VIVIFY

If your participation in the program is aligned, you will be invited to register, beginning your journey into the wild. Congratulations!

FAQ

  • VIVIFY is unique in that it weaves together a custom wilderness experience with comprehensive preparation, integration, and 1-1 support. This holistic approach ensures that we guide you in the transformation and growth that you seek.

  • We'll go over the investment as well as all of your other questions about the program in depth on our Alignment Call.
    Scholarships and financial assistance are available for those who are drawn to the VIVIFY program but need financial support to participate fully. Reach out to learn more!

  • Logistically, we can only bring 12 participants into the Inyo National Forest. However, we also find that 12 or less is an ideal number to create a tight and cohesive community through the program.

  • VIVIFY is a holistic leadership program. If showing up with more clarity and aliveness would benefit your role at work, then VIVIFY will be deeply supportive. In addition, the individual coaching sessions are tailored to support you in whatever is most present in your life - if that’s work, then that’s where we’ll go.

  • Absolutely. As long as you can organize to be mostly undisturbed for your coaching sessions and are able to be fully present for the Wilderness Immersion, you are good to go!

  • Yes! While most of our VIVIFY members are from the US, we can support participants from around the world, as long as you can be present for the wilderness immersion in the High Sierra.

  • If you cannot be fully present in California for the Wilderness Immersion, you can still receive 1-1 guidance on your custom schedule, and set yourself up for a future VIVIFY wilderness experience. Join Dom’s newsletter below to get the latest on VIVIFY right in your inbox.

  • About an hour per week, other than the wilderness immersion.

  • Of course! And – It is important that every individual chooses VIVIFY for themselves first, not because someone else is doing it. This program requires everyone to be fully in and fully committed.

    If there are two or more of you who would like to join, mention this is in your application and ask us for a special bonus!

  • You do not need any existing backpacking experience for the wilderness expedition, but a baseline of physical capability will be helpful. By the time we meet for our expedition, you should be able to carry a 35 lb pack for 8 miles. However, we have a few months to support you in getting there. If you’re curious, we can set you up with a training plan to ensure you’re ready to go when we walk into the high country!

    If you have doubts about your fitness, please schedule a call with Dom, and we can assess together if this program is the right fit.

  • After VIVIFY, you’ll join your team members in an ongoing online community council, which will give you a chance to continue to share updates and source support from the VIVIFY community. There is also a growing VIVIFY alumni community across historical VIVIFY programs.

  • If your questions are simple and of a logistical nature, send an email to dom.francks@gmail.com

    If you would like to discuss your individual situation and ask more detailed questions, complete an application and we will answer them in your Introduction Call.

  • We offer scholarships to applicants from historically disadvantaged communities, to support the cultivation of a diverse and representative cohort. Please reach out directly for more info!