Look Within. Go Beyond.
FOR THE BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL BUILDING, LEADING, AND READY TO BRING FORWARD WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS MOST
A Six Month Program from Sounds True and The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley
Beginning with 3 Days on Campus October 23, 2026, and Continuing Online Through April 2027.
340 in-person seats.
Early applicants save $2,000
IN-PERSON PROGRAM
Limited to 340 Students
First-come. First-serve. Apply Today.
WHERE
International House – UC Berkeley Campus
Opening in-person event followed by Online sessions through April.
APPLY TODAY
Early Enrollment Savings
Save $2,000 when you apply today.
Created in Partnership with
Look Within. Go Beyond.
FOR THE BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL BUILDING, LEADING, AND READY TO BRING FORWARD WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS MOST
A Six Month Program from Sounds True and The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley
Beginning with 3 Days on Campus. October 23, 2026 and Continuing Online through April, 2027.
IN-PERSON PROGRAM
LIMITED TO 340 STUDENTS
First-come. First-serve. Apply Today.
WHERE
UC Berkeley Campus
Opening in-person event followed by Online sessions through April.
APPLY TODAY
Early Enrollment Savings
Save $2000 when you apply today.
340 in-person seats. Early applicants save $2,000 through June 5, 2026 — or until seats are gone.
Created in Partnership with
The moment this program is built for
You’ve built something. A career. A company. A body of work. A life that, from the outside, is largely working.
And somewhere along the way, something quieter has started to surface. A sense that the operating system that got you here, the willpower, the discipline, the figuring-it-out, is not the operating system that will get you to what you actually want next.
The skills that meet this moment are the most important skills you will ever build. And the work you’ll do in the Inner MBA actually delivers. The next chapter you have been privately designing becomes the one you are actually living. Not because you have to choose between your ambition and your depth. Because you develop the inner architecture that clears the path to the outer results you want.
This program is where you develop them, with people who are doing the same work, supported by faculty who have built meaningful lives on their own terms.
"The skills that meet this moment, self-awareness, nervous system regulation, the ability to stay present in hard conversations are not soft skills. They are some of the hardest skills to develop, and they are almost never taught in business school."
Tami Simon
FOUNDER OF SOUNDS TRUE
What Awaits You in the inner mba
Three days on campus, then six months together
OCTOBER 23-25 · IN PERSON
A threshold event
This is not a kickoff weekend. It is a threshold event — designed to be one of those moments you can feel as a before-and-after in your own life.
OCTOBER 2026 – APRIL 2027 · ONLINE
The work takes root
Designed to integrate into your life, not interrupt. Small groups, recorded sessions, and meaningful connection across six months.
A moment to mark the chapter
We’ve designed the three days at Berkeley to be the kind of moment you feel as a before-and-after an opportunity to mark this chapter of your life and work in a tangible way, alongside the people who will walk the next six months with you.
Inside the three days
Three Days at UC Berkeley
October 23–25, 2026
Day 1
FRIDAY
Arriving
The work begins with awareness — not as concept, but as the ground you stand on. Live teaching with Tami Simon and Jeremy Hunter sets the foundation, and you meet your cohort.
Day 2
SATURDAY
Going Deeper
Sessions with GGSC faculty translate decades of research on flourishing into practical capacities you carry into how you build, lead, and serve.
Day 3
SUNDAY
Beginning
You leave with your Inner MBA Compass underway, your cohort committed, and a clearer answer to the question you arrived with: what is mine to do?
Detailed schedule and venue information sent upon registration.
The Inner MBA Curriculum
Six modules designed to fundamentally shift how you lead and live.
60–90 minutes a week. Designed to integrate into your life, not interrupt it.
Opening Event
Inner MBA Curriculum
- October 23–25, 2026 · In-Person Event
Three days together in-person. The cohort is born. The foundation is set.
MODULE 1
What’s Mine to Do?
Vision, North Star, and the commitment that anchors six months.
MODULE 2
Foundations of Conscious Awareness
The Intention–Results Map. Where the gap between intention and outcome lives, and where to intervene.
MODULE 3
Emotional Intelligence and Being Your True Self
Working with ego patterns and protective personas. Presence as a more powerful force for change than willpower.
A deliberate pause
Quiet Week · Integration
No new teaching. Space to absorb.
MODULE 4
Conscious Connection
The interior work turns outward. Kindness, compassion, and deep listening as foundational leadership capacities.
MODULE 5
Navigating Conflict and Hard Conversations
Constructive conflict as a leadership practice rather than a threat to navigate around.
MODULE 6
Being an Agent of Change
You finalize your Personal Inner MBA Compass and step forward as a conscious agent of change.
All sessions recorded and available within 72 hours. Live sessions thoughtfully scheduled across global time zones.
Personalized Support
Coaching & Live Learning
Dedicated support throughout your six-month journey, combining one-on-one guidance with the power of community and live instruction.
- Monthly live teaching sessions with faculty, bringing each module to life in real time
- 1:1 coaching sessions with a dedicated coach to support your personal development arc
- Small-group sessions for deeper practice, peer learning, and accountability
You complete the program with
A credential that recognized inner development in the outer world.
On completion, you receive a Certificate of Completion from the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley and Sounds True. This is the first year inner development at this depth has been recognized by a research institution of this caliber. For those of you who have long held two halves of yourself in separate rooms — the developing inner self — this certificate is a quiet acknowledgement that the work you have been doing alone is now part of the public record.
Faculty
Walking with you for six months
A carefully gathered faculty of conscious business leaders, researchers, and inner development teachers who have built meaningful careers on their own terms — and who are genuinely ready to share what they know.
Tami Simon
Founder of Sounds True
Jeremy Hunter, PhD
Self-Mastery Mentor
Emiliana Simon-Thomas, PhD
Science Director, GGSC at UC Berkeley
Kia Afcari
Director of Greater Good Workplaces, Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley
Melissa Bernstein
Co-founder, Melissa & Doug; Inner MBA Entrepreneur in Residence
Lorna Davis
Former CEO & Chairwoman of Danone; B Corp Global Ambassador
Nataly Kogan
Bestselling author; creator of the Happier Method™
Raj Sisodia
Co-founder, Conscious Capitalism movement
Additional faculty will be announced before the program begins.
Tami Simon
Founder of Sounds True
Jeremy Hunter, PhD
Self-Mastery Mentor
Emiliana Simon-Thomas, PhD
Science Director, GGSC at UC Berkeley
Kia Afcari
Director of Greater Good Workplaces, Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley
Melissa Bernstein
Co-founder, Melissa & Doug; Inner MBA Entrepreneur in Residence
Lorna Davis
Former CEO & Chairwoman of Danone; B Corp Global Ambassador
Nataly Kogan
Bestselling author; creator of the Happier Method™
Raj Sisodia
Co-founder, Conscious Capitalism movement
Additional faculty will be announced before the program begins.
Who is This Program For:
For people building, leading, and reimagining what they do
The Inner MBA is for people who want to do their work with greater consciousness, clarity, and care.
You are building something a business, a career, a body of work and you want it to reflect what you actually value, not what you were told to want.
You are carrying real responsibility, and you have noticed that the cost of carrying it the way you have been is starting to come due.
You have hit a ceiling that willpower alone is not going to break through.
You sense there is more in you, and you are tired of bringing only the credentialed, presentable version of yourself into the rooms that shape your life.
You are ready to develop, with rigor, the capacities you have been developing alone in books, on retreats, in private practice for years.
You are not looking for inspiration. You are looking for a container.
A real investment in the work that holds the rest up.
You have invested in your career, your team, your home, your family — in the rooms you walk into and the work you put out into the world. This is the investment that holds all of that up.
Less than a year of executive coaching at this caliber. Less than a single week of executive education at Stanford or Wharton. A fraction of what a traditional MBA costs — and a traditional MBA does not teach this.
Most of the people who join have already spent more, quietly, over years — on programs, retreats, coaches, the long private project of trying to figure this out alone. What is different here is the container: a six-month framework, a peer cohort, a credential from GGSC at UC Berkeley, and faculty who have built meaningful lives on their own terms.
The cost of doing nothing is its own number — paid quietly, over years, in the patterns that do not change on their own, in the conversations that keep going sideways, in the ceiling that willpower alone is not going to break through.
We provide the room, the framework, and the faculty. You do the work. The outcomes belong to you. If the math is not the obstacle, the question is whether this is the chapter you are ready to step into.
340 in-person seats. Early-applicant pricing. First come-First Serve.
Two ways to attend in person
Choose your seat
Both tiers include your seat at UC Berkeley, the full six-month program, individualized 1:1 coaching, and a Certificate of Completion. Premium opens up deeper access.
Signature
Limited to 290 Students
For most readers, the right yes.
- In-person seat at UC Berkeley · Oct 23–25
- Full six-month program · 6 modules + Quiet Week
- Two 1:1 coaching sessions
- Monthly live teaching + small-group sessions
- Office hours with core faculty
- Global cohort + alumni network
- Certificate from GGSC at UC Berkeley + Sounds True
$5,795
$3,795
Save $2,000 · Early-applicant pricing
$395/month for 10 months · approximately $13/day
Premium
Limited to 50 Students
For those who want to go all in.
Everything in Signature, plus:
- Private Berkeley dinner with faculty
- Four 1:1 coaching sessions (twice the access)
- 1:1 office hours with Tami & Jeremy
- Premium small groups across all six months
- Peer networking sessions
$7,795
$5,795
Save $2,000 · Early-applicant pricing
$595/month for 10 months · approximately $20/day
Live online attendance is included in every tier for those who cannot make it to Berkeley in person.
Key dates & format
At a Glance
Payment plans are available for both tiers.
APPLY BY
June 17, 2026
Save $2,000 — or until 340 seats sell out, whichever comes first.
OPENING EVENT
October 23–25, 2026
UC Berkeley campus. Three days in person.
ONLINE PROGRAM
Oct 2026 – Apr 2027
≈ 60–90 minutes per week. All sessions recorded.
You are not looking for inspiration. You are ready for the work.
Apply now for the Inner IMBA. Early-applicant pricing ends June 17
340 in-person seats available
Frequently asked
Common questions
- Do I need an MBA, or specific work experience?
No. The Inner MBA is open to professionals across roles, industries, and career stages. The application helps us understand fit, not credentials.
- What if I cannot travel to UC Berkeley?
The Inner MBA cohort spans more than 90 countries, and we know travel is not always possible. Live online attendance is included in every Signature and Premium tier, and all sessions are recorded and available within 72 hours. Wherever you’re joining from, you’ll be welcomed in.
- What is the time commitment after the opening event?
About 60–90 minutes per week for the six-month online program.
- Is travel and lodging included?
You are responsible for your own travel and lodging. Recommended hotels near UC Berkeley are shared with accepted applicants.
- Is financial aid available?
Limited scholarships and payment plans are available. Email innermba@soundstrue.com.
You’re invited.
The 2026 Inner MBA® cohort begins October 23 at UC Berkeley.
Enrollment opens once a year. If something in you is ready, this is your moment.
Look Within. Go Beyond.
340 in-person seats. First-come, first-served.
A program by Sounds True · In partnership with the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley
For more information contact innermba@soundstrue.com
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