Fuel Growth starts when you stop doing life on autopilot.
A community built around movement, mindset, and meaningful connection. Let’s Fuel Growth is a Minnesota 501(c)(3) using purposeful adventure, signature Summit gatherings, and expedition-style treks to build mental wellness and resilience in the people who show up.
Mental wellness is built. Not granted.
Most people don’t struggle because they lack information. They struggle because they lack a community that expects them to keep showing up.
We design high-impact experiences, from local wellness events to expedition-style treks like Everest Base Camp, that help people build life skills, leadership, and sustainable routines around fitness, recovery, and mindset. Recovery is a core pillar, but our mission is broader. We support anyone pursuing better mental health and intentional living. Through small-group programming, expert-led workshops, and Summit Scholarships, we turn inspiration into action. One step, one habit, one meaningful relationship at a time.
Three arms. One movement.
Local events, signature Summits, and expedition-grade treks. Different scales, same mission: meet people where they are and walk with them toward something better.
Show up. Sweat. Belong.
From 5K runs and triathlons to pickleball tournaments, cold plunges, sauna sessions, and bike rides. Local events are the front door. You challenge yourself, you contribute to a cause greater than yourself, and you find your people on the way.
One day. Four dimensions.
Our signature one-day, immersive labs. Movement, contrast therapy, wood-fired meals, mindset workshops, and fireside “Share Your Everest” storytelling. Mental, physical, emotional, spiritual. Designed to interrupt autopilot and reset the people in the room.
Climb something real.
Expedition-style treks led by Elite Exped and our team. Everest Base Camp 2027 is the first in the Seven Summits series. Physically challenging, spiritually enriching, mentally empowering. Nature is the ultimate healer, and every step is a step toward yourself.
A one-day reset for the people doing the pouring.
Our Fuel Growth Summits are built for leaders, founders, athletes, creatives, caregivers, and recovery warriors. People who spend most of their time pouring into others. One day. Snowshoe or hike. Sauna and cold plunge. A Mediterranean wood-fired meal. Mindset work. Sound bath. Fireside storytelling. You leave with tools that work when life gets loud again.
The first Summit was electric. People stayed by the fire well past midnight because nobody wanted to leave. The next Summit is being scheduled now.
The MN Mile 2026
A community running benefit at Minnetonka High School Track, in partnership with Minnetonka Schools. Two ways to run it. One reason: youth mental wellness.
August 8, 2026 · Minnetonka, MN
Three pillars your dollar funds.
Empowering recovery through education
We promote resilience by teaching life skills and leadership lessons to individuals in recovery.
Fostering hope and resilience
We provide targeted support and resources to individuals in recovery, fostering their journey toward healing.
Building stronger communities
We support individuals in recovery by funding essential services and promoting empowerment and inclusion.
No one should be priced out of their breakthrough.
Summit Scholarships fund recovery centers and individuals in recovery to attend a Fuel Growth Summit. We cover the registration. They bring the willingness. Sponsor a scholarship, sponsor a turning point.
Show up. Make it real.
Volunteering with Let’s Fuel Growth is your chance to be on the front lines of change. By giving your time and skills, you are not just helping organize events. You are providing hope and support to people who need it most.
Every dollar is a step someone takes.
Your donation directly supports awareness, Summit Scholarships for recovery centers, and mental health initiatives. Contributions are tax-deductible and crucial for the operational success of our events and programs.
“The biggest thing we can offer people is community. A place where you don’t have to feel alone, and you don’t have to pretend you’re okay when you’re not.”
Ryan Rivard, Founder
You don’t have to climb alone.
First access to Fuel Growth Summit tickets and early-bird pricing. Updates on Everest Base Camp 2027 and the Seven Summits series. Monthly stories, tools, and mental wellness practices you can use right away. Invites to future challenges, workshops, and our emerging LFG membership community.
This isn’t spam. It is a once-a-month check-in from people who care about growth as much as you do.