Come Empty. Leave Full.

Where leadership teams leave the noise behind, get honest, and build what comes next.

Built for the Conversations That Matter Most.

A private executive ranch — designed by Jess Stewart for leaders willing to do the work.

what is the empty wineglass?

This Is Where the Work Happens.

Most teams don't have an information problem.

They have a clarity problem.

An alignment problem.

An execution problem.

The Empty Wineglass was built to solve them — not with another conference, not with another retreat, but through real conversations, hard decisions, and the work most teams keep avoiding.

who this place is for

Designed For Leaders

who it’s for

  • Executive Leadership Teams

  • Founders & CEOs

  • Boards & Ownership Groups

  • Leadership Peer Groups

  • Family Businesses

  • Private Client Teams

How teams use it

  • Strategic Off-Sites

  • Annual Planning Sessions

  • Quarterly Alignment Meetings

  • Masterminds

  • Jess-Led Workshops

  • Executive Retreats

  • Private Client Sessions

The Spaces.

The experience

More Than a meeting

Strategy. Honest conversation. A few experiences you can't get anywhere else.

And the one thing every leader runs out of — room to think.

Builder. Operator. The Billion-Dollar Coach.

Meet Jess

Ranch-raised and self-made, Jess Stewart built a company from her kitchen table, scaled it to global reach, and sold it for eight figures.

Decades spent building businesses, leading teams, and navigating growth taught her one thing: the best decisions rarely happen in the middle of the noise.

She built The Empty Wineglass for one reason: leaders need a place where they can finally think.

Ready to Build What’s Next?