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Stop navigating alone.
Get a direct line.

Everything in Spatial Lab plus 1:1 coaching, mastermind sessions, and direct message access to Matt Forrest. Your career is too important to figure out by yourself.

Lead is for the 1% who are serious.

Most people do fine with the community and roadmap. Lead is for people who want more.

You want to move to architect, lead, or senior

You are done with tutorials. You need a practitioner who has been at the level you are targeting to tell you exactly how to close the gap.

You are making a high-stakes career move

New job, new industry, starting a consulting practice. The decision is too important to figure out alone. You want someone in your corner.

You want accountability and speed

You learn faster with a direct feedback loop. Coaching and masterminds keep you moving when the community alone is not enough.

You want access to an advanced peer group

The mastermind is a small group of ambitious professionals building at a high level. These are the people you want in your network.

Everything in the Lab, plus four things you can't get anywhere else.

Your $297/mo includes the full Spatial Lab membership ($97 value) plus direct access to Matt.

01

1:1 Coaching With Matt

Private sessions where we work through your specific situation. Career strategy, technical architecture decisions, system design, interview prep, roadmap adjustments. This is a conversation between two practitioners about your problem, not generic advice from a script.

02

Mastermind Group

A small, curated group of Lead members who meet regularly on video. Each session, members take turns presenting a real challenge and the group provides feedback and strategies. It is structured, not a hangout. You leave every session with something actionable.

03

Direct Message Access

Skip the forum. Message me directly when you are stuck on a technical decision, need a gut-check on a career move, or want a second opinion on something you are building. I respond personally within 24 hours on weekdays.

04

Priority Roadmap Reviews

Your personalized roadmap gets deeper, more frequent attention. As your situation evolves (new role, new project, new goal) we update the plan together during 1:1s. You always know what is next.

A typical month as a Lead member.

This is not a course you complete and forget. It is an ongoing relationship.

Week 1

1:1 coaching session

We review your roadmap progress, work through whatever is most pressing, and set priorities for the next two weeks.

Week 2

Execute + DM access

You work through your roadmap. When you hit a decision point or get stuck, you message me directly and get a response the same day.

Week 3

Mastermind session

You bring a challenge to the group. Other Lead members weigh in with strategies from their own experience. You leave with a clear next step.

Week 4

1:1 check-in + roadmap adjustment

We review what you accomplished, adjust the roadmap based on what you learned, and set up next month.

Lab vs. Lead.

Lab — $97/moLead — $297/mo
Personalized onboarding roadmap
Full community access
Weekly live sessions + replays
All courses (Accelerator, AI Copilot, Career Compass)
Resources (SQL Swipe File, job board, projects)
1:1 coaching with Matt
Mastermind group
Direct message access to Matt
Priority roadmap reviews

Who you get direct access to.

Matt Forrest

Matt Forrest

Creator, Spatial Lab

I build production spatial systems using Apache Sedona, GeoParquet, and cloud-native architectures. I write the newsletter that 14K+ geospatial professionals read and have built a 197K+ following across platforms. I have spent years at the intersection of spatial data engineering, content, and community. When you join Lead, you get direct access to everything I know.

10K+ taught 197K+ across platforms Apache Sedona Cloud-native spatial Spatial Stack Podcast

Lead is probably not for you if:

You are brand new to GIS and still learning the basics. Start with the $97 Lab tier and the Accelerator course.
You want a self-paced course with no interaction. The Lab tier gives you all the content without the coaching commitment.
You are not ready to invest the time. Coaching only works if you do the work between sessions.
You want someone to do the work for you. I will guide you, challenge you, and hold you accountable. But you have to show up.
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Everything in the $97 Lab 1:1 coaching Masterminds DM access Priority reviews

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30-day guarantee. Complete your first coaching session and attend your first mastermind. If you do not feel Lead is worth the investment, I will refund your first month or move you to the base Lab tier. Your choice.

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Questions about Lead.

We set a cadence that works for your situation. Typically twice a month, 30–45 minutes each. Sessions are focused on whatever is most pressing: career strategy, technical decisions, interview prep, roadmap adjustments, or anything else you are navigating.

As soon as you join, you can book your first 1:1 directly at calendly.com/mbforr/1-1-with-matt. I recommend booking before you even finish onboarding. The sooner we talk, the sooner your roadmap becomes actionable.

A small group of Lead members meets regularly on video. Each session, members present a real challenge and the group provides feedback and strategies. It is structured with clear time blocks, not a free-form hangout. You leave every session with something actionable.

You get a direct channel to me through Circle, not through the community forum or email support. When you are stuck on a technical decision, need a gut-check on a career move, or want feedback on something you are building, you message me and I respond personally within 24 hours on weekdays.

Yes. Many members start at $97 to experience the community and roadmap, then upgrade when they are ready for direct coaching. The transition is seamless. You keep everything and add the Lead features on top.

Yes. Because I personally coach every Lead member and run the masterminds, there is a cap. If it is full when you try to join, you can join the waitlist and I will reach out when a spot opens.

Cancel anytime from your Circle account settings. No contracts, no cancellation fees. If you want to step down to the $97 Lab tier instead of canceling entirely, I can do that for you. You keep your community access and all the content.

Your next move deserves
a direct line.

The Lab gives you clarity. Lead gives you a guide. If the move you are making is important enough to want someone who has been there standing next to you, this is how.

Join Spatial Lab Lead — $297/mo →
30-day guarantee. Cancel anytime.