Created by Hans Hageman - 30+ years leading nonprofits in Harlem, Hudson Valley, India, Kenya & the Mississippi Delta
"This worked for you before- let's do that again."
Other AI tells you what you want to hear. Ocean tells you what you need to hear.
Most leaders don't lack vision. They lack a coach who reaches out first.
Get proactive nudges, weekly reflections, and a thinking partner who remembers every board meeting-not one that waits for you to show up.
Try 5 free sessions - no credit card required
One payment. Your coach forever.
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Not for you? Full refund, no questions asked.
Who Will You Become?
The leader who shows up grounded, even when everything's uncertain
Someone Who Thinks Clearly
Process board politics, funding stress, and hard decisions with a coach who remembers the full context.
Someone Who Communicates Well
Practice difficult conversations before you have them. Your coach remembers the players and the stakes.
Someone Who Follows Through
Strategic plans, campaign goals, board commitments-your coach tracks them and won't let them slip.
Someone Who Stays Grounded
Leadership is lonely. Your coach is there at 10pm when you're doubting yourself-and knows your whole story.
Someone Who Develops Others
Think through staff challenges, succession planning, and team dynamics with a coach who remembers every player.
Someone Who Leads with Vision
Your coach helps you step back, see patterns, and remember why you started-even in the grind.
A Coach That Knows Your Organization
Session 6 with your thinking partner. One remembers. One doesn't.
You:
"The board situation is getting worse."
ChatGPT:
"I'd be happy to help with board challenges! Can you tell me about your organization and what's happening with your board?"
❌ Starts from zero. Again.
OceanYou:
"The board situation is getting worse."
Ocean:
"I remember-Margaret and David were resistant to the capital campaign timeline. Did the reframing we practiced help, or did they push back harder? What's changed since last week?"
✓ Remembers names, history, and context
A Coach That Actually Remembers You
ChatGPT forgets you exist the moment you close the tab. Forge remembers every breakthrough, every goal, every struggle-forever.
Forge AI
$297 once
- Cross-session memory(Saved & searchable)
- Remembers past conversations
- Trained on proven frameworks
- Good at general tasks
- 24/7 availability
Executive Coaching
$200-500/hr
- Cross-session memory
- Remembers past conversations
- Trained on proven frameworks
- Good at general tasks
- 24/7 availability
ChatGPT
$20/month
- ~Cross-session memory(~100 facts only)
- Remembers past conversations
- Trained on proven frameworks
- Good at general tasks
- 24/7 availability
No more starting over. Every session builds on the last-like a coach who knows your whole journey.
Why "Trained on proven frameworks" matters: ChatGPT learned from the internet-Reddit threads, random blogs, conflicting advice. Ocean learned from a coach who's spent 30+ years leading teams and thousands of dollars on professional training. Same AI technology. Very different teacher.
Leadership Conversations Stay Confidential
Board dynamics, donor relationships, staff challenges-sensitive topics deserve the highest level of privacy protection.
Your conversations are visible only to you. Board members, staff, and stakeholders cannot see them.
Your strategic discussions are never shared with third parties, competitors, or data brokers.
Your conversations are never used to train AI models. Your insights stay yours.
You can request complete deletion of your data at any time. Full control, always.
All data is encrypted in transit and at rest using industry-standard security protocols.
Designed for leaders handling sensitive organizational information responsibly.
I spent years coaching professionals who kept starting over. Not because they lacked discipline, but because no one remembered what actually worked for them.
Every new app, every new system-they all started from zero. Generic advice. No context. No memory of what clicked last time or what always falls apart.
The breakthrough came when I realized: people don't need more tips. They need a coach who knows them deeply enough to ask the right question at the right time.
So I built Forge around memory. Real memory. The kind a great coach has after working with you for months.
It's trained on frameworks I've developed over decades-drawn from my education, years of coaching, and thousands of dollars invested in courses, tools, books, and methodologies around mindset, behavior change, and resilience. But more importantly, it learns what works for you specifically. Every conversation builds on the last.
This isn't another chatbot. It's a coach that helps you become unshakeable.
Hans Hageman
Founder, Forge