Exclusive Founder Performance Retreats

We’re excited to introduce a new range of solutions for ambitious founders: Founder Performance Retreats ! They are designed to elevate performance in business as well as in every aspect of life.

In collaboration with the world’s best wellness and longevity clinics, these group retreats offer a transformative 3-night, 4-day experience in an intimate setting of around 20 participants. The Serenity Ways Performance Retreats are global: the upcoming programs are organized in Arizona, California, Mexico, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Morocco, Dubai, India and Thailand.

How can late-stage startup founders perform better?

Being an founder is not a job, and the stakes are higher than ever when you manage a late-stage startup. After a Serenity Ways Performance Retreat, you leave feeling recharged, inspired, and most importantly, equipped with practices to sustain your success.

Some of the best wellness clinics offer excellent programs for executives and business leaders, and they are great for individuals. Some destinations even offer group programs, where the support amongst the participants brings amazing benefits. But there are no programs specifically made for founders.

However founders at a late stage of their startup face incredibly hard challenges, and those challenges are quite different from what other business leaders or early-stage founders deal with. Indeed the bootstrapped strategies that made the success of early-stage startups are not a valid approach to become a unicorn or a sustainable business. The Serenity Ways Performance Retreats address the specific needs of founders and founding teams in VC-funded ventures in their late series rounds and pre-IPO stages.

The benefits of the Founder Performance Retreats are many, and include:

Enhanced Health and Wellness

Revitalize your metabolism, physical strength, and energy levels with cutting-edge therapies, dedicated practices and routines, as well as expert guidance. Access to the best medical doctors, advanced check-ups and and integrative view of your health and well-being.

Improved Intellectual & Mental Performance

Sharpen your focus, creativity, and decision-making skills. Try game-changing therapies and routines in the best longevity clinics, and discover where you can continue those treatments near where you live thanks to the extensive Serenity Ways network.

Powerful Global Networking

Connect deeply with like-minded entrepreneurs, exchanging insights and building lasting relationships. Beyond the meaningful connexions you build in each retreat with the other participants, gain access to the network of longevity-conscious and performance-oriented founders of Serenity Ways, all over the world.

Approach

Whether you’re looking to push boundaries in your entrepreneurial journey or create a foundation for long-term health and success, the Serenity Ways Founder Performance Retreats are your perfect next step.

Programs dedicated to Performance

From outdoor adventures to detox diet, from longevity-focused medical consultations to holistic wellness practices, each activity is designed to optimize the performance of your mind and body, while enhancing your aesthetics and overall well-being.

Each retreat is organized in partnership with one of the best longevity clinics, and the program is fine-tuned to the capacities and needs of the participants. During the program, medical doctors and wellness practitioners are available to provide consultations and deliver expert advise both at group level and individually. Each destination is carefully curated for its potential for sports and adventure fun, but also for providing access to the latest medical and holistic well-being technologies and therapies.

Expert-Led Sessions and Peer Learning

Gain access to top holistic health doctors, wellness experts and longevity specialists, during the retreats and after.

Engage in meaningful discussions and peer coaching with other accomplished founders. Become a member of a community of founders who realize the importance of longevity towards performance in business as well as in life.

Hand-picked groups of participants

Given the specific focus on performance and the intense physical and mental activities, it is important that each retreat welcomes participants with compatible strength levels, complementary experiences and - most importantly - the right mindset.

Therefore the application process to join a Founder Performance Retreat starts, indeed, with an application. Most participants are referred to us by some of their investors or by peer founders, but if you haven't been referred to, you are most welcome to contact us to inquire about upcoming Performance Retreats

Sample program

To give you an idea of what the program entails, here are the inclusions of one of our previous Founder Performance Retreat in 2024:

Day 1: Arrival & Introduction

Afternoon

Arrival & Welcome Hike: settle into the retreat environment. 2-hour intense hike, emphasizing mindfulness and connection to nature.
Program Overview & Icebreaker: meet fellow founders participating to the retreat and learn about the retreat structure.
Energetic sound bath and meditation

Evening

Dinner: focus on plant-based meals that fuel recovery and energy, while detoxifying the body.
Fireside Chat: an informal sharing of the hardest challenges each participant addresses in business and in life.

Day 2: Connection to Self & Peers

Morning

Morning routine: energetic wake-up, Qi-gong and standing tree posture.
Breakfast: light, nutrient-packed options.
Breathwork and Apnea Session: techniques to enhance mental clarity and stress reduction.
Cycling: 2-hour intense road cycling through scenic routes.

Afternoon

Lunch: detox meal with a focus on high-protein, clean eating.
Peer Coaching Session 1: facilitated by a successful entrepreneur-athlete, focusing on goal setting, performance and overcoming obstacles.
Circuit training: concise exercise routines to do at home, in the office or while traveling
Ice Bath & Recovery Techniques: cold exposure for recovery and mental resilience.

Evening

Dinner: healthy, nourishing and delicious, as always.
Team activity: healthy breakfast cooking class with simple recipes to take back home.

Day 3: Mastering Performance & Wellness

Morning

Morning Routine: sun salutation and light yoga.
Breakfast
Sea-wading: reconnecting with the 4 elements while optimizing endurance.
High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT): short workout to push physical and mental limits.

Afternoon

Lunch
Peer Coaching Session 2: deep dive into leadership strategies and personal development.
Individual medical / longevity consultations and wellness therapies depending on each participant's needs.
Free Time for Reflection and Networking: time to relax, reflect, or engage in 1:1 coaching.

Evening

Dinner
Night hike and fire-side chat: expert-led discussion around sleep performance, yearly recuperation cycles and keeping performance levels optimized in the long term.

Day 4: Integration & Departure

Morning

Morning Routine: deep stretch, breathwork routines for energy reset and boost.
Final Group Activity: a fun surprise outdoor challenge.
Farewell Brunch and closing reflection session: key learnings, and actionable next steps of each participant.