Recharge, Refocus & Connect: A Visionaries Wellbeing Retreat

Piaule Catskill Hotel - Catskill, NY
November 6-8, 2024

Take a step back from the day-to-day and reconnect with yourself and your bigger vision.

Find support and community amongst a group of other visionaries.

Leave feeling recharged, inspired, and clear on what comes next.

Our Visionaries Wellbeing Retreat is designed to provide you with everything you need to recharge, refocus and reconnect.

Here’s What You Can Expect:

Movement, wellbeing experiences and access to spa facilities (sauna, steam room, mineral plunge and hot pools).


Expertly facilitated group coaching to address challenges and explore opportunities alongside peer visionaries.

Time for solo reflection and integration of new insights.


Mindful farm-to-table cuisine featuring high-quality ingredients.

Location

Immerse yourself in nature on the beautiful Piaule property, a landscape hotel nestled between the Catskill Mountains and Kaaterskill Creek in upstate New York.

The property features 24 guest cabins scattered across a forested site, a short hike away from an onsite restaurant, spa and wellness space and acres of hiking trails.

Explore the property and wellness services:

Retreat Speakers

Lenore Champagne Beirne


Lenore is the Managing Partner of Bright Ventures, a venture capital fund and strategy group focused on Inclusive Innovation.
 
The Bright Ventures fund thesis and distinct approach to sourcing and due diligence is built on Lenore's thousands of hours of work with diverse founders as an Executive Coach and Venture Strategist. In that capacity, Lenore has partnered with founders to ideate, staff, fundraise, and exit their businesses.
 
Lenore studied Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the MBA program at NYU, and went on to co-develop and co-teach graduate coursework on the intersection of bias and innovation. Her Inclusive Innovation framework for identifying and scaling venture opportunities has been applied by enterprises such as Morgan Stanley, Coca-Cola, and Meta. She holds a Master’s in Business Administration from NYU Stern focused on Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and a Bachelor's in Business Administration from American University. Lenore and Bright have been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Yahoo Finance, Black Enterprise and Thrive, among other media outlets. 

Zoë Paliare


Zoë is a corporate litigator turned entrepreneur, executive and leadership coach, organizational consultant, facilitator, speaker and podcast host. As a coach and consultant, she supports founders, leaders and organizations to build a vision of success that is fueled by passion and possibility, and to execute towards that vision with strategy, accountability, and always through a lens of inclusion. Zoë’s work is informed by more than 15 years experience in strategy, leadership, conflict management and people and culture.

Zoë is also a Co-Founder of trove, a holistic wellness space with its first location in Toronto. trove offers a number of holistic modalities, from acupuncture and reiki, to IV, vitamin boosts and red light therapy in a beautiful space, designed to support with Leader Wellbeing and nervous system regulation.

Zoë completed coaching and leadership training with the Co-Active Training Institute and a holistic health coaching certification with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She holds a BA from McGill University and a Juris Doctor from Queen's University. She practiced in the advocacy group of a full-service international law firm and in securities litigation at a big five Canadian bank. She has also guest lectured at Ryerson University and Osgoode Hall Law School.

Julia Paliare


Julia Paliare is the Founder & Managing Partner of Sage Collective, an evergreen investment platform, built in partnership with the Lauder Zinterhofer family. Prior to Sage, Julia served as the Managing Director at New York based Family Office RSL Investments, with the Family Office team at Providence Equity Partners, and at Scotiabank, where she specialized in credit, currency, and interest rate derivatives.

Julia has been a Board Observer for growth-stage startups tackling fundamental global issues such as women’s health, financial inclusion, and food security & climate risk. She is also a Board Member and Co-Founder of The Equity Alliance, a fund that invests in diverse emerging venture capital managers, and a Co-Founder of BLDRS.

Since 2002, Julia has served as an advisor to Peacebuilders International, an organization focused on diverting Toronto’s inner-city youth from the justice system using restorative measures. She also volunteers at The River Fund in Queens, NY. Julia, who grew up in Toronto, holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University in Canada and is a CFA Charterholder. Julia recently welcomed a new baby girl and has become a galvanizing advocate for women’s health and parental leave.

Inclusions + Investment

Inclusions:

  • All Facilitated Sessions

  • Day 1 Lunch + Dinner

  • Day 2 Breakfast, Lunch + Dinner

  • Day 3 Breakfast

  • Private Accommodation

  • Wellbeing Experiences (yoga, meditation, sound bath)

  • Spa Facilities (sauna, steam room, mineral plunge and hot pools)

  • Parking

Your investment for this retreat is $3,850.00 USD

Not included: transportation, alcoholic beverages and spa or wellbeing treatments not explicitly listed on the agenda. Alcoholic beverages and individual spa or wellbeing treatments are available for additional charges set and paid directly to Piaule by each guest.

Detailed Agenda

Wednesday

12:45pm

Opening Lunch and Welcome Remarks

2:30pm

Session 1: Setting Intentions + Why We Are Here

4:00pm

Official Hotel Check-in

6:00pm

Dinner

7:30pm

Wellbeing Experience: Meditation

Thursday

8:00am

Wellbeing Experience: Movement

9:00am

Mindfulness Moment: Journaling Prompt

9:30am

Breakfast

10:30am

Session 2: The 5 Why’s + Breaking Down What’s In Your Way

11:45am

Session 3: Presence & Resilience

12:45pm

Lunch

2:00pm

Session 4A: Sound Bath
Session 4B: Small Group Leadership Session

4:00pm

Mindfulness Moment: Solo Reflection & Integration

6:00pm

Dinner

7:30pm

Fireside Chat with Lenore Champagne Beirne and Julia Paliare

Friday

8:00am

Wellbeing Experience: Movement

9:30am

Breakfast

10:00am

Official Hotel Check-Out

10:30am

Session 5: Managing Your Energy

12:00pm

Retreat Ends

Sage Sponsorship

We'd like to thank Sage Collective for sponsoring the 2024 Visionaries Retreat and amplifying our mission to build a more inclusive economy.

Sage is an evergreen investment platform, established in partnership with the Lauder & Zinterhofer family, which invests in high-integrity founders and select fund managers globally. Sage focuses on ideas that enhance the human experience through a human- and data-centric lens, supporting the next generation of founders who are building businesses that shape and change our world. The firm prioritizes investments in Healthcare, Climate, and Fintech at the Series A-B stage, with plans to expand its focus areas as it scales, aiming to bring forth better, faster, and stronger solutions to global problems.


Learn more about Sage, or follow Sage’s Founding + Managing Partner Julia Paliare on LinkedIn.

FAQ

  • The 2024 Visionaries’ Wellbeing Retreat is best suited to growth stage founders and fund managers. Space is limited to select participants who will learn, collaborate, envision,  reflect, amplify and extend the impact of their work.

  • This microsite is the best source of information on the Visionaries Wellbeing Retreat. You may also wish to explore more about Bright or Sage, and their respective managing partners Lenore Champagne Beirne and Julia Paliare.

  • Interested parties will need to apply to attend the Visionaries Wellbeing Retreat here. General information along with an opportunity to share more about yourself including your goals for the retreat will be requested in the application form. 

    Within two weeks of submission, our team will be in touch on whether your registration has been accepted. If accepted, you will be asked to complete registration and payment will be required at that time.

    We are providing a $500.00 stipend to support a founder interested in attending the retreat. If you would like to be considered to receive the stipend, please indicate so in the application.

  • Piaule is nestled in the heart of the Catskills allowing us to escape from the fast-paced, day-to-day of building high-growth businesses and running funds.

    The venue specializes in various wellbeing practices, from group mediations, yoga to soothing sound baths and its restaurant boasts seasonal delights sourced from local farms.

  • The climate in Catskill, NY in early November is noted for falling temperatures without the prolonged cold snaps that are more common during the winter months. We encourage you to keep an eye on weather forecasts leading up to the Retreat to help you personally evaluate how warmly you may choose to dress.

    We encourage you to wear comfortable, mountain chic clothing, and to also bring activewear for any indoor or outdoor movement you’ll engage in as well as swimwear should you choose to utilize Piaule’s wellbeing and spa facilities (sauna, steam room, mineral plunge and hot pools). 

    Bring your favorite journal + writing instrument and consider packing hiking shoes + equipment along with your favorite Fall snacks for your cabin.

  • The following items are not included in your investment in the Visionaries Wellbeing Retreat:

    • Transportation to and from Piaule

    • Alcoholic beverages during the Retreat

    • Spa and wellbeing reatments not explicitly listed on the agenda. 

    Alcoholic beverages, individual spa and wellbeing treatments are available for additional charges which are set and paid directly to Piaule by each guest.

  • Retreat registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable.

  • The cost of parking is included in your registration. The venue also offers electric vehicle charging in the parking lot.

  • Two of the cabins are ADA-accessible, and all cabins are socially accessible. Piaule is happy to accommodate any guests with golf cart assistance as needed. 

    On the application form, please indicate your need for one of the two ADA-accessible cabins.

  • The on-site, farm-to-table restaurant can accommodate Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-Free, and Gluten-Free dietary restrictions, as well as peanut, tree nut and shellfish allergies. They are also happy to present any other allergies to the chef to see what else can be accommodated. At this time, they are not able to offer Kosher or Halal meal options.  

    We will request a list of dietary restrictions from each registrant following registration confirmation.

  • There will be an emergency contact provided from the Retreat organizers to paid registrants, and registrants will be asked to provide an emergency contact before their arrival at Piaule.

If you have any additional questions, please email Keren Davy at keren@brightventures.io

Sponsorship Opportunities

If you or your company are interested in future sponsorship opportunities with Bright Ventures, please reach out to Keren Davy keren@brightventures.io

Recharge, Refocus & Connect: A Visionaries Wellbeing Retreat

Piaule Catskill, New York
November 6-8, 2024

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