Built Her Way — The Founders' Retreat

Design the life.
Build the business
that supports it.

Five days in a Cretan mountain village with ten women who are done waiting for the perfect moment. Honest work on the life first — the business second.

A woman stretching in the morning light of a Cretan village house
Founders journalling on a blanket under the pinesA long shared table laid for dinner
“You built it. Somewhere
in there, it started
running you.”

The business works. The revenue is there. And you are the one thing in it with no strategy. That isn't a crisis — it's a design problem, and it doesn't get solved in the gaps between client calls.

Roughly 80% you, 20% strategy. The big decisions sit upstream of the tactics, so that's where we spend the week.

  • 01

    Designing Your Life

    The Stanford method: LifeView, reframing, ideation, Odyssey Plans. Swaps “what should I do?” for “what could I try?”

  • 02

    Human Design

    A different read on your energy, decisions and patterns. No prior knowledge needed — sceptical is welcome.

  • 03

    Business & true north

    Once the life is clear, the business has a job. Which clients, which offers, which boundaries. Specifics over slogans.

The five days

  • Day 01ExploreWhere am I now?
  • Day 02UnderstandWhat's in my way?
  • Day 03ImagineWhat could this look like?
  • Day 04DesignWhich one do I choose?
  • Day 05Own itSo what do I do now?

Mornings hold the deep work. Afternoons leave room for the sea, the walk and the conversations that happen between sessions.

What you leave with

  • Your true north

    The reference point for every decision after Crete.

  • A designed future

    Several futures explored properly — and clarity on the one you choose.

  • A 12–18 month roadmap

    Stop, start, delegate, redesign — with the first moves dated.

  • Nine women

    Who get it, and who tell you the truth when you need it.

Morning light on the terrace of the eco-villageWalking the paths around the villageA quiet moment between sessions
Your host

Adis Sophie.

I host the week alone — no rotating faculty, no panel of experts. Ten women, one facilitator, and enough continuity that nothing said on Monday has to be re-explained on Thursday.

I'm a certified Designing Your Life coach and the host of the Built Her Way podcast. The method is Stanford's; the pace and the honesty are mine.

The facts, plainly
Dates
October 2027
Location
Mountain eco-village, Crete
Duration
5 days · 4 nights
Group
Ten women, selected
Host
Adis Sophie
Rooms
Private or shared room
Investment
From €4,400 (shared room)

Per person, excluding flights and transfers. Includes all meals, your Human Design reading, the intake call and a follow-up session.

Ten places.
Given with care.

We're not here to convince anyone. Book a 1:1 call with Adis and we talk honestly about fit — both ways. If it's a yes, 10% holds your place.

Still thinking about it two pages later? That's your answer.