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Change how you
lead your business
in just 3 days.

Be in the room with 50+ vetted founders and executives to sharpen strategy, challenge your thinking, and build relationships that accelerate growth.

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Most founders spend
their year reacting.

Managing people. Solving problems. Making decisions.

What often gets pushed aside are the deeper conversations that actually determine the trajectory of a company. The conversations about leadership and trust that shape how teams perform. Strategic decisions that influence company valuation, emerging technologies that redefine how you scale, and even techniques for sourcing the energy required to sustain high performance.

These topics are not luxuries reserved for once a year. They are necessities for founders who want to play in bigger arenas and grow at a meaningful pace, and they don’t happen in isolation.

They happen in the right room—surrounded by the few who understand the weight of building something significant.

Thank you to our sponsors.

INTRODUCING

The EU Empowerment Experience

Once a year, a curated group of 50 entrepreneurs, executives, and investors gather for three days of honest conversations, strategic insight, and meaningful connection.

Not a traditional conference.
Not surface-level networking.

A 3-day experience intentionally built for leaders who want to challenge their thinking, sharpen their strategy, and build relationships that accelerate their growth.

In 2026, that room will be in Puerto Rico.

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"The people alone make it worth attending.

This experience was one I will never forget. The speakers were incredible and provided a tremendous amount of value. The people alone make it worth attending. The connections and conversations continue long after the retreat.”

Mario Incollingo, Director of Client Engagement

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A leadership accelerator
disguised as a retreat.

Over three days, you’ll step into conversations designed to help you lead better, scale bigger, and think differently about the future of your business. Sessions explore the real levers behind sustainable growth — leadership, company valuation, AI-driven leverage, and the personal performance required to sustain high-level decision making.

But the most valuable moments happen between sessions, in honest conversations with peers who understand the realities of building and leading companies with serious momentum. This is where ideas sharpen, partnerships form, & new opportunities emerge.


Multiple attendees have reported partnerships, strategic shifts, and deals that generated $40K+ in measurable ROI after attending.

Agenda

Day One: Connect

Arrival & check-in
Social networking cocktail hour
Keynote dinner

This is where you begin building relationships that shape your retreat experience.

Day Two: Grow

Sunrise Yoga
Breakout session
Off-site experience & lunch
Networking at the resort
Roundtable discussion & dinner

This is the time to spark deeper conversations and gather strategic insights.

Day Three: Uplevel

Pickleball competition
Tech & AI workshop
Closing & departure

Throughout the experience, you will:

• Interact with peers
• Enjoy practical workshops
• Learn from high-level speakers
• Share a once-in-a-lifetime experience
• Create meaningful, lasting connections

Your Investment

$5,000 USD

What's included:

2-night stay at Rio Mar Resort
All food & beverage
All speakers & sessions
All off-site excursions

Apply to join us from
November 2–4, 2026.

Register Now >

This experience
is for you if...

You're an entrepreneur, founder, or leader who:

  • Values strategic insight from peers who've "been there, done that"
  • Wants fresh perspective on growth, leadership, scaling, and tech
  • Enjoys being in high-trust rooms & is looking for real connection
  • Takes time to reflect and leaves experiences feeling energized
  • Is responsible for growing revenue and building elite teams

This experience is not for:

  • Founders craving mindless relaxation on the company's dime
  • Early-stage entrepreneurs still validating their first ideas
  • Leaders who enjoy uber-traditional conference formats

Every attendee is carefully selected to maintain the caliber of the room.

Laura dermody

"The EUEE is always a must-attend event for me."

The connections and people that I have met over the last two events has been life-changing for our business. We always leave with actionable items to take back to our team & customers on ways to improve ourselves and our business. The attendees at the EUEE are all there to learn and grow as both people and entrepreneurs and you cant help but feel that energy while you are there.”

Laura Dermody, Owner at Pellucid Travel

There's Puerto Rico...then there's Río Mar.

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Tucked between the lush rainforest of El Yunque and the endless blue of the Atlantic, the resort sits on a stretch of coastline where the air feels softer and the rhythm of life slows just enough for you to hear your own thoughts again. Palm trees sway over long, golden beaches. The mountains rise green and wild in the distance. Warm ocean air moves through open terraces where conversations linger long after dinner ends. Imagine waking early and stepping onto your balcony with a strong cup of Puerto Rican coffee, the ocean stretching endlessly in front of you. The sun lifts slowly over the water while the day's ideas begin to take shape — the kind of clarity that rarely arrives in the middle of a busy workweek.

Río Mar is more than a beautiful place to gather.

It's an environment that invites perspective — where distance from the everyday creates space for better thinking, deeper conversations, and the kind of breakthroughs that only happen when the right people come together in the right setting.

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Who will be in the
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President • Welcome Travel Services

Chris Flowers

Benefits Advisor • World Insurance

Chris Miller

Sr Vice President • United Insurance

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David Barranco

Business Owner • Barranco

David Kurkjian

Founder • MasterMessaging

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President • Entrepreneurs United

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Founder, CEO • Improve It!

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Owner • CertaPro Painters Commercial

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Owner • CertaPro

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AI Researcher & Engineer • Caltech

James Mulhern

Partner • Mulhern & Scott PLLC

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CEO • IOI Ventures

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Financial Advisor • Wells Fargo Advisors

Jason Mitchell

Co-Founder & President • Financial Wing, LLC

Jay Raffaldini

Owner • Raffaldini Vineyards and Winery LLC

Jeff Brewer

Co-Owner • M.R. Brewer

Jeff Wall

CEO • Handyman Connection

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Owner • DLR Financial Services

Jennifer Bolyos

President • Harbour Pointe Agency

Jeremy Mirabito, CPA

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EVP • Integration BrandPoint Services

Joe Fiore

Vice President at the Zucker Institute | Director at BlueSky Labs | Adjunct Professor at the College of Charleston • Zucker Institute

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Founder • ThinkitBeit.com

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Founder • Entrepreneurs United

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Owner • Retail Construction & Signage

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Trusted Health Strategist, Founder-Author-Speaker • Own IT!

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- • Triple Threat Elite Sports

Ken Evans

CEO, CTO & Founder • Konexial

Kerri Ford

Managing Director, Head of Technology & Business Services • G2 Capital Advisors

Kerry Battles

Attorney • Devine Millimet & Branch

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Best Selling Author, Inc. 500 CEO • -

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Owner • Coastal Engineering, LLC

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Owner, Founder • Training Aspects

Kit Sauder

Principal • Sauder Strategy

Kyle Werych

Managing Director • ARK

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President • Pellucid Travel

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Director of Client Engagement • HBK CPA's and Consultants

Mark Bordas

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Matt Barranco

Owner • Barranco

Matt Brewer

Owner • MR Builders

Matt Snyder

- • Triple Threat Elite Sports

Matt Wylie

Senior Vice President - Financial Advisor • Crews

Mike Brown

Owner • MB2 Development

Mike Hersh

CEO • Brandpont

Mike Hopkins

Chief Operating Officer • Paul Davis

Mike Pleau

Business Owner • Northeast Painting

Mike Stone

President & CEO • CertaPro Painters®

Morgan Knapp

Entrepreneur • -

Nathan Bowen

Founder • Total Package Hockey

Patrick Bryant

Serial Software Entrepreneur • CODE/+/TRUST

Patrick Donohue

CEO | Capital Entrepreneur • Hill Capital Corp

Peter Throndson

Franchise Owner • CertaPro Painters

Rich Hoffmann

Head Coach & Podcast Co-Host • Trusted Leadership Coaching

Rich Wilson

President & CEO • Paul Davis Restoration, Inc

RJ Dadd

CEO • Vibe Architectural Systems, LLC

Robert Troxler

Owner • CertaPro Painters of Cary-Apex

Rodrigo Silva

- • Alpha & Omega Remodeling

Shannon Barrows

VP Business Dev • DLR Financial

Steve Hearon

President • Brandpoint

Steve Lovgren

Owner • Soccer Management Company

Tim Dehncke

EVP of Sales • BrandPoint Services

Tim Regan

Owner • Prairie View Wealth Management

Todd Starnes

Market Leader | VP • Invesco

Tom Earll

President/Owner • Earll Properties Inc.

Tom Kent

Franchise Law Attorney • Saxton & Stump

Tommaso Trevisan

Sports Consultant • -

Travis Bezio

Owner • BPS Consulting

Trevor Sidney

Controller • Financial Wing, LLC

Tyler Cunningham

Owner • Jade Contractors llc

Vince Malts

Owner • Evolving Athletes LLC

Vincent Pastore

Principle in Charge • HBK

Will Nelson

Chief Operating Officer • BrandPoint Services

Yulexys Herrera

Ceo & Founder • YHANDA