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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.

Thank you to our sponsors.

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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.

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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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

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.

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

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.

Eddie Franklin (1)

“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

Lisa Hale

"This experience was life-changing for me as a founder...

This is the only conference I have attended in my career that I can honestly say was life changing. Before the conference I thought my best years were behind me and now I can confidently say that my best years are ahead of me! I am so grateful.

Lisa Hale, Executive Coach

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.

Apply Now >

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