This retreat exists because I needed it and it didn't.
I spent over a decade building large-scale programs at some of the most recognized organizations in the world — leading teams, managing complex operations, earning a seat at the table. By every external measure, things were going well.
I built Sova for a specific woman. One who has had to work twice as hard to be taken half as seriously. Who has learned to modulate her tone so it reads as measured, not passionate. Who has managed her expression in rooms where being too direct meant being labeled difficult, and too warm meant not being taken seriously. Who has code-switched so many times it became automatic. Who has achieved more than most — and still carries the quiet weight of wondering if it's ever going to be enough.
But I kept looking for something that would give me real space to think. Not a conference. Not a coaching package. Not a long weekend that left me feeling motivated but no clearer. I wanted something with actual structure — the kind that moves you from knowing something is off to knowing what to do about it. I couldn't find it, so I built it.
Sova draws on everything I've learned about what makes high-stakes experiences actually work: that environment shapes thinking, that small groups tell the truth, and that the right structure unlocks what years of good intentions can't.
