DREAMLIFE™ Strategise & Energise Retreats · Lake Como, Italy
The Lake Como founder retreat.
Think La Dolce Vita — luxury, leadership and expansion. A private lakeside villa, a small curated room of established founders, and five days built to change what your business looks like for the next decade. Mornings for strategy with Dawn. Afternoons for the lake, the food and the thinking that only happens when you stop.
- Destination
- Lake Como, Italy
- Dates
- 21–25 June 2027
- Duration
- 5 days · 4 nights
- Investment
- $5,555 or 3 × $1,888
Why Lake Como
The location is part of the method.
A setting that slows the mind
Lake Como has drawn thinkers, writers and industrialists for two centuries for one reason: it lowers the noise. Water, mountains and slow afternoons do measurable work on a depleted nervous system — which is exactly what strategic thinking requires.
Old-world proportion
Italian villa life is unhurried by design. Long lunches, gardens, boats, evening light on the water. The pace is deliberate, because decisions made in a hurry rarely survive the flight home.
A room worth being in
Numbers stay intentionally small so every founder gets personal strategy time with Dawn — and so the conversations around the table are peer-level rather than an audience experience.
The Rhythm
Mornings for strategy. Afternoons to restore.
Mornings — Strategy
- Money Mapping™ — revenue model, pricing and profit
- Scaling, leverage and leadership workshops
- The Billionaire Brain® session on identity and decision-making
- Hot seats: the room solves your biggest constraint
Afternoons — Restoration
- Movement, breathwork and journalling
- Private boat afternoon on the lake
- Villa gardens, swimming and unhurried time
- Personal 1:1 strategy time with Dawn
Evenings — Connection
- Long-table founder dinners
- DREAMLIFE™ visioning and legacy mapping
- Your written 90-day plan, reviewed by Dawn
- Closing circle and accountability pairing
Curated Experiences
What you will remember.
- Private lakeside villa with gardens and pool
- Classic wooden boat afternoon across the lake
- Chef-prepared Italian menus and regional wine
- Sunset aperitivo on the villa terrace
- Village walk and market morning
- Photography session for your brand assets
Questions
Lake Como retreat FAQs
- When is the Lake Como founder retreat?
- Lake Como Ascend runs from 21–25 June 2027. It is four nights focused on business growth, wealth, leadership and what comes next. Places can be secured through the 2027 retreat checkout.
- Who is the Lake Como retreat for?
- Established founders — most already running six or seven-figure businesses — who want strategic clarity rather than another conference. The group is curated so the room is peer-level, and every attendee receives personal strategy time with Dawn.
- What is included in the retreat investment?
- Five days and four nights of luxury villa accommodation, all strategy sessions, workshops and hot seats, 1:1 strategy time with Dawn, Money Mapping™ and DREAMLIFE™ planning, daily movement and breathwork, gourmet meals, the boat afternoon and founder dinners. Flights, transfers, insurance and personal spending are separate.
- How do I get to Lake Como?
- Most guests fly into Milan and travel on to the lake by car; transfers can be arranged locally. Full travel guidance is provided once your place is confirmed, along with a pre-retreat questionnaire that shapes your sessions.
- Is this a holiday or a business retreat?
- Both, deliberately. Mornings are strategic — revenue model, pricing, scaling, leverage and a written 90-day plan. Afternoons and evenings restore capacity, which is what makes the decisions taken on retreat survive contact with real life.
- How do I apply for a place?
- Book your place directly through the secure 2027 retreat checkout. You can also book a discovery call with Dawn or email hello@dawnmcgruer.com if you would like to talk through the right fit first.
Join us in Lake Como.
Choose your destination and secure your place through the 2027 retreat checkout. If you would like to talk through the right fit first, Dawn's calendar is open below.