Even Keel · Executive Leadership Retreat

I. The manifesto

Between work and life. Between ambition and rest. Between the leader others expect — and the person you truly are. In Tarifa, balance stops being an idea.

On the foil, balance becomes a physical experience. You feel it. You lose it. You find it again. And what you learn on the water, you bring home with you.

Each morning, the cohort moves through the six-stage WellHexagon journey — a method that braids high-level leadership strategy with neuroscience-based well-being, advancing step by step from physical regulation to emotional mastery. Each afternoon, the water turns that work into instinct.

One lesson, spoken in four languages — neuroscience, somatic work, hydrodynamics, and well-being. Each teaches balance from a different side.

Three days for leaders who know that lasting performance starts with rebalancing. The body. The mind. The life.

Caty in the dunes near Tarifa — The mindQuiet focus

Nathalie with her wingfoil board in Tarifa — The bodyOn the water

II. The Method — WellHexagon × The Foil

A method that holds. An ocean that proves it.

The retreat is built on the WellHexagon Method — Caty's framework, refined across 20,000 coaching sessions in high-stakes environments. It rests on two pillars: high-performance resilience (grounded in neuroscience — body, emotion, mind) and conscious, strategic leadership. Six dimensions. One word at the centre. And in Tarifa, a place to make every one of them physical — because the foil is the fastest teacher of balance we have found.

20,000private coaching sessions with executives

15+ yrsguiding founders & senior leaders

6dimensions of the WellHexagon Method

Trusted byPwC · Virgin Bet · and growing companies across Europe

Pillar I — High-performance resilience

Grounded in neuroscience, we strengthen the physical, emotional and mental state — so you manage pressure, navigate uncertainty, and decide with clarity.

Pillar II — Conscious & strategic leadership

Built on executive coaching: sharper leadership, stronger relationships, and teams aligned around a clear, shared purpose.

Why the water — The foil makes it real

A method can be understood in a room. On the foil, it is felt — in the body, in real time, with immediate feedback. The water is where the hexagon stops being theory.

Six dimensions. In the room, then on the water.

Each dimension of the method has a mirror on the foil — the same lesson, learned twice, so it holds when you go home.

01

Awareness

In the roomAn honest read on where your energy and balance truly are today.

On the waterYour first time up: the board shows you exactly where your balance lives — no hiding.

02

Resilience

In the roomA practical base across the physical, emotional and mental dimensions of pressure.

On the waterFalling, resetting, rising again — building the stance that lets you stay up longer.

03

Regulation

In the roomSelf-awareness and emotional regulation — staying calm and clear under load.

On the waterThe foil punishes tension and rewards calm. You regulate, or you go down. Instant feedback.

04

Integration

In the roomHealthier boundaries — where personal and professional life fuel each other instead of competing.

On the waterKnowing exactly when to push and when to glide — drive and rest, in one motion.

05

Application

In the roomTesting the new skills in real scenarios — confidence built through doing, not talking.

On the waterThe strait is the live laboratory. Every run is a real-world rep, under real conditions.

06

Sustainability

In the roomThe tools to keep the habits once the demands of normal life return.

On the waterA wingfoil session you can repeat on your own — balance you take home and keep.

III. A day at the retreat

One rhythm, repeated.

A simple shape to each day — body, focus, conversation, water. Held loosely enough to breathe, structured enough to change you.

08:00Breath & movementMovement or breathing practice to open the day.
09:00BreakfastLocal, simple, no rush.
10:00Group Session & FocusCoaching with the WellHexagon Method, led by a certified coach — plus focus time at B-sharing Tarifa for those who need to work.
14:00Shared lunchLocal food, Spanish pace.
15:30On the waterGuided wingfoil sessions on the water with certified instructors, adapted to the day’s conditions. The day’s dimension, made physical.
18:30Sunset aperoDrinks together over the strait.
20:30DinnerTogether on Day 1 & Day 3. Free evening on Day 2.

IV. The cohort & what you leave with

Eight leaders. No more.

Founders & CEOs of established companies
Decades of building, and a body asking for it back.
Leaders who want to lead longer — without burning out.

Eight is deliberate — enough to go deep, small enough that no one hides. Admission by application.

“The promise is simple: you don’t come back the same.”

What you leave with

01A clear read on what’s draining you — and one measurable goal to change it.
02One concrete decision for the next quarter, made with a clear head.
03Peers at your level — a small circle that lasts well beyond the three days.
04The confidence to get on the water on your own.

After the retreat

It doesn’t end on Friday. You leave with fifteen days of free access to a digital follow-up platform — so the habits you build in Tarifa keep going once you’re home.

V. The founders

Two friends, one question.

We built the retreat we needed ourselves — a place where ambition and rest stop competing. Here is who you’ll be in Tarifa with.

Caty

Co-founder · Coaching & facilitation LinkedIn

Creator of the WellHexagon Method and a certified executive & wellbeing coach with 15+ years and 20,000 sessions in the room with founders and senior leaders

She holds the questions most people are too busy to ask themselves, leads the group sessions, and keeps the cohort honest with itself.

WellHexagon Certified coach Gibraltar & Tarifa

Nathalie

Co-founder · Programme & the water LinkedIn

An entrepreneur who learned the hard way that performance without balance has a ceiling — and that the foil is the fastest teacher of it she has found.

She shapes the rhythm of the days and gets everyone onto the water, whatever their level.

Founder Wingfoil host Your point of contact Brussels & Tarifa

VI. Investment — fully inclusive

€2,800.

Three days · one price

Invoiced to your company, excl. VAT.

Programme & faculty fees — built on the WellHexagon Method
4 nights, contemporary 4-star beach hotel. Arrive Tue 15 Sept · depart Sat 19 Sept — three full days in between.
Breakfasts, lunches & sunset aperos
Two group dinners
Guided wingfoil sessions on the water with certified instructors, adapted to the day’s conditions.
Certificate of participation

Flights and ground transport not included — guests arrange their own travel and car rental. Day 2 dinner is free, with curated local recommendations provided.

VII. Apply for a place

Apply for a place.

Eight leaders, no more. Tell us a little about you — we’ll be in touch and confirm your place while seats remain.

1Send your details — two minutes.
2We get back to you personally — usually within two working days.
3Your place is confirmed, while seats remain.

Prefer email? Write to retreat@b-growing.com directly.

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Thank you — your application is in.

We read every request personally and will be in touch within two working days. Prefer email? Write to retreat@b-growing.com.

Everything in life is about balance.