Founders in Tulum: A 5-Day Entrepreneur Retreat for Women, Nov 2026

Name: Founders in Tulum: A 5-Day Entrepreneur Retreat for Women
Start: 2026-11-05
End: 2026-11-09
Location: Private villa in Tulum's La Veleta neighborhood

What this is

An entrepreneur retreat for women founders to find space and connection.

You have four or five good directions you could take this thing. You know roughly what they are. What you have never had is one clear stretch of time to sit down, look at them honestly, and pick. Every time you try, the day eats it. A client needs something. A deadline moves. You end up making the decision in the car, again, and then not really making it at all.

And here is the part nobody talks about. The people in your life are wonderful and they have no real idea what you do all day. They cannot help you weigh this. They have never had to make payroll, or carry a bad month quietly, or be the person every single thing depends on. So you think it through alone, in your own head, on a loop, which is exactly the place where good ideas go to die.

That is what these five days are for. A small group of women founders, one villa in Tulum's La Veleta neighborhood, and enough uninterrupted room to finally hear yourself think. Guided sessions that go straight at the questions you have been avoiding. Wide open mornings. Afternoons that belong to nobody but you. Long dinners with women who understand the specific weight of what you are carrying, because they are carrying it too.

You come home with the thing chosen and the first moves already in motion. And with a handful of women who know your business now, and who you will still be talking to next year.

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What you get

What you get out of five days in Tulum.

The outcome

A direction you can act on

You go home knowing what is next, with the first moves already in motion. Not a good feeling that fades by the time you unpack.

The work

Guided sessions with Jasz and Mel

Real working time on where the business goes next and how the life around it actually fits. The questions you have been too busy to ask yourself, asked out loud with people who know how to hold them.

The people

Friendships that outlast the trip

A small group of women founders who become the people who say your name in rooms you are not in, bring you opportunities, and collaborate with you for years. That is what actually comes home with you.

The space

Room that is genuinely yours

Your own bedroom, your own bathroom, wide open mornings and afternoons nobody has scheduled. You can take yourself off for a few hours and no one will think a thing of it.

The time

Five days of protected thinking

No calls, no deliverables, no calendar to defend. The uninterrupted stretch of attention you keep promising your business and never quite take.

The setting

Tulum, and what it does to you

A beautiful, lively town you can walk straight into. A day spent floating in a cenote. Long dinners under the open sky. Ideas land differently when you are somewhere this alive, and that is the whole point of leaving home for them.

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What people say

From the rooms I've hosted before.

Founders in Tulum happens for the first time this November, so none of these are from retreat guests. They are from women and business owners who have been in rooms I've built before: my networking group, workshops, trainings, and 1:1 sessions. The retreat is a bigger version of the same thing.

"I've checked out similar networking groups but none of them really clicked with me until I found [Jasz's networking group]. I have gained the most value out of the events and workshops from networking with fellow business owners and learning tips and tricks for tackling common business challenges. The group has helped the most with getting me to act on achieving my goals rather than letting all those tasks linger on my to-do list."

Emily Dalamangas

Member, Jasz's networking group

"In one hour together, we worked through the noise in my head, and afterward she sent me a full step-by-step plan to follow up on what we talked about. For the first time in a few weeks, I felt rejuvenated and ready to tackle the next steps for my business, versus the slog of overwhelm I had been stuck in. Biz owners, if you're stuck and spinning on your own strategy, I can't recommend Jasz enough."

Emily Clark

1:1 strategy session

"Since joining [Jasz's networking group], I'm absolutely thrilled with my progress toward growing my business, client, and referral base. The feedback, accountability, and support from our quarterly goal-setting group have been invaluable as I launch a new service within my business and pivot into the consulting space. It means the world to me that I'm part of such a motivated and welcoming community."

Kelly Thomas

Member, Jasz's networking group

"The goal-setting group has helped me focus on my business goals and break them down into actionable tasks that are not as overwhelming. I've already seen positive results in just a few months. The support and advice I've received from the goal-setting group and from other members of the network has been invaluable. I've learned so much from everyone in the network."

Pamela Georgiana

Member, Jasz's networking group

"She took a consultative approach to understanding my business and uncovered an opportunity to develop something I didn't realize I was ready to formalize. The collaboration was seamless and resulted in a quality resource I will be able to use for years to come. If you are looking for someone to help you uncover and bring to life your vision while giving you solid insights, you have found the right team!"

Danette Munoz Shaifer

1:1 client work

"Jasz was gracious enough to give a training about lead generation inside my membership for online service providers and I can't speak highly enough of her! She kept participants engaged, shared so much valuable knowledge, and took the time to answer every single question. I learned SO much and I know every attendee did too!"

Morgan Specht

Guest training, membership community

The villa

Your home base for the week.

A private villa in Tulum's La Veleta neighborhood, fully staffed and designed for a group like this. Eight bedrooms, each with its own private bathroom, so everyone gets real space of their own. A big pool surrounded by sun loungers and lush greenery. And you are minutes from town, with cute shops, coffee, and some of Tulum's best restaurants an easy walk away.

A note: The villa has fast, reliable WiFi throughout, so you can actually get work done. That said, this is still the Tulum jungle. The occasional bug or gecko comes with the territory, and honestly that is part of the charm. Come ready to embrace it.

Large Private Pool

A spacious pool ringed with sun loungers and umbrellas, plus a big outdoor table for meals under the open sky. Lush greenery all around, and it is all yours.

8 Ensuite Bedrooms

Eight bedrooms, each with its own private bathroom. Five king rooms, plus rooms with two beds for anyone who wants to share. Everyone gets their own space.

Living Room + Main Kitchen

A large living room with a deep L-shaped sofa, plus a full main kitchen for shared meals and late-night talks. This is where the group comes together.

Walk to Town

You are in the heart of La Veleta. Cute shops, coffee spots, and some of Tulum's best restaurants are all an easy walk away.

Fully Equipped

Smart TVs in every room, kitchenettes in several, A/C, and fast WiFi throughout. Everything you need to actually live comfortably for a week.

5-Star Concierge

A 5-star concierge team on hand throughout the stay for whatever the group needs. You just show up and be present.

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The shape of the days

What each day looks like.

Some mornings are wide open. Some are spent floating in a cenote. Some afternoons are sessions that crack something open. Some are sun loungers and slow conversations. Each day holds its own shape. The through-line is the same: space. To think. To land. To breathe.

This is a sample schedule to show you the rhythm. The exact flow stays loose and is subject to change.

Thursday, Nov 5 Arrive

Put it all down.

You land, settle into the villa, and do the hardest thing on a founder's list: stop. There is nothing to produce tonight. Just a welcome dinner at the long table, the chef cooking, the group meeting for the first time. The unwinding starts the moment you set your bag down. Choosing to be here is the whole beginning.

Friday, Nov 6 Unburden

Name what you have outgrown.

A slow, open morning, then Mel leads the first alignment session. An honest look at the beliefs and stories you have been carrying as facts, the ones quietly running your business from the back seat. You say them out loud. You decide what to keep. By the chef dinner that night, something has already loosened, and the group feels like people you have known far longer than a day.

Saturday, Nov 7 Realign

See the life you are actually living.

Your alignment session with Jasz today. A real look at the life you are actually living, what fits who you are, and what quietly needs to change. This is the clarity that becomes the foundation for every business decision you make once you are home. Then the evening is yours: walk into town with the group, find your own table, and let the conversations wander where they want to go.

Sunday, Nov 8 Integrate

Let it land.

Most of the day is spent floating in the cenotes, in water so still it does something to you. This is not the day off. It is the work. Everything the last two days cracked open needs somewhere quiet to settle, and there is nowhere quieter than this. Back at the villa, a final chef dinner and a closing circle to name what you are carrying home. You will not want it to end.

Monday, Nov 9 Carry it home

Leave lighter than you came.

A slow last breakfast together, numbers swapped, plans made you will actually keep. You head to the airport with a clearer head, new friends, and proof in your own body that the space was always yours to take. The integration does not wait for some future version of you. It starts the moment you get home and catch yourself deciding from clarity instead of pressure.

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After the retreat

What happens after you get home.

The work does not end when you board the plane. You leave with the thing you came to find: a real sense of what is next, and the first moves to make it happen. The idea you have been circling for months is finally taking shape. The people you met are people you can text with your big ideas and to celebrate your wins.

Back home, you feel it right away. You make decisions from a place of knowing instead of second-guessing. Your week feels less reactive. You sit down to build the new thing and you actually build it, because for once you know what it is. You message the founder you sat next to at dinner about the idea you have not stopped thinking about.

You feel more like yourself. Lighter. Genuinely excited about your work again, maybe for the first time in a while. Sure about what you are moving toward, and at peace with what you have already outgrown. And, honestly, probably the next trip already on your calendar.

That is what these five days give you. Not a souvenir. A decision you actually made, and the people who helped you make it.

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Your hosts

Meet Jasz and Mel.

Jasz Rae Joseph

Host

Jasz has spent years hosting networking events and bringing the right founders into the same room. Dinners, intentional gatherings, rooms where people walk in not knowing each other and walk out with a new client, a new collaborator, or a new best friend. This trip is the same instinct, scaled up to five days in Tulum.

She also runs Jasz Rae Digital, the marketing agency she founded in 2021 because she refused to trade her time for a salary. The business gives her exactly what she wants this trip to give you: the ability to travel, to connect, and to be genuinely out in the world while the work still gets done.

On Saturday, Jasz leads an alignment session. A look at the life you are actually living, what is in alignment with who you are, and what needs support. The kind of clarity that becomes the foundation for every business decision you make once you get home.

Melissa Ripp

Facilitator

Mel is a writer, guide, and founder of Peapod Marketing and PR Consulting. She has spent more than two decades helping entrepreneurs clarify their voice and shape their ideas into meaningful work.

In Tulum, she leads the alignment session on Friday. Her premise: high-capacity founders are usually stuck not because they need more strategy, but because they are quietly carrying beliefs and stories they have been treating as facts. The session is a structured space to name those out loud, examine them, and decide what to keep. No homework. No action plan required. Just the kind of clarity that is hard to find when you are still in the middle of your own life.

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The space we're creating

Who this retreat is for.

We're curating a room where people feel safe enough to be honest, to be seen, and to actually grow. That only works when everyone in it feels genuinely welcome. So here is where we stand. This is a space for every kind of person, every background, every story. Kindness and respect are the baseline. Hatred of any kind has no place here, and we keep politics and religion out of it so the focus stays on you, your work, and the people beside you.

We wish this went without saying. In the world we are living in, we think it is worth saying out loud: come exactly as you are, and make room for everyone else to do the same.

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Pricing

Your investment.

The villa, nearly all meals from Thursday dinner through Monday breakfast (Saturday dinner is on your own in town), airport transfers, all experiences, and all sessions with Jasz and Mel are covered. A $500 deposit holds your spot, with flexible payment plans for the balance.

Not included: flights, travel insurance, and personal expenses.

Shared Room

Bring a friend

$2,500

each, when you and a friend book together ~~$3,000~~

$500 deposit each to reserve your room

Coming on your own? A shared spot is $3,000 and we will pair you with a roommate.

A shared bedroom with two beds, just the two of you
Nearly all meals, Thu dinner through Mon breakfast (Saturday dinner on your own in town)
Sessions with Jasz Rae Joseph and Mel Ripp
Airport transfers
All experiences
Payment plans available

Private Room

$3,500

$500 deposit to reserve your spot

Your own private bedroom and ensuite bathroom
Nearly all meals, Thu dinner through Mon breakfast (Saturday dinner on your own in town)
Sessions with Jasz Rae Joseph and Mel Ripp
Airport transfers
All experiences
Payment plans available

Reserve My Spot

Before you say yes

The questions people ask first.

Who is this for?

Founders who want to step out of the day-to-day, create real space, and connect with others who get it. People who know relationships matter in business and want to give themselves room for the bigger ideas and the harder questions. We keep the group small (up to 10) so the mix matters as much as the resume.

Will I actually get work done?

Yes, if you want to. There is open time every day. If you want to work, great. If you want to journal, explore, or sit with a big idea, also great. We are all busy founders here. No judgement either way. The point is space for you AND your business AND fun. Wifi is generally great, but we are in the jungle, so plan accordingly.

What's the wifi like?

High-speed and reliable throughout the villa. That said, you are still in the Tulum jungle, so the rare hiccup is possible. You will be well connected.

Can I come alone? Is that weird?

Most people come alone. The whole point is meeting your people. After the opening dinner, you will not feel alone.

What about food and dietary restrictions?

A private chef customizes meals around the group. Once your spot is reserved, we send a short questionnaire to capture allergies, restrictions, and preferences. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free are all things we can handle.

Is Tulum safe?

Yes, with the same common sense you would use traveling anywhere. The villa has concierge support throughout the stay, and we organize all transportation between the villa and our outings together. You will not be wandering around alone at night unless you choose to.

Can I extend my stay before or after?

Yes. Many people come a few days early or stay through the following week. We are happy to share recommendations for villas and hotels in Tulum.

What is November like in Tulum?

Early November is one of the best windows of the year. Hurricane season is winding down, the heat eases off, and the water is still warm. Expect 80s during the day, light humidity, and the occasional brief shower.

Is this tax deductible?

Ask your accountant, because they know your situation and we do not. But for most business owners, yes. This is a working retreat with sessions built around your business, and the kind of expense that usually qualifies. Bring it up with whoever does your taxes before you book, and we are happy to send you an itemized receipt.

What is the cancellation policy?

Once your spot is reserved, it is yours. We do not offer participant cancellations. If anything outside our control means we have to cancel, we will work to reschedule the trip or issue refunds. The $500 deposit holds your spot, and payment plans are available as long as you are fully paid by October 1, 2026.

I'm In

Five days in Tulum for women founders who need room to think, and people who get it.

An entrepreneur retreat for women founders to find space and connection.

What you get out of five days in Tulum.

From the rooms I've hosted before.

Your home base for the week.

What each day looks like.

What happens after you get home.

Meet Jasz and Mel.

Who this retreat is for.

Your investment.

The questions people ask first.

Spots are limited. Tell us a little about you.