Founders in Tulum — November 2026

What this is

Six days to do something rare: intentionally create space.

You have been meaning to slow down. You keep not doing it because there is always something: a deliverable, a deadline, a meeting you cannot move. Your business is not the problem. Your relationship to space is.

We are gathering in a beautiful villa in Tulum. Sunshine, pool, walkable neighborhood, great food. And we are doing something rare: intentionally creating space. The space leads to bigger ideas, better questions, and the kind of conversations that only happen with founders who actually get it.

Here is what we have learned. The big change happens in the still moments. The conversation that sparks something. The local market you stumble into. The afternoon by the pool with your journal. The sessions help you get there. The space unlocks it all.

There is free time every day to do whatever you want. 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.

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Your hosts

Two women who have built lives at the intersection of work, travel, and the things that actually light them up.

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 six 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 will lead the alignment session on Friday and the integration session on Monday. 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 sessions are 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 villa

Your home base for the week.

A private villa in the Tulum jungle, fully staffed and designed for a group like this. Every bedroom has a jungle view. The pools are surrounded by Mayan stone and landscaped gardens. There is a hammock. You will use it.

A note: The villa has high-speed WiFi. That said, you are in the jungle. Occasional outages happen. So do bugs and animals. This is a luxury experience AND a real jungle, and honestly that is part of the charm. Come ready to embrace both.

2 Private Pools

Surrounded by landscaped gardens and Mayan stone. Sun beds, pool towels, and a deck that actually gets used.

Jungle Views from Every Room

All six bedrooms look out into the Tulum jungle. Rooms may share a bathroom depending on configuration.

Sunken Conversation Pit

The kind of living room that makes you want to stay up too late talking. This is where the real conversations happen.

Covered Patio + Hammock

A shaded outdoor space with comfortable seating. Close your laptop, go outside, breathe.

Fully Equipped

A/C in every room, full kitchen, and washer and dryer in each unit. Everything you need to actually live comfortably for a week.

Concierge + Security

Concierge service available throughout the stay. Security on-site from 7pm to 7am.

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The example schedule

No two days are the same. The through-line is space.

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

Thursday, Nov 5 Arrival

Arrive. Drop in. Meet your people.

Afternoon

The villa is yours. Your hosts, Jasz and Mel, will be here to greet you. Settle in, take in the jungle, and let yourself slow down.

Evening

A welcome dinner together, prepared by our private chef. Everyone around the same table for the first time. The kind of meal that makes you feel like you are exactly where you are supposed to be.

Friday, Nov 6 Alignment

Name what you have outgrown.

Morning

Breakfast at the villa, then an open block. Work, journal, walk into town, sit by the pool. The space is yours.

Afternoon

Mel leads an alignment session: where you are and where you want to be. When you finally name what you have outgrown, something naturally begins to loosen.

Evening

A local food tour through Tulum. Tacos, mezcal, and the kind of flavors that make you understand why people fall in love with this place.

Saturday, Nov 7 Explore

Get into your life. See what is aligned. See what needs support.

Morning

Open. Cowork, swim, journal, sleep in. Whatever the morning needs to be.

Afternoon

Jasz leads an alignment session. A look at the life you are actually living. What is in alignment with who you are. What needs support. What no longer fits. The kind of clarity that only comes when you stop moving long enough to look.

Evening

Our private chef prepares dinner at the villa. A long table, a slow meal, the conversations that only happen when a group of founders is two days in.

Sunday, Nov 8 Adventure

A free day to sit with what you are learning about yourself.

Morning

After breakfast, we head to the cenotes. Ancient underground pools carved into the Yucatan limestone, impossibly clear and completely still. We swim, float, and decompress in water so blue it almost does not look real.

Afternoon

Free. No agenda. Pool, hammocks, journal, walk into town, sit and think. This is the day everything has been quietly setting up. Let it land.

Evening

A slow chef dinner at the villa. The kind of evening where nobody checks the time.

Monday, Nov 9 Integration

Integration is not a to-do list item when you arrive home. You start it before you leave.

Morning

Mel leads a session on integration. Not a recap. A real look at what is shifting, what you want to carry forward, and what it is going to take to actually let it stay shifted when you get home.

Afternoon

The work continues. Group conversation, individual reflection, walks, the quiet kind of conversations you cannot rush. We dedicate a whole day to this on purpose. The integration starts here, not at the airport.

Evening

A closing circle. One more meal at the long table, then a circle to share what you are taking with you. The conversations only happen when a group of founders has spent five days being genuinely real with each other. You will not want it to end.

Tuesday, Nov 10 Departure

Leave lighter. With new friends. Maybe even planning the next one.

Morning

A slow final breakfast together. You swap numbers you will actually use, make plans you will actually keep, and head to the airport carrying something you did not arrive with. Lighter. Clearer. With the kind of connections you do not stumble into often.

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Wednesday and beyond

You go home different.

The work does not end when you board the plane. The space you created in Tulum is something you keep. The questions you finally let yourself ask are now living somewhere you can answer them. The people you met are people you can text.

You notice yourself making decisions from clarity instead of pressure. Your week feels less reactive. You sit down to do the work and you actually do it, because the noise is quieter. You message the founder you sat next to at the chef's table about something they said that you have not stopped thinking about.

You feel more like yourself. Lighter. In alignment with the life you came home to. Clearer about what is yours to keep and what you have already let go of. And, honestly, probably the next getaway already on your calendar.

This is what spaciousness pays you. Not a souvenir. A different way of being in your life and your business.

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What you get

You will come home with more than a tan.

Six days of room. To think, to land, to actually breathe. The kind of space your home office cannot give you, and your week never makes time for.

Sessions that crack something open. The kind of conversation that makes you go quiet for a second because you finally heard yourself say it out loud.

New connections with people who have also built real things and understand exactly what your life looks like. The kind of people you text when something big happens.

And a different posture. The proof, in your own body, that the space is yours when you decide to take it. You do not have to wait for some future version of your business to give you permission. You came. That was the whole thing.

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Investment

Everything included. No surprises.

The villa, all meals from Thursday dinner through Tuesday breakfast, 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

$3,000

$500 deposit to reserve your spot

Shared villa bedroom
All meals Thu dinner through Tue breakfast
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

Private villa bedroom
All meals Thu dinner through Tue breakfast
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 (6 to 8) 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 throughout the villa. That said, you are in the jungle. Outages can happen. Plan accordingly.

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 on-site security from 7pm to 7am, 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.

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

The jungle. The connections you didn't know you needed. The ideas that finally have room to flow.

Six days to do something rare: intentionally create space.

Two women who have built lives at the intersection of work, travel, and the things that actually light them up.

Your home base for the week.

No two days are the same. The through-line is space.

You go home different.

You will come home with more than a tan.

Everything included. No surprises.

The questions people ask first.

Spots are limited. Tell us a little about you.