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MAY 5–7, 2027 | PUTIKI ESTATE
WAIHEKE ISLAND

The Breakaway: For women who lead

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THE BREAKAWAY AGENDA

The demands of leadership keep changing. Make time to explore what it means for you.

Join a small group of experienced women leaders, founders and entrepreneurs to explore how leadership is changing, exchange experiences & ideas, and develop practical approaches to leading people and growing or stalled businesses.

From AI disruption, organizational change demands, approaches to influence, managing team performance and your own next chapter, we’ll make time for the conversations that are top of mind.

LEADING THROUGH CHANGE AND AI DISRUPTION

What changing technology means for your business, your team and your role. Where to experiment, what to question, the importance of compliance, and how to bring people along.

THE HUMAN SIDE OF PERFORMANCE

Building trust, setting expectations, learn new approaches to tackling difficult conversations, and creating accountability as businesses grow and change.

INFLUENCE AND DECISION-MAKING

Navigating competing priorities, organizational dynamics, boards and stakeholder management. Making decisions and communicating them clearly.

YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

Where you want to grow, how your role needs to evolve, and where to focus your energy and ambition. What’s in your power to control and navigate your next step.

A clear foundation, shaped by the women attending.

These themes guide the experience. The emphasis, examples and discussions will reflect the group’s interests gathered in advance, giving us room to explore emerging questions and learn from one another.

Hosted and facilitated by Max Powers, former President and COO of CreatorIQ, with nearly 30 years of leadership and operating experience across global technology companies and high-growth businesses.

Women sharing a meal at a long table at Putiki Estate. 
Day One

Arrive & Connect

Settle into Putiki Estate, meet the women joining you and begin the conversation. Our opening leadership session and shared dinner create time to get to know one another. The programme below is indicative.

Check-In

2:00–3:00pm

WELCOME & CONNECTION

3:30pm

LEADERSHIP SESSION

4:30pm

TIME TO SETTLE IN

6:00pm

Dinner

6:30pm

Two women chatting at Putiki Estate, seen through the open living room doors. 
Day Two

Discuss, Learn & Recharge

Explore how leadership is changing through facilitated discussions, practical leadership sessions and shared experiences. Learn from Max’s experience leading and scaling technology businesses, and from the ideas and experience of the women alongside you. With room for good food, fresh air, laughter and uninterrupted thinking.

OPTIONAL YOGA / 
BEACH WALK

Around 7:00am

BREAKFAST

8:30am

CHANGE, AI & LEADERSHIP

9:30-12:00

LUNCH

12:00pm

WHITE SPACE - 
WALK, JOURNAL, NAP

1:00-3:00pm

PEOPLE, PERFORMANCE & INFLUENCE

EVENING - DINNER & CONNECTION

3:00-5:30pm

6:00pm+

Covered outdoor patio at Putiki Estate overlooking the bay. 
Day Three

Look Forward & Wrap Up

Leave with more to draw on.

A stronger understanding of emerging leadership challenges. Practical approaches to communication, decisions and team performance. New perspectives on your own direction. And relationships with women you can continue learning alongside.

MORNING BEACH WALK

7:00am

BREAKFAST & CLOSING CONVERSATION

8:30-10:00am

DEPART

10:30am

THE DETAILS

  • For women who lead: experienced leaders, founders, entrepreneurs and professionals with meaningful responsibilities. Candid conversations, practical ideas and learning from peers, in a small group of up to ten women.

  • Two nights at Putiki Estate; individual pre-retreat coaching with Max; personal check-ins; facilitated leadership conversations and peer learning; practical tools and reflection; meals; optional yoga and outdoor activities; and post-retreat follow-ups and opportunities to reconnect. Final meal and travel arrangements will be confirmed before booking.

  • Before the retreat, you’ll spend time one-to-one with Max discussing your role, interests and what you’d most like to explore. These conversations and personal check-ins help shape our time together and begin the relationship before you arrive. Afterwards, follow-ups and opportunities to reconnect let you build on the ideas, learning and relationships from Waiheke.

  • Our planned single-occupancy price is NZ$3,000, with shared-room options to follow. DRAFT FOR REVIEW: confirm shared-room pricing, early-booking offer and deadline, payment schedule, GST treatment and cancellation terms before opening registrations.

  • The Breakaway combines individual coaching, facilitated leadership development and peer learning around real professional challenges. If you are seeking full or partial employer sponsorship, contact Max for programme details to support the conversation. Funding depends on your employer. Founders and self-funded participants are equally welcome.

Make time for The Breakaway

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