For the inspired-then-distracted founders who can’t wrangle their own creative-then-chaotic nature

You’ve built so much, and started even more. You ran out of week, and a project that’s “almost done” is very easy to ghost for a year. Or two. Or three.

And every time you’ve hired a creative, you have somehow ended up telling them how to do their job. Digital distance and broken telephone do that to a project. Perhaps it’s time to close the distance and reconnect with the true purpose of that thing you just can’t seem to finish.

You, Maison’s founder, a cottage on the water in Ontario’s cottage country, on the Canadian Shield. No screenshare, no time zones, and nowhere to defer a decision to. At the same time – absolutely no pressure. Pure creative immersion in the replenishing serenity of nature.

This was made for you if you are…

A founder, executive or leader who would self-describe as creative-yet-chaotic. You’re inspired, start the next big thing, then are taken away on the whims of your business’ immediate needs, big developments, and pivotal changes. Coaches, practitioners, event planners, or anyone whose work happens in person and who has a big thing for their brand has been “partially complete” for years. And somehow, those years went by in the blink of an eye.

Perhaps it’s time to run away so you can find what’s missing

One-day immersive strategy retreat

Need to rethink the entire direction of the one item that can’t seem to get done? Show up unsatisfied, leave confident in your direction with a mood board and / or strategy.

$3,500 + HST

Two-day immersive strategy and draft retreat

Redefine the direction of your unfinished project, and get a live sense of how it will live before you leave. Great for handing off to the Maison team to finish once you’ve approved execution live, in-person.

$6,500 + HST

Three-day immersive strategy, draft and revision retreat

For leaders who need to define, see, and realign to feel comfortable with handing off a large project for completion. In three days we will agree on what to do, what it would look like, and clean up the vision so that we can take over while you do what you do best.

$9,000 + HST

Five-day immersive brand retreat

The hefty branding package for the business owner with even bigger marketing ambitions.

You get branding foundations immersively expanding into a 30+ page bible for executing every aspect of your brand. It includes IRL examples of how your brand can live in every colour. The brand guidelines also have a digital presence section featuring how to curate your social media, and include a website home page design.

For established businesses with successful marketing plans who are ready to transform and evolve into their holistic dream identity. You overestimate what you can do in a day and underestimate what we can do together in a week.

$20,000 + HST

WHAT THE DAYS LOOK LIKE

Every day runs the same way: a slow breakfast with creative ideation, a collaborative morning work session, a hike or a paddle after lunch because movement is the best way to release stuck energy, quiet independent work time in the late afternoon, dinner with the phones away and a bonfire with stargazing.

OUR RETREATS ARE DESIGNED TO NOURISH MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT

From the structure of our days to the structure of our meal plans, everything is thoughtfully and lovingly curated. Enjoy homecooked, locally sourced, and seasonally inspired dishes. Menus are planned before you arrive, and dietary restrictions just need a heads-up.

A fully stocked retreat with the works

Private accommodations for your block, canoes and kayaks, park day passes for hiking, firewood, every meal, the strategy, the design work, a live revision session, and video content from your stay. The only thing you cover is getting yourself to the property and anything you may want to purchase while you’re up there.

Your investment

A deposit covers the location, perishables, and Maison’s time slot. It’s non-refundable, and we book the day it clears. Retreat slots run four times a year, so availability is first-come first-serve.

Every retreat starts with strategy, and we don’t move on until you approve the direction. If it doesn’t feel like you, we rework it before any design begins.