Soma Cidery.
This edition of OFFSITE will feature a mix of sessions throughout the day, including founder panels, fireside chats, and an interactive workshop, all designed to help you recharge, refocus, and elevate your leadership performance for high-pressure environments.
What’s Included:
Opportunities to connect with fellow founders and local leaders
A full day of programming at Soma, a cidery and alpaca farm in East Kelowna
Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments throughout the day
Wellness feature: The Recovery Spa team will introduce the BioCharger, an innovative energy technology designed to restore focus and balance.
Why Attend?
Connect with other founders, leaders, and innovators in a retreat-style setting
Gain practical, science-backed tools from Jamie Wood
Take part in panels, fireside chats, and interactive discussions
We hope you’ll join us OFFSITE this October at Soma Cidery. This is not about quick hacks. It’s about personalized brain training, grounded in science, built for the future.
OFFSITE is back on Oct 30.
In the fast-paced world of startups, founders and senior leaders are often consumed by urgent decisions, back-to-back conversations, and mounting to-do lists. Building and scaling a business requires relentless focus, resilience, and adaptability, but the mental load weighs heavy. Burnout, distraction, and stress have become the hidden costs of success in a high-demand world.
Agenda.
October 30, 2025
Check-in & Start Strong Breakfast.
Fuel up with good coffee, full breakfast, and first connections.
8:00 AM-8:45 AM
8:45 AM-9:00 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks.
Founder Panel Hosted by Jamie Wood.
Take a deeper dive with Jamie Wood in this interactive panel discussion featuring local founders. This session applies global neuroscience research to the unique challenges of startup life, leadership, and high-performance careers. Bring your questions and leave with science-backed strategies to fuel resilience and clarity in your entrepreneurial journey.
9:00 AM-9:45 AM
Brain Break.
Refill your cup and recharge.
9:45 AM-10:00 AM
Guardrails for Growth: Lessons from the Legal Frontlines.
Running a fast-growing company means juggling strategy, people, customers, and capital, but the hidden pitfalls often lurk in the fine print. In this candid conversation with McCarthy Tétrault LLP partners Dana Siddle, Robert Anton, and Jade Buchanan, you’ll hear real stories from the legal trenches and gain practical insights on scaling securely, navigating M&A, and surviving challenges like data breaches and compliance missteps. Think of it as your legal “health check” — no jargon, just smart, actionable strategies to keep your company resilient and ready for what’s next.
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Fireside Chat Debbie DaSilva.
Pull up a chair for CEO insights and stories, hosted by KPMG Partner Debbie DaSilva. Speaker announcement coming soon.
11:00 AM-12:00 AM
Lunch & BioCharger Boost.
Good eats, new friends, and a wellness tech experience from the Recovery Spa.
12:00 AM-1:00 PM
Autonomic Workshop: How to Rewire Your Brain for High Performance.
Facilitated by Jamie Wood, Founder & CEO of Autonomic, this science-backed workshop on how to train your brain for peak performance in high-pressure environments. She will share a bold, data-backed vision for what comes next: real-time tools to measure, train, and optimize brain performance.
This is not about games or hacks, it is personalized brain training, grounded in neuroscience. Autonomic is a neuroscience-driven platform that combines cutting-edge research and technology to help individuals and teams understand and optimize cognitive performance. Drawing from her personal journey of corporate burnout to biotech entrepreneur, Jamie will share actionable tools to help you manage stress, sharpen focus, and enhance decision-making, so you can perform at your best while building the future.
1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Networking & Cider Tastings.
Close the day with casual conversations and local sips from Soma Cidery.
3:00 PM-4:00 PM
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