When Your Company Exit Isn’t Your Finish Line
You have sold your business and are looking for a new identity and a new purpose in life. How do you want to use your time, energy and resources now? Who are you beyond your business life?
Take some time out, breathe deeply and find clarity for the next phase of your life.
Rediscover your WHY
Better self-management and decision-making
Clarify your values & vision
Build healthy conflict and collaboration
Set intentions for your next chapter
Understand each other’s values and priorities
Leave with focus and accountability
Connect personal purpose with organizational mission
A Weekend of Deep Reflection, Connection, and Life Design
Two-Night, Three-Day Retreat
Preliminary schedule (subject to change)
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
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9:00 am - Pickup from hotel in Cape Town
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Arrival, Check in & farm tour, light lunch
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Introduction to lifepilot
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Discover your WHY: Core Values and Priorities
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Discover your WHY: Purpose
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Drinks & dinner
Thursday, 19 March 2026
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Morning Activity & Breakfast
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Life vision and Future Self
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Long-term intentions
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Annual and quarterly priorities
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Rollout and wrap-up
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Sundowner dinner and wine tasting
Friday, 20 March 2026
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Meditation/ yoga, breakfast
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Morning Activity in Nature
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Lunch
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Depart for Cape Town
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16:00 - Arrival in Cape Town
Start a new journey with other post-exit founders
Includes:
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2 nights’ farm accommodation (private or shared options)
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All transport
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All meals and drinks: fresh, seasonal, farm-to-table.
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Guided lifepilot sessions and app access
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Mindfulness/yoga/nature activities.
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Side activities and trips during the retreat
March is autumn in South Africa, with pleasantly warm weather that is ideal for a retreat. Daytime temperatures typically range between 20-30°C, while nights become milder.
Please pack:
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An open mindset and curiosity
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Laptop or tablet
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Sports shoes and sportswear
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Hiking boots and comfortable clothing for excursions
Themika Farm, Tulbagh – A Place to Realign
You'll Leave With
with like-minded founders and post-exit entrepreneurs — sparking ideas, collaborations, and lasting friendships
on your purpose, values, and priorities — and a clear roadmap for your next chapter
to align your vision, goals, and daily actions — bringing focus, structure, and renewed energy into every area of life.
to the growing lifepilot community — founders who live with purpose and design their lives with intention.
Frank Gessner - lifepilot facilitator
A serial entrepreneur, mentor, and long-time EO Berlin member, Frank has spent the past 25 years building, leading, and exiting multiple ventures. As the founder of lifepilot, he developed a practical framework that helps entrepreneurs reconnect with their values, vision, and purpose — and design a life of true alignment.
With his calm presence and strategic mind, Frank guides founders to move from outer success to inner fulfillment.
Kim Whitaker - Host
A two-time exited founder and EO Cape Town member, Kim is a business growth coach helping entrepreneurs turn chaos into clarity and intentional growth. After selling two companies, she began researching 90+ founders on life after exit — exploring what truly drives purpose beyond success.
From the very beginning, Kim has been a passionate supporter of lifepilot and now brings her full experience and heart into the lifepilot Retreat in South Africa, which she hosts with deep dedication.
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When the business chapter ends, the real journey begins — let’s explore together what truly matters next.
Themika Farm, Tulbagh – A Place to Realign
Nestled between vineyards and mountains, Themika Farm offers serenity and space for deep reflection — just 90 minutes from Cape Town.
Entrepreneurs on their lifepilot experience
Tim Hoffmeister, President EO Hamburg
"The lifepilot workshop helped me put my vision into precise words and break it down to the essentials."
Christoph Wondraczek CEO, The Hamlet Group
"A great tool for anyone who wants to move from vision to action — for those seeking clarity and ready to make things happen."
Tanja Bogumil, Co-Founder New Path Bio
"lifepilot helped me reconnect with my drive and purpose. Now I start each day with clarity and a real sense of why."
