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A WALANII EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE

The Presence Retreat

A curated container for leaders who are done performing authority and ready to inhabit it.

DURATION

2–3 Days

FORMAT

Destination Weekend

CAPACITY

Strictly Limited

NEXT INTAKE

By Application

From Insight to Embodied Leadership

You’ve done the work in the Lead with Style virtual cohort.

You’ve gained clarity. You’ve refined your thinking.

Now, it’s time to embody it.

This Exclusive Immersion Retreat is a high-touch, in-person experience designed to help you translate what you’ve learned into how you are seen, felt, and remembered in rooms that matter.

Not everyone will attend.

But those who do? They don’t just understand leadership presence

they become it.

You have arrived. Your presence hasn’t caught up.

You’ve built real things. You occupy rooms most people spend a career trying to enter. But somewhere between the work and the weight of it, there’s a version of you that leads from exhaustion rather than authority. That performs composure instead of embodying it.

The Presence Retreat was built for that gap.

It is not a workshop in a conference room. It is not a wellness break with a branding panel bolted on. It is a deliberately designed container part immersive coaching, part strategic recalibration, part environment that gives elite leaders space to reconnect with who they are when no one is watching so they can become undeniable when everyone is.

High-performing leaders rarely talk about this.

  • The creeping awareness that your presence is lagging behind your position
  • Saying the right things in the right rooms and still not feeling like the authority in them
  • Knowing your image, communication, and energy are misaligned, but not having the space to address it
  • Walking away from high-stakes moments, wondering if you landed
  • Feeling more observed than influential

None of this means you are less. It means you have not yet had the environment, the privacy, or the expert eye to recalibrate.

That is exactly what the Retreat creates.

The Weekend, Curated

01

ARRIVE

Settle In. Slow Down. Begin.

Arrival is intentional. You are welcomed into the environment, grounded, and given space to exhale before the work begins. An opening dinner with the cohort sets the tone: candid, high-level, private. The kind of conversation that doesn’t happen at conferences.

Your private presence audit results are shared. You will see, possibly for the first time, exactly how your current presence is working and where it is costing you.

WELCOME DINNER – PRESENCE AUDIT DEBRIEF – COHORT ORIENTATION

02

IMMERSE

The Work. Intensive. Precise. Transformative.

The core day. Lead With Style sessions in the morning: visual identity, image strategy, and personal style clarity. Behavioural presence work in the afternoon, communication under pressure, leadership simulations, live feedback, and executive composure coaching. Private one-to-one coaching sessions are woven throughout.

The evening is intentional restoration, curated, immersive, and relevant. Not a networking cocktail hour. A shared experience that deepens the cohort dynamic and models the kind of environment you should be creating in your own leadership.

LEAD WITH STYLE INTENSIVE1:1 COACHINGPRESENCE SIMULATIONS STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION

03

INTEGRATE

Leave with a Strategy, Not Just Insight.

The final morning is about integration and architecture. You build your personal presence roadmap, a document you will actually use, covering visual strategy, communication refinements, reputation positioning, and 90-day priorities.

A closing session ties the experience together. You leave decided, not just inspired.

PRESENCE ROADMAP REPUTATION STRATEGY CLOSING SESSION DEPARTURE

WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH

Not inspiration. Infrastructure.

A Visual Identity Strategy

A complete, actionable personal style direction aligned to your position, sector, and next level not a generic wardrobe edit.

Presence Clarity

You will know exactly how you are perceived and exactly what to adjust. No more guessing what the room reads when you walk in.

A 90-Day Presence Roadmap

A strategic, personalised document you leave with. What to refine, what to stop, and what to amplify in the order that matters most.

Sharper Communication

Specific language and behavioural shifts for the situations that matter board rooms, media, high-stakes negotiations, and difficult conversations.

A Private Peer Circle

A cohort of non-competing leaders operating at your level. The conversations that begin at the retreat rarely end there.

Post-Retreat Access

30 days of implementation support after the retreat. Because transformation is not a weekend event it is what happens in the weeks after.
Personal Brand Capture (Professional Photoshoot)

This is not about “taking pictures.”

It’s about creating visual authority assets you can use across:

•Board profiles

•Speaking engagements

•Media features

•Corporate communications

You’ll be guided on posture, expression, and presence—so your visuals communicate confidence, clarity, and leadership without explanation.

Executive Presence Styling & Grooming Session

This goes beyond appearance.

You’ll learn how to:

•Align your outward presentation with your level of leadership

•Eliminate subtle distractions that weaken authority

•Show up polished, credible, and intentional every time

Because at your level, details speak before you do.

Curated Fine Dining & Executive Etiquette Experience

This is a practical, high-level networking simulation.

You’ll refine:

•Dining confidence in formal and international settings

•Conversational positioning in high-value rooms

•Subtle behaviours that signal influence, not effort

Because deals, partnerships, and opportunities are often decided

before the meeting officially begins.

Vision Clarity & Leadership Alignment Session

This is where everything comes together.

You’ll step back to:

•Refine your next level of visibility and influence

•Align your presence with your long-term leadership goals

•Identify gaps between the current perception and the desired legacy

You don’t just leave polished.

You leave strategically aligned.

Fireside Reflection & High-Level Conversations (Evening Experience)

An intimate, relaxed evening designed for:

•Real conversations with other high-level professionals

•Reflection without performance

•Building meaningful, peer-level connections

No noise. No pressure. Just clarity, perspective, and depth.

Who This Is For

This is designed for participants of Lead with Style who are:

•Senior professionals, executives, and decision-makers

•Stepping into greater visibility or leadership responsibility

•Preparing for boardrooms, media, or high-level opportunities

•Ready to refine not just what they do but how they are experienced

Your Experience Options

Full Immersion (Recommended)

Saturday – Sunday

The complete experience:

•Full transformation journey

•Deeper integration of all sessions

•Stronger relationships and reflection time

This is where the real shift happens.

Single-Day Access (Saturday Only)

For those with tighter schedules:

•Access to core sessions

•A strong introduction to the experience

But naturally, you’ll miss:

•The deeper reflection

•Evening connection experience

•Final alignment session

You’ll benefit—but you won’t experience the full transformation.

What You Walk Away With

•A refined and aligned executive presence

•Professional visual assets that reflect your authority

•Increased confidence in high-stakes environments

•Clarity on how to show up at your next level

•A stronger, more intentional leadership identity

Single-Day Access (Saturday Only)

For those with tighter schedules:

•Access to core sessions

•A strong introduction to the experience

But naturally, you’ll miss:

•The deeper reflection

•Evening connection experience

•Final alignment session

You’ll benefit—but you won’t experience the full transformation.

What You Walk Away With

•A refined and aligned executive presence

•Professional visual assets that reflect your authority

•Increased confidence in high-stakes environments

•Clarity on how to show up at your next level

•A stronger, more intentional leadership identity

Three Dimensions. One Weekend.

The Retreat works across the three pillars of unshakeable leadership presence: your visual signal, your behavioural authority, and your strategic positionin,g because no single dimension is enough alone.

01 The Visual Signal

A full Lead With Style intensive built into the retreat. Your wardrobe, image, and visual identity are audited and realigned to the room you are already in not the one you left behind three years ago. You leave with an actionable personal style strategy, not just inspiration.

02 The Behavioural Edge

Intensive coaching on how you show up under pressure how you communicate, hold space, command attention, and recover composure. Leadership simulations and live feedback that reveal the gaps no one in your daily circle will tell you about.

03 The Strategic Position

Reputation architecture. Narrative clarity. Influence extension. We map exactly how your authority is landing in your sector and build the language, positioning, and perception strategy to carry your presence further online, on platforms, in rooms you haven't entered yet.

I didn’t realize how much my presence needed alignment until this experience. It wasn’t about changing who I am—it was about refining how I show up. From the photos to the conversations to the clarity I gained. I left with a level of confidence and precision I didn’t have before.

Raheena

Your session was mindblowing so instructive. Thank you.

Karen IFAB 2026

Working with Adiza Brimah-Annan was not just another leadership session; it was a strategic intervention. At the iFAB 2026 Women Leaders Retreat, her facilitation on personal branding moved beyond surface-level advice and delivered a clear, actionable framework for showing up with authority and intention. She has a rare ability to combine deep strategic insight with personal relevance, ensuring that every participant not only understands what to do, but how to embody it in high-stakes environments. What stood out most was her precision. Adiza doesn’t offer generic guidance; she meets you at your level of leadership and elevates how you think about your voice, your presence, and your influence. The result? Leaders who are more deliberate, more credible, and far better positioned to own their narrative in rooms that matter. Her contribution significantly elevated the impact of the retreat, and it’s clear that any organisation or leader engaging her is making a strategic investment in credibility, visibility, and long-term influence.

— Ama Duncan, Founder, The Fabulous Woman Network

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to attend to benefit from the program?

No. The virtual Lead with Style program stands fully on its own.

This retreat simply accelerates and deepens your transformation.

Is this about fashion or styling?

No. This is about executive presence, perception, and influence.

Every element is tied to how you show up professionally.

What if I have limited time?

You can attend the one-day option.

However, the full experience is designed for maximum impact.

Is this worth the investment?

If your visibility, credibility, and leadership presence matter—yes.

Because at your level, small misalignments carry big consequences.

Limited spaces. Curated experience. High-level room.