LEADERSHIP STUDIOS - AN URBAN BURNOUT RETREAT
AwwLeadership Studio: An Urban Burnout Retreat
Where Profit, People & Planet Align
📅 Monday, October 6, 2025 | 🕐 1–5 PM
📍 Arcadia Earth, Toronto
✨ Official Partner of Toronto Climate Week
ABOUT PEOPLE OPS COLLECTIVE
People Ops is the operating system for the human side of business, where culture, leadership, and workforce realities align. It’s more than HR: it’s about anticipating change, putting wellbeing first, and turning resilience into performance.
People Ops Collective brings this to life. We connect leaders, industries, and communities to co-create solutions that save money, strengthen culture, and prepare organizations for what’s next, so profit, people, and planet move in sync.
Why This Matters
Workforce pressures are at a breaking point:
$50B/year lost to mental health–related productivity (MHCC)
2–3x longer recovery for mental vs. physical leaves (Deloitte)
$23T global climate disruption cost projected by 2050 (World Bank)
The solution isn’t siloed programs, it’s community-level leadership, shared tools, and new partnerships.
What You’ll Experience
It’s an urban retreat mixed with thought leadership set inside Arcadia Earth’s immersive exhibits, designed to reset nervous systems, strengthen leadership capacity, and spark cross-industry collaboration.
We are all aging and with that is the need to be better prepared and supported . The Marketplace is your conduit to bring digital health, caregiving, and wellbeing solutions into everyday life and your workplace.
How to Prepare:
Dress: Wear what feels good. This isn’t a corporate dress code day — think comfortable and relaxed. Light colours photograph beautifully in the space.
What to Bring: Clean, new yoga mats will be laid out in each retreat breakout room, and we’ll also have chairs available for anyone who prefers to sit. Please bring a refillable water bottle — refill stations will be onsite.
Food & Refreshments: Light vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options will be provided.
Parking: There is parking directly connected to Arcadia Earth, with elevator access to the venue.
Why Attend
Whole-System Support → Tools that extend to leaders, teams, and caregiving networks
Climate Week Spotlight → Position your leadership where profit, people & planet converge
High-Value Networking → Connect with senior executives, policymakers, and innovators
Proven ROI → Prevention that cuts costs, boosts retention, and strengthens workforce readiness
Who Should Attend
CEOs • C-Suite • Founders • General Counsel • Risk & Compliance • HR & People Executives • Associations • Academics • Tech & AI Leaders
Agenda | October 6 | Light refreshments
Welcome & Guided Networking
Panel
Moderator - Sarah Ennor | Speaker | Lawyer | Founder, Growth Counsel
Renee John | Executive Leader | Founder, Glass Ceiling Enterprises & Hayden’s Hideaway
Anuj Rastog, Father | Husband | Music Producer | Spoken Word Poet | Founder @yenza3, & Host of the AwokenWord Podcast |
Maggie Chang, Cofounder, Uptown Climate Conversations | Writer & Co-Chair, City of TO Climate Advisory Group | Awards: Top 25 Environmentalist Under 25 | WWF Canada Living Planet Leader | UWaterloo Alumni Gold Medal | NRCAN Youth Council 2023
Frances Edmonds (She, Her), Head of Sustainable Impact, HP Canada
Urban Retreat Breakouts (2)
Breakout 1: Roots & Rhythms
Duncan So, Transformation Experience Director, Burnout Recovery Accelerator
Surbhi Joshi, Founder & Facilitator, Poorna Wellness
Mike Woodcock, Void and Vitality Breathwork
Breakout 2: Beyond the Balance Sheet - Margins of Renewal
Laura Feltz, Master Results Coach, Laura Feltz Consulting
Preeti Kapoor, Executive & Leadership Coach, HealinWithin
Networking & Exploration
Museum Exploration
Marketplace
Movement with DJ Tiffany Stern, Bounce Entertainment
Closing Remarks
Partnership with: Toronto Climate Week | ThriveworX | Yelp Business
In Collaboration with: Ivan Muller, Poōrna Wellness, MacRose Design, HealinWithin, Burnout Recovery Accelerator, Laura Feltz Coaching, Bright Balance Psychotherapy, HR Crew Toronto, GLA Rehab, Policy Forward, Arcadia Earth, Glass Ceiling Enterprises, Hayden Hideaway, Home Transition Specialists, PSW to the Rescue, Yelp Business
For more details: www.peopleopscollective.com
Seats are limited.
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