A conference like no other.

In 2013 celebrated entrepreneur and community leader Sonja Rasula started CAMP as an alternative to the boring, basic business conference - and as tribute to her beloved days as a summer camp counselor in upstate New York. Instead of being held in lifeless, uninspiring hotels, the conference takes attendees into nature for 4 days of cellphone-free creativity, learning and community building. CAMP instantly became a global sensation with a loyal following from attendees to international speakers to the media, and spawned many similar, ‘inspired’ conferences around the world.

OUR PHILOSOPHY: the mind+body connection

We believe in creating BIG change, having BIG conversations, and creating a legacy of BIG impact. We also believe that true success is only achieved when both the mind and body work together to create health and happiness. To do that we bring together a diverse group of people — various ages, entrepreneurs and founders, corporate executives, etc — to spend four days together in the mountains. CAMP’s curriculum, activities, and even down-time are all architected with intention to build community, creativity, and deep connection.

CAMP’s INCREDIBLE impact

Our campers are people creating major change, solving problems, cultivating massive communities, and pushing forward tech/art/food/design. Campers have gone on to create incredibly successful businesses (Maude, Goodr, Lady & Larder, East of Earl and ilovecreatives to name a few), have risen in rank at lightening speed at companies such as Nike, Facebook, Lululemon and Capital One, have collaborated on projects/started businesses together, and have even published books together.

 
 

A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDER

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

 

2020 changed everything. Especially for people like me who hold large events and thrive by gathering people together… But we all experienced so much throughout 2020/2021 - trauma, fear, toilet paper hoarding, anger, love, baking, boredom, new hobbies, Zoom! We were apart, yet together. But this is old news, so why am I telling you all this?

I experienced a deep sense of loss and loneliness as I had to let employees go, close businesses, and face realizations on how far/not far we’ve come. Maybe you felt the same? But it’s all a gift. I now have a renewed outlook on everything — what I do with my time, where I choose to put energy, who I want to be around, what I put into the world! CAMP is one of my proudest accomplishments, and I missed it every single day.

Now more than ever we need in-person connection, time in nature, big conversations, and to get off our phones! Time is our most precious commodity and I’d like to spend more of it with you, in the woods, doing big things. “CAMP 2.0” is even more curated, and much smaller for deeper connections and bigger conversations. I hope to meet/see/hug you soon.

xo, sonja

p.s. If you recognized the Daft Punk song title, you’re my people. See you at CAMP!