from performance to presence
Exclusive 1-Day Workshop
Reclaim your edge—without losing your center
This is not your average performance workshop. It’s not about training harder or setting another goal. This is a full recalibration. A one-day retreat designed to help elite athletes, entrepreneurs and executives transition from what they were known for to what they truly are.
Co-created with Pieter Bulsink—performance coach to the best in the world—and Natalie Fernandez, wealth-management expert, this Second Harvest experience meets high performers where they’re at: in the in-between. Between past wins and future purpose. Between body-as-identity and body-as-instrument.
Together, we explore what’s next when the cheering fades and the scoreboard disappears.
Meet your hosts
Richard Banfield
Entrepreneur, author, and artist. Richard is a recovering CEO who has built companies, launched 100's of products, helped teams find purpose, and now helps people design the second act of their lives with intention and creativity.
Devon McDonald
Venture capitalist turned catalyst for connection, clarity, and courageous living. Devon brings grace, energy, and a gift for creating space where real transformation can happen. She’s raising three kids and building a life rooted in authenticity.
Together, they bring real-life experience, warmth, and wisdom to every part of this retreat. As Richard says, "Our approach is to create a classroom where everyone is the student. No gurus, nor masters, just curious minds that are open to possibility."
Pieter Bulsink
Founder of Maverick Training, Pieter helps elite performers unlock greatness through a body-first approach that fuses physical precision with mental clarity. Trusted by champions like Max Verstappen, his methods prove that true performance isn’t about doing more—it’s about aligning deeper, moving smarter, and unleashing the potential that’s already within you. More...
Natalie Fernandez
With nearly 30 years in finance, Natalie leads Meridian Wealth Management—a $4.2B Forbes-recognized firm—as President, she combines her passion for education with a commitment to empowering others to take control of their financial futures. Driven by the belief that real impact starts with example, she brings unmatched energy and heart to every client, conversation, and cause she touches. More...
Not just results—
but resilience.
Expert-led
Sessions
that blend physical movement, cognitive reset, & identity work
Personal
Workshops
that help you detach from performance-based identity & reconnect with purpose
Small Group &
1:1 Coaching
designed for clarity, harmony and away from cliché
Shared
Experiences
with like-minded peers—athletes, founders, and leaders—navigating similar transitions
What others are saying
Second Harvest Workshop:
1-Day Journey to Your Next Chapter
Location: The Landing, 43 Broad St, Hudson, MA (ATC Gym)
Date: August 12, 2025
This retreat is designed for:
Former professional or elite athletes, entrepreneurs and executives entering an exciting new chapter in their lives
Business leaders and coaches stepping out of competitive roles into new leadership or personal journeys
Executives and athletes in mid- or late-career transitions seeking deeper meaning, not just new goals
Before the Retreat: Intake & Reflection
Participants receive a short but thoughtful intake form designed to spark pre-day introspection:
Sample Questions:
- What do you feel you’re walking away from?
- What do you feel drawn toward?
- Where do you feel stuck?
This isn’t corporate intake—it’s a starting line for the internal race.
Morning Session: Ground, Move, Reframe
- 8am: Arrival & Welcome
(The Wild Hare Cafe) Delicious coffee and context-setting. We meet as people, not roles. Arrive with an open mind.
- 9am: Release – Grease – Prime
(ATC Gym) A full-body and cognitive warm-up to open the nervous system, awaken attention, and prime athletes for deeper engagement. Part physical reset, part mind tune-up.
- 10:30am - 12pm: SOMA Brain Endurance Training
(ATC Gym) This isn’t reaction time training. It’s mental fatigue on purpose. We push your brain past its limits—then teach it to hold the line. Not for performance, for presence. Because when others burn out, you’ll still be clear, calm, and lethal.
- 12pm: Lunch Workshop: “You Are Not Your Last Win”
(The Wild Hare Cafe) Over a delicious lunch we discuss identity detachment. We explore what happens when the label of “athlete" or "executive" no longer applies—and why that’s not a loss, but a beginning.
Afternoon Session: Integrate, Explore, Envision
- 1:30pm: Quick walk to take in the fresh air and clear our minds.
- 2pm: Performance & Perception Workshop (ATC Gym)
Readiness isn’t a guess. It’s a signal. We use advanced testing systems to cut the noise—so athletes and executives train what’s loadable, skip what’s not, and stay effective when it counts.
- 3pm: Build Your Board & Small Group Coaching
Everyone needs a team around them. Exploring the circle you build around you, creating a powerful and trusting board that aligns with your purpose and journey. We'll lead focused circles and facilitated conversation to uncover purpose, define values, and explore personal frameworks for what’s next.
- 4pm: 1:1 Mini Deep Dives
Intimate sessions that target personal blocks and offer immediate breakthrough strategies with practical actions.
Evening Session: Eat, Reflect, Emerge
- 6pm: Dinner (Medusa Brewery / Taco Gato)
Good food, real talk. An intimate meal where participants reflect on their day, share their stories, and begin to articulate what they’re building next. - Filmed Reflections (Optional, opt-in only)Closing questions:
- What did you walk in with?
- What are you walking out with?
- What do you now know that you didn't do this morning?
- What did you walk in with?
“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.”
— Joel Arthur Barker Ratcliffe
Reserve your place in Hudson
Applications are open now, but we’re limiting the group to a select group for this retreat and half the spots are already taken. Once we receive yours, we’ll reach out for a short alignment conversation. If it feels like the right fit, we’ll send you the private payment link to finalize your spot.
