Wake Up | A Leadership Activation Session

A new format for leaders working in complexity

WAKE UP is a series of leadership activation sessions across Europe, created by the Resilience21™ Leadership Collective.

These are 4 hours, highly interactive experiences designed for leaders who want to work on real business challenges in a more effective, grounded, and collaborative way.

WHY?

Because leaders should not solve complex challenges alone.

Today’s challenges are systemic, fast-moving, and often ambiguous.
Traditional approaches – more analysis, more discussion – are no longer enough.

WAKE UP is built on a simple principle:

WE CREATE A SPACE WHERE LEADERS:

work on real challenges together

access perspectives beyond their own thinking

reconnect with clarity, focus, and grounded decision-making

At the same time, this initiative directly connects leadership development with real impact on the planet.

Each session supports and amplifies the work of Indigenous leaders from the Amazon rainforest – protecting ecosystems, culture, and future generations.

FOR WHOM

WAKE UP IS DESIGNED FOR:

Business leaders, founders, and senior managers Leaders navigating complexity, pressure, and change
A regenerative leader, system shifter, or ESG champion
A courageous thinker, impact innovators, change-maker
Individuals open to working in a more conscious, effective way

This is not a beginner space.
It is for people who are already leading and are ready to lead differently.

FLOW | WHAT TO EXPECT

A structured, high-impact 4 hour experience combining reflection, interaction, and action. Key elements include:

Grounding & Arrival

A focused start to shift from operational mode into clarity and presence, including a shared moment with ceremonial cacao.

Embodied Leadership Practice

A guided movement-based session to activate focus, awareness, and decision-making capacity.

Leadership Dialogue – Voice from the Amazon

A live conversation connecting business leadership with Indigenous wisdom, long-term thinking, and responsibility for nature.

Peer Challenge Circles

Small-group work on real business challenges. Participants bring their own cases and leave with concrete insights and next steps.

Integration & Commitment

Clear takeaways translated into immediate action in leadership practice.

Conscious Networking

High-quality connections with other leaders in a focused, intentional environment.

INITIATORS

WAKE UP is initiated and facilitated by:

Sylwia Lewandowska

Leadership catalyst. Business rebel. Architect of resilient transformation.

Sylwia is the founder of Resilience21™ Leadership Collective, a cross-cultural psychologist, TEDx speaker, and trusted sparring partner to CEOs and executive teams across Europe.

She works at the intersection of leadership, culture, and business performance – helping leaders navigate complexity, unlock clarity, and translate insight into decisive action. With over 20 years of experience, she combines systems thinking, embodied leadership practices, and strategic depth to build organisations that are both high-performing and human.

Her focus? Activating leadership that balances people, profit, and planet – with courage, precision, and real impact.

Anna Sierpowska

Movement whisperer. Somatic guide. Guardian of radical presence.

Anna is a certified Movement Medicine teacher, therapist, and facilitator of body-based transformation. Her work weaves together bioenergetics, polyvagal wisdom, slow jogging, intuitive motion, and music to help people reconnect with the intelligence of the body.

She holds space with softness and strength – creating a field where leaders can feel, move, and access deeper knowing.

NON-PROFIT IMPACT

WAKE UP is a non-profit initiative.

100% of proceeds are donated directly to:

⁠Indigenous communities of the Amazon

Cultural continuity of the Achuar people

Protection and preservation of the Amazon rainforest

Funds are directed through:

Fundación Maketai So Much, led by Chumpi Washikiat

Chumpi Washikiat

Indigenous leader. Guardian of the rainforest. Voice of the Achuar Nation.

Chumpi is an Indigenous Achuar leader from the Ecuadorian Amazon and a global advocate for the protection of one of the last intact rainforest ecosystems on Earth.

As General Manager of Kapawi Ecolodge – a community-owned initiative of the Achuar Nation – he leads a model that integrates environmental stewardship, cultural preservation, and sustainable economic development.

His work represents a bridge between worlds: connecting ancestral knowledge with global conversations on sustainability, leadership, and long-term responsibility. He has been a long-standing ambassador of the Achuar worldview, contributing to international dialogue, including participation in global climate forums such as COP.

Chumpi’s leadership reminds us that the future of leadership is not only about innovation and growth, but about restoring balance – between people, communities, and the living systems that sustain us all.

This creates a direct bridge between: leadership in business and real impact on the planet

Upcoming Events

VIENNA | WAKE UP!

PARIS | WAKE UP!

AMSTERDAM | WAKE UP!

THE EXPERIENCE

WAKE UP is not a conference.
It is not a training.
It is a working session for leaders.
You come with a challenge.
You work on it with others.
You leave with clarity, direction, and energy to act.

Wake Up is Resilience21™ Leadership Collective contribution to Sustainable Development Goals and Inner Development Goals movement.