For established STR founders & hospitality portfolio owners
Your portfolio can only rise as high as the business beneath it can hold.
The Experiential Hospitality Accelerator™
A 12-week implementation experience for established STR founders ready to rebuild the operating ecosystem beneath their portfolio, so the team owns the day-to-day, the systems stop living in the founder's head, and you finally have room to lead what comes next.
Applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Limited to 5-10 founders per accelerator.
For established STR founders & hospitality portfolio owners
Your portfolio can only rise as high as the business beneath it can hold.
The Experiential Hospitality Accelerator™
A 12-week implementation experience for established STR founders ready to rebuild the operating ecosystem beneath their portfolio, so the team owns the day-to-day, the systems stop living in the founder's head, and you finally have room to lead what comes next.
Applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Limited to 5-10 founders per accelerator.
For established STR founders & hospitality portfolio owners
Your portfolio can only rise as high as the business beneath it can hold.
The Experiential Hospitality Accelerator™
A 12-week implementation experience for established STR founders ready to rebuild the operating ecosystem beneath their portfolio, so the team owns the day-to-day, the systems stop living in the founder's head, and you finally have room to lead what comes next.
Applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Limited to 5-10 founders per accelerator.
11
STR Properties
1000+
Five-Star Reviews
4.9
Portfolio Rating
Araya
Resort, Dominican Republic
Nebula
Glamping Retreat · In Development
The method behind the Accelerator was built inside real hospitality businesses, under real pressure, with real consequences.
11
STR Properties
1000+
Five-Star Reviews
4.9
Portfolio Rating
Araya
Resort, Dominican Republic
Nebula
Glamping Retreat · In Development
The method behind the Accelerator was built inside real hospitality businesses, under real pressure, with real consequences.
You Wake Up Already Behind.
Before your feet hit the floor, your phone is in your hand.
Guest messages. PMS notifications. Slack. WhatsApp. Email. Team updates.
Not because something is wrong, but because this is how the business operates now.
You monitor without being asked. You anticipate problems before they surface. You catch things nobody else notices. You stay one step ahead because somewhere along the way, the business learned that if it needed certainty, it could find it in you.
You became the safety net. The final check. The backup plan. The person everyone trusts to make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
From the outside, things look successful. The portfolio is growing. The revenue is there. The team exists.
And yet something still feels heavier than it should. You may be able to physically step away. But mentally? You never fully leave.
You Wake Up Already Behind.
Before your feet hit the floor, your phone is in your hand.
Guest messages. PMS notifications. Slack. WhatsApp. Email. Team updates.
Not because something is wrong, but because this is how the business operates now.
You monitor without being asked. You anticipate problems before they surface. You catch things nobody else notices. You stay one step ahead because somewhere along the way, the business learned that if it needed certainty, it could find it in you.
You became the safety net. The final check. The backup plan. The person everyone trusts to make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
From the outside, things look successful. The portfolio is growing. The revenue is there. The team exists.
And yet something still feels heavier than it should. You may be able to physically step away. But mentally? You never fully leave.
The Business Is Growing. But What Is It Costing You?
Without an operating ecosystem capable of supporting the business, expansion eventually becomes heavier than it is rewarding.
The cost is not only operational.
The cost is the next property you didn't move on because the current ones still needed too much of you.
The cost is the retreat concept, the boutique hotel, the bigger vision sitting in the background, waiting for a season that never quite arrives.
The cost is the experiences you weren't fully present for because the business followed you there.
The cost is the next chapter of your life kept waiting because the chapter you're in still demands everything.
Growth was supposed to create room yet for most founders, it created the opposite.
The goal is not to wait until you're burned out.
The goal is to build the structure before the next stage of growth demands it.
The goal is not to wait until you're burned out.
The goal is to build the structure before the next stage of growth demands it.
The Business Is Growing. But What Is It Costing You?
Without an operating ecosystem capable of supporting the business, expansion eventually becomes heavier than it is rewarding.
The cost is not only operational.
The cost is the next property you didn't move on because the current ones still needed too much of you.
The cost is the retreat concept, the boutique hotel, the bigger vision sitting in the background, waiting for a season that never quite arrives.
The cost is the experiences you weren't fully present for because the business followed you there.
The cost is the next chapter of your life kept waiting because the chapter you're in still demands everything.
Growth was supposed to create room yet for most founders, it created the opposite.
The goal is not to wait until you're burned out.
The goal is to build the structure before the next stage of growth demands it.
The goal is not to wait until you're burned out.
The goal is to build the structure before the next stage of growth demands it.
The Problem
You Haven't Been Sitting Still. So Why Hasn't It Changed?
You've hired people. Built SOPs. Added software. Delegated responsibilities. Reorganized the team. Created processes. Maybe more than once.
And yet somehow, too much still routes through you. That doesn't mean those efforts failed, it means they were incomplete.
A hire does not create ownership.
An SOP does not create accountability.
A tool does not create trust.
The real issue?
The business still depends on you, the founder, in ways most people never see.
That pattern has a name: Founder Dependence.
The Loop That Tightens
1. Growth creates complexity.
2. Complexity creates more decisions.
3. More decisions pull the founder back in.
4. The founder becomes the operating system.
5. The team becomes less confident and the loop tightens, until growth no longer creates freedom:
It creates responsibility.
Ask yourself:
Can you step away from your business for 7 days without constant check-ins?
Does your team make decisions without waiting for approval?
Can guest issues be resolved without escalating to you?
Are your systems documented outside your own head?
If you disappeared for 48 hours — what breaks?
If those questions create discomfort, the issue is likely not growth. It's founder dependence.
The Problem
You Haven't Been Sitting Still. So Why Hasn't It Changed?
You've hired people. Built SOPs. Added software. Delegated responsibilities. Reorganized the team. Created processes. Maybe more than once.
And yet somehow, too much still routes through you. That doesn't mean those efforts failed, it means they were incomplete.
A hire does not create ownership.
An SOP does not create accountability.
A tool does not create trust.
The real issue?
The business still depends on you, the founder, in ways most people never see.
That pattern has a name: Founder Dependence.
The Loop That Tightens
1. Growth creates complexity.
2. Complexity creates more decisions.
3. More decisions pull the founder back in.
4. The founder becomes the operating system.
5. The team becomes less confident and the loop tightens, until growth no longer creates freedom:
It creates responsibility.
Ask yourself:
Can you step away from your business for 7 days without constant check-ins?
Does your team make decisions without waiting for approval?
Can guest issues be resolved without escalating to you?
Are your systems documented outside your own head?
If you disappeared for 48 hours — what breaks?
If those questions create discomfort, the issue is likely not growth. It's founder dependence.
This Is What the Other Side Looks Like.
You wake up and don't reach for your phone.
The operating rhythms are in place. The team has what they need. If something requires your attention, it will find you.
You take a real weekend.
Without the low-grade monitoring that has become so normal you stopped noticing it.
You take a week away.
The business holds.
Your team solves problems without you.
They know what to do. They know what's theirs to own.
You see what's happening without chasing updates.
Visibility without oversight.
You start working on what's next.
With actual mental space — not stolen minutes carved out of a schedule that's already full.
Not a trap. A foundation.
This Is What the Other Side Looks Like.
You wake up and don't reach for your phone.
The operating rhythms are in place. The team has what they need. If something requires your attention, it will find you.
You take a real weekend.
Without the low-grade monitoring that has become so normal you stopped noticing it.
You take a week away.
The business holds.
Your team solves problems without you.
They know what to do. They know what's theirs to own.
You see what's happening without chasing updates.
Visibility without oversight.
You start working on what's next.
With actual mental space — not stolen minutes carved out of a schedule that's already full.
Not a trap. A foundation.
YOUR STORY
I Know This Because I've Lived It.
I've always been ambitious. Driven. I know how to make things happen. For years I operated almost entirely from that energy, push, force, figure it out, carry more, work harder, keep moving. And for a long time, it worked.
But underneath it all, I was carrying far more than I realized and quieting the very thing that could have guided me through it.
"DeAnna, your intuition isn't weak. You don't need to strengthen it. You need to quiet the noise so you can actually hear it."
It came to a head in a season where everything looked successful from the outside. Properties. Team. Investors. Projects. Momentum. And then I looked at my bank account and saw negative fifty-seven dollars.
Not fifty-seven thousand. Negative fifty-seven.
The old version of me would have tightened my grip, worked harder, controlled more. Instead, I drove out to Southern Utah. I bought some paints. Found a mountain scene. And gave myself permission to spend a few hours somewhere that wasn't my business.
I stopped forcing, monitoring and carrying.
That afternoon, a notification came through.
One hundred thousand dollars had landed, an investor referral, someone already in my ecosystem sending someone new directly to my investor portal.
No pitch. No hustle. The infrastructure had already done its job. The relationships had already been built. The business had already been working.
I was simply holding on so tightly that I couldn't see it
When I finally stepped back, the business didn't fall apart.
It delivered.
That moment changed how I understood freedom.
Freedom wasn't going to come from more force.
It was going to come from the structure, trust, leadership, and a business strong enough to hold itself.
Since then, I've built Destination Dream Homes into eleven properties spanning two continents , 1000+ reviews at a 4.9-star rating, with a team that holds the standard whether I'm present or not.
Then I built Araya Resort in the Dominican Republic.
A boutique hillside resort with a team operating in a country where I am not physically present every day.
Araya became possible because the operating foundation beneath my other businesses freed up the capacity to pursue something bigger.
I could not have built Araya if I was still the operating system inside Destination Dream Homes
That is the method working. Not in theory. In the field. And it is exactly what we rebuild inside the Accelerator.
YOUR STORY
I Know This Because I've Lived It.
I've always been ambitious. Driven. I know how to make things happen. For years I operated almost entirely from that energy — push, force, figure it out, carry more, work harder, keep moving. And for a long time, it worked.
But underneath it all, I was carrying far more than I realized — and quieting the very thing that could have guided me through it.
"DeAnna, your intuition isn't weak. You don't need to strengthen it. You need to quiet the noise so you can actually hear it."
It came to a head in a season where everything looked successful from the outside. Properties. Team. Investors. Projects. Momentum. And then I looked at my bank account and saw negative fifty-seven dollars.
Not fifty-seven thousand. Negative fifty-seven.
The old version of me would have tightened my grip, worked harder, controlled more. Instead, I drove out to Southern Utah. I bought some paints. Found a mountain scene. And gave myself permission to spend a few hours somewhere that wasn't my business.
I stopped forcing, monitoring and carrying.
That afternoon, a notification came through. One hundred thousand dollars had landed, an investor referral, someone already in my ecosystem sending someone new directly to my investor portal. No pitch. No hustle. The infrastructure had already done its job.
The relationships had already been built. The business had already been working.
I was simply holding on so tightly that I couldn't see it
When I finally stepped back, the business didn't fall apart. It delivered.
That moment changed how I understood freedom.
Freedom wasn't going to come from more force.
It was going to come from the structure, trust, leadership, and a business strong enough to hold itself.
Since then, I've built Destination Dream Homes into eleven properties spanning two continents , 1000+ reviews at a 4.9-star rating, with a team that holds the standard whether I'm present or not.
Then I built Araya Resort in the Dominican Republic. A boutique hillside resort with a team operating in a country where I am not physically present every day.
Araya became possible because the operating foundation beneath my other businesses freed up the capacity to pursue something bigger.
I could not have built Araya if I was still the operating system inside Destination Dream Homes
That is the method working. Not in theory. In the field. And it is exactly what we rebuild inside the Accelerator.
THE ACCELERATOR
This Is Not Another Course. This Is the Rebuild.
The Experiential Hospitality Accelerator™ is a 12-week implementation experience for established STR founders ready to rebuild the operating ecosystem beneath their portfolio and evolve from daily operator to strategic hospitality leader.
Together we identify where founder dependence still exists, rebuild the business structures creating it, strengthen team ownership, improvea visibility and accountability, and create the operational maturity required for the next stage of growth.
The first 12 weeks are intensive. The following three months are implementation, including monthly calls with DeAnna to integrate the work, hold the structure, and build forward. The retreat happens at the end, when the business has had time to prove it can hold.
This is where founder dependence stops being a concept and starts becoming something we remove step-by-step.
Not This
Another course with modules to watch
A content library you'll never have time for
A mastermind where you leave with homework
Mindset-only, ignoring operational reality
For founders just getting started
This
Guided, hands-on rebuild of your actual business
Implementation, not just information
Systems in place when you leave - not just a plan that looks good
Operational and leadership transformation together
For founders who've already built something real and are ready to expand with more ease
THE OPERATIONAL SIDE
Holistic Hospitality Ecosystem™
Together we strengthen the six core pillars of the business so decisions, standards, and accountability no longer route through the founder by default.
SEE THE SIX PILLARS
Asset Management
Gain visibility into performance, profitability, and strategic decisions without living inside every property.
Guest Services
Create exceptional guest experiences without every issue flowing through you.
Marketing
Build demand through repeatable systems rather than constant founder effort.
Project Management
Move renovations, launches, and expansions forward without founder bottlenecks.
Property Management
Create stronger accountability, communication, ownership, and execution across every property.
Technology & Automation
Increase efficiency, visibility, consistency, and scalability across the portfolio.
THE LEADERSHIP SIDE
Founder Evolution™
Because business isn't the only thing that must evolve. You cannot create operational freedom while remaining the default answer to every question.
SEE THE FIVE STAGES
STR Operator
The founder is the system. Everything flows through them.
Portfolio Owner
Revenue and complexity grow. The tension between growth and freedom emerges.
Hospitality Business Leader
Systems, visibility, and accountability become distributed. Leading instead of reacting
Hospitality Ecosystem Builder
Multiple assets and teams work together. Leadership becomes stewardship.
Experiential Hospitality Visionary
Capacity to pursue the bigger vision. The next chapter finally has room.
Most founders entering this program are between stage two and stage three. The work moves them through.
THE ACCELERATOR
This Is Not Another Course. This Is the Rebuild.
The Experiential Hospitality Accelerator™ is a 12-week implementation experience for established STR founders ready to rebuild the operating ecosystem beneath their portfolio and evolve from daily operator to strategic hospitality leader.
Together we identify where founder dependence still exists, rebuild the business structures creating it, strengthen team ownership, improve visibility and accountability, and create the operational maturity required for the next stage of growth.
The first 12 weeks are intensive. The following three months are implementation, including monthly calls with DeAnna to integrate the work, hold the structure, and build forward. The retreat happens at the end, when the business has had time to prove it can hold.
This is where founder dependence stops being a concept and starts becoming something we remove step-by-step.
Not This
Another course with modules to watch
A content library you'll never have time for
A mastermind where you leave with homework
Mindset-only, ignoring operational reality
For founders just getting started
This
Guided, hands-on rebuild of your actual business
Implementation, not just information
Systems in place when you leave - not just a plan that looks good
Operational and leadership transformation together
For founders who've already built something real and are ready to expand with more ease
THE OPERATIONAL SIDE
Holistic Hospitality Ecosystem™
Together we strengthen the six core pillars of the business so decisions, standards, and accountability no longer route through the founder by default.
SEE THE SIX PILLARS
Asset Management
Gain visibility into performance, profitability, and strategic decisions without living inside every property.
Guest Services
Create exceptional guest experiences without every issue flowing through you.
Marketing
Build demand through repeatable systems rather than constant founder effort.
Project Management
Move renovations, launches, and expansions forward without founder bottlenecks.
Property Management
Create stronger accountability, communication, ownership, and execution across every property.
Technology & Automation
Increase efficiency, visibility, consistency, and scalability across the portfolio.
THE LEADERSHIP SIDE
Founder Evolution™
Because business isn't the only thing that must evolve. You cannot create operational freedom while remaining the default answer to every question.
SEE THE FIVE STAGES
STR Operator
The founder is the system. Everything flows through them.
Portfolio Owner
Revenue and complexity grow. The tension between growth and freedom emerges.
Hospitality Business Leader
Systems, visibility, and accountability become distributed. Leading instead of reacting
Hospitality Ecosystem Builder
Multiple assets and teams work together. Leadership becomes stewardship.
Experiential Hospitality Visionary
Capacity to pursue the bigger vision. The next chapter finally has room.
Most founders entering this program are between stage two and stage three. The work moves them through.
WHO THIS IS FOR
This Program Is For a Specific Founder.
THIS IS FOR YOU
STR founders operating multiple properties
Founders with established teams
Generating consistent revenue
Already proven you can build
Feeling woven into every decision and escalation
Bigger vision waiting, but no room to pursue it
Ready to implement, not just plan
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU
Someone launching their first Airbnb
Someone looking for a passive course
Someone who wants information without implementation
Someone unwilling to change how they currently lead
Someone looking for a shortcut
WHO THIS IS FOR
This Program Is For a Specific Founder.
THIS IS FOR YOU
STR founders operating multiple properties
Founders with established teams
Generating consistent revenue
Already proven you can build
Feeling woven into every decision and escalation
Bigger vision waiting, but no room to pursue it
Ready to implement, not just plan
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU
Someone launching their first Airbnb
Someone looking for a passive course
Someone who wants information without implementation
Someone unwilling to change how they currently lead
Someone looking for a shortcut
WHAT'S INSIDE
Six Months. Six Phases. Built to Hold.
Phase 1 · Weeks 1–2
Map the Terrain
Full ecosystem audit. Where is the business depending on you? Where are the gaps? You leave this phase with a precise map of founder dependence and clear priorities for the next ten weeks.
Phase 2 · Weeks 3–8
Rebuild the Six Pillars
One pillar at a time. Define the healthy version. Identify what's broken. Assign ownership. Build the systems and decision flows that need to exist. The operating structure is documented, assigned, and in motion.
Phase 3 · Weeks 9–10
Install Ownership & Visibility
Everything rebuilt now gets held by the team — not just documented by you. Operating rhythms, dashboards, escalation rules. The team knows what to do without coming to you first.
Phase 4 · Weeks 11–12
Integrate & Expand
Founder identity work. Your new leadership rhythm. What you are no longer available to carry.
Phase 5 · Month 4 - 6
Implementation
Three months of live implementation. Monthly calls with DeAnna to integrate the work, hold the structure, and build forward. The business runs. You watch it hold.
Phase 8 · Month 6
The Araya Retreat
Five nights. Six days. The culmination of six months of work experienced inside a hospitality business that has walked the same terrain.
What's Included
12 weeks of live implementation calls
Holistic Hospitality Ecosystem™ framework + tools
SOP + template library
Team ownership + delegation architecture
Slack / WhatsApp voice message support
Araya Retreat · 5 nights, 6 days
2 private 1:1 strategy sessions with DeAnna
Six-pillar ecosystem audit
Guest communication templates
Visibility dashboard guidance
Cohort peer accountability
+ After the program
30-day post-program integration call
Member community and networking access
Two featured property promotions through DeAnna's email list
Priority access to future retreats and ecosystem opportunities
Preferred rates across DeAnna's hospitality portfolio
Social media collaborations
WHAT'S INSIDE
Six Months. Six Phases. Built to Hold.
Phase 1 · Weeks 1–2
Map the Terrain
Full ecosystem audit. Where is the business depending on you? Where are the gaps? You leave this phase with a precise map of founder dependence and clear priorities for the next ten weeks.
Phase 2 · Weeks 3–8
Rebuild the Six Pillars
One pillar at a time. Define the healthy version. Identify what's broken. Assign ownership. Build the systems and decision flows that need to exist. The operating structure is documented, assigned, and in motion.
Phase 3 · Weeks 9–10
Install Ownership & Visibility
Everything rebuilt now gets held by the team — not just documented by you. Operating rhythms, dashboards, escalation rules. The team knows what to do without coming to you first.
Phase 4 · Weeks 11–12
Integrate & Expand
Founder identity work. Your new leadership rhythm. What you are no longer available to carry.
Phase 5 · Month 4 - 6
Implementation
Three months of live implementation. Monthly calls with DeAnna to integrate the work, hold the structure, and build forward. The business runs. You watch it hold.
Phase 8 · Month 6
The Araya Retreat
Five nights. Six days. The culmination of six months of work experienced inside a hospitality business that has walked the same terrain.
What's Included
12 weeks of live implementation calls
Holistic Hospitality Ecosystem™ framework + tools
SOP + template library
Team ownership + delegation architecture
Slack / WhatsApp voice message support
Araya Retreat · 5 nights, 6 days
2 private 1:1 strategy sessions with DeAnna
Six-pillar ecosystem audit
Guest communication templates
Visibility dashboard guidance
Cohort peer accountability
+ After the program
30-day post-program integration call
Member community and networking access
Two featured property promotions through DeAnna's email list
Priority access to future retreats and ecosystem opportunities
Preferred rates across DeAnna's hospitality portfolio
Social media collaborations
THE RETREAT
The Araya Experience
Most retreats are a reward. Araya is part of the methodology in motion.
For six months, you have been rebuilding the operating foundation beneath your business. At Araya, you step away from it. Completely.
You leave the laptop in the room. You stop monitoring. You notice what still pulls at you and what holds. You see the business from above it, not from inside it.You will not only learn the work.
You will experience what it looks like inside a hospitality business that has navigated the same terrain you are walking now.
The systems. The team. The setbacks. The rebuild. The vision. The expansion.
Araya is a living case study of what becomes possible when the operating ecosystem beneath a business is strong enough to support something bigger.
Over four days, three things happen:
You look at the portfolio from a high level - where you are, and what the business is ready for next.
You clarify the five-year vision - the next property, concept, or chapter that has been waiting in the background.
You leave with a completed 12-month expansion roadmap in hand.
This is where strategy becomes tangible. Where founders reconnect with the reason they started building. And where the next chapter begins.
WHAT'S INCLUDED AT AYARA
5 nights accommodation at Araya Resort, Las Galeras, Dominican Republic
All retreat programming
Welcome dinner + closing ceremony
Meals included (alcohol not included)
One group excursion
Group portfolio review session
Five-year vision mapping + 12-month roadmap facilitation
Private 1:1 portfolio strategy session (VIP tier)
Optional extended stay at preferred rates
THE RETREAT
The Araya Experience
Most retreats are a reward. Araya is part of the methodology in motion.
For six months, you have been rebuilding the operating foundation beneath your business. At Araya, you step away from it. Completely.
You leave the laptop in the room. You stop monitoring. You notice what still pulls at you and what holds. You see the business from above it, not from inside it.You will not only learn the work.
You will experience what it looks like inside a hospitality business that has navigated the same terrain you are walking now.
The systems. The team. The setbacks. The rebuild. The vision. The expansion.
Araya is a living case study of what becomes possible when the operating ecosystem beneath a business is strong enough to support something bigger.
Over six days, three things happen:
You look at the portfolio from a high level - where you are, and what the business is ready for next.
You clarify the five-year vision - the next property, concept, or chapter that has been waiting in the background.
You leave with a completed 12-month expansion roadmap in hand.
This is where strategy becomes tangible. Where founders reconnect with the reason they started building. And where the next chapter begins.
WHAT'S INCLUDED AT AYARA
5 nights accommodation at Araya Resort, Las Galeras, Dominican Republic
All retreat programming
Welcome dinner + closing ceremony
Meals included (alcohol not included)
One group excursion
Group portfolio review session
Five-year vision mapping + 12-month roadmap facilitation
Private 1:1 portfolio strategy session (VIP tier)
Optional extended stay at preferred rates
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
Success Is No Longer Being the Thing Holding Everything Together.
Team members resolving routine issues without founder involvement
Weekly operating rhythms that create consistency without oversight
SOP ownership assigned and held by the team
Weekends without the low-grade hum of responsibility
A business that grows without demanding more of your personal capacity
Clear ownership and decision rights across the business
Visibility dashboards replacing constant monitoring
More strategic thinking time
The ability to step away for days without disruption
Trusting the business without needing to watch everything
Finally having room to focus on what comes next
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
Success Is No Longer Being the Thing Holding Everything Together.
Team members resolving routine issues without founder involvement
Weekly operating rhythms that create consistency without oversight
SOP ownership assigned and held by the team
Weekends without the low-grade hum of responsibility
A business that grows without demanding more of your personal capacity
Clear ownership and decision rights across the business
Visibility dashboards replacing constant monitoring
More strategic thinking time
The ability to step away for days without disruption
Trusting the business without needing to watch everything
Finally having room to focus on what comes next
Ready to stop being the operating
system of your own business?
Ready to stop being the operating
system of your own business?
PROOF
Built Inside Real Businesses.
Under Real Pressure.
11 Properties · 7 Destinations · 1000+ Reviews · 4.9 Stars
Destination Dream Homes
Hawaii, Utah, Mexico, Oklahoma, and the Dominican Republic. A team that holds the standard — without the founder managing every guest interaction.
Boutique Resort · Samaná Bay, DR
Araya Resort
Built because the operating foundation beneath Destination Dream Homes freed up the capacity. Each expansion became possible because the one before it was freed up first.
Currently in Development
Nebula
The next hospitality concept. The method keeps working.
"Loved everything so far"
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- Your Name
"My life changed forever"
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- Your Name
PROOF
Built Inside Real Businesses.
Under Real Pressure.
11 Properties · 7 Destinations · 1000+ Reviews · 4.9 Stars
Destination Dream Homes
Hawaii, Utah, Mexico, Oklahoma, and the Dominican Republic. A team that holds the standard — without the founder managing every guest interaction.
Boutique Resort · Samaná Bay, DR
Araya Resort
Built because the operating foundation beneath Destination Dream Homes freed up the capacity. Each expansion became possible because the one before it was freed up first.
Currently in Development
Nebula
The next hospitality concept. The method keeps working.
"Loved everything so far"
"Testimonial lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Autem dolore, alias, numquam enim dolor elit."
- Your Name
"My life changed forever"
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- Your Name
Investment
Choose Your Path
StandarD
$ 15,000
or 4 payments of $4,000 (total $16,000)
Full 12-week program
Araya Retreat included
Six-pillar ecosystem audit
VIP
$ 20,000
Everything in Standard, plus more
Additional 1:1 access with DeAnna
Enhanced retreat experience
Partner / Co-FoundeR
$ 25,000 - $ 35,000
Standard $25,000 · VIP $35,000
For founders building alongside a spouse or business partner
Both partners fully included
The Implementation Guarantee
This program is built around implementation, not information. If you show up consistently across the 12 weeks, engage with the work, complete the sessions, bring your real business into the process, and reach the end without core systems meaningfully in place — DeAnna will continue working with you for an additional month at no extra cost.
Not a refund. An extension. Because the work isn't finished until it's done.
Investment
Choose Your Path
StandarD
$ 15,000
or 4 payments of $4,000 (total $16,000)
Full 12-week program
Araya Retreat included
Six-pillar ecosystem audit
VIP
$ 20,000
Everything in Standard, plus more
Additional 1:1 access with DeAnna
Enhanced retreat experience
Partner / Co-FoundeR
$ 25,000 - $ 35,000
Standard $25,000 · VIP $35,000
For founders building alongside a spouse or business partner
Both partners fully included
The Implementation Guarantee
This program is built around implementation, not information. If you show up consistently across the 12 weeks, engage with the work, complete the sessions, bring your real business into the process, and reach the end without core systems meaningfully in place — DeAnna will continue working with you for an additional month at no extra cost.
Not a refund. An extension. Because the work isn't finished until it's done.
Questions
Frequently Asked
What if I don't have time?
The absence of systems is often the reason time keeps disappearing. This work helps create capacity while the business continues to operate.
I think I just need another hire.
You may. But many founders hire into unclear ownership and unclear systems. More people without stronger infrastructure often creates more dependence, not less.
What if I can't step away from the business right now?
That is exactly why this work exists. If the business struggles when you step away, the issue is operational dependence — not your commitment.
I've invested in programs before.
This is not about information. It is about implementation applied directly to your business, your team, and your operating reality.
My business feels messy right now.
Most founders entering this work have successful businesses. The issue isn't that the business is broken — it's that it has outgrown its operating structure.
Is this really just about systems?
Partly. But founder dependence is also a leadership, trust, ownership, and visibility issue. We address both the structure of the business and the founder's relationship to it.
What will we actually cover each week?
The program runs in four phases across 12 weeks: ecosystem audit, rebuilding the six pillars, installing team ownership and visibility, and founder integration leading into the Araya retreat. Specific sequencing is tailored to each cohort and shared during your strategy call.
Do I have to attend the Araya retreat?
Strongly recommended. It is where eleven weeks of operational work becomes embodied — where founders experience stepping away and letting the business hold. That experience is core to what this program creates.
Why Araya?
Because some things are easier to understand when you can experience them. Araya is a living example of what becomes possible when a business can hold itself — and support a bigger vision.
How many founders are in each cohort?
Between 5 and 10. Kept small intentionally — this is high-touch implementation work, not a large group program.
Is there a payment plan?
Yes. Standard pricing is available as four payments of $4,000 USD (total $16,000).
Questions
Frequently Asked
What if I don't have time?
The absence of systems is often the reason time keeps disappearing. This work helps create capacity while the business continues to operate.
I think I just need another hire.
You may. But many founders hire into unclear ownership and unclear systems. More people without stronger infrastructure often creates more dependence, not less.
What if I can't step away from the business right now?
That is exactly why this work exists. If the business struggles when you step away, the issue is operational dependence — not your commitment.
I've invested in programs before.
This is not about information. It is about implementation applied directly to your business, your team, and your operating reality.
My business feels messy right now.
Most founders entering this work have successful businesses. The issue isn't that the business is broken — it's that it has outgrown its operating structure.
Is this really just about systems?
Partly. But founder dependence is also a leadership, trust, ownership, and visibility issue. We address both the structure of the business and the founder's relationship to it.
What will we actually cover each week?
The program runs in four phases across 12 weeks: ecosystem audit, rebuilding the six pillars, installing team ownership and visibility, and founder integration leading into the Araya retreat. Specific sequencing is tailored to each cohort and shared during your strategy call.
Do I have to attend the Araya retreat?
Strongly recommended. It is where six months of operational work becomes embodied, where founders experience stepping away and letting the business hold. That experience is core to what this program creates.
Why Araya?
Because some things are easier to understand when you can experience them. Araya is a living example of what becomes possible when a business can hold itself — and support a bigger vision.
How many founders are in each cohort?
Between 5 and 10. Kept small intentionally — this is high-touch implementation work, not a large group program.
Is there a payment plan?
Yes. Standard pricing is available as four payments of $4,000 USD (total $16,000).
THE NEXT CHAPTER
The Next Version of Your Business Requires a Different Version of Its Foundation.
You built the portfolio. You proved the concept. You created momentum. Now it's time to build the operating ecosystem capable of supporting everything that comes next — the next property, the next destination, the next hospitality concept, the next chapter of your life.
Because growth gets to create freedom.
Complete your application and schedule your strategy call today.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
The Next Version of Your Business Requires a Different Version of Its Foundation.
You built the portfolio. You proved the concept. You created momentum. Now it's time to build the operating ecosystem capable of supporting everything that comes next, the next property, the next destination, the next hospitality concept, the next chapter of your life.
Because growth gets to create freedom.
Complete your application and schedule your strategy call today.
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NOT READY YET ?
You Built the Portfolio. Why Didn't the Freedom Follow?
Discover where founder dependence is hiding, why growth hasn't created more freedom, and how to begin rebuilding the operating ecosystem beneath your portfolio.
COMPANY
CUSTOMER CARE
FOLLOW US
Copyright 2026. © DeAnna Lee · The Experiential Hospitality Accelerator™. All Rights Reserved.
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