ABOUT US

Hi I’m Polly. I’m a creative entrepreneur, CEO and accredited business coach.

I’ve learned so much of what it takes to turn an idea into a flourishing business.

Before finding the tools to sustain and grow a successful retreat business for 15+ years and add two further business to my portfolio, I had my fair share of fear.

I cut my teeth as a freelance producer in the film industry making dramas and documentaries for BBC Films, Film Four, Channel Four and a two year stint rebranding the BBC News.

I took a sabbittical in Sussex to write, yet I end up taking a career leap to create a purpose led lifestyle business in the country with my partner, Shaun.

We took on Tilton House to run transformational retreats to all those who needed a space in nature.

As people setting up a new business we had to take a huge leap of faith and with large overheads, we had to both adjust our mindsets from fear before the accounts balanced. So we worked on finding support and getting advice. At the time there were no other retreat centres or models offering retreats the way we did, to a more evolved clientele. So, for the most part, we had to sit with the fear and the unknown and carefully curate our own path.

We met with business leaders, joined coaching groups, found mentors and personal coaches to help channel our intuition. We learned quickly that collaboration was key, and found the support to scale-up our business.

We learned that you don’t have to walk this path alone.

When we realised we wanted to get into a conscious flow rather than stay stuck, we set about creating a plan of changes to reset our lives.

We overhauled the personal and business schedule to include making a series of commitments and to keep them daily. We went to seminars and listened to entrepreneurs and their stories.

Now, with a raft of experience, we’re here to offer our valuable and trusted support too!

Are you ready to get your business in order? Move away from fear and find confidence in knowing ‘HOW TO’ scale up by offering retreats?

Are you ready to live the lifestyle you’ve yearned for and the dream business to ENJOY everyday?

Here’s the thing. To do your best work, you need to commit your energy and focus. You will have to ring-fence your time and space.

To raise your profile and expand you business by running retreats, you need to focus on your WHAT & WHY, and we will show you the HOW.

Polly Moore is the founder of The Retreat Academy; Department of Wellbeing & Tilton House Retreat Centre, she is well versed in running sold out retreats at Tilton House, running retreats globally with Department of Wellbeing and she understands what it takes to run a retreat centre that is fully booked years in advance.

Polly has hosted retreats with School Of Life, Faber & Faber, Damian Barr Literary Salon, Charleston, Lottie Murphy, Craig Norris, Anna Taylor, Natasha Moutran among countless others.

Pollys’ retreats have been featured in The Guardian, Die Ziet, The Times & Conde Nast Traveller.

Hi I’m Shaun,

I began my career in advertising with Saatchi & Saatchi as a film producer, putting together stories for huge brands, charities and organizations many across the globe.

Looking into my own wellness, I moved away from the media after a health scare and partnered Polly in setting up our own businesses in wellbeing.

I am client liaison and retreat coach to all newcomers running their first retreats at Tilton, assisting leaders with marketing, logistics, strategy and co-hosting hundreds of retreats.

Having run Tilton House retreat centre for 15 years, I now leads transformational coaching programmes in health, fitness and wellbeing for the Department of Wellbeing globally.