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Cyprus 2019 Work Retreat – Team Event

  • 5 January, 2024
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Financer.com Cyprus Work Retreat 2019

The most crucial component of our success is our outstanding team, that is why we heavily invest in it.

We organize each year, annual or semi-annual work retreats that last 2 weeks each, in addition to more short term team vacations.

Work retreats are a unique combination of holidays with a little seasoning of remote work.

financer boat trip at blue lagoon cyprus
Private boat trip cruise to Blue Lagoon

Choosing Exotic Destinations

This year’s work retreat took place in Paphos, Cyprus, between July 1st and July 15th, In total 24 country managers & administrators of Financer.com attended the event.

All major expenses were paid by the company, including transportation expenses, food and accommodation. Regarding the accommodation, the most luxurious villas at the idyllic Sea Caves were booked to host the entire team.

Front view of the villa that our country managers stayed in
Front view of the villa that our country managers stayed in

Official YouTube Video

9 Inspiring Retreat Highlights

Every work retreat is better than the last one, and this year it wasn’t an exception. Have a look for yourself:

Team members playing by the villa pool
Team members playing by the villa pool
Official team lunch at Sea Caves area
Official team lunch at Sea Caves area
Videoshooting sessions at the villa
Videoshooting sessions at the villa
Villa garden and poolside
Villa garden and poolside
Country managers collaborating at the office
Country managers collaborating at the office
Official team Cypriot BBQ dinner
Official team Cypriot BBQ dinner
Second villa residence by night
Second villa residence by night
Country managers working at Financer.com offices
Country managers working at Financer.com offices
Team boat trip and party at BLue Lagoon
Team boat trip and party at Blue Lagoon

Official retreat schedule

Date Leasure Activities Business Activities
1/7/19 Welcoming party Nothing
2/7/19 BBQ night Remote work (Villa)
3/7/19 Beach visit & surf Remote work (Villa)
4/7/19 Official team lunch & excursion Office work & presentations
5/7/19 Beach visit & cleanup Villa photoshoot
6/7/19 Blue Lagoon boat cruise & official team dinner 1-1 sessions with CEO
7/7/19 Footgolf & Mojito night 1-1 sessions with CEO
8/7/19 Beach visit, surf & BBQ night Office work & presentations
9/7/19 Adventure park Business meeting with Leadgid at Villa
10/7/19 Official team lunch Business meeting with Leadgid at Villa
11/7/19 Villa party Villa photoshoot
12/7/19 Waterpark Presentations (Villa)
13/7/19 Open activities Remote work (Villa)
14/7/19 Open activities Nothing
15/7/19 Farewell party Nothing

What do your members have to say?

Lauren Scungio
“Bringing everyone together to collaborate, inspire and learn from one another was absolutely invaluable! Getting to know all of the amazing Financers from all over the world just confirmed how awesome what we’re doing really is.”

Lasma

Lasma Zorgenberga
“It was a transformative experience and I am glad that I could be a part of such a driven team!  Few words how I describe it – adventurous, fun and thrilling journey”

Mentari

Mentari Rahman
” I never thought that coming to Financer work retreat would allow me to meet and learn from inspiring, hard-working, and high achieving team members, which I am happy to call as my new family. “

Dayana

Diana Nacheva
“I absolutely loved spending time with the team in Cyprus! Getting to share our experience and learn from each other was nothing short of inspiring!”

Team member presentations

Jakub Krejci
“Optimize your Content with Google Search Console (a subcategory of Content Audit)”
“Structuring your content and using long term branded kw to increase rankings”

Wolf Bogaert
“Non-Business Interpersonal Communication Skills”

Attila Gere
“Time – the most valuable thing we have”

Lauren Scungio
“Sales, branding, and overcoming objections”

Dayana Nacheva
“Behavioral finance-the human side of money”

Michael S. Villari
“A simple guide to making your ranking job easier”

Paw Vej
“What I learned from living with a productivity coach for 5 months”

Tuukka Uimonen
“Getting the most out of mobile photography”

Jussi Yli-Korhonen
“Internal link: Where’s your link juice flowing?”

Stavriana Antoniou
“Magnifying your mind”

David Sharkovsky
“Cryptocurrencies – main questions and content must-haves”

What’s next?

We are always open to new proposals for our next destinations!
Have any ideas on how we can make the next retreat even better? Let us know on our social media channels!

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George (he/they) is the CMO, Chief Economist and AI Strategist at Financer.com. He has a Bachelor's degree in Economics and a Master's in Business Administration. He founded start-ups in AI, Data Analytics, Content Writing, and more.

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