Waypoint 01 · The idea
What is a Strategy Stroll?
A Strategy Stroll is a networking event with the walls taken off. Instead of a conference room, we meet at a trailhead. Instead of working the room, you walk a gentle loop with people who think like you do - founders, freelancers, leaders and locals who would rather move than mingle.
Walking side by side does something a table never will. The pressure of eye contact disappears, the pace sets a rhythm, and conversation simply flows. You arrive with a hello and leave with ideas, allies and a clear head.
Meet
Gather at the meeting point, grab a route card, say hello. Comfortable shoes strongly encouraged.
Walk & talk
Set off in pairs or small clusters. A gentle prompt gets things going - the path does the rest.
Swap
At the halfway marker we mix the pairs, so every stroll brings more than one good conversation.
Coffee
Loop back for a warm drink, swap details, and carry on the conversations worth keeping.
Waypoint 02 · Our aims
Why we walk
Conversations that flow
Side by side beats face to face. Walking removes the interview feeling, so people talk honestly about what they are building, stuck on, or dreaming up.
Thinking that loosens
Movement and fresh air unjam problems that desks will not. Most people solve something on a stroll - their own puzzle, or somebody else's.
Connections that stick
You remember the person you walked a mile with far longer than a handshake at a drinks do. Our aim is a local network built on real ground.
Waypoint 03 · Lace up
The next stroll
Places are limited so the group stays small enough for everyone to actually meet. Bring comfortable shoes, a layer for the weather, and one thing you are working on. We will sort the rest.
- Time
- 09:30 - 11:00 (gentle pace, roughly 2.5 miles)
- Location
- Meeting point confirmed when you book
- Bring
- Comfortable shoes, a weatherproof layer, an open mind
- Cost
- Free for our first strolls - coffee on us
Waypoint 04 · Who's leading
Your facilitators
Every stroll is guided by two facilitators who keep the route easy, the introductions warm and the conversations moving.
Ruth
Founder & lead facilitator
The one who decided meetings deserve fresh air. Full bio arriving with the facilitators page - very soon.
Co-facilitator
Introductions shortly
There is a good story about how the two of us met and why we swapped meeting rooms for footpaths. We will tell it properly here soon.
Waypoint 05 · Under construction
More paths being laid
This page is just the trailhead. The full site is on its way, with everything a regular stroller needs - booking, stories from the route, and answers to the questions everyone asks.
Want to hear when each one opens? Ask us to keep you posted.