“I have travelled the world.
I have searched high and low.
I have dipped my toe into many communities.
The places that have felt like home without any effort have been few and far between.
The culture and values, the priorities and affordance of a place are what have made it feel like home… and The Happy Startup School’s Summercamp is one of those rare jewels.”
★★★★★
“One of the top 10 business events in Europe”
“If you ever get the chance to attend Summercamp grab it like your life depends on it! It’s an experience that will not only expand your mind and skills but also fill your heart with inspiration and motivation ❤️”
Watch the trailer
A short film to give you a glimpse into the Summercamp experience
Join us in 2025
JUST A FLAVOUR OF What to expect
Inspirational talks
in the tipi from speakers including Satish Kumar and Phoebe Tickell
20 transformational workshops such as:
✷ How to have a magical career ✷
✷ The big ticket brainstorm ✷
✷ Stopping the frenemies in your head ✷
✷ Bullet journalling for purposemakers ✷
✷ Mastering your money mindset ✷
✷ Introduce yourself without the cringe ✷
✷ Grow your business (by letting go) ✷
✷ How to be weird and successful ✷
Meaningful experiences
from the wild spa & lake, to live music & silent discos
“Summercamp is a space to feed your business soul through connections, ideas, spirituality and fun so that you can deepen your practice and serve your people better.”
3 days that change everything
Our first Summercamp in 2013 started with us scratching our own itch. All the other business events we’d experienced were soulless affairs and lacked imagination. We both craved inspiration and a deeper kind of connection.
That first gathering changed everything. It kickstarted our community into life, led to countless collaborations that live on to this day, and other spin-off events all around the world. It gave us the confidence to follow our dream, which meant closing our digital agency to realise our vision for The Happy Startup School. And now we’d love for it to help you realise yours.
Summercamp is the heartbeat of our community. A weekend where you’ll get to meet some of our favourite teachers, mentors and guides from around the world all in one place.
A ready-made community for you to tap into when you arrive. A friendly, wise, smart yet humble, group of 150 people that become a tribe in 3 days.
We hope to see you in the tipi or around the campfire in September.
Laurence & CARLOS
“The kindness, the good humour, the acceptance, the courage. All reminding me that it’s OK to be me. Loud, quiet, awkward, relaxed - all parts welcome. With 150 fine souls in a field.”
Programme
What to expect
Inspirational speakers, woodland workshops, wild wellbeing, fun activities, delicious food, live music and lots more. But more importantly you'll find a unique group of friendly people that get you and, crucially, want you to succeed.
Inspiring stories
Powerful Workshops
NOURISHING EXPERIENCES
BEAUTIFUL BELL TENT ACCOMMODATION
Delicious food
Live music
WILD SPA
“The Happy Startup School has created this astonishing, open, honest vulnerable vibe en masse, in a way that works for a new generation, a new type of person doing a new type of form of work-life thing. I was astonished by it.”
Collaboration
Friends & partners
The Happy Startup School was borne from friendship, and this is the heartbeat of our community. Over the weekend you’ll see this in action – from the buses, to the locally brewed, sustainable craft beer. Here are just some of our partners and collaborators you’ll meet as part of the Summercamp experience.
Unlost Co
Adventures inspired by childhood
Wild Spa
Unique outdoor sauna experience
Big Lemon Bus Co
Zero emissions bus transport
Stick It On DJs
DJ democracy
Allkin Brewing
Great beer brewed for a better planet
Ren’s Kitchen
Delicious home cooked food
Frickley Lake
The home of Summercamp
SUP mobile coffee
Local coffee truck
Keen to join us in 2025?
Register for early birds now
“I didn’t realise how frickin’ powerful it is being with 150 people who live their lives from a place of love, joy and connection. And that it would help me crystallise my ‘why’. Summercamp has reignited a fire in my belly. It reminded me to keep believing, in me, in humans, in love, joy and connection of life.”
Watch talks
Each year we invite a small group of changemakers to tell their story. Here are the talks from our recent editions for you to enjoy.
Location
Frickley Lake
Summercamp takes place on a private 200-acre farm near Battle in East Sussex. A stunning site with a freshwater lake that nestles among beech and oak trees in the beautiful English countryside. Apart from the lake there’s a boathouse, camping gardens, a chill-out pagoda, UV forest, firepit and woodland making it the most perfect setting for our annual gathering. Go there once and you’ll want to come back.
“Summercamp showed me that if you put yourself in a place that’s been designed for magic and you surrender fully to it, then magic will happen. I couldn’t think of a better place to have had this experience than surrounded by the most inclusive, accepting and inspiring group of people you could meet.”
