Community
Experiences and Neighborhoods to nurture inspired everydays, together.
Have you ever wondered what would happen, if all the geniuses, the artists, the scientists, the smartest, most creative people in the world decided to actually change it? Where, where could they even do such a thing? They’d need a place free from politics and bureaucracy, distractions, greed – a secret place where they could build whatever they were crazy enough to imagine…
(Tomorrowland, 2015)
We’re building a (not-so-secret) place and we need your help. Will you join us?
This is the artwork of my life, to bring together founders, creatives and leaders to live, work and play.
Community as Creativity Propeller
Beautiful environments as creativity propellers for founders, entrepreneurs, artists, and educators who want to play in beautiful environments surrounded by nature, on the beach or in a nature-infused urban setting.
To bring out the artist in whoever lives in and passes through its communities. Think of a Montalut community as a cross between real estate and art.
We’re gathering social creatives.
There’s no way we can prosper in the 21st century without these two things: creativity, or being able to adapt to and thrive in any possibility, and community, the conscious decision to connect with people.
Who’s invited to the gathering?
All those invested in becoming who we really are.
The good news is that we are all creative. It’s a matter of igniting each of our creative geniuses.
The other good news is that community is already around us. The basic building block of any community is people!
Think of an Leadia community as a campaign for the collective development of people that cuts across five hubs: creativity, enterprise, education, science and technology, and land development.
We’re building a house to protect the dreamers.
We’re building not just the community of creative influencers, but a home for our community.
I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.(Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of Space)
Imagine farms with wide open spaces, near the sea, surrounded by thinkers, innovators, creatives with good hearts — people who are willing and able to make real contributions to the world today.
This isn’t for everyone.
We know this lifestyle isn’t for everyone. But what a Montalut community can do will benefit everyone.
This project has been a work-in-progress since 2010.
I will keep documenting here the stories behind the vision, and all that happens behind-the-scenes from my point of view as Founder and Nurturer.
This is a work-in-progress, and the invitation to join is always open. We’re offering a unique chance for high-performing entrepreneurs who are aligned with our vision to ground the dream with us. Let’s presence our shared future together and build the first Montalut community (of many!). We’re looking for like minds in real estate, wealth creation, education, tourism for development, inclusive enterprise, spirit-driven work. If you want in, send me a message and let’s sit down and talk.
Project Vision:
Why Alaya?
Manifesto
The Five Hubs
- Imagining Our Dream Farm: Slow living with Friends
- What is Island Life Plus?
- What are collaborative home environments?
- A Creative Philippines: Spirit meets Practical
- Vision board: Montalut Art Community
- My Perfect Day: How it all Began
Project Updates:
- 💙 What keeps you walking? 💙
- What if: Authentic travel 🚵, transformational retreat, and business conference👥️️ in one festival?
- Leadia is graduating! HUG Studios Demo Day
- Hope you can join us later, friends! 11pm Mnl time 👋
- Building LEADIA: What is Community?
- Alaya on Year 3: Dark Night
- Building the Entrepreneur and Tech Hubs of Alaya
- I went Digital Nomad for a week++ in Bali
- Building the Team
If you’re positive, curious, open to new things + diverse perspectives, and thrive in excellence, reach out please! Let’s see what we can build together.