Echelle
A peer mentoring circle for women founders in transition
Maybe you're moving between roles. Starting something of your own. Stepping into a new level of responsibility. Or simply feeling that the way you've been working no longer fits who you're becoming.
Working with over 100 women we’ve found
the women who find their way to Échelle tend to share a few things.
They're capable - often visibly so. They're used to being the one who holds the room, the team, the vision, the decisions. And somewhere in all of that, they've started asking a quiet question: who holds me?
How do I lead without losing myself? How do I grow without burning out? How do I stop stepping aside for my own leadership? How do I build with confidence when the map hasn't been written yet?
They're signs of operating at a level where the old frameworks no longer apply - and someone who is ready for something more honest.
How Echelle Works
Echelle is grounded in professional co-development - a structured approach developed in Québec that draws on the collective intelligence of the group to help each person think more clearly and decide what comes next.
This isn't a course, coaching or networking.
It's a space to think out loud with women who understand the level you operate at, without you having to justify it or perform for it. A space where your whole self - not just your professional self - is welcome.
What You're Committing To
Online, live sessions - facilitated by Leila or Inès every first Thursday of the month, 1pm–3pm CET (12-2pm GMT)
2 hours per month for 6 months
A small, fixed group - no more than 8 women
Each session focuses on one participant's real professional challenge
The focus rotates - you’ll be a presenter, participant, and consultant.
You don't need to come with answers. Just your lived experience, your questions, and your full presence.
What you walk away with
Confidence and self-leadership.
Growth and how to scale without losing themselves.
Boundaries - knowing where they end and others begin.
Clarity of voice and vision.
The desire to integrate their full selves into how they work, rather than leaving parts of themselves at the door.
A way of thinking that they carry into the next month.
A group of women who have held something real alongside them.
A quieter, more grounded version of themselves that knows what comes next.
Feeling emotionally supported and held
Investment
€240 for a 6-month commitment. This reflects the time, structure, and care involved in holding the group - and the value of having a consistent, trusted space over time.
If this speaks to you, you're warmly invited to join us.
Leila & Inès
Ines Castagnet
Corporate Wellbeing & Development Manager at Villa La Tosca, specialising in leadership co-development and transformational group work that fosters connection, collaboration, and shared growth.
Ines is experienced in designing and holding immersive, multi-day leadership experiences that helps leaders connect to what matters most in their businesses and their lives. Her work the last decade has focused on business development, team facilitation, experience design, and heart based sales and marketing to create services and products that make systems and communities thrive.
Leila Bodros
Leila Bodros works with women in leadership, business, and independent roles who operate under high levels of responsibility and visibility.
Her background spans both public and private sectors. She has worked in high-pressure institutional environments linked to the justice system, as well as alongside senior leaders, entrepreneurs, franchise owners, and high-net-worth individuals navigating complexity, transition, and strategic choice.
Having lived and worked across the US, the UK, and France, Leila brings a strong cross-cultural understanding of leadership and authority. She works fluently in English and French.
She is an ICF-certified coach, NLP practitioner, and certified professional co-development facilitator, known for creating spaces rooted in trust, clarity, and thoughtful challenge, where leaders can slow down, reflect, and reconnect with their own authority.
