Unleash Your Badassery
For high-achieving women who feel on the cusp of something. Whatever’s stirring in you, this is where you rewild, find your people, and go after what you really want (and get it).
Discover Your tribe
We Ride at Dawn
Project 1490 is a community of high-achieving women who get clear by doing instead of overthinking. The bold, gritty things you’ve never done shake something loose, and things start to come into focus: a plan for what you already want, or finally figuring out what that “something more” is. And you make real friends doing it
You Know the Feeling
You just might not have the words for it.
From the outside, you’ve got it handled. The title, the reputation, a calendar with no room in it. But something keeps tapping you on the shoulder, and it sounds different for everyone. Maybe there’s an idea you can’t shake. Maybe you want your spark back. Maybe you just want people who actually know you.
Whatever yours is, it’s not a problem to fix. It’s a sign there’s more in you, and you’re ready to go find it.
We Are Not Our Jobs
We’ve poured a lot into our careers, and they’ve given back. But they were never the whole story. At some point most of us want more meaning, more range, more life. You don’t have to sort that out alone.
It Was Never About the Archery
When you do the thing you were sure you couldn’t, something shifts. You carry that proof back into your work, your decisions, your whole life. That’s a kind of confidence you can’t fake and can’t get from a webinar, and the kind of friendships you can't make at a panel discussion.
Clarity. Guts. And a Crew.
You get clear on what you actually want. You build the nerve to go after it. And you’ve got a room full of women who won’t let you talk yourself out of it. That’s the whole thing.
events
Project 1490 Events: We Fixed Networking
Forget stuffy rooms and name tags. When was the last time you did something for the first time? Get out of your routine, try something you weren’t sure you could pull off, and do it next to women doing the same. The connections stick because you actually did something together, not because you swapped cards.
Hudson River Kayak & Paddle Board
Let's get on the water and get a whole new perspective on this great city.
Flying Trapeze in NYC
How 'bout doing something mind-blowingly life-affirming on a Thursday evening?
1490 Open Session
A free, live hour for the successful woman who's quietly wondering if this is all there is.
1490 Fireside Rendezvous
Out West, the "Rendezvous" of the 1800s brought mountain men and Native Americans together to trade, tell stories, gamble, and party.
The Project 1490 Retreat
This kind of clarity, transformation and friendships can take years; we do it in three-days.
"It's going to be the best medicine for your soul, and you're going to do the best networking of your life."
Jeni S.
Founder, Entrepreneur
"I felt nervous, curious, and excited prior to [the retreat], and when I left I felt seen, heard, and so f*cking grateful."
Katy P.
Managing Director
"Project 1490 is the cool, bohemian sister of Chief. And the Chief sister is always like, ‘Oh 1490, when will you grow up!?’ But 1490 just smiles and goes back to her chainsaw ice sculpture, because not everyone is meant for Badassery, and that’s okay. To each her own."
Anna G.
Co-Founder
"It's unlike anything else I've ever experienced. I'm so grateful and excited to put my thoughts into action! I was surrounded by so many badass women and felt supported and safe."
Alissa R.
Founder/Entrepreneur
"In the few short months that I’ve been a member I already feel super engaged and energized by the interactions, excited to see where that goes!"
Anaid C.
Our Members
Hear it From the Women of 1490
Hear what the Project 1490 experience is all about from the women who've been there, done it.
memberships
For the Woman Who's Done Waiting
Membership is the whole thing: the community, the events, the retreats, TRIBES, and the women who become your people. It’s open to high-achieving women who’ve been at this ten years or more, which means you land in a room of peers, not a crowd. If you’ve been waiting for the right one, this is it.
Maverick
Perfect for women who want more depth, to make an impact, and enjoy all the community has to offer.
$1490
Paid in 1 Annual Installment
Access to all retreats, community experiences, content, virtual events and WhatsApp
TRIBE: A Personal Advisory Board
Free Day of Badassery & 20% Discount off Retreats
Kolbe Index Assessment
SOmething DIfferent
Ride-or-Die
Most networks get you contacts. This one gets you the women who show up when it counts. You get outside your comfort zones together, and that builds the kind of relationships that actually back your ambitions.
LFG.
Become A Member
IIf you read this far and something in you said "hell yes", come on in and join.
We've been waiting for you!
Day of Badassery.
We have one event open to non-members: The Day of Badassery. Want to vibe check? Come see for yourself.
Join an Open Session
Just want to hear more? Come to a free Open Session, a live, no-pressure Zoom where you can hear what we're building and ask anything.
Retreats
Epic Retreats
This is the full-meal-deal. A few days in nature with bold outdoor firsts, and roll-up-your-sleeves workshops where you actually put the thing you’ve been circling on the table. You come in with a question and drive home with a plan and a whole crew who has you rback on it.
This kind of clarity, transformation, and friendships can take years.We do it in three days.
Next Retreat: October 25-27, 2026
TRIBES
Your Personal Advisory Board
Picture a handful of sharp, accomplished women who know your whole situation, so their advice is never generic. They challenge your thinking, hold you to what you said you’d do, and celebrate the wins nobody else quite gets.
That’s a TRIBE: five to seven women, matched by where you actually are, meeting monthly and often in person. Rolling enrollment in order to curate peer-level groups.
Events & Excursions
Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone
What have you always wanted to try?
Chop wood, play poker, learn self-defense, fly the trapeze, build a shelter, throw a lasso? Between retreats there’s a steady stream of smaller events to check things off the list and remember what you’re capable of. Real experiences, (never boring), that grow your confidence and your circle at the same time.
Online COmmunity
Stay Connected
Between events, the community keeps going on WhatsApp. Celebrate the wins, ask for help when you need it, and lean on a group of women who genuinely want to see you win. It’s the steady drum beat between the big moments.
Kolbe Index
Discover how you show Up
Getting clear on what you want is half of it. Knowing how you’re wired to go after it is the other half. Every Maverick member gets a complimentary Kolbe Index, one of the few assessments that actually changes how you operate, so you play to your strengths instead of guessing.
FAQs
Got A Question?
Most events in the first year are based in the New York area, but the vision is much wider. Retreats and experiences are already being planned across the United States and internationally — from Montana to Croatia. Wherever the community grows, Project 1490 will follow.
Join today by choosing a membership level and get started right away. You're also invited to check out a Day of Badassery or book a Zoom to find out more.
The Grit Lab is Project 1490's corporate speaking and workshop offering, led by founder Sarah. It brings the Project 1490 ethos into workplace settings — helping teams align better, move faster, and build genuine community at work. If your organisation is looking for something that actually shifts culture rather than just fills a training calendar, this is it.
Not entirely. Membership unlocks the full community, monthly events, and member benefits — but Days of Badassery outdoor events are open to qualifying non-members as a way to experience what Project 1490 is all about before committing to a membership.
The belief is simple: high-achieving women spend so much energy performing at work that they lose touch with other parts of themselves. Project 1490 creates the conditions to rediscover both sides — the grit and the grace, the ambition and the wildness. As the community puts it: part wilderness, part wakeup call.
