We work with only the best – the innovators and leaders – to ensure the RISE community lives up to its Core Principles in every way.
Our team is made up of RISE's owner and developer – RDG – plus five partner companies, each of whom has personal connections to and a sincere interest in the RISE brand. They share a dedication to the mission and vision of our community.
RDG is led by David Comfort and Ryan Leslie. As a senior executive and equity partner at Cape Advisors, David managed the development of over $300 million in real estate projects in and around New York City. Ryan draws on his years of personal expertise in wellness programming and higher learning to create the vision that is at the core of the RISE brand. He draws on experiences gained from a lifelong journey of exploration with Zen masters, gurus, shamans and thought leaders around the world.
CM&D will lead the overall design and development of RISE, as well as be responsible for management of the marketing, planning, design, and construction management. They have 25 years of experience developing and managing over $23 billion in projects for the biggest names in hospitality. They have offices around the US and in three other countries, including locally in Costa Rica.
BLINK is internationally acclaimed for distinctive, successful hotels and resorts that provide transformational experiences for their guests. The firm's creativity is inspired by singular instinct and collective expertise. BLINK's design is intended to be welcoming, centered on the uniqueness of a specific location. By exploring vernacular style, history, and culture as rich sources of ideas BLINK creates designs that are always authentic and in harmony with their surroundings.
Jason F. McLennan is a leading figure in green building movement. His Living Building Challenge is widely considered the world's most progressive and stringent green building program. He is much sought after as a designer, presenter, and consultant on a wide variety of sustainability topics and devotes much of his time to his NGO, Living Future Institute.
Natrufied-Architecture designs projects in the Netherlands and abroad. With a team of international architects and designers, Natrufied is working on a broad portfolio in the areas of Live, Work, Relax, Heal and Reflect. Natrufied has been involved in a variety of commissions on all scales in the architectural field. All our designs are inspired by Nature: embedding the program into the surrounding environment, biomimicry design approach, use of natural materials, natural shapes or more abstract representation of natural patterns, parametric structures and biotic material approach.
Founded in 1978, Zürcher Arquitectos has more than 1.750.000 square meters of built projects in over 17 countries. With a serious commitment to quality design and social responsibility, Zürcher has designed many projects of different scale and complexity. Often inspired by nature, the concepts of Zürcher's projects respond directly to their surroundings. Over the years, the practice has evolved to include a strong expertise in hospitality design projects, as well as high-end residential and commercial projects.
Sherwood Design Engineers is a sustainable engineering practice committed to the optimal integration of ecology, infrastructure, and design. We specialize in water management strategies, green building design, and urban planning. Studied in civil engineering, landscape architecture, and urban planning, we are committed to helping clients and fellow design practitioners understand holistic system relationships: watershed, ecosystem, and carbon/energy nexus. This greatly impacts the design reach of our projects and cultivates meaningful regenerative solutions.
As the pioneer of Wellness Real Estate TM and founder of the WELL Building Standard®, Delos transforms indoor environments by putting health and wellness at the center of design. The Delos platform includes research, consulting, real estate development and innovative solutions – creating spaces that encourage and promote human health and well-being. By integrating this wellness design with green building principles and technology, Delos strives for total human sustainability.