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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2026 · 48 MIN

#55 Built from a YES!!! The Casa Fuzetta Story - Interview with venue owner Tara Donovan

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The Big Space Shift of “Casa Fuzetta“Ein Interview (auf englisch) mit Tara Donovan, Gründerin und Besitzerin des Casa Fuzetta.Ein Haus, das heute weltweit Menschen anzieht.Ein Ort für Retreats, Workations, Begegnung.Casa Fuzetta gehört zu den Top Ten Retreat Venues weltweit (Condé Nast) und ist ganzjährig ausgebucht.Und das Spannende daran:Alles entstand bei Taras erste, Portugal Besuch. Sie hatte vorher absolut nichts mit Hospitality am Hut. Keinen Business-Plan, der auf maximale Rendite optimiert war.Als sie dieses Haus das erste Mal besichtigt hat, wusste sie: Das ist es! Sie hatte eine glasklare Vision.Nicht, weil sie durchgerechnet hat, wie viel Geld man damit verdienen kann.Sondern weil sie gespürt hat, wie sich Menschen hier fühlen sollen.Sicher.Willkommen.Zu Hause.Und genau das ist Space Shifting! .Nicht: Wie kriege ich hier am meisten Kohle raus?Sondern: Wie sollen sich Menschen hier fühlen?Drei Jahre Prozess bis zur Eröffnung.Zweifel. Baustellen. Hürden.Aber dieses „Richtig Gefühl“ ist nicht weggegangen.Wir sprechen darüber, was in diesen vier Wänden passiert.Warum Menschen hier weicher werden.Warum sie sich gehalten fühlen.Über die Liebe in den Wänden.Über Support während einer Workation.Über Community, die nicht konstruiert ist, sondern organisch.Und das Schönste:Tara sagt selbst, dass diese Workation für sie diesmal total recharging war.Dass sie elektrisiert nach Hause geht.Dass auch sie durch diese Community bereichert wurde.Ein Space, der nicht nur Gäste verändert –sondern auch die Person, die ihn kreiert hat.Ein Gespräch über Vision. Über Mut.Über Räume, die Halt und Sicherheit geben.________EN An interview (in English) with Tara Donovan, founder and owner of Casa Fuzetta.A house that today attracts people from all over the world.A place for retreats, workations, connection.Casa Fuzetta is in the Top Ten Retreat Places worldwide (Condé Nast) and is fully booked all year round.And the fascinating part:It all started during Tara’s first visit to Portugal.She had absolutely nothing to do with hospitality before.No business plan optimized for maximum profit.When she visited this house for the first time, she knew: This is it!She had a crystal-clear vision.Not because she calculated how much money it could make.But because she felt how people should feel here.Safe.Welcome.At home.And that is exactly Space Shifting.Not: How do I make the most money out of this?But: How should people feel here?Three years of process until the opening.Doubts. Construction sites. Obstacles.But that “right feeling” never went away.We talk about what happens within these four walls.Why people become softer here.Why they feel held.About the love in the walls.About support during a workation.About community that is not constructed, but organic.And the most beautiful part:Tara says herself that this workation was totally recharging for her.That she goes home electrified.That she also was enriched by this community.A space that not only transforms guests —but also the person who created it.A conversation about vision. About courage.About spaces that provide safety.________Website of Casa Fuzetta: https://www.casafuzetta.com/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/casafuzetta?igsh=MTRqYWZnY2UzY3NmZQ==Spotify Podcast House Of Stories:https://open.spotify.com/show/2xiSxDKF8Ia09qHlXbmKxm?si=pncFYg8iTni-H062IfUBlg

The Big Space Shift of “Casa Fuzetta“Ein Interview (auf englisch) mit Tara Donovan, Gründerin und Besitzerin des Casa Fuzetta.Ein Haus, das heute weltweit Menschen anzieht.Ein Ort für Retreats, Workations, Begegnung.Casa Fuzetta gehört zu den Top Ten Retreat Venues weltweit (Condé Nast) und ist ganzjährig ausgebucht.Und das Spannende daran:Alles entstand bei Taras erste, Portugal Besuch. Sie hatte vorher absolut nichts mit Hospitality am Hut. Keinen Business-Plan, der auf maximale Rendite optimiert war.Als sie dieses Haus das erste Mal besichtigt hat, wusste sie: Das ist es! Sie hatte eine glasklare Vision.Nicht, weil sie durchgerechnet hat, wie viel Geld man damit verdienen kann.Sondern weil sie gespürt hat, wie sich Menschen hier fühlen sollen.Sicher.Willkommen.Zu Hause.Und genau das ist Space Shifting! .Nicht: Wie kriege ich hier am meisten Kohle raus?Sondern: Wie sollen sich Menschen hier fühlen?Drei Jahre Prozess bis zur Eröffnung.Zweifel. Baustellen. Hürden.Aber dieses „Richtig Gefühl“ ist nicht weggegangen.Wir sprechen darüber, was in diesen vier Wänden passiert.Warum Menschen hier weicher werden.Warum sie sich gehalten fühlen.Über die Liebe in den Wänden.Über Support während einer Workation.Über Community, die nicht konstruiert ist, sondern organisch.Und das Schönste:Tara sagt selbst, dass diese Workation für sie diesmal total recharging war.Dass sie elektrisiert nach Hause geht.Dass auch sie durch diese Community bereichert wurde.Ein Space, der nicht nur Gäste verändert –sondern auch die Person, die ihn kreiert hat.Ein Gespräch über Vision. Über Mut.Über Räume, die Halt und Sicherheit geben.________EN An interview (in English) with Tara Donovan, founder and owner of Casa Fuzetta.A house that today attracts people from all over the world.A place for retreats, workations, connection.Casa Fuzetta is in the Top Ten Retreat Places worldwide (Condé Nast) and is fully booked all year round.And the fascinating part:It all started during Tara’s first visit to Portugal.She had absolutely nothing to do with hospitality before.No business plan optimized for maximum profit.When she visited this house for the first time, she knew: This is it!She had a crystal-clear vision.Not because she calculated how much money it could make.But because she felt how people should feel here.Safe.Welcome.At home.And that is exactly Space Shifting.Not: How do I make the most money out of this?But: How should people feel here?Three years of process until the opening.Doubts. Construction sites. Obstacles.But that “right feeling” never went away.We talk about what happens within these four walls.Why people become softer here.Why they feel held.About the love in the walls.About support during a workation.About community that is not constructed, but organic.And the most beautiful part:Tara says herself that this workation was totally recharging for her.That she goes home electrified.That she also was enriched by this community.A space that not only transforms guests —but also the person who created it.A conversation about vision. About courage.About spaces that provide safety.________Website of Casa Fuzetta: https://www.casafuzetta.com/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/casafuzetta?igsh=MTRqYWZnY2UzY3NmZQ==Spotify Podcast House Of Stories:https://open.spotify.com/show/2xiSxDKF8Ia09qHlXbmKxm?si=pncFYg8iTni-H062IfUBlg

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