Some partnerships take shape quickly. Others need years, even decades, to ripen. The story of Oka Village is the story of both.
Written by: Liran Rosenfeld
It began in 2014, in Tel Aviv, when Liran Rosenfeld and Omri Regev met at a software development company called XSites. Liran was officially the CEO — a natural storyteller, connector, and spark plug — while Omri was the CTO — methodical, strategic, precise. But in truth, their roles always blurred. Liran opened doors, Omri made sure decisions got made, and together they grew the company fast.
Liran admired Omri's technical brilliance, but even more his persistence and his heart: "Omri always worked to make others succeed. As a service provider, I saw he is someone who works from the heart."
Eventually, both walked away. Liran left early and gave up his equity. Omri stayed longer, scaled the business, and when it was time to exit, it was Liran who helped him. He introduced Omri to a brilliant, heartfelt lawyer who safeguarded his rights. It was a small act, but it revealed something deeper: even apart, there was trust between them.
For the next 10 years, they walked different paths.
Liran moved to the United States and founded PassRight, a company that helped talented immigrants relocate and work in the US. It was later sold to a large law firm in San Diego. But the American dream didn't fit him. "I felt like a stranger in the US, chasing ego in a broken system." He returned his green card and moved to Costa Rica, where he built Yoko Village — pioneering three large eco-community projects with over 100 investors, $20M+ in sales, and large land acquisitions. For five years he ran Yoko with fast growth, retreats, and festivals. But later, challenges came. Liran realized his strength is in vision, sales, and marketing — but not in management and hiring. He read the book Rocket Fuel and saw himself clearly: a visionary who needs an integrator. "I understood I can't build companies alone. I need a partner who completes me."
Omri stayed in Israel, raising a family and building technology companies. Alongside business, he walked a spiritual path, becoming a guide and teacher of Tantra and other practices. He continued to manage large-scale technologies while also helping people in their personal growth.
Across the ocean, Liran too was changing — becoming a yogi, a surfer, and a seeker of community and freedom. "We both saw each other's processes and were fascinated, so we kept following on social media and from time to time we just said hello."
Omri, once religious, opened to new ways of seeing the world. Liran was searching for simplicity, belonging, and meaning. Both discovered that true luxury was not fast cars or status, but "good chocolate, deep conversations, and watching the sunlight dancing in the air."
For years, this unspoken thread kept them connected.
By 2025, Liran had exited Yoko Village. He carried many lessons, the biggest being: a visionary without an integrator is like fire without a hearth — powerful, but unsustainable. He even wrote about it in his essay My Search for an Integrator.
So when Liran and Omri finally sat down together again in early 2025, what was meant as a quick catch-up turned into four hours that passed like minutes. They spoke with intensity and joy. Afterwards, Liran shared his article with Omri. Something clicked. Omri realized: I am that integrator.
What followed was not just excitement, but a mature decision: if they were going to create together, it had to be with deep intention. They laid out the full arc of their 20+ years as entrepreneurs: the mistakes, the wrong partners, the wins, the lessons, the scars. Out of these talks came two agreements:
The Founders' Agreement: A clear legal framework to protect them both, anticipate challenges, and avoid repeating old mistakes.
The Energetic Agreement: Something deeper. A covenant not just as co-founders, but as people. They defined what success means beyond money:
This was more than business planning — it was a promise to live and work in alignment, to create from abundance rather than lack.
From these conversations came another clear choice: Omri would serve as CEO. While the world often expects the visionary to take that role, they knew Omri's steady hand was the best protection for investors, employees, and the mission. Liran embraced his place as the visionary, storyteller, and community builder — relieved to know Omri was captain at the helm.
"At that point," they say, "we still didn't even know what company we were going to build. We just knew that together, with our experience, with our values, we wanted to create something real. Something that opens possibilities, brings positive change, and adds true value. We're no saints. We don't intend to save the world. But we do want to bring real value."
So they cleared hours in their calendars and began meeting daily. They also committed to a high level of spirit: meditation every day, connecting to content that feeds abundance and gratitude. After two months of these daily conversations, their shared vision crystallized: Oka Village.
A place to live fulfilled lives. To experience freedom and peace. To build friendships and meaningful relationships. Where entrepreneurship meets spirituality, and abundance comes from appreciation. A community where belonging is not about ownership, but about connection.
Now, both in their 40s, both fathers, both seasoned entrepreneurs, they are building Oka Village not from lack, but from abundance. With wings and roots, fire and hearth, vision and integration — they are ready.
This time, the dream is bigger. This time, it is built with care and presence.
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