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Pocketworks goes to Malaga

By Tobin Harris

Managing Director, Pocketworks

Date: December 25, 2022

Updated: May 22, 2025

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The Pocketworks team at the summer retreat in Tuscany

As a remote-first app development team, we like to do our training events in-person so we have a chance to spend time together. This Christmas, we all met up in Malaga for mobile workshops, training and a bit of fun. Despite primarily being a UK app developer, 33% of our team live abroad, and another 33% often work from abroad.

We hired a villa to house us all, which had a pool. It was a touch cold in November but Matt still managed a morning swim 🥶

A shot of a house by a pool in Malaga

After the event, Anna hosted a murder mystery night. Matt, Matteo, Marcin, Judit, Jenny and Tobin had to do the cooking and serving! Not easy when you're trying to stay in character.

The Pocketworks team in Malaga

And Matt helped get the BBQ going.

Babecue

Emanuelle, our amazing strategic branding guy, ran training workshops on problem solving. He also played Secret Santa and dished out the gifts. 

Emanuele in a santa hat

At a pleasant 17 degrees, Judit conducted her Glow n' Grow workshop outdoors in the sunshine. 

The Pocketworks team in Malaga

It was an awesome 5 days, we learned a lot and had some fun ❤️

The Pocketworks team in Malaga

Anna and Jenny did an amazing job or organising the 5-day event. It included

  • A developer workshop about using AI and machine learning for healthcare apps.
  • Exploring some thorny issues in using the latest iOS capabilities on older devices. 
  • Exploring new ways to grow a mobile SaaS product we invest in.
  • Learning how to improve our socail media marketing
  • A Grow n' Glow workshop identifying individual focus areas for 2023 

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