• Work with clients for a few days at a time and make the money you desire.
• Leverage your knowledge and expertise by sharing it with a broader audience.
• Have fun leading a group of people in exactly the way you want to lead them. In fact, the way ONLY you can lead them.
• Create recurring revenue so you know exactly how much you’ll be making for 6 or 12 months out, rather than wondering how many clients you’ll happen to land.
• Make a bigger difference than you ever could through your time-intensive 1-on-1 work.
• Fill your high end programs without having to do 1-on-1 strategy sessions.

Because this is what I believe:

• We as a culture are in a tremendous time of personal growth.
• Connection and awareness are two key forces that will make the change we need.
• We don’t need more information, we need transformation.
• Experiences make an impact in a way that no amount of knowledge ever will.
• Small, intimate retreats are not only a powerful business strategy, but also the most effective way to have a lasting impact.

• How to develop a custom retreat strategy that will speak to your ideal clients and make you excited to go to work.
• What you need to know BEFORE you host your first retreat… most people start in the wrong place.
• How to fill your retreats, even if you’re just getting started or have a small list.
• How to know that your retreat idea meets an actual need your clients have vs. one you’ve imagined.
• The flow and content structure for a retreat that gives your participants a concrete result, AND leaves them wanting more.
• How to turn your knowledge and expertise into an impactful EXPERIENCE for your participants rather than an information exchange.
• How to price your retreat, and understanding the cash flow involved in your big picture retreat strategy.
• How to use the power of your retreat to attract new clients – even ones who weren’t there!

You’ll also learn:

• How to get over the fear that “they won’t come.”
• How to choose a venue, what to spend, how to negotiate with your venue, and what to provide your guests.
• How much content is too much and how much is just enough.
• Materials, supplies, and support needed for a successful retreat.
• How to decide if your idea is amazing or cheesy/ childish, and how to overcome the fear of being judged. For your idea to fly, you must own it!
• How to get to clarity about your programs and retreats once and for all – clarity sells.
• How to Captivate your audience, before the retreat and in the room.
• The 3 Intentions that make or break your retreat (and any marketing activity).
• How to create intimacy and hold space in the room. Effective retreats have an extraordinary energy about them, and knowing how to create that is a key component to creating retreats that sell.
• How to move a conversation forward in a group. When to give individual attention and drive a point home, and when to allow the room to sit with a question and move on.
• How to use retreats to build a community that takes on a life of its own.

Live retreats are an amazing strategy to deliver your work for countless service-based entrepreneurs, and a powerful community building strategy for product-based businesses as well. But it may not be for everyone.

How do I know if a retreat strategy is right for you?

A retreat strategy may be right for you if:

• You love attending or hosting retreats, or have often visualized yourself leading an intimate room.
• You are someone who naturally has ‘good energy,’ or tends to be the ‘safe space’ for people to talk to.
• You are creative, intuitive, or empathetic, and at some level you know that you ‘move energy’ in a room.
• You have semi-customized knowledge to share. In other words, you don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ approach, yet there are pieces of information you have that all of your clients need and you want to save time by not repeating yourself. In a small group you’re able to teach to several people at once, and still personalize the information to the individual as needed.
• You can no longer grow your business in the current way because you are tapped out on personal time and you’re looking for the next step.
• You want a simple, streamlined business model which involves meeting in groups as a cornerstone of the value you deliver.
• You believe experiences make more of an impact than information.
• You are willing to be decisive, get clear, take a stand, and own your point of view. To lead a room effectively requires this quality.
• You are willing to not be liked, and willing to get uncomfortable. If you have a need to be liked that you’re not willing to release, you’ll never lead them effectively or leave them wanting more.
• You are prepared to invest in this strategy upfront for long-term, repeatable growth. You’ll not only invest in your own learning and growth to be highly effective (I can help you with that), but hosting a retreat itself costs money upfront. There are many ways to cut costs in the beginning, but there will be a cost to host. (And it will be worth it!)
• You visualize yourself as the leader of a community or tribe or movement (even if that thought is scary to you).
• You’ve got crazy ideas that just may work!
• You are willing to be visible! When you build it, you can’t hide out!