Brand Strong Retreat
Create a meaningful and exciting 2025 business plan while you refresh and recharge to start the year strong…Brand Strong.
December 31 is more clearly on the horizon, and between getting stuff done and dealing with emergent work issues, you are starting to indulge in thoughts of a great and productive start to next year, in business and in life.
We have ever-increasing desires to be in integrity with how we run and grow our business, and how that connects with our lives, and we want to continue to be part of bettering the world in our unique, important ways. 2025 feels full of opportunity for many of us.
Starting a new year on auto-pilot will launch us into work without a thoughtful action plan, let alone a clear vision for how we want to feel and where we want to be on December 31, 2025. You want to have a meaningful year and to be intentional and productive in planning for it.
You love Outcomes Thinking and the Brand Strong Model, and you’re excited to deepen your skills in ways that are just right for you, your team if you have one, and your business. Or maybe you’re using parts and pieces, but want to go deeper in planning for and running your business with more holistic intention. Some of you use the Brand Strong Model as your central business engine, and you know it gets better and better each year, with each deep reflection and planning retreat.
No matter where you are now, you want to continue your self-loving reflection, and growth from a place of enjoyment, and make sure you take adequate, focused time to envision and plan out an incredible next year.
I am thrilled to invite you to the Brand Strong Retreat 2025 in Palm Springs, California. Join me and other Brand Strong alumni, all creative business owners, to get inspired and rejuvenate.
Enjoy a thoughtful schedule of guided reflection and effective planning exercises, while you get the accountability, time, and the space you need to plan your year and the details of Q1. Share the experience and glean positive energy from a community of like-minded, driven business owners who are learning, sharing, and creating all around you.
This is where you will create an intentional, meaningful, and inspiring next year for yourself and your business.
The Location.
The desert is a blend of beauty and expansiveness. With typically mild and sunny weather in January, Palm Springs is a perfect place for open thinking and strategic planning.
Our group will be staying in one or two close-by homes, with space to spread out between them. There are inviting pools for refreshing swims and numerous cozy areas to unwind and savor the sun or shade, or just relax in your room between our deep and productive work.
The Brand Strong Retreat is a highlight for past participants.
Check out what some of them have to say about it:
“There’s something so powerful about stepping back and taking stock, celebrating wins that you normally wouldn’t even pause to acknowledge, and seeing where there is room for growth.”
~Giselle Gyalzen, Former Owner, Rare Device
“I walked away with the clarity and motivation that will propel my business forward. I came with an idea about my goals for the next year and quickly realized that my business needed something else. It crystallized where my business needed attention, where I wanted it to go and gave me the tools to get it done…The retreat always helps me create a roadmap for my year that intentionally guides and informs me and my business.
~Karen Andersen, Owner, Mercy Vintage
“I am seeing my business truly through a different lens. I am refreshed and excited to get started on changing things I was annoyed with in my business. Doing this work in January is perfect timing, and walking away from the week with very specific goals for the year feels amazing.”
~Kris Nations, Co-Owner, Kris Nations
“We put so much of ourselves, our energy, our heart, and our sweat into our businesses, and the Brand Strong Retreat is a time to reconnect with my core values, goals and desires, and replenish my energy so I can jump into my next year with excitement and love for what I get to do as a business leader!”
~Isobel Schofield, Owner, Bryr Clogs
“If I didn’t have the Brand Strong Model, I picture myself wandering in the wilderness alone in the dark without a light. I’d be successful business wise, but I’d be stressed and unsure. The Brand Strong Model, approach, and tools give me practical methods and philosophical wisdom that I can build a business and, indeed, my life on.”
~Windy Chien, Artist, and Owner, Studio Windy Chien
Now is the time to give yourself a rare gift: Secure a spot at the 2025 retreat and finish the year knowing you will receive guidance and space to get clear and ready for the year.
What’s in store.
–Time, space, and guidance to focus, plan, recharge, and get ready for your best year yet. You don’t need more tools, just time to work and plan with support and new insights to use the powerful tools you have, including intentional planning, time management, and mind body management.
–Work and rejuvenate alongside a group of creative-minded, supportive Brand Strong graduates. Specific clarity, habits, or Brand Strong Model mastery not needed, only intention to go to your next level. Share and hear different perspectives from other business owners who understand the unique position of a business owner.
–2024 Reflection. With guided structure, you will reflect, celebrate wins, and learn from what didn’t work, to take into next year’s planning.
–Brand Strong Model Refining. You and every other business is using the Brand Strong Model in different ways and finding your own benefits. You’ll review and refine your Model, and hear insights, ideas, and support as you get your Model where you want it for the coming year.
–Practice drafting and deciding on goals, time blocking, sprint planning, and big decisions you are currently making for your business.
–2025 Goal Setting and your 12-Month Plan. Set your business essentials goals to help you reach your 1-2 year time-bound goals. With helpful direction, map out next year, with particular focus on the details of Q1, to hit the ground running with focus.
–Group coaching. Participate in guided exercises and coaching within the group environment to deepen what you already know.
–Time between our work sessions to refresh inside and outside, in our beautiful, spacious retreat space.
–Balance work and relaxation, enjoy the fresh air, walk into the desert, or lounge by a pool!
This retreat will give you what you need to come back to work feeling inspired and motivated for 2025. You will be set up for massive action and follow-through no matter where, exactly, you complete your process.
Cost of the Retreat
Cost:
$4000
Included in fees:
- The Brand Strong Retreat program experience in Palm Springs amongst an amazing group of business owners
- All program materials
- A single occupancy room with en suite bathroom in our beautiful lodging.
- Three fresh, tasty, and nourishing meals per day plus snacks
- Ground transportation to and from Palm Springs International Airport (if you arrive within the Jan 11 group arrival period and / or depart Jan 16 at the close of the program)
Note: Air transportation not included. Ground transportation included for those who arrive by 3:00 PM Saturday, January 11 and or those departing at 12:50 PM on January 16, 2024.
Schedule Overview for Travel Planning
Plan to arrive at Palm Springs International Airport by 2:30 PM on Saturday, January 11.
- Ground transportation from the airport to the hotel will be available just after people arriving go through baggage claim on January 11 (around 3:00 PM). It’s approximately a 45-minute drive from the airport to our retreat location.
Depart any time after 3:00 PM on Thursday, January 16.
- Ground transportation from the retreat location to the airport will be available immediately after the program ends, departing around 12:50 PM.
We’ll begin the retreat experience on January 11 with a welcome dinner and a relaxed evening to connect and get settled for our time together.
We will begin our reflection work together on Sunday morning, January 12. The retreat will conclude at 12:30 PM on Thursday, January 16, 2024.
Prerequisites
Participants have completed the Brand Strong course experience anytime over the last ten years.
In order to have a productive group experience, it’s important that each participant brings positive intentions to be productive during work time, present throughout the experience, supportive of others, and ready to receive coaching and support.
There’s no expectation to be currently using the Brand Strong course materials in any particular way, but commitment to learn and intention to implement the Brand Strong Model and approach in your own way makes this retreat a great match for you and this group.
Getting Excited?
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Immerse yourself with us in community, focused action, and relaxation to kick off the new year. If you want to join us for this magical opportunity in January, let Nina know by Friday, October 4, 2024 to make sure this is a good match for you and to register.
If you’d like to schedule a call to ask questions or learn more, email Nina now to book a chat in the next two weeks.
I can’t wait to be at the retreat, connecting, reflecting, and planning with you soon!
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