The Agenda
Badassery in the Berkshires
At the end of this three-day retreat, you'll have a personal game plan for your next big career step, (whatever that may be), and all the confidence and support you need to make it happen. You'll have reconnected to nature, yourself and made new friends. You'll have gone beyond yourself and learned new skills to expand who you think you are and your self-reliance. And you'll have had a ton of fun.
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See what's in store!
Sunday, Oct 20
12:00 - 1:30 PM: Arrival
Arrival and check-in. Shuttle available from the Croton-Harmon Train Station for those coming from NYC.
2:00 PM: Welcome Reception
Meet the extraordinary tribe of high-performing women who have chosen to go beyond themselves and committed to supporting each other along the way.
2:30 PM: Where exactly is my comfort zone?
Find your "expansion zone" both in life and your career, along with others who can both help you and who you can help. This enlightening exercise is both fun and revealing and gives us a clear path of actions we can take to expand.
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Short Break
3:15 PM: Hike With a Purpose
A group hike to the beautiful Race Brook Falls. Reconnect with nature and make some new friends along the way. The woods in the fall will be spectacular.
4:30: Break
Retreat to the cozy rooms , take a breath, and get ready for a casual dinner.
5:30 PM: Cocktails & Conversation with a Badass
Grab a drink and meet the remarkable, Tricia Mayes LeQuesne. Tricia's career in eco/psychotherapy has given her an amazing understanding of how our brains work, how to build neuroplasticity and why it's important. Outside of work, she's ice-picked her way up mountains, rode first-descents on her snowboard in Alaska, and traversed the entire length of Scotland on her mountain bike. Hear her inspiring tales and learn more of what we can do everyday to unleash our own badassery.
6:15 PM: Dinner at the Down Country Speakeasy
A casual dinner with not-so-casual food from the amazing Chef Andrew Jalbert at Race Brook Lodge.
7:30: A Campfire Experience
There's something waiting for us at the campfire. We have to leave some things as a surprise!
Rest Up!
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Monday, Oct 21
7:00 - 8:30 AM: Breakfast
Have breakfast at your leisure.
8:30 AM: Crafting Your Next Step Vision
Working with the amazing Jennifer Crews, coach and author extraordinaire, we'll get clarity around the vision you have for your career and define your next step. Whether that's a board seat, a new role, or a total career pivot — or anything in between, we'll workshop it to give it a focus and a vision.
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Short Break
10:00 AM: Negotiate (Way) Better
An interactive session led by negotiation expert, Jamie Lee, will get to the heart of how we can each negotiate better for ourselves and our teams. We'll also learn to navigate the risks, and find our individual paths forward. Research shows women tend to negotiate less often and for less money. We intend to change that for every attendee.
12:00 PM: Break
Absorb the morning with a breather before lunch.
12:30: De-Risking the Plan Lunch Workshop
We'll break into curated groups, grab a picnic lunch, and find a spot on the lovely grounds to get all the obstacles on the table and navigate the way round them together.
2:00 PM: Wilderness Survival Skills
Led by Owl Eyes Wilderness instructors we'll spend the afternoon learning new skills to build our self-reliance, confidence and expand our badassery.
5:30 PM: Break
A well-earned break and time to get ready for an elegant dinner in the Race Brook Lodge historic Stagecoach Tavern. That outfit you've been dying to wear but haven't found the occasion? This is it.
6:30 PM: Dinner at the Stagecoach Tavern
We'll enjoy exquisite cuisine of Chef Andrew Jalbert in the over 200-year-old tavern where a rebellion was once hatched. We'll get decked out in a favorite fancy-wear and celebrate the grace (and grit) in all of us.
8:00 PM: Party in the Barn
Bring your dancing shoes and your poker face, there's a party in the barn!
Tuesday,
Oct 22
7:30 - 9:00 AM: Breakfast
Have breakfast at your leisure.
9:00 AM: Put Your Wilderness Skills to the Challenge
Working in teams, we'll head out to the woods and use the skills we've learned to compete Amazing Race style.
12:00 PM: Break
Breather before lunch.
12:30 PM: Lunch
Gather for a restful lunch and networking.
1:30 PM: Set the Vision and the Plan
You will have the vision, a plan, next steps — know your obstacles and have a plan to overcome them. Now, we'll set the goal together. We have something special in store to solidify it and help along the way.
3:PM: Fare Thee Well
It's goodbye for now, but you won't be going the rest of the journey alone. You've expanded your tribe, your skills and your self-reliance to make your boldest vision happen. You'll return refreshed, reconnected and ready for action.
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Shuttle available back to Croton-Harmon Train Station.