Retreat Conversations

Strategic Planning for Small Business Owners

Have you ever wanted to sit with a really good friend and have a deep conversation about your business?

Retreat Conversations are the place to take a step back from your business and reflect with a friend. This is a time where magic happens and insights reveal themselves. These are treasured conversations that spark ideas, pull back the layers, and provoke thought. These conversations are a mix of what we can accomplish and discovering the soul of our business.

  • This is a one-on-one retreat with Ashley. You’ll be taking a step back from your everyday business and thinking about what you desire for the future. The purpose of this retreat is to align the next 3 months with your future desires. Taking business 3 months at a time makes it much more manageable. By the end of our conversation we’ll lay some intentionality by defining 1-3 things we’ll each be focusing on for the next 3 months.

  • Retreat Conversations are like a really a good therapy session with your best friend. The ones where conversation flows naturally, you learn something about yourself, and you have so many thoughts you want to ponder or write about afterwards. We’ll let conversation flow. You can expect to gain deep insight with thought-provoking ideas that will have you thinking for days afterwards

  • I’ll be sure to share a list of retreat questions beforehand. To get conversation flowing it’s best that we both come with one question that intrigues us from the list. There’s no need to make this homework beforehand. Simply choose a question that stands out to you then we’ll let conversation unfold from there. I’m always amazed at the way these conversations meander and yet lead us right to the insight that we need at this moment.

  • These conversations go deep and there will be significant personal discovery. Typically our visit will last about 2 hours.

  • For years I’ve been coaching business strategy one-on-one with small business owners. Simplifying and giving clarity to the complexities of business. I’ve become the advisor and friend to talk business with.

    And I know how business feels because I’ve been around the block as an entrepreneur. I’ve owned 4 businesses over the years. I’ve lived thru business start ups and a few business closings. I’ve owned a business that grew to sell product to Walmart. And I’ve become known an expert in the food industry with a digital course to support food entrepreneurs.

    Most importantly I’ve been retreating one-on-one with small business owners from Artists to CFOs to Non-Profit Consultants for several years. In these conversations I’m a friend, a fellow small business owner who is contemplating and exploring what it means to be an entrepreneur. As a friend in business I ask thought-provoking questions and simplify strategy so the next steps are clear.

Book a Conversation

$497.00

About Ashley

I’m 100% up for deep conversation over small talk and I relish the inspiration that comes from long, soulful chats. I believe that business can be intentional and calm.

I’m a philosopher at heart and I have a gift for thought provoking conversations. I’m a writer, a thought-leader, and a multi-business owner. I believe business should fit into what we desire for our life.

I delight in a simple life. I cherish picnics under the large walnut tree in our backyard, I enjoy baking pies for neighbors who pop by, and shopping grocery stores aisles is one of my favorite past-times.

I believe friendships give us hope and make life easier. And I think caring community is built one conversation at a time.