73. Want to Plan a Retreat? Here's My Top 5 Tips For Community-Building Events

In today’s episode of the She's Wild & Radiant Christian Business Podcast, we’re talking all about retreat planning. I thought it was the perfect time for this discussion since I am currently in North Carolina, having a blast at my student retreat! I have planned a lot of retreats, and have come up with a pretty good system that keeps costs down, gives an ease to the planning process, and helps create and foster a sense of community. There are lots of ways to build retreats, but today, I want to share with you the system that works for me. Different Approaches- students vs. non-students Just a disclaimer- events don’t make a lot of money. Any live event or retreat is naturally going to be more expensive than an event you host online. Make sure to go in with realistic expectations. Hopefully you won’t be in the “red”, but just don’t expect to make a large profit. The typical model for hosting retreats or events is to invite non-students. The concept with this is that you’re going to bring in potential clients and pitch your higher ticket programs with the goal of gaining new clients on the back end. I personally do more events for my students. I enjoy creating an experience for those in my paid community. This approach has worked well for me and it has really created a community of culture within my business. And I’ve found that I don’t have to market or advertise my events very much. My students look forward to it and I have some that sign up as soon as registration opens. That being said, I’d actually love to plan a retreat in Costa Rica for non-students at some point. Top 5 Tips Whatever approach you take with your retreat, student or non-student, the tips I have to share in terms of planning will work either way. But before we get into these tips, I recommend planning your retreat 5-6 months out so that you can fill the retreat. If you’re having to go through an official marketing process to attract non-students, you may want to start planning 10 months out. Here are my top 5 tips: Read More EPISODE LINKS I’m excited to announce that last week I opened up the Selah Collective waitlist, and I’m actually opening up applications this Thursday. If you’re a coach or course creator, this is your chance to wildly create, launch + scale your business so you can consistently hit $10k months while staying in alignment with your God-given calling. There are only a few spots opening in the month of May so get on the waitlist now and you’ll be the first to be notified when applications are officially opened.  Are you ready to tap into the Holy Spirit, pray for your business and dive into biblical truth that refreshes your parched soul? The Set-Apart $7 Entrepreneur Club is a monthly business bible study membership for faith-filled entrepreneurs who want to grow their faith, build intentional prayer habits and be encouraged in their purpose in just 7 minutes a week.  As a Christian Business coach, I have created an amazing community of faith-based entrepreneurs. Check out my free community! Follow Ashley June Co. on Instagram Subscribe and leave a review on Apple & email me a screenshot at [email protected] to get a FREE COFFEE