Realign & Recharge Your Goals: A Something Major Retreat

Realign & Recharge Your Goals: A Leadership Retreat

In a world that demands so much from us, join Something Major for Realign & Recharge Your Goals: A Retreat for Working Mothers.

• Led by author, certified women’s leadership coach, and Something Major Founder, Randi Braun, this single-day retreat for working mothers will be an immersive day of both restoration and leadership development.

• Held at The Ritz Carlton Georgetown on Friday, February 3rd, join us for an experience that past attendees have described as "absolutely perfect," "transformational" and "exactly what I needed."

We're humbled that our retreats consistently sell out and we're excited to spend this time with you once again for our return guests -- and thrilled to meet you for our new ones! Read on more for information about how to join us for this different-in-kind women's leadership experience.

Sign up or learn more about the day’s agenda, cost, and FAQs below.

Retreat Agenda:

AM: Realigning Mind & Body

• Coffee & Connect: We'll begin the day with an opportunity to network with other participants over coffee and light refreshments.

• Welcome & "Realign and Recharge Your Goals" Workshop by Randi Braun: As working mothers, we are quick to prioritize the needs of others, which is why this workshop is dedicated to redesigning your personal and professional goals for the year ahead. Previewing new content from Braun's forthcoming book, Something Major: The New Playbook for Women at Work, participants will: (a) learn the most common "avoiding-our-goals-traps" that working moms fall into, (b) participate in exercises to clarify their goals as a working mother in 2023, and (c) walk away with their own game plan for mapping their priorities accordingly in the year ahead.

• Nourishing Vinyasa Flow Yoga: After realigning our minds, we’ll realign our body with a nourishing vinyasa flow yoga class. This class is suitable for all levels.

PM: Recharging Our Spirit

• Lunch & Wine: To recharge our spirits, following yoga we’ll sit down for a delicious lunch, accompanied by wine.

• Gourmet Hot Chocolate Tasting: We'll sample gourmet hot chocolates from the woman-owned business, Taste of December (with gluten-free and dairy-free options available).

• Completion Exercise & Closing Remarks: We'll end the day with a final group exercise to lock in our learning from the day and kickstart our goals, followed by closing remarks from Braun.

Attire: Keeping it casual and relaxed, leggings/yoga clothes are required. Ponytails are not required, but strongly encouraged.

Cost:

• Standard Registration: $995/person

• Work Wives Discount: Registration is reduced to $950/person when you sign up with a work wife. Past retreats have featured mentor/mentee pairs, bosses and their HI-PO, girlfriends, and even sisters.

Pro Tip #1 - Ask Your Employer to Sponsor Your Seat: While half of our attendees self-sponsor, about 50% of our previous participants had their employer sponsor their participation as a leadership development and/or networking experience. Reach out for a copy of our Business Case Kit if you’re interested in learning more about how your employer might sponsor your participation as a leadership development and/or networking experience ([email protected] or [email protected]).

Pro Tip # 2 - Reduced Rate for Overnighting at The Ritz: For those coming from out of town, or for local Washingtonians who are looking for a reason to indulge, we have a room block available at the extremely discounted rate of $499/night for both Thursday, Feb 2nd and Friday, Feb 3rd. Rooms are first-come-first-served and must be booked after registration is completed. So, if you know you plan to overnight, please email [email protected] or [email protected] as soon as you register. Of course, overnighting at The Ritz is 100% optional.

FAQs:

1. Who is this for? Any career-oriented working mother who is looking to launch 2023 with goals that reflect her goals, values, and priorities -- amidst the competing demands of work and family.
2. What should I bring? Your proof of vaccination and your enthusiasm for participating.
3. Do I need to be vaccinated to come? YES. If you’re unvaccinated, we ask you to please sit this one out and we look forward to having you at a future event.
4. What’s included? The day’s agenda above, which includes the workshop, yoga class, lunch and wine, gourmet hot chocolate tasting, and light refreshments in the morning upon arrival.
5. This sounds fun, but will I leave with anything tangible? Yes, in addition to leaving re-energized after an inspiring and restorative day, you will leave with your own Realign & Recharge Your Goals game plan.
6. Will there be food? Yes, we’ll have light refreshments in the morning and lunch in the afternoon (including wine), as well as gourmet our hot chocolate tasting.
7. What if I have dietary restrictions or allergies? No problem - that's what we love about our partners at The Ritz: they take care of everything. Please share those after you register and please also alert the staff on the day of the retreat.
8. Is there parking? Parking is not included, but retreat attendees will receive a discounted rate. We will be drinking wine so please plan to make your transportation plans responsibly.
9. Any tips for out-of-towners? We've welcomed attendees from over a dozen states before and we're happy to have you. The Ritz is about a 20-min ride from Reagan (DCA) airport and 45 mins to Union Station. Register early to take advantage of the discounted hotel rate. These rooms sell out almost as quickly as the retreat itself.
10. What else do I need to know? Just like you’d sign a waiver any time you go to a new exercise studio, we’ll ask you to sign one when you arrive at the retreat. A signed waiver will be required to participate.

Other questions? Email Randi Braun at [email protected].

Meet the Host, Randi Braun:

Specializing with women leaders, Randi Braun is a certified executive coach and CEO of Something Major.

She is also the author of the forthcoming women’s leadership book, Something Major: The New Playbook for Women at Work (New Degree Press, 2023).

A sought-after thought leader, Braun’s insights on women’s leadership, thriving in working parenthood, professional relationship building, and burnout have been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes, Parents Magazine, and The Chicago Tribune, among others. Braun has worked with more than 40 organizations across government, the Fortune 500, trade associations, non-profits, and others. To learn more about Braun’s work and background visit: Something Major (somethingmajorcoaching.com).

Terms & Conditions: We totally understand that work meetings pop up, flights get delayed or kids get sick. Still, this retreat sells out annually, which is why tickets are 100% non-refundable and non-transferable. Thanks for your understanding of this policy. Participants are required to certify their vaccination status. All participants will be required to sign a standard event waiver after registration to participate. Participants must comply with all instructions/requirements from the facilitators and/or hotel staff on the day of the event. Facilitators reserve the right to make any and all modifications to the program deemed necessary.

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