Ready to plan your first retreat as a therapist?
Learn some low-risk ways to host a successful retreat for your clients and grow your practice.
FEATURED GUEST
In addition to being a business owner, author, and triathlete, Megan Gunnell is a Clinical Social Worker who has hosted many retreats since 2012, when she hosted her first one at a local community center-complete with harp music!
From these humble beginnings, Megan’s retreats have evolved into weekend retreats and international retreats in Costa Rica, Italy, France, and other places around the globe.
In this episode, we discuss why therapists find it so appealing to consider hosting a retreat, along with common fears related to the risk of hosting your first retreat.
🍎YOU'LL LEARN
📰 Start Small. How a lesson Megan learned made her list of low-risk tips for hosting retreats.
📰 A Profitable Venture. How to make your retreat a successful source of income, plus legal considerations.
📰 Marketing Strategies. Why it's important to be clear about your intentions - and more of Megan's top marketing strategies for retreats.
⌚️TIMESTAMPS
1:57 Overview of What Megan and I cover in today’s chat
13:07 Why it’s appealing to create a retreat
15:30 Transition from trading time for income model
18:00 Why Megan chose retreats
20:00 The good, the bad, and the ugly of planning the retreat
25:45 How to mitigate risk when you don’t know if your event will sell out
30:00 Megan’s definition of “break even” versus “profitable” (what’s included)
33:24 How much buffer should be built in to cover expenses and for what?
38:00 The top 2 marketing strategies to fill retreats
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