Schedule
June 17 – 19, 2020
Day 0 – Tuesday June 16th
6:00pm – 9:30pm
Main House
Optional: Early Check-In and Social
By Tara Consolati, Event Planner
Get to know you with appetizers and wine.
If you choose the option to stay at the retreat location, you are welcome to check in the night before and join us for a get to know you over appetizers and wine.
Day 1 – Wednesday June 17th
6:45am – 7:45am
Main House
Optional: Yoga
By TBD, Triangle Yogi
Start your day with relaxation and mindfulness
For those staying at the retreat location, you have the option to begin your day with yoga to practice breathing and mindfulness techniques. Let go of what you may be holding to embrace the day.
8:15am – 9:00am
Main House
Breakfast and Check-In
By Tara Consolati, Event Planner
Welcome breakfast and optional check-in.
Everyone is welcome to join us for breakfast before we begin the day’s events. If you are staying at the retreat location, you are welcome to check-in the morning of Day 1.
9:00am – 10:30am
Main House
Introduction & Women’s Leadership History
By Carlotta Tyler, Executive Coach
Meet the group and discover the herstory of women's leadership.
Women have a different, yet complementary style of leadership compared to traditional masculine models. Learn more about how the feminine brings a different lens, and opportunity to leadership.
10:45am – 12:15pm
Main House
Defining Your Leadership Story
By Kristin Hendrix, Career Coach
Know and define your HERstory in order to plan out your next chapters.
Consider your story, on the journey to leadership and the path so far. What is the narrative you are telling yourself and others about your journey? How is that being received and is it what you intend?
12:15pm – 1:15pm
Main House
Lunch: Share Your Story
Over lunch, share your HERstory and get feedback from other women.
Our stories, those we tell ourselves and others, are powerful. Are they positive, working for us and our success, or potentially diminishing our power. Share your story with other women in the group and discover the power behind your story.
1:15pm – 2:45pm
Main House
Beliefs, Repeating Patterns and Self-Talk
By Carlotta Tyler, Executive Coach
What is influencing our story and how we show up on our journey?
We all come to our work and our leadership journey with different influences. We have core beliefs that have shaped us, as well as established patterns and inner dialog that have either helped or hindered us along the way. Consider how your internal narrative is helping you or holding you back from achieving your goals.
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Main House
Guest Speaker: Change the Inner Narrative
By Donna Tiner, Vice President at Liberty Mutual Insurance
Hear the story of the profound impact of confronting our inner narrative.
Meet Donna and hear her story of transformation, confronting negative self-talk and limiting beliefs to embrace her gifts and continue her journey in confidence over doubt.
5:00pm – 9:00pm
TBD
Networking Dinner
By Tara Consolati, Event Planner
Optional dinner option to get to know your fellow retreat attendees.
Some of you may need to care for children, parents, or have other commitments. There is an optional dinner to network with your fellow attendees. Guest speakers from the week will be invited to attend and provide additional opportunities to get to know them and their stories.
Day 2 – Thursday June 18th
6:45am – 7:45am
Main House
Optional: Yoga
By TBD, Triangle Yogi
Start your day with relaxation and mindfulness
For those staying at the retreat location, you have the option to begin your day with yoga to practice breathing and mindfulness techniques. Let go of what you may be holding to embrace the day.
8:15am – 9:00am
Main House
Breakfast
By Tara Consolati, Event Planner
Get your morning off right with continental breakfast options.
Everyone is welcome to join us for breakfast before we begin the day’s events.
9:00am – 10:30am
Main House
Addressing the Confidence Gap
By Kristin Hendrix, Career Coach
Women navigate a difficult balance of being perceived as nice and confident.
Societal standards still expect women to be agreeable and kind, while wanting them to display more confidence. Just not too much. How does a woman navigate the confidence gap to be perceived as capable AND nice?
10:45am – 12:15pm
Main House
Guest Speaker: The Only Woman at the Table
By Deb Beauchene, VP at EBSCO
Navigating the world of tech, when women may be few and far between.
Meet Deb and hear her story about being the only woman at the table as a technology leader. She’ll discuss the different standards she’s faced, how she’s navigated teams and leaders that were all men, and share her experiences along her journey.
12:15pm – 1:15pm
Main House
Lunch: Finding Your Voice
Over lunch, share experiences and challenges being heard.
Women are often faced with not being heard. Whether it’s an idea that has been appropriated by someone else to be recognized, or simply being ignored, finding our voice in a world that seems not to be listening can be a challenge. Share experiences and advice with your fellow participants to help each other along our journeys.
1:15pm – 2:45pm
Main House
Identifying Blockers and Challenges
By Carlotta Tyler, Executive Coach
In the world around us, what might be standing in the way of success?
We’ve considered our leadership stories, and how we want to move forward, as well as how we might be holding ourselves back. Now it’s time to consider what might be challenging us in the world at large. This may be in our current roles, companies, or more broadly.
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Main House
Challenge Identification
By Kristin Hendrix, Career Coach
Select group challenges for our Friday problem solving.
As a group, we will share our challenges and determine the themes for problem solving sessions on Friday.
5:00pm – 9:00pm
TBD
Dinner at The Lantern
By Tara Consolati, Event Planner
Meet James Beard award winning chef and owner, Amanda Reusing.
Some of you may need to care for children, parents, or have other commitments. There is an optional dinner, providing inspiration in the form of award winning chef, Amanda Reusing.
Day 3 – Friday June 19th
6:45am – 7:45am
Main House
Optional: Yoga
By TBD, Triangle Yogi
Start your day with relaxation and mindfulness
For those staying at the retreat location, you have the option to begin your day with yoga to practice breathing and mindfulness techniques. Let go of what you may be holding to embrace the day.
8:15am – 9:00am
Main House
Breakfast and Check-In
By Tara Consolati, Event Planner
Welcome breakfast and optional check-in.
Everyone is welcome to join us for breakfast before we begin the day’s events. If you are staying at the retreat location, you are welcome to check-in the morning of Day 1.
9:00am – 10:30am
Main House
Overcoming Obstacles and Problem Solving
By Kristin Hendrix, Career Coach
Problem solving session focused on group topics from Thursday.
Group problem-solving and breakouts on key topics identified on Thursday.
10:45am – 12:15pm
Main House
Guest Speaker: Managing the Uncomfortable
By Adri Maisonet-Morales, VP at Blue Cross Blue Shield NC
How to navigate uncomfortable situations we are faced with at work.
Meet Adri, an HR executive, who will help answer questions and address common challenges such as bro-priation, mansplaining, or being ignored.
12:15pm – 1:15pm
Main House
Lunch: Challenges in Tech
By Kristin Hendrix, Career Coach
Tech-specific challenges women face and how to manage them.
While Durham is one of the leading locations for women in tech, the industry can still be a challenge for women to navigate. Let’s discuss additional challenges unique to tech and suggestions for how to address them.
1:15pm – 2:45pm
Main House
What’s Ahead: Your Vision as a Leader
By Carlotta Tyler, Executive Coach
You get to write the next chapter in your story. What will it be?
As we look to head back out into the world, what do the next steps look like? What do you need, from yourself, your environment, and others to move forward and become the leader you aspire to be?
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Main House
Optional: Head Shots
By Betsy McCue, Photographer
Consider personal branding headshots from Betsy of Betsy McCue Photography.
Betsy will be in the local area for the weekend, available for personal branding photographer. She will also be available for a few hours of optional head shots for anyone that is interested.
“The person I am today would like to thank the person I was 5 years ago for not giving up. You’re awesome”
Iva Ursano
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