Business-Building Retreats for Rural Women Entreprenuers
The Workhorse Retreat
Work ON Your Business, Not IN It
During our hands-on retreats, you'll be given the tools you need to improve your confidence with marketing your business with the perfect combination of group learning sessions, one-on-one coaching, and work sessions where we'll work directly on your business.
This isn't a fluffy retreat — this is dig in and get real work done in your business, so when you get home you can continue moving forward with the traction built during our time together.
Multi-Day Experience
Intensive 3-4 day retreats held in beautiful Pacific Northwest locations, designed for deep focus and meaningful connections.
All-Inclusive
Luxury accommodations, all meals and drinks, comprehensive workbooks, and both group and individual coaching sessions.
Customized Learning
Topics are selected by attendees through pre-retreat questionnaires, ensuring you get exactly what your business needs.
This Retreat is Tailored for Women Who:
Own or manage rural or agricultural businesses
Are passionate about creating a profitable business for themselves and their family
Seek guidance, networking, and practical strategies to support their business
Want to implement real strategies, not just learn theory
Value authentic connections and community over superficial networking
Not Right For:
Quick Fix Seekers: If you're looking for an instant solution or aren't willing to invest the time and effort needed to implement strategies for long-term business growth.
Avoiders of Hard Work: This retreat is for those committed to embracing the necessary work, challenges, and learning curves that come with building a successful rural or agricultural business.
Influencers: If you're wanting to push into influencing with your online account, there's lots of great options but this isn't one of them. The focus here is on moving the needle offline, focusing on your business needs.
What to expect
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Expert Guidance:
Benefit from personalized coaching sessions led by Jess and Kendall, offering tailored strategies for business growth for your specific industry. -
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Empowering Workshops:
Engage in interactive sessions and workshops covering topics such as marketing strategies, social media, sustainable business practices, and more. -
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Networking Opportunities:
Connect and collaborate with like-minded women entrepreneurs, fostering valuable relationships and potential partnerships that can elevate your business. -
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Implementation Time:
Dedicated work sessions where you'll actually implement what you learn directly into your business with expert guidance.
About your Hosts
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Moose Valley Ranch
Returning to her family’s ranch after starting a career as a police officer meant finding her own place within the family businesses. Jessica founded Moose Valley Ranch Inc with her husband Christopher in 2020.
She started working with photographers to host their sessions and quickly diversified into hosting weddings, glamping, hunts, and creating a rural women’s entrepreneur community called Gather. She completely remodeled a 1940s machine shed into a usable space, and builds almost everything by hand.
In 2023 she was named a Rising Star by the Spokane Journal of Business after creating Market in the Mountains, a curated western market featuring small businesses. Jessica focuses on supporting non-profits and community at the heart of it all.
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Central Park Farms & Marketing for Farmers
At the age of 27, Kendall ditched the power suits of her corporate career, as Director of Operations in grocery supply chain, for a life in gumboots on the farm when she opened her business Central Park Farms. Fast forward, and eight years later Central Park Farms employs a small team and is a growing direct-to-consumer producer of beef, pork, and chicken supplying the Metro Vancouver market. Having won ‘Farmers Market Vendor of the Year’ from the BC Association of Farmers Markets and the ‘Under 40 Entrepreneur of the Year’ award from the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce, Kendall’s passion is in helping other farmers and food producers gain the tools to grow their businesses for long-term success.
Future Retreat Announcements Will Appear Here
When we announce our next retreat, all the details including dates, location, pricing, and registration information will be added to this section. Waitlist members get first access to registration before public announcement.
Client Testimonial
“Jess and Kendall did an excellent job about breaking things down, and then giving us free time to actually implement those things into our own businesses. All while making sure every question we could dream up was answered.
They got hands on to do the work or figure out the steps that worked best for each person and each individual business. I personally left with back office tasks checked off my list - things I’d been dreading for years.
Then there were the actual women that were apart of the group. Not often can you fill a room with strangers that when they walk away become friends. That have in-depth conversations about real life, mental struggles, business, and dreams.
I would 10/10 recommend this to anyone who is wanting to invest in themselves and their business. These gals are real life, and the passion they have is unmatched."
— Jessi W (April 2024 Retreat Attendee)
Client Testimonial
“Kendall and Jess pair so well together! Not just because they are incredible humans, but also because they each have such different experiences and goals in their own businesses, that their teachings are so incredibly helpful and applicable, regardless of what your personal business goals are. Having people in your corner that are willing to tell you the truth constructively, and walk you through the steps to hit that 1% better is absolutely invaluable.
Also, getting to step outside of my normal work setting and be in a room with such an intimate and brilliant group of women, really diving into so many different aspects of each of our businesses, brought all of our strengths together and I think it's safe to say that we all left this weekend with an abundance of ideas to implement moving forward!”
— Sarah S. (October 2024 Retreat Attendee)
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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Thursday starts at 2 pm with introductions and intentions for the weekend. In case of travel delays or overlap we don’t start the in-depth instruction until Friday. Friday and Saturday both feature group sessions, 1:1, implementation time, and some intentional breaks. Then Sunday we end in the morning so that we leave the rental on time.
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Absolutely not!
As long as you are willing to navigate the border crossing then we’d love to have you here. There are no travel restrictions, but a passport is required to travel in and out of the country.
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Not at all! While we specialize in teaching farmers and ranchers, we also teach women in a wide variety of rural businesses including, farmers, photographers, boutique owners, event and glamping hosts, gym owners, and more.
If you’d like to see if you’d be a fit, don’t hesitate to reach out.
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Our retreats have happened across the PNW (Springdale WA, Sunriver OR, Cle Elum WA, & Grand Forks BC so far).
If there is a large group located elsewhere we’d be open to traveling to facilitate the workshop closer to you! Just reach out and let’s chat.
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The full schedule has yet to be announced because it’s built just for you.
In advance of the retreat there will be a questionnaire sent out, for you to tell us what you need the most help with. Then we will tailor the retreat to focus on what is going to bring you the best return on your investment.
Potential topics include creating newsletters & email marketing, developing new business strategies, creating content maps and social media, revenue diversification, and more.
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Just yourself, your laptop, and a great outlook.
All the meals and drinks are included. Travel to and from the retreat location is not included.
The goal is to focus in on moving the needle in your business and connecting with other women.
Client Testimonial
“I showed up with no expectations and just to see what the weekend would look like. I've been to many other retreats and they all left me desiring more. I wasn't sure what to expect of this weekend. I was ultimately blown away at the knowledge and education I received.
The workbook was so well done, so much information. I loved that Kendall and Jess took the time to actually implement into my business right then in and there the education we were discussing.
They made sure I walked away with actual progress in my business, not just the knowledge to grow, but working progress. I felt relaxed and supported all weekend.
The whole weekend was filled with encouragement, productive working time, laughter and fun!”
— Miranda C