1/2 Day Retreat for Women in Business!

Please register at: https://business.wbcutah.org/events/details/1-2-day-retreat-for-women-in-business-795

Villa Leadership, Lady Bird Society and WBCUtah are bringing you the ½ Day Retreat for Women in Business. This is your time to take a break from work, get away from your desk, recharge and feel empowered! 
 
Gift yourself a day to focus on your intuition, learn some valuable skills you can implement in the work place and restore your body back to health with yoga and healthy eats. 
 
Come at 9:00 am to pour yourself some local coffee and enjoy protein shakes and steel cut oats from Brass Smoothies. We will start our morning off with gentle yoga which will get you feeling refreshed. Following yoga, Villa Leadership will lead you through a workshop on the Joys and Challenges of Owning a Business. Where you will explore the emotional risks and benefits of entrepreneurship and recognize common traps that get in your way.
 
You’ll get a chance to enjoy our Vive Juicery bar for a reboot, while connecting with your fellow peers. 

The afternoon will conclude with a final workshop on Fortifying Your Resilience And Emotional Brain Balancing. The day will conclude with a rhythm and drumming activity at pioneer park and a delicious, Mediterranean lunch provided by Aubergine & Company.

The retreat is open to all women in business and entrepreneurs. Come experience full wellness, inside and out!

9:00 am           Registration and Breakfast 
9:30 am           Yoga with Lauren: 45 min
10:15 am         Feel the Fear: The Joys and Challenges of Owning a Business
Every business owner knows that the thrill of pursuing your passions and dreams come paired with the anxieties and realities of building a successful  business. In this session, we will explore the emotional risks and benefits of entrepreneurship and recognize common traps that get in our way. 
11:15 am         Break and Juice Bar
11:30 am         Fortify your Resilience: Emotional Brain Balancing
Learn to manage emotions and build daily practices that trigger positive neuro-chemical responses that will improve decision-making and resilience for sustain your passion and energy.  
12:30 pm        Rhythm & Drumming at Pioneer Park 
1:45 pm          Lunch
2:00 pm          Retreat Concludes



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Villa Leadership 

Merrilee Buchanan 
Principal Consultant 

Merrilee believes that the challenges of businesses, governments, and communities ahead will require new and different styles of leadership and thinking. Instead of asking only, “What does this person need to become a better leader?” we must ask, “What about this person makes her/him a better leader?”

Chocolate Villa women’s leadership and career development programs have taken Merrilee and her team all over the world in just a few short years, delivering programs for women in the U.S., Canada, Europe, China, Thailand, and South Africa. Working with women from different cultures and backgrounds, she recognizes that we all share similar challenges, and find strength in joining a broader community of women to share our successes in breaking down barriers and confronting norms that no longer serve our businesses or our economies.

With a dual background in organizational development and behavioral health, Merrilee brings years of experience and perspective to Villa Leadership to help companies open the next chapter to their success. She has worked with large and small companies from a wide range of industries, designing and delivering leadership development programs that have real impact in both the lives of individuals and bottom-line results for business. She believes that when people clarify their personal and professional visions and take charge of their own career and life paths, they are happier, more productive, and successful contributors to the organizations for which they work.  


Meagan Nielsen 
Business Manager 

Meagan is, indeed, a modern student of business management. She combines her “I’ll figure it out” drive with formal learning and application to find the most efficient and effective technologies to move our messages and keep our internal wheels turning. She is the quintessential support team rolled into a one-woman package, and has been the mainline backup for Merrilee’s quirky style for a half dozen years through a winding journey of business ventures (the only questionable part of her character).

Her love for homeless animals reflects her truly accepting, non-judgmental and helpful nature, so if you have a question or just want to hear her infectious laughter, give Meagan a call. She can help. 
 


Lady Bird Society


The Ladybird Society is a co-working office, community, and creative workspace totally evolving the way women work, connect, & collaborate in SLC. We believe that the key to productivity is to surround yourself with a diverse community of women that lift each other up. We provide amenities like childcare, desk space, and wifi, as well as meeting/conference rooms, meditation space, a coffee bar, podcasting room, and even a lactation room for nursing moms.
Plus, weekly events and programming designed to help you elevate your business and achieve personal growth.