$100K Incubator Retreat for Women
Build the Business. Become the Woman. Create the Life.
September 18-20, 2026
Friday 3:00 PM – Sunday 5:00 PM
Have you always been a dreamer?
Have you always known there was something more waiting for you?
A bigger vision. A stronger voice. A business that not only generates income but supports the life you truly want to live.
The $100K Incubator Retreat is designed for women who are ready to stop playing small and start building with intention. Together, we'll help you clarify your brand, strengthen your message, align with your natural strengths, and create a strategic plan for growth.
Crossing the $100,000 revenue threshold isn't just about making more money. It's about creating freedom, confidence, and choices. It's about becoming the woman who trusts herself, leads with purpose, and builds a business that reflects who she truly is.
Through strategy, coaching, collaboration, and connection, you'll leave with greater clarity, a supportive community, and a personalized 60-day action plan to move your business forward.
You don't have to figure it all out alone.
Build the Business. Become the Woman. Create the Life.
This Retreat Is For You If:
You have a business or idea that you're ready to grow.
You're tired of trying to do everything alone.
You want clarity around your unique gifts and zone of genius.
You struggle with visibility, confidence, or claiming your expertise.
You know you're capable of more but aren't sure what the next step is.
You're ready to create systems, structure, and momentum.
You want to connect with other ambitious, supportive women.
Action Leads to Clarity
Say yes to your dream today.
What You'll Experience
Discover Your Zone of Genius
Identify the unique strengths, talents, and gifts that set you apart and learn how to leverage them in your business.
Human Design for Business Growth
Understand how you're naturally designed to make decisions, attract opportunities, and build success in a way that feels aligned and sustainable.
Strategic Co-Working Sessions
Dedicated time to stop consuming information and start implementing. You'll make tangible progress on the projects that matter most.
Expert Coaching & Feedback
Receive personalized support, brainstorming, and coaching from Christie and Melissa throughout the weekend.
Collaboration Opportunities
Explore partnerships, referrals, and creative collaborations that can expand your reach and impact.
Money Mindset & Prosperity Work
Uncover the money stories that may be limiting your growth and create a healthier relationship with receiving, charging, and abundance.
Systems & Scaling
Learn how to create systems that support growth without sacrificing your sanity.
Renewal & Reflection
Enjoy meditation, movement, nature, a hot tub, cold plunge, campfire conversations, and space to reconnect with yourself.
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Friday: Vision + Identity
3:00 PM | Arrival & Check-In
Settle in, connect, and get comfortable for the weekend ahead.4:00 PM | Connection Hour
Meaningful networking and conversations with fellow women entrepreneurs.5:00 PM | Opening Circle
Set intentions, establish agreements, and create the foundation for a supportive and transformative experience.6:00 PM | Dinner
7:00 PM | Discover Your Zone of Genius
Uncover your unique strengths, natural talents, and the work you're truly meant to do.8:30 PM | Becoming the $100K Woman
A guided reflection and identity exercise designed to help you step into the next version of yourself.Through journaling and discussion, you'll explore:
• What would the $100K version of me stop doing?
• What would she start doing?
• What boundaries does she hold?
• What support does she invest in?
• What is she no longer apologizing for?
• What does she believe about herself that I don't yet believe?• What does she believe about herself that I don't yet believe?
Leave the evening with a clear vision of the woman you're becoming—not just the business you're building.
Saturday: Strategy + Action7:30 AM | Morning Movement & Meditation with Christie
Start the day grounded, energized, and connected to your vision.8:00 AM | Breakfast
9:30 AM | Human Design for Business Growth with Melissa
Discover how to build a business that works with your natural strengths rather than against them.Together we'll explore:
• Natural vs. Learned Strengths
• Decision-Making and Alignment
• Energy Management and Productivity
• How to Stop Building a Business That Exhausts You
• Leveraging Your Unique Gifts for GrowthLeave with a deeper understanding of how you are designed to lead, create, and grow your business.
11:00 AM | CEO Work Session
It's time to move from ideas into action.Bring your projects, plans, content, offers, systems, or next steps and spend focused time working on your business while receiving real-time coaching and support from Christie and Melissa.
12:00 PM | Lunch
1:00 PM | CEO Hot Seats
One of the most valuable sessions of the retreat.Each participant will have dedicated time to share:
• My biggest opportunity
• My biggest obstacle
• The one thing I need clarity onThe group will provide:
• One idea
• One connection
• One resourceWalk away with fresh perspectives, solutions, and support from women who genuinely want to see you succeed.
3:30 PM | Reset & Receive
A dedicated space for integration, reflection, and renewal.Choose what serves you:
• Cold Plunge
• Hot Tub
• Quiet Reflection
• Journaling
• Optional 20-Minute Coaching Sessions with Christie or MelissaSometimes the biggest breakthroughs happen when we pause long enough to receive them.
5:00 PM | Collaboration Conversations
Explore opportunities to partner, connect, and support one another beyond the retreat.Discover how relationships, referrals, and strategic collaborations can accelerate your growth.
6:00 PM | Dinner
8:30 PM | Campfire: Letting Go
An evening of reflection and release.Together we'll identify the fears, stories, beliefs, and habits that no longer belong in the next chapter of our lives and businesses.
Because creating something new often requires letting something old go first.
Sunday: Systems + Sustainability
8:00 AM | Morning Meditation with Melissa
A guided experience to create clarity, alignment, and intention for the next chapter of your business and life.8:30 AM | Smoothie Bar & Connection
9:30 AM | The CEO Dashboard
Success isn't built from doing more—it's built from focusing on what matters most.Together we'll identify the key activities that move your business forward and create a simple, sustainable framework for growth.
You'll leave with:
• Your top revenue-generating activities
• Your visibility and marketing priorities
• Your relationship-building strategy
• Weekly non-negotiables that support your goals
• A personalized business growth dashboardThis session transforms inspiration into a practical plan you can implement immediately.
11:15 AM | Money Stories & Prosperity Mindset
Explore the beliefs, habits, and narratives that influence your relationship with money, success, and receiving.Together we'll uncover what may be holding you back and create space for a more empowered approach to growth and abundance.
12:30 PM | Lunch
2:00 PM | Taking It With You: Commitment Ceremony
Celebrate how far you've come and honor the commitments you're making to yourself, your business, and your future.Each participant will identify:
• The woman she is becoming
• The business she is building
• The next courageous step she is committed to taking3:00 PM | Your Strategic 60-Day Growth Plan
Bring everything together into a focused, actionable roadmap.You'll leave with:
• Clear priorities
• Defined goals
• Accountability measures
• Next steps for the next 60 daysNo more wondering what to do next. You'll leave knowing exactly where to focus your time, energy, and attention.
3:30 PM | Closing Circle & Departures
A final opportunity to reflect, celebrate, connect, and step confidently into the next chapter.Leave with clarity, community, and a plan to Build the Business. Become the Woman. Create the Life.
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You'll leave with a personalized 60-day strategic action plan designed to move your business toward its next level of growth.
What You'll Walk Away With
A clear vision for your next level of success
Greater confidence in your expertise and voice
Personalized coaching and feedback
New connections and potential collaborations
A customized 60-day implementation plan
Systems and tools to support growth
Renewed energy, clarity, and momentum
The belief that your dreams are possible—and a plan to make them happen
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Does This Sound Like You?
You have a dream that won't leave you alone.
You think about it while you're driving to work, folding laundry, making dinner, or scrolling social media watching other women build the life you wish you had.
You've started the business.
You've taken the courses.
You've hired the coach.
You've made some money.
But not enough.
Not enough to leave the job.
Not enough to feel secure.
Not enough to prove to yourself—or the people around you—that this can really work.Some days you feel inspired and unstoppable.
Other days you wonder if you're wasting your time.
You may have a partner who doesn't fully understand your vision.
Friends who tell you to "be realistic."
A family that sees your dream as a hobby instead of a calling.
You find yourself squeezing your business into evenings, weekends, and stolen moments between all the other responsibilities you're carrying.
And you're exhausted.
Not because you're incapable.
Because you're trying to build something meaningful without enough support, accountability, strategy, or community.
You've wondered if maybe it's time to throw in the towel.
Maybe the women making six figures are different.
Maybe they're smarter.
More connected.
More confident.
More disciplined.
But deep down, you know that's not true.
What you need isn't more hustle.
You need clarity.
You need a plan.
You need support.
You need women around you who refuse to let you quit on yourself.
Because the truth is, your dream doesn't need to be abandoned.
It needs to be nurtured.
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Ask yourself:
What would happen if you had one focused weekend dedicated entirely to your business?
What would happen if you stopped trying to figure everything out alone?
What would happen if you left with a clear 60-day plan, a supportive community, and renewed belief in what's possible?
If you've been sitting on the fence, questioning whether your dream is worth pursuing, let's talk.
Schedule a complimentary discovery call with Christie to explore whether the $100K Dream Retreat is the right next step for you.
You don't need another course.
You don't need another year of wondering.
You need space, strategy, support, and a plan.
Your next chapter may be one conversation away.
Book Your Discovery Call Today.
The $100K Incubator Retreat for Women
September 18-20, 2026
Central Wisconsin-Tranquil Pines Retreat
"You are not too late. You are not too old. You have not missed your chance. But your dream does need more than wishful thinking—it needs a strategy, support, and a community that believes in you even on the days you don't believe in yourself."
Ready to grow your business to $100K and beyond? Join this transformational women's business retreat featuring Human Design, coaching, strategy, networking, money mindset work, and a personalized 60-day action plan.
This is not about becoming reckless.
It is about becoming real.
For three days in the Wisconsin Northwoods, we gather in nature to:
Remember our instincts.
Reconnect to our bodies.
Feel pleasure without apology.
Burn what no longer serves.
Reclaim our voice.
Practice sovereign sisterhood.
This retreat is for the woman who is:
Done shrinking.
Curious about her edge.
Ready to release the “good girl” armor.
Longing for deeper embodiment.
Craving nature, play, and honest connection.
Early Bird Discounts until August 1, 2026
Private room, $650
Shared room, $500
Sisterhood Room in family room on lower level, $400
Camping, tents available on request or bring your own, $350
Non-Lodging Rate, $250
After August 1, prices go up!
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancel prior to 30 days, full refund minus $35 admin fee, Less than 30 days, 50% up to one week prior. 7 days prior, no refund.
About Melissa Ellingson
Melissa Ellingson is a business strategist, Human Design coach, speaker, and entrepreneur who helps women create businesses and lives that feel aligned, purposeful, and profitable.
As the founder of The Juliet Connection, Soul Sister Inc., and Melissa Ellingson LLC, Melissa has spent her career helping women identify their strengths, build confidence, and take meaningful action toward the life they truly want. With more than 20 years of experience supporting business growth, leadership development, sales, marketing, event planning, and operations, she brings both practical strategy and deep personal insight to the women she serves.
Melissa's unique approach blends business coaching, Human Design, mindset work, and personal growth to help women uncover their natural gifts, make aligned decisions, and create sustainable success without sacrificing themselves in the process.
Known for her warm, direct, and encouraging style, Melissa has a gift for helping women see possibilities they may not yet see for themselves. Whether she is facilitating a mastermind, leading a retreat, speaking on stage, or coaching one-on-one, her focus remains the same: helping women dream bigger, trust themselves more deeply, and take courageous action toward the life and business they desire.
At the $100K Incubator Retreat, Melissa will guide participants through Human Design for business growth, vision casting, strategic planning, collaboration opportunities, and creating a personalized roadmap for growth and momentum.
Melissa believes that success isn't about becoming someone else, it's about becoming more fully yourself and building a business that supports the life you truly want.
Tranquil Pines Retreat
Set in the central Wisconsin Northwood, Tranquil Pines is on nearly 10 acres of private land. A creek divides the property and provides for a total immersion in nature experience. Private rooms are available, as well as shared and camping options. Women can also join us without lodging.
What’s included:
All workshops with Christie Bemis and Melissa Ellingson, nourishing meals, lodging for those choosing to stay(see above pricing), and one-on-one coaching.
About Christie Bemis and Tranquil Pines Retreat
Christie Bemis is a seasoned psychotherapist, sex educator, relationship coach, and author with over 20 years of experience helping individuals and couples unlock deeper connections and embrace their true potential. Known for her direct yet compassionate approach, Christie blends a vast knowledge base with a relatable style, making her a trusted expert in mental health, intimacy, and personal empowerment.
As a sought-after speaker and podcast guest, Christie shares her insights on topics ranging from relationships and sexual health to self-empowerment. She also hosts the Ignite Your Life with Christie Bemis podcast, where she connects with listeners across multiple platforms.
Christie is trained in the Somatica® Method for building intimacy and relationships and is a certified Level 1 provider of John Gottman's relationship work. Additionally, she is a Certified Sex Therapy Informed Practitioner and is currently advancing her training with Terry Real in Relational Life Therapy to become a certified practitioner.
In 2010, Christie founded Hot Pink YOUniversity to empower women to live lives filled with passion, purpose, and play. She continues to operate under this brand, offering transformative experiences for women. In 2018, she launched Bemis Psychotherapy and Consulting, where she works with women, men, and couples in all relationship configurations to reignite their passions and create more fulfilling lives. In addition, Christie was the Director of Professional Education and Outreach for Back to the Body: Sensuous Retreats for Women. Through this work, she focused on expanding people’s understanding of sexological bodywork as a source for healing, expanding one’s understanding of their arousal and erotic expression.
You can explore her NEW assessment for couples, SPARCS© as well as her coaching services, book, wisdom cards, and other offerings at www.christiebemis.com.
