Recurring Revenue with Retreats with Erin B. Haag
How To Run Profitable Retreats
Release Date: 07/24/2025
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How To Run Profitable Retreats
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The International Retreats Association with Holly Porter
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What makes a retreat truly transformational? In this episode, Leni Cavazos sits down with Agathe Lazaro, designer, retreat space curator, and founder of sacred retreat properties in Provence, France and Pondicherry, India, to explore the deeper layers of retreat creation. This conversation bridges the worlds of hospitality, neuroscience, sensory intelligence, and retreat leadership, revealing why the most powerful retreats are designed with far more than schedules and workshops. ⬛️ In this episode, you’ll discover: ▪️ Why the retreat experience begins long before participants arrive...
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What happens when passion meets structure, and the right niche changes everything? In this episode of How to Run Profitable Retreats, I sit down with Matthew Brandt, founder of Tactical Retreats, retired law enforcement officer, Navy veteran, and retreat leader creating life-changing experiences for veterans and first responders. Matthew shares his real, behind-the-scenes journey of launching retreats with heart, and learning (sometimes the hard way) how clarity, positioning, and niching down create momentum. You’ll hear how: ▪️ His first retreat barely filled, then a single shift led...
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Sell Like a Woman with Christi Kendall
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Selling your retreat shouldn’t feel pushy, awkward, or “icky.” In this episode of How to Run Profitable Retreats, I’m sharing a powerful segment from the Sold Out & Profitable Retreats Masterclass featuring Christi Kendall on how to sell like a woman — with presence, confidence, connection, and zero pressure. Inside, you’ll learn: ▪️ The 5 feminine sales shifts that make selling feel natural ▪️ Why price is a leadership moment (not something to explain) ▪️ The 3 sales archetypes — Visionary, Magnetic Storyteller, Radiant Authority — and how to sell from your...
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Content shouldn’t drain you, it should grow your retreat business. In this episode of How to Run Profitable Retreats, I sit down with Louis Swart, founder of Ironbrij, to talk about how retreat leaders and coaches can create content that converts using AI, without burnout or inconsistency. We break down why most people are overwhelmed by content, how AI can support (not replace) your voice, and why being specific, consistent, and delegated is the real growth advantage, especially if you want to scale retreats like a business. ▪️ Why your audience forgets you if you’re not consistently...
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How to Turn Your Retreats Into a Scalable Profit Machine
How To Run Profitable Retreats
What if your retreat wasn’t just a beautiful experience… but a business asset that prints profit every single year? In this high-impact solo episode, Leni Cavazos — retreat strategist and founder of The Six-Figure Retreat System — breaks down the exact framework she uses to help coaches, healers, and entrepreneurs transform their retreats into repeatable revenue. Here’s what you’ll walk away with: ▪️ The real reason 80% of retreats don’t make money ◾️ Why picking your dream venue first might be costing you thousands ⬛️ The difference between hosting a retreat and...
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How to Get More Clients and Build JV Partnerships with Nyrie Roos
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In this episode of How to Run Profitable Retreats, host Leni Cavazos is joined by Nyrie Roos, co-founder of Explosion Marketing, for a value-packed conversation on two key growth levers for retreat leaders and online entrepreneurs: client-generating webinars and strategic JV partnerships. With over $20M in revenue supported and experience leading teams of 100+, Nyrie brings proven insights into how to use summits, live events, and high-converting marketing systems to create repeatable success in your business — even if you’re not a tech wizard. Together, Leni and Nyrie unpack: ▪️ Why...
info_outline🖤 What if your retreats didn’t mean starting from zero every time you launched?
In this powerhouse episode, I sit down again with Erin Haag, founder of Luxury in Business Retreats and creator of the Pricing Overhaul method, to dive into one of the biggest keys to sustainable success in the retreat industry: Recurring Revenue.
We talk about:
◾️ Why retreats CAN and SHOULD be profitable from the very first time you host
⬛️ How to integrate retreats into your business so your next event is already half sold before you even announce it
✒️ The truth behind the “you’ll lose money on your first retreat” myth (and why it’s hurting the industry)
🕑 Why knowing your numbers—and how to read them—is non-negotiable for retreat leaders
💠Why profitability and impact go hand in hand (you don’t have to choose one or the other!)
This episode is full of bold truths, practical advice, and empowering insights for retreat leaders who want to create businesses that are sustainable, profitable, and transformative—for both them and their clients.
đź‘€ Listen in and learn how to build recurring revenue into your retreat business so you can serve your clients without sacrificing your financial security.
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