Celebrating because this weekend kicks off the first ever Camp Preppy with my podcast, The Preppy Podcast. I thought it would be helpful to share some lessons I learned while planning this retreat as it was my first time planning multiple days for over 20 people. I can’t wait and I’m sure post retreat there will be even more lessons learned but here’s where I am so far…
- Poll your audience before making major decisions- I set a date preciously for July just based on my own scheduled but after only a few people booked I realized that it was a hard month for most so then threw out some other dates and landed on September based on feedback.
- Create a community- I’m in a few different membership groups and one thing I’ve noted from them is it is all about community, connecting everyone to build energy. I created a private Instagram group for everyone attending and it really has been such a positive to set the ground before the retreat.
- Share sneak peeks- throughout the planning process I engaged my followers by sharing a planning trip up to the Inn as well as some of the welcome bag goodies and partner brand activities. Attendees got so excited for the stacked swag!
- Plan, plan and organize- I have my mom to thank for this but I have multiple Excel sheets and PowerPoint’s listing activities, day by day, hour by hour, alongside pictures. A shoot list is also great for photographers when planning
- Invest in packing tools- I have so much to bring to the retreat for welcome bags, activities and decor. My car is going to be packed so I had to be strategic. I purchases huge, zip able, flexible reusable bags to pack based on days/activities as well as invested in a pop up wagon to help unpack and load up for activities each day
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