Imagine a transformative breakthrough at the serene Miraval Austin Resort, nestled in the tranquil Balcones Canyonlands of Texas Hill Country. Here, you’ll leave behind the stress, overwhelm, and isolation of workplace challenges. Instead, you’ll emerge recharged, deeply connected, and refocused, ready to approach the complexities of modern leadership with clarity, confidence, and renewed resilience.

Our retreats are uniquely designed for women executives across all industries, whether they have direct reports or not. We aim to unlock fresh and quantifiable strategies for personal leadership development and team performance. By attending our retreats, you'll join a professional community and experience a transformative journey grounded in the values of learning, breakthroughs, bravery, and empathy.

In this immersive and experiential retreat, you'll:

• Level up on becoming a top-tier leader for exceptional teams without burnout
• Learn techniques to recover 30% or more of your time using the Own Your Time methodology
• Learn the four proven strategies to improve team performance by 50% or more and exceed goals
• Learn from other leaders and experts how to navigate challenges unique to women executives

Take the Pause. Have the Breakthrough. Executive Breakthrough Retreats for Women awaits you.

Change is the hardest and most important when high demands force us into volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) domains. The unfamiliarity in front of us compels us to lead with new behaviors while the pressure forces us into habituated, ingrained, and older ways of leading. We invite you to Executive Breakthrough Retreats for Women, where your leadership moves from survival to breakthrough and thriving.

Erica Medina Stanulis has spent the last 25 years helping organizations recoup months of wasted time from value chains and business processes, yielding 30% or more lead time improvements, millions in cost savings per engagement, and increased organizational health metrics upwards of 50% and higher.

From her early days in business and operational excellence, Erica now focuses on coaching executives and senior teams to identify the inefficiencies and behaviors perpetuating a misuse of time and energy. Through practices rooted in business agility, neuroscience, and Equity and Belonging, Erica helps executives and teams move from survival to performance, freeing up energy to thrive, innovate, and create.

Her recent engagements include:

• Building trust, psychological safety, and belonging through C-suite and extended leadership development (facilitator ratings of 90% and higher) to scale authentic conversations around race, privilege, and bias throughout the organization
• Cultivating and radiating mindset shifts so teams may quickly test, iterate, and reflect on creating purposeful change as an Agile Leadership Coach for multiple large-scale Fortune 500 transformations
• Refocusing strategic plans to harness maximum business and human potential—planting seeds for greater organizational strength as a steward of transformation for extended Top Team Alignment journeys of 50 leaders and higher
• Reconnecting individuals to the empowerment of purpose through letting go of limiting mindsets and behaviors as an Executive Coach to individuals seeking to be higher impact humans
• Facilitating rapid cultural transformation and personal growth journeys as a Wilderness Trails facilitator, designing virtual and outdoor retreats for teams
• Speaker and teacher on how nature taps into neuroscience for a creative, resourceful, and healthier mindset

Erica holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA in Leadership in Organizational Change from the Graziadio School of Business, Pepperdine University.

We invite participants to schedule a Discovery Call so we can get to know you better! Our retreats are thoughtfully customized to reflect the unique contributions and dynamics of each group.

• 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Guest Arrival and Mocktail Reception
  Welcome to the retreat! Settle into the beautiful surroundings and meet fellow attendees.
• 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Unwind and Explore
  Take time to relax, settle in, and explore the retreat grounds.
• 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Arrival Dinner
  Connect over a shared meal and prepare for the journey ahead.
• 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Welcome & Orientation
  Get an overview of the retreat and set personal intentions for the weekend.

Unpack belief systems that hold us back and build the foundation for strong, purpose-driven leadership.

• 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM: Mindful Activity
  Start the day with a guided mindfulness session from your group leader to ground your energy.
• 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Breakfast
  Enjoy a healthy meal to fuel your day.
• 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Module 1: Energy for Life
  Learn how to manage and sustain your personal energy for peak leadership performance.
• 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Break or Optional Retreat Activity
• 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Module 2: Breakthrough Coaching
  Engage in coaching exercises designed to identify and overcome mental blocks.
• 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch & Optional Retreat Activity
  Choose from a range of retreat activities such as cooking classes, wellness classes, or hikes.
• 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Module 3: Building Trust
  Learn strategies to build trust within yourself and your teams, fostering authentic leadership.
• 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Optional Retreat Activity
• 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Module 4: Navigating Biases
  Dive into understanding and addressing biases in leadership and decision-making.
• 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Optional Retreat Activity
• 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Storytelling Dinner
  Share and listen to leadership stories that have shaped your journey.

Equip yourself with tools to lead with greater influence and impact.

• 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM: Mindful Activity
  Start the day with a guided mindfulness session from your group leader to ground your energy.
• 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Breakfast
• 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Module 1: Teaming for Impact
  Explore how to cultivate impactful team dynamics and improve collaboration.
• 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Optional Retreat Activity
• 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Module 2: Leading Behavior Change
  Learn how to drive sustainable change in your organization.
• 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch & Optional Group Activity
  Choose from activities such as cooking classes, wellness classes, or hikes.
• 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Module 3: Owning Your Time
  Discover tools to lead efficiently and bring balance to both your calendar and your team’s.
• 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Luminary Speaker Series Dinner
  Enjoy dinner while hearing insights from an inspiring guest speaker.

• 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Breakfast
• 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Personal Commitment Module
  Reflect on your journey and commit to applying your insights and growth to your leadership practice.
• 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Closing Ceremony
  Celebrate the weekend’s growth, connection, and breakthroughs.