E28 Summit Retreat Reflections Part 2: Transformations, Community, and Authenticity 🏔🦋

Pollen: For Creative Entrepreneurs with Diana Davis

We’re giving you another look into what happened at the Summit Retreat held at Steamboat Springs, Colorado!

In this episode of The Pollen Podcast, we discuss experiences and lessons from the retreat. Erica, Maria, Nicholette, and Alexandra share their favorite parts of the event, the beauty and power of a supportive community, and the importance of injecting more of you into your business! Maria also gives a sneak peek into where future retreats will be held and what you can expect from them.

Tune in and be inspired to join the next Diana Davis Creative retreat!

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🔥 Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode:

1. Learn how crucial a supportive community is in achieving your goals and dreams!
2. Understand why you should bring more of your authentic self to your brand and business.
3. Discover how retreats create a community of like-minded women helping each other move forward.

📘 Resources

• Achieve the life, career, and clients you’ve always wanted (and fully deserve!). Sign up for Diana’s Camp Clarity Course Round 7 now! It’s going to start on October 27.
• Excited for the next retreat? Sign up for the waitlist at Diana Davis Creative Retreat! This time, the venue will be somewhere in Europe (likely Greece!). There will be tons of activities, plus you'll get a bonus one-on-one coaching session with Diana after the retreat. 🎁
• Here’s another look at what happened during the retreat! Reflections from a Magical Week at the Summit Retreat ⛰.
• Access other courses from Diana Davis Creative.
• Connect with our guests!
• Erica Pieczonka: Instagram | Website
• Maria Herrera: Instagram
• Nicholette Hilbrich: Instagram | Website
• Alexandra Smith: Instagram | Website
• Connect with me: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

🎧 Episode Highlights [04:47] Erica and Her Retreat Experience

• Erica is a holistic leadership coach, and she is passionate about helping women reach their full potential. She also loves nature and spiritual practices.
• There is something special about connecting in-person with like-minded people.
• Despite being new to the retreat, she felt included. Erica also felt more motivated afterwards.
• Erica’s biggest takeaway is learning to bring more of herself into her business.

Erica: “The invitation that I received from you [and the retreat] was, how can I bring more of [myself] to my business? For me, that was such a beautiful challenge because it feels more authentic when you give yourself permission to fully be yourself and bring all of that.”

[12:40] Maria, the Retreat Planner

• This is Maria’s first experience planning a creative retreat. She used to plan corporate trade shows.
• She felt joy and security being in a room full of supportive women.

Maria: “The people you attract are the people that showed up to this retreat, and you created that energy and space too as a leader from everybody to just learn… The energy was so great, and that was my favorite part.”

[16:46] Sneak Peek into the Next Retreat

• Maria is also involved in planning the next retreat. It’s going to be in southern Europe.
• The retreat is an intimate environment where participants can take time for themselves and join activities.
• They will serve nourishing meals and are looking to include fun outdoor activities.
• The location for the next September retreat is Ecuador. Maria was born there, and she’s excited to share her culture, history, and food with the participants!

[20:12] Introducing Nicholette

• Nicholette is an entrepreneur, video content producer, and coach. She loves helping people be authentic.
• Her favorite retreat experience was jumping with other participants at the waterfalls. She loved the community and trust.
• When we have people with us on our journey, we can be much more powerful and accountable.

Nicholette: “That extra 1% of having someone else there with you believing in you… The amount of power that is within that to make you reach that next level of then believing in yourself — it’s fucking wild.”

[25:13] How Nicholette Expanded Her Business

• Nicholette is an Instagram Reel coach. During the retreat, she expanded into creating Reels for women.
• The women in the retreat were so supportive and helped Nicholette move through the expansion.
• Nicolette travels to help people create their Reels.
• She hopes a future retreat can be in Bali.

[29:14] Alexandra, Diana’s Assistant

• Alexandra is a systems specialist for creatives.
• It surprised her that the retreat participants were so open and committed.

Diana: “[W]e were letting people and giving permission for them to be their whole selves and not just be what they do for a living, or not just be the person that likes the color blue. It's like bring your whole self to the table and show up exactly as you are right in this moment.”

• Her favorite experience was the hot springs and the dragonflies. Dragonflies symbolize transformation, and she felt that was very apt for the retreat.
• She hopes a future retreat can be in a tropical venue or the Portuguese and Spanish coasts.

[35:23] How Alexandra Can Help You

• You can hire Alexandra for strategy sessions. She also provides weekday support.
• Her work can help you organize and process information, then create a roadmap for your direction.

About Our Guests

Erica Pieczonka is a holistic leadership coach who empowers women. She helps her clients shatter their inner glass ceiling and claim their highest potential! Check out her work on Instagram and her website.

Maria Herrera is a travel and retreat planner and virtual bookkeeper. She is one of the brilliant members of the DDC team who made the Summit Retreat a success! Check out her work on Instagram.

Nicholette Hilbrich is a video content producer and Reels coach. She helps entrepreneurs by creating video content that embodies their brand, attracts soul-aligned clients, and increases visibility on social media. Check out her work on Instagram and her website.

Alexandra Smith is a systems specialist for creatives. She helps clients create a fully-aligned flow in their businesses. Check out her work on Instagram and her website.

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