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Crafted for high-achieving women who demand the extraordinary

A one-day women's executive retreat at the Four Seasons Boston, MA.

This exclusive retreat is designed for women in high-pressure careers—where clarity, alignment, and intention aren’t luxuries, but necessities. Through refined, insight-driven exercises, you’ll reconnect with your personal values to elevate how you work, lead, and live. Expect sharper performance, richer relationships, and a renewed sense of direction, both professionally and personally.

October 10, 2025 | Four Seasons Hotel Boston

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This Year's Theme:
Clarity & Strategic Insight

This program commences with a focused "Power Hour" — a high-impact hour guiding you through refined, insight-driven exercises to anchor your actions in your core values. Rediscover alignment and elevate how you work, lead, and live.

The afternoon is dedicated to the acquisition of strategic intelligence and high-impact perspectives. Fueling meaningful exchange, the gathering features a thoughtfully curated culinary program. Attendees also receive an exclusive collection of resources designed to amplify and extend the insights gained.

From Overdrive to Optimization

Recognize hidden signs of chronic stress and craft realistic and creative routines that protect your energy.

Master Values Based Leadership

Unlock the process of discovering personal values and how living in alignment with them accelerates your leadership abilities

Ambitious, Not Alone

Build a private network of peers who understand the stakes and will sustain you after the retreat.

Tracks

Power Hour

A one-hour midday reset

Join us for an intense midday session. Through targeted exercises, you'll gain practical methods for aligning your daily work and leadership decisions with your core values, leading to enhanced focus and fulfillment.

Full Pause & Pivot

A complete afternoon and evening experience

Immerse yourself in the complete retreat journey. In addition to the foundational Power Hour, this track includes a series of transformative talks led by our speakers, followed by an afternoon of deeper discussion. You'll leave with exclusive materials designed to help you integrate and sustain your progress.

Our gathering will feature a thoughtfully curated culinary program. Enjoy an elevated lunch, and refined small bites, with coffee and drinks available throughout the day.

Why Pause & Pivot?

You don’t need another wellness cliché. You need tools that hold up in the real world—where pressure is high, time is scarce, and expectations don’t ease up. This retreat delivers sharp insight and strategies built for women who lead, perform, and don’t have time to waste. This retreat cuts through the noise, and is built for women who operate at full tilt.

Led by Collaborative Experts

Our facilitators are global thought leaders, skilled in guiding professionals through complex challenges. They ask the right questions and help chart a path forward – they don't just nod quietly.

Ashleigh Reade

Ashleigh Reade

Voice & Speech Expert

Ashleigh is an acclaimed voice and speech expert specializing in empowering high-achieving individuals to communicate with clarity, presence, and authenticity. As an Assistant Professor of Voice and Speech at Boston University's College of Fine Arts, Ashleigh blends advanced techniques from Fitzmaurice Voicework™ and Knight-Thompson Speechwork™ with an innovative process that centers personal experience and dynamic expression.

With coaching credentials from Harvard University and the American Repertory Theater, Ashleigh's approach helps ambitious professionals harness their voice as a tool for connection, influence, and impact. She brings exceptional insight to women leaders seeking greater authority, ease, and effectiveness in their personal and professional communication.

Renee Guilbault

Renee Guilbault

Strategist & Author

Renee is a distinguished corporate strategist, author, and television personality with over three decades of leadership experience in the global food industry. As founder of Essayer Food Consulting, Renee has spearheaded transformative initiatives for renowned brands such as Pret A Manger, Bon Appétit at Google, Compass Group, and Le Pain Quotidien.

A graduate of Le Cordon Bleu, Renee authored "A Taste of Opportunity", a compelling guide that illuminates pathways to leadership and impact within the culinary industry. Most recently, Renee co-hosted AMC's "In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin" and co-founded The Open Food Company. Renee's inspiring journey embodies resilience, innovation, and vision, continually empowering others.

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Janna Koretz, Psy.D

Founder & Clinical Psychologist

Talk:The Subtle Art of Resilience for Peak Achievement

Dr. Koretz is the founder of Azimuth, a therapy practice specializing in the mental health challenges of individuals in high-pressure careers. She has spent over a decade helping her clients face and overcome their mental health issues by developing a unique understanding of industry-specific nuances in fields like law, consulting, finance, and technology.

Dr. Koretz has been featured in many publications, including Harvard Business Review and the Wall Street Journal, focusing on the importance of recognizing career/identity enmeshment. She also writes and speaks on the challenges of discovering and living your personal values.

In addition to therapy, Azimuth provides a set of free online tools that have helped tens of thousands of people, including the Burnout Calculator, Career Enmeshment Test, and Values Navigator. The practice has also developed a values-based journaling iOS app, Clearly, available in the App Store.

More speakers to be announced soon...

Refined Setting, Focused Atmosphere

Experience the sophisticated comfort of the Four Seasons Hotel Boston. Overlooking the historic Public Garden, the venue offers a tranquil and inspiring environment ideal for deep work and connection.

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Join the Interest List

Access is limited. This experience is intentionally selective. Designed for a small circle of high-achieving women, this retreat offers depth, clarity, and serious strategy—without the fluff. Join the interest list for early access, priority consideration, and private details before doors open. If you’re ready for something different—and built for you—this is where it starts.

Your inquiry is confidential. Information provided will only be used for retreat communication.