How To Run Profitable Retreats
by Leni Cavazos
More sessions do NOT make your retreat more valuable
About this podcast
How To Run Profitable Retreats is a heart-centered podcast hosted by Leni Cavazos, designed to empower you to create retreats that are not only profitable but deeply meaningful. In each episode, Leni shares insights and strategies to help you craft retreat experiences that are transformational for your clients and rewarding for yourself. With a focus on authenticity, community, and intention, this podcast is a must-listen for anyone looking to create impactful retreats that leave a lasting impact. Each episode features interviews with successful retreat leaders, as well as solo episodes.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 117 episodes
- More sessions do NOT make your retreat more valuable · 8 min · Season 4More sessions. More activities. More speakers. More hours. It sounds like more value, but when it comes to transformational retreats, it can actually have the opposite effect. In…
- Connection Economy · 19 min · Season 4We are more connected than ever, yet people are lonelier than ever. And that gap is creating one of the biggest opportunities for retreat leaders, coaches, speakers, and…
- Why Your Retreat Sounds Like Everyone Else's (And How To Fix It) | Manu Molina · 30 min · Season 4If your retreat sounds like every other retreat on the market, your potential guests are left comparing you on price, dates, and destination. In this episode of How to Run…
- The One Transformation Rule for Profitable Retreats · 6 min · Season 4What makes a retreat valuable? It's not how many activities you include. It's not how many modalities you know. And it's definitely not how packed you can make the itinerary…
- The Only Joymaking Retreat by The Party Scientist | Jacques Martiquet · 31 min · Season 4What if your retreat didn't need another deep exercise, but more joy? In this episode of How to Run Profitable Retreats, I sit down with Jacques Martiquet, The Party Scientist…
- Locational Astrology for Retreat Leaders: Timing your Optimum WHERE and WHEN | VerDarLuz CelestiOwl · 42 min · Season 4What if the location of your retreat could influence not only how the experience feels, but also your visibility, opportunities, relationships, and the transformation you're…
- Stop Choosing an Audience. Choose a Buyer. · 6 min · Season 4Before you can understand your ideal client, you have to stop trying to help everyone. In the last episode, we talked about choosing ONE clear transformation for your retreat…
- Why Clear Retreat Messaging Creates Safety · 6 min · Season 4What if clearer messaging could make your retreat feel safer before your guests ever arrive? In this episode of How to Run Profitable Retreats, Leni Cavazos explains why trying…
- How to use quantum leaping to 10X your business | Malvina Messler · 20 min · Season 4What if growing your business didn't require working harder—but thinking and operating differently? In this episode of How to Run Profitable Retreats, I sit down with Malvina…
- Nature as your co-leader with Anne Gordon · 22 min · Season 4What if one of the most powerful facilitators at your retreat wasn't another coach, speaker, or workbook, but nature itself? In this episode of How to Run Profitable Retreats, I…
- Stress Less, Earn More: The Value of a Retreat Planner with Marta Pizzarani · 30 min · Season 4What does it really take to host a seamless, profitable international retreat? In this episode of How to Run Profitable Retreats, I sit down with Marta Pizzirani, founder of…
- Retreats Are Like Plane Rides: Design Your Transformational Journey · 23 min · Season 4What if the secret to creating a truly transformational retreat has nothing to do with your itinerary—and everything to do with how people feel from beginning to end? In this…
- The Legal Mistakes That Could Cost Your Retreat Business with Cory Sterling · 11 min · Season 4Legal isn't the most exciting part of running a retreat, but it can be one of the most important. In this episode of How to Run Profitable Retreats, I sit down with Cory…
- The Layers of a Retreat with Liesel Albrecht · 19 min · Season 4What makes a retreat truly transformational? In this episode of How to Run Profitable Retreats, I sit down with Liesel Albrecht, founder of The Retreat Specialist and creator of…
- How Structure Makes Retreats Profitable with Brent McCann · 25 min · Season 4What happens when men are finally given a space where they don't have to perform, fix everything, or carry the weight of the world on their shoulders? In this episode of How to…
- Launch Your First Retreat (Without Losing Money or Your Mind) · 13 min · Season 4What if the biggest mistake new retreat leaders make has nothing to do with the venue, marketing, or even filling the room? In this episode of How to Run Profitable Retreats, I'm…
- Authorship in the Age of AI: How to Write a Book That Positions You as the Authority in 2026. with Tina Kapp-Kailea · 24 minWhat does it really take to write a book that positions you as the authority, not just another story on a shelf? In this episode of How to Run Profitable Retreats, Leni Cavazos…
- Why Every Coach, Speaker, and Leader Should Host a Retreat with Amanda Hietter · 19 min · Season 4What if hosting a retreat wasn't just about the experience, but about expanding your impact, deepening client relationships, and building a more profitable business model? In…
- Why "Giving Back" Is Hurting Your Retreat Business with Lori McDowell · 18 min · Season 4Most retreat leaders say they want to "give back." But what if the way you're doing it… is actually hurting your business? In this episode of How to Run Profitable Retreats, I'm…
- From Self-Doubt to Leading Retreats: Helping Women Step Into Their Voice with Amy Leffler · 16 min · Season 4What does it really take to lead a retreat, especially when you're still questioning your own voice? In this episode of How to Run Profitable Retreats, Leni Cavazos sits down…







