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- My first retreat surprised me!!
My first retreat surprised me!!
everything I did led me to this (reflections)

friend,
My retreat in Mexico was my first official fully launched, led & hosted by me retreat but it wasn’t the first retreat I’ve ever worked on...
I actually creative directed TWO international retreats for a millionaire client & beauty brand when I was still studying fashion design in uni.
One was in the Bahamas
The other in the Dominican Republic.
This was back in 2016.
We hosted brand trips for beauty bloggers to create more brand awareness.
These trips were insane. Big budget. Going all out.
I learned so much about intentional & creative EXECUTION.
And that’s why we didn’t miss a beat on the details for our first Vivacious Retreats...
Everything was thought of & designed with intention for luxury feel

I know it seems crazy to believe that we produced this high-end experience without outsourcing to a travel or retreat company
It was me & my assistant with a VERY CLEAR vision...

There are moments as an entrepreneur where you understand WHY you had to do what you had to do before becoming an entrepreneur...

This is when you see how past skills & experiences come together....
My fashion design background,
my time as a makeup artist & educator,
my creative direction work,
my time working on brand awareness for other brands,
my leadership skills... all of it came together for this retreat.
Coming up next —
We are hosting the same retreat Birth Your Brand Baby but in Greece. These are our done-for-you rebranding retreats.
This was sold out within 2 months of launching!! Make sure you are subscribed to my podcast SEEN KNOWN PAID to hear how I sold out both of my retreats that I launched as beta.
Our retreat is the gift that keeps on giving —

from our client Lib — a badass coypwriter who joined us in Mexico.
We haven’t launched our Egypt retreat (Wisdom Within) officially yet but one of the spots has been claimed already!!
and we have 4 more interviews with potential clients interested in the retreat this month. We are known to sell out fast, take this as your opportunity to apply ASAP.
P.S initial info on dates and investment options are listed on the application [link]
🎧 Until then you can continue up-leveling your brand by tuning into the latest episodes on SEEN. KNOWN. PAID.—Listen now on Spotify or Apple.
Stay Vivacious,
Marina Girgis
CEO of Livin Vivaciously INC, World Traveler, and Brand Doula