YOU'RE INVITED
Invite-Only F.A.R.E. Leadership Women's Retreat
Forth Worth, Texas, October 6-9, 2022
You've been hand-picked to join us for this inaugural event! Gather with your executive peers for 2.5 days of learning and networking. A curated experience of leadership development, facilitated small group sessions and training, delivered by award-winning CEO and executive leadership coach Tissa Richards.
You'll leave with amazing new connections (and friends), and a clear action plan understanding your skills and next steps to level up to where you want to be next. This is an actionable, pragmatic, and uplifting experience that will directly influence your work and leadership.
As this is the inaugural event, we are offering registration at cost - no margin or mark-up.
Learn more below.
A journey with your executive peers
A curated experience focused on shared experience, action, and outcomes
1- Learning
Join us for an extensive agenda focused on building critical leadership skills, strategic planning, how to build high-performing teams, and actionable steps to reach your next career or board goals.
2 - Networking
Spend time with your peers in structured breakout sessions and informal networking activities to share the experiences - and pressures - of being a woman in senior leadership. You'll be joined by hand-selected CxOs, senior-level leaders, business owners, and board directors (private and public companies) from multiple domains who bring diverse perspectives and experiences.
3 - Coaching
Learn directly from award-winning Founder & CEO Tissa Richards, who has guided thousands of CxOs, public and private board directors to success.
Professional Development Topics (agenda sample)
- F.A.R.E. Leadership Overview (Fearless, Authentic, Resilient & Effective)
- How to Drive Organizational Value as a F.A.R.E. Leader
- Board Journey Best Practices
- Value Proposition & Catalyst Statement Development for Career Acceleration
- Strategic Planning: How to Get More Team, ELT & Board Mindshare
- Developing Thought Leadership Recognition & Brand Recognition
- Effective Leadership Through Values & Leadership Style Communication
- Having Difficult Conversations Fearlessly
- Finding Balance, Happiness and Resilience Without Guilt
- Identifying Your Blockers & Enablers
- Gives & Asks: Intentional Networking
- Breakout Sessions
”If you feel it is time to reflect on your brand, future goals, or just want to spend time engaging in honest, real, and important conversations - sign up. What can you expect to give/get? Inspiration, thought leadership, and adding amazing women to your network."
-Julia Anderson
CTIO, Campbell Soup Company
”I highly recommend Tissa as a coach, mentor, change-maker and connector."
-Lynda Grindstaff
Vice President, McAfee; Founding Partner, How Women Invest; Committee Member, Society of Women Engineers
” The most relevant and most effective in this space. Tissa’s style is dynamic, down-to-earth, and positive. That’s foundational to why you will feel empowered – and successful – after working with her. This was particularly important for me as a retired senior Naval officer: I needed someone who could help me translate my military career into corporate terms and accelerate my board journey."
Vice Admiral, US Navy (Ret); Board Director, Pacific Architects & Engineers (NASDAQ: PAE)
”Tissa has been invaluable in helping me articulate my board value proposition and identify and secure my next board opportunity. She demystified what can otherwise be a daunting process and streamlined the creation of board documents. This accelerated my board journey significantly. I am especially grateful for the personal attention, guidance and encouragement that Tissa provided which has positioned me to approach the next phase of my explorations with optimism and confidence.
- Katherine Davisson
Board Member and Member of the Audit & Compliance Committee, Select Medical Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SEM)
”Tissa's insightful, brilliant, and soulful coaching was the secret sauce to landing my public board seat. She helped me break out of limiting beliefs and find the right board where I can add value and have a blast. Tissa is a super gifted coach, and I am so grateful to have worked with her."
- Manisha Thakor
Founder, MoneyZen, Trustee, Lincoln Financial Board of Directors
”Tissa helps you pull out your personal brand and deliver it in a sincere and genuine manner. If you're ready to be intentional and successful in your career, she's the right guide for you. She stands out from the years of executive coaching and professional development I've had.
- Shar Kassam
COO, Nasdaq Asset Owners Solutions Group; Board Director, Audit Committee Chair, Nom/Gov Committee Member, Adit EdTech (NYSE: ADEX.U); Board Member, Foundation Credit Opportunities Hedge Fund; Senior Fellow, Millken Institute
Thursday, October 6th
6:00-9:00pm - Networking, dinner/drinks
Hotel: Sinclair Hotel, 12 Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Airport(s): Dallas Forth Worth (DFW) or Dallas Love Field (DAL)
Friday, October 7th
Optional walk/yoga/coffee on the roof!
8:00am - Breakfast
9:00am - Keynote & Breakouts (Dress code: business casual)
12:00pm - Lunch
1:00pm - Breakouts
4:30pm - Break
6:00pm - Meet for Dinner (Dress code: comfortable!)
7:30pm - Pete's Dueling Piano Bar
Saturday, October 8th
Optional walk/yoga/coffee on the roof!
8:30am - Day-long programming at Satori Capital, including breakfast and lunch. (Dress code: business casual)
4:30pm - Break
6:00pm - Meet for Dinner (Dress code: comfortable!)
8:30pm - Wine & Desserts at the hotel (Dress code: totally comfortable!)
Sunday, October 9th
Optional walk / coffee / yoga on the roof!
8:00-11:00am – Coffee gathering (come and go) in the hotel lobby as people depart
Tissa Richards is a bold, trusted, authentic technology founder, speaker and executive coach. She has founded, invested in, and run software companies in Silicon Valley, and holds over a dozen software patents. She has won awards for her innovative software products from some of the world’s largest companies. Tissa has navigated the tough worlds of entrepreneurship, executive leadership, and fundraising. Today, Tissa works with the world’s largest private equity and investment firms and corporations as well as innovative startups. She prepares boardroom candidates, coaches leadership teams and executives, and facilitates corporate workshops. She speaks globally on topics affecting executives and leaders.
Get reimbursed by your employer
Many companies cover all or part of the cost of My Board Blueprint™ as part of leadership and professional development or diversity initiatives. If you need help getting reimbursed by your employer, you can click here to download a proposal template. Or, reach out to us for personalized assistance. Questions? Email us.
A Message From Tissa:
I’m so excited about the transformation that happens whenever someone goes through these leadership events. You gain clarity, confidence, and the ability to say clearly: “[This] is the exact value I bring to [this] kind of board looking to do [this]. [This] is how I help guide companies needing [this] or facing [this] kind of challenge.”
Having that laser focus and succinct story makes you stand out. Your value is clear and compelling. People immediately understand, “why you?” They immediately start thinking about who they should introduce you to. They advocate for you. They scale and amplify your career with and for you. This maximizes and accelerates your success.
This approach isn’t theoretical. It works, over and over again. My clients secure private and public board seats and see rapid career acceleration. They are confident going into – and coming out of – interviews. They know how to activate their networks. They tap into the tens of thousands of opportunities available each year and become successful, impactful leaders.
Many people tell me they don’t have a value proposition. They tell me it’s hard to come up with something that is crisp, concise and compelling. I know it’s hard, and I promise you, you have one. The same people who tell me how hard it is go through the exercises and the discovery process and they are excited to see theirs come to life. I’ve never had someone not discover theirs.
You have a compelling story. I’m here to help you surface and tell it. And I’m here to help you cut through the frustration and the feeling that this is hard. It doesn’t have to be. Nothing makes my day more than someone calling or texting me to announce, “I got it! I got the role!”
This is my approach to executive and board coaching. Pragmatic, practical, and actionable. (And empathetic.) I want you to leave not just with inspiration but also with transformation. With a clear plan. With Fearlessness, Authenticity, Resilience, and Effectiveness.
I want to help as many people as possible do this. Let’s transform work. Let’s bring new perspectives, skills and voices to the C-suite and to the boardroom. Let’s bring your voice to the table. Let’s do it now. Let me show you how. It would be an honor.
See you inside!
Tissa
