A Strategic Retreat for Women Painting Business Owners
Who's in the room changes the conversation.
Hocking Hills, Ohio · March 9–12, 2027
In Rare Company brings together a small, curated group of women painting business owners for a strategic retreat designed to create perspective, connection and the space to think more deeply about what's next.
Most owners spend their days solving today's problems, serving customers and supporting their people. The work that creates the most value rarely happens there. It happens when you step away long enough to lead, strategize and think differently about what's possible.
And this isn't four days in a conference room.
Get out of the day-to-day and spend meaningful time working on your business instead of simply working in it.
Learn alongside women in the industry who are already doing many of the things you're trying to accomplish.
Build real relationships with peers who understand the business, the responsibility and the life that comes with ownership.
Create room to slow down, reflect, recharge and have the conversations that don't happen in the rush of everyday business.
An intentionally designed experience for women who want honest conversation, meaningful connection and a bigger view of what's possible.
Featuring
Owners create their greatest value not by doing more, but by making better decisions. This retreat is designed to help each participant identify the conversation, decision or strategic change that could create, or protect, $100,000 of value in her business.
You don't need 100 new ideas. You may need one $100,000 conversation.
Great food, movement, laughter and plenty of unstructured time, alongside the strategic work.
Is this for you?
The lodge
We'll have the whole place to ourselves, just around the corner from Hocking Hills State Park.
The shape of the four days
Draft rhythm. The final schedule will be shared with attendees.
What you'll leave with
The one decision, conversation or change that could create or protect $100,000 of value, clearly defined, with a plan for what it will take.
Written commitments you'll act on the Monday you get back, so the clarity doesn't fade in the first busy week.
Where your time goes, what's holding growth back, and which work no longer requires you.
Peers you can call when it's hard, who understand the business, the responsibility and the life that comes with it.
A note from your hosts
Michal has been to owner retreats that changed the way she runs No Drip Painting: days away from the business, with people who had already been there, asking harder questions than she would ask herself. What she couldn't find was one built for women who own painting companies.
Tara has spent more than 35 years helping owners see their businesses differently. Again and again, she has watched the biggest breakthroughs happen when an owner finally steps away from the noise and gives herself permission to think.
So we're creating it together. A small group. A beautiful place. Honest conversation about the numbers, the people and the decisions, and about the woman carrying all of it.
If you've ever felt like the only one in the room who really gets it, this is for you. We'd love to have you with us.
Your hosts
Founder & Owner, No Drip Painting
Michal has built No Drip Painting into a multimillion-dollar company in Central Ohio since 2017. As an active contractor she has built a team, developed leaders and created a strong culture, and she knows the weight of being the person ultimately responsible for the business.
COO & Scaling Specialist, APPC
Tara has spent more than 35 years building, leading and scaling businesses across franchising, home services and professional painting. At the Academy for Professional Painting Contractors she works directly with independent owners on the numbers, leadership, sales, production and systems that let an owner stop being responsible for everything.
Investment
Once you arrive, you won't need your wallet. Lodging, meals, wellness and every session are included.
Shared room
per person
Share a bedroom with two or three other women. Everyone has her own bed.
Private room
per person
A bedroom of your own for all three nights.
Limited availabilityTravel to Hocking Hills is not included.
A private 6,500-square-foot log lodge on 40 wooded acres in Hocking Hills, about five minutes from Old Man's Cave and Cedar Falls. We'll have the whole property to ourselves. The exact address is shared with confirmed attendees.
Shared rooms hold three or four women, and everyone has her own bed. Private rooms are limited and assigned in the order deposits are received. Tell us your preference when you request an invitation.
Request an invitation below. We'll reach out personally for a short conversation to make sure the retreat is a good fit. Once you're invited, a $500 deposit holds your seat, and the remaining balance is due January 8, 2027, 60 days before the retreat.
Because the group is so small, deposits are non-refundable. Our full cancellation policy will be included with your invitation.
Hocking Hills is about an hour southeast of Columbus. If you're flying, John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) is the closest major airport. We're happy to help attendees coordinate rides.
Yes. Let us know about allergies and preferences ahead of time and the menu will be planned around them.
No. Yoga, walks and the wellness time are for every level, and all of it is optional. Some of the best conversations happen in a chair by the fire.
Comfortable layers, walking shoes, a swimsuit for the hot tub, and your most recent profit and loss statement. Come ready to think, share and unplug from the business for a few days.
Request an invitation
We'll follow up personally with details and a short conversation to make sure the retreat is the right fit.
