EVENTS & RETREATS

Think of it as a mini-vacation for the mind. An Unspeakeasy retreat is not a conference with breakout sessions, talking sticks, or ill-advised trust fall exercises. It’s a series of curated, off-the-record conversations with intellectually curious people about the most complex and fascinating issues of our time. Retreats include guest speakers, great food, beautiful surroundings, and enough free time to forge important new friendships.

There are several categories of retreats. “Living room” retreats are casual gatherings in private homes. Our flagship retreats feature guest speakers and a more structured discussion schedule (some are overnight and some are daytime only). We also began offering larger, coed retreats featuring multiple guest speakers and plenty of mingling time in Fall of 2025. Our Small Gathering For Big Ideas coed retreat in New York City was a smashing success.

All retreats are strictly off the record, social media is not allowed, and privacy is paramount.

We’ve held retreats all over the country: Seattle, Denver, Minneapolis, Louisville, Pocono Mountains, Texas Hill Country, California, Vermont, Cape Cod, and beyond.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • In a word: talking. And more talking. Over the course of the retreat, Meghan facilitates curated conversations on a range of topics. Guest speakers join in person and/or via Zoom. We provide lunch (and sometimes dinner), eat chocolate, laugh a lot, and learn even more.

  • There are no trust exercises, breakout groups, talking sticks, walking meditations, or mandatory outings (maybe an optional yoga class). Most importantly, there is no social media or recordings. What happens at a retreat, stays at the retreat.

  • Whether it’s CEOs or stay-at-home moms, atheists and believers, artists or accountants, the retreats bring together women of all ages, backgrounds and life experiences. It’s not a gathering of thought criminals or a secret cabal of #GirlBosses, it’s for intellectually curious women who crave nuanced conversation.

  • Each Unspeakeasy retreat has a schedule of discussion topics based on the participants’ interests and knowledge base. The group sits and discusses each topic and has some free time throughout the day and in the evenings. A guest speaker will usually join one of the sessions. There are no trust falls, breakout sessions, or mandatory outings.

  • Originally, our retreats were for women only, but we now offer a handful of co-ed options throughout the year.

  • Overnight retreats do not include lodging as part of your fee. We do try to reserve a few rooms in case you would like to stay at the hotel the retreat is in, but you will still need to pay for it yourself.

  • Feel free to use the contact form or email us, and we’ll send you a unique coupon code to use for all of your retreat bookings.