Small & Medium Size Business
Break Free of the Chains Holding You Back & Soar Into Your New Future
At first glance that might sound very corny. And it is a little. But it also reflects the type of transformation possible – and it’s how one participant described her Personal Branding session experience.
What’s Holding You Back?
About the Lead Facilitator
Jane-Michèle Clark , founder of The Q Group, is a business strategist and keynote speaker who writes frequently on personal growth and business development topics.
She has +25 years running various types of seminars and workshops; she has a similar tenure as Adjunct Professor at the Schulich School of Business.
Her personal mission statement: “To have fun while enriching the lives of those around me.”
“Thank for all your advice and coaching. I kept hearing your voice in my head during my interview last week and… I GOT THE JOB!!” ~ Mary Saunders
“I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for an incredible course. Thank you for your guidance, support, and for making the course so engaging and impactful. I have learned a lot, and I truly appreciate the effort you put into ensuring our learning experience was both enriching and practical.” ~ Harshit Jaiswal
Where You’ll Stay
Optional Accommodations
- Shared rooms (separate men’s and women’s rooms) with bunk beds and common unisex bathrooms for $25/night (6/room) or $30 (4/ room)
- Suite with Queen bed (max 2/room) and private 3-piece bathroom for $95/ night
- Towels & amenities included
Where You’ll Play
All retreats include at no additional cost
- Yoga instruction
- All meals & snacks even if staying offsite
- Unlimited tea, coffee and cold drinks
- Free parking and Wi-Fi
- Use of all water toys (paddle boards, pedal boat, kayaks, etc.) in summer and toboggans, in winter
How to Build a Personal and/or Corporate Brand
2 days
Program Fee: $950
This program includes:
- Guidance through a specific, proven approach to help you build your own personal brand or your business’ brand
- Guided meditation to help you tap into your business’s best brand positioning
- Creative activities to unleash your imagination + Creation of item to take home
- A step-by-step by process for getting started – even before you leave
- Peer Feedback and Personal Coaching
- Local Outing option
Summer/Fall Program Dates
- June 27 – 30, 2025
July– courses full- August: May add one more course; please email retreats@theqgroup.com if interested
- Fall dates not yet released; please email retreats@theqgroup.com if interested
How to Ace any Interview
3 days
Program Fee: $1,050
Looking for a new job? Meeting a new client? Stack the deck in your favour! This program includes:
- Insights on how to secure an interview for jobs not yet posted – and what not to do.
- Instructions on how to prepare for the interview, and what do afterwards.
- Best practices about what to put in your résumé, how to apply for a job and how to handle the cover letter.
- Input on your prepared practice question answers
- One-on-one coaching on a practice job interview, with a recording of the session and feedback.
Summer Program Dates
- June 13 – 15, 2025
- All July sessions: Full
- August 22 – 24, 2025
- September 11 – 13, 2025
- Other Fall dates not yet released; please email retreats@theqgroup.com if interested
How to Add New Revenue Streams Easily
2 days
Program Fee: $1,250
Summer Program Dates
- June 23 – 24, 2025
- All July sessions: Full
- August 5 – 6 , 2025
- August 12 – 13 , 2025
- September 8 – 9, 2025
- Other Fall dates not yet released; please email retreats@theqgroup.com if interested
In this 2 day-retreat, you’ll learn a method originally developed by The Group +20 years ago, that has been honed over the years. Today, it is being used by hundreds of firms around the globe to increase sales – with little to no increase in overhead. This program includes:
- Guidance through a specific, proven approach to help you add new revenue streams.
- Guided meditation to help you increase the new approaches that can be incorporated into this process
- Instructions on what aspects of your business will need to change to accommodate your new revenue sources – and how to manage the change.
- A series of fun, creative, interactive activities specifically-designed to help unleash your imagination and apply the process effectively.
- Peer Feedback and Personal Coaching
- Local Outing option
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