Belize, Central America
Women in Business
April 12-19, 2025
Join a private group of executive women on a guided, transformative, one-of-a-kind travel opportunity in Belize, Central America!
Create the time to refresh your spirit, focus on your career and life, and experience the beauty of Belize!
Join a curated adventure of self-discovery, professional development, and guided local adventure!
Take time for you & your career
Taking a break is the best way to move forward!
When was the last time you intentionally took time just for you?
Create connections. Go after your dreams.
Enter a space for inspiration and collaboration.
Return home with a fresh perspective, new colleagues and friends, and a revived energy to lean into your goals.
*Relax in paradise with new friends and engage in local immersion and guided tours.
A unique opportunity to connect with
global women in business
Connect with women with global communities and explore potential business opportunities and professional partnerships
Create new global business connections
Join group workshop sessions with the Network Internacional de Mujeres Empresarias (NIME) Belize
Inspire (and optionally mentor) global women
Join women coming together to share experience, grow in thought partnership.
Intentional time for individual and group thought partnership
Reflect, together, on the power we hold as women in business.
Optional small group discussions on:
Ask & Give: Come with one ask for the group where you need help and/or bring one give (an area that you can help others)
Supporting each other: bring a challenge that you would like to discuss (professional or personal)
Optimizing your board seat search
Defeating imposter syndrome
Our Itinerary
A guided, structured retreat comprised of daily mindfulness, coaching, reflection, exploration, leadership and purpose.
Everything is optional— you can participate as much as you’d like!
April 12 | San Ignacio
Travel to Belize City International Airport (airport code: BZE). We kindly ask that you land by 3p. Exit the airport and transfer to the hotel in San Ignacio via private transfer. Drop your bags and unwind!
April 13 | San Ignacio
A morning of adventure to discover Belize via (delicious) Maya chocolate making and take in the view on top of Xunantunich Maya Temple.
April 14 | San Ignacio
Participate in the Women in Business Workshop with local Belize Chapter, Network Internacional de Mujeres Empresarias (NIME). An intimate opportunity to professionally connect with global women in business.
April 15 | San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
We hop in our private transfer to the Belize Municipal Airport in Belize City to hop on a puddle jumper flight via Tropic Air. The puddle jumper flights are the perfect perspective to take in the beautiful Caribbean Sea and islands on our way to Ambergris Caye.
April 16-18 | San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
These days are full of relaxation and we encourage you to go at your own pace: massages, cultural dance workshop, small group work, snorkeling, and beach time!
April 19 | Departures
Getting to the airport from the caye is a breeze. We genuinely hope you had a relaxing, impactful time in Belize. Depart at any time via Tropic Air directly to the Belize City International Airport for your flight.
Unique Local Immersion: Business & Culture
Join a half-day Women in Business workshop with the International Network of Women in Business (Belize & Guatemala chapter)!
This is an incredible opportunity to intimately meet global women in business. The workshop will consist of local speakers, small group discussions, and networking to discuss and engage on personal and professional topics with professionals from Belize & Guatemala.
Business Immersion || Women in Business Workshop
Opportunities will be available to meet executive leaders in Belize within the private and public sector, such as Beltraide and US Public Affairs.
Kelli is eager to help establish any possible professional connections for travelers. Please let Kelli know of industry or professional interests you would like to meet with while in Belize.
Business Immersion || Connections & Engagements
Sherett, a dynamic Belize cultural dance instructor, guides us through an engaging dance workshop to learn more about the Creole and Garifuna cultures. Everyone is destined to feel the flow and smile with Sherett!
Cultural Dance Workshop
Engage in an optional local service and education opportunity with a local nonprofit to address current environmental efforts.
Local Service Opportunity
Xunantunich, also known as “Stone Lady,” is grand. Walk on the hand-crank bridge to cross the Mopan River and enjoy a guided tour of the second tallest Maya temple in Belize. Enjoy the 360º view of Belize and Guatemala from the top!
Xunantunich Maya Temple
Relax, unwind and sink into a massage on the beach! Please feel free to add on any additional spa services, if you’d like!
Massage on the Beach
An absolute captivating evening on the beach is fire-side with Creole drumming! Listen to talented Creole drummers share rhythms, culture, and lessons through music. The evening doesn’t wrap without a group fire circle dance!
Creole Drumming & Fire Circle
We soak up the final evening of our retreat on the Caribbean Sea, soaking up the sunset, and appreciating our final evening together.
Sunset Cruise
Our Luxury Accommodations
San Ignacio Resort Hotel
San Ignacio, Belize
The San Ignacio Resort Hotel offers luxury rooms and suites that offer hillside, garden, and rainforest views. Our accommodations are designed with exotic local art and furnishings made from Belizean hardwood and sustainable mahogany. Each room features a King size bed, air conditioning, en-suite bathroom and local art.
Unique fact: In February of 1994, San Ignacio Hotel was the venue chosen for hosting Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Ambergris Caye
San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize
- Our island oasis on San Pedro -
Our accommodations will be on the beach and will serve local, healthy meals. The island has several unique locations for meals out on the caye, and is the perfect location within Belize to explore the Belize Barrier Reef. The pristine national park within the reef, Hol Chan Marine Reserve, is a short boat ride from the beach.
Rum punch to be served!
San Ignacio Resort Hotel
San Ignacio, Belize
Ambergris Caye
San Pedro
Retreat Leadership
Britt Ide
Ide Energy & Strategy
Kelli Soll
Global Service Partnerships & Kelli Soll Consulting
Minerva Pinelo Alvarez
Right Insights, Belize
National Institute of Women in Business in Belize
*Minerva is our professional partner who will be with us during our business workshop in San Ignacio and will serve as a local professional resource.
Retreat Pricing & Airfare Details
Retreat Pricing
$4,990/person
Retreat Includes: All lodging, meals, transfers, Women in Business in Belize entry and workshop costs, guided morning yoga, community of like-minded global business women, travel support prior to and during retreat, etc.
Not included: excursions (all excursions are optional), baggage fees, incidentals, travel insurance, alcohol
Airfare
Round-trip airfare is not included
Airport code for flights: BZE (Belize City International Airport)
*Kelli is more than willing to help book flights, and offer travel tips and booking support for hotels if traveling to/from Belize outside of the retreat dates
The cultural melting pot of
Central America awaits.
Join us!
Please click on the button below to fill out a brief form and submit a retreat deposit via Global Service Partnerships. Kelli will be in touch very soon after!
Preparation: Once you submit your deposit, we will send you optional pre-reading to help you maximize your time on the retreat (and help you get excited!).
