The Academy Retreat · New York City
Come meet your people in real life.
Leave feeling lighter, clearer, and more focused.
October 21 to 23, 2026. Two days (and a cocktail hour) designed to send you home lighter, with new friends and a razor sharp clarity about exactly what to focus on next.
Registration closes Friday, October 2
✈️ Boarding for New York
The moment that happens on almost every coaching call
Someone shares the thing she’s been wrestling with. And in the Zoom grid, three other women start nodding.
“I thought it was just me.”
THAT moment is why we’re going to New York.
Because a nod through a screen is one thing. Being in the room is something else entirely.
You already know these women. You see them on coaching calls every week. You cheer each other on in Slack, you swap ideas, you celebrate each other’s wins like your own.
In October, you get to be in the room with them. A room full of women who are building the same thing you are, who understand the terrain, and who are rooting for you.
Here’s what past attendees have said
I love these women.
This community is amazing and full of resources.
We are solo practitioners but definitely not alone being part of the Academy.
How the days will unfold
Welcome cocktails
We kick things off with a drink and time to enjoy seeing our friends from the Academy in real life.
Our full day together
In the morning, we get out on the table what’s hard right now, together. Then we get to work on what’s in your control: you’ll map your own pipeline activity and see what’s moving the needle versus what’s just keeping you busy. You’ll walk out knowing the two or three things worth doubling down on, with permission to let the rest go.
The afternoon is my favorite part. Members will show you exactly what’s working for them right now: real posts, real shoulder taps, real approaches that are landing their best clients, projected live so you can see it, steal it, and make it your own.
This is a conversation you can’t find anywhere else, because this community can’t be found anywhere else.
Open studio
Bring your laptop, pick a seat, and keep working, with SGP coaches in the room for drop-in support. Dig into whatever Thursday shook loose, or get a set of expert eyes on what you’re working on. We wrap by noon.
And in between all of it: TIME. Time to talk, to compare notes, to laugh, to be with women who understand exactly what you’re building, because they’re building it too.
How we designed this event
A few moments from the last retreat
Save your seat
A day like this has a real price tag: the space, the meals, the setup. Your registration defrays part of it, and Smart Gets Paid covers the rest. Rates differ by membership level.
📅 Registration closes Friday, October 2
Registration stays open until Friday, October 2. But registration fees will never be less than they are right now.
What’s included
Your registration covers the meals and drinks below, plus the full day of learning and connection on Thursday.
The details
“We’ve been talking about this for a year, and now it’s real. I can’t wait to see you in that room, full of women who are your people.”
– Leah
Grab your seat before registration closes October 2