11th Annual Female & BIPOC Founders
Unleashing the Power of YOUR Power
2024 Retreat
SAVE THE DATE
MARTHA'S VINEYARD & VIRTUAL
AUG 5-7, 2024
Why Attend?
Unleashing the Power of YOUR Power Retreat
COI Ladder Institute is thrilled to present its 11th annual Unleashing Retreat for female and BIPOC founders, investors, and corporate partners who are prepared to drive their businesses forward by fostering impactful connections within a supportive community.This year’s Unleashing the Power of YOUR Power Retreat centers on cultivating meaningful relationships to drive personal and business success. This retreat will create a space that enables participants to develop deep, lasting connections.
Female and BIPOC founders comprise a large percentage of US and global businesses yet are commonly underrepresented in securing venture funding. This gathering will offer actionable strategies from the most influential entrepreneurs, investors, accelerators, and strategic partners to advance and transform businesses through the power of connections.Central to all activities hosted at the retreat will be Founder Therapy. The founders’ physical, mental, and spiritual health will be thoughtfully woven into the agenda. Founders will leave the retreat equipped with strategies and tools to solve BIG problems that are sustained by profound connections.
Past Years' Notable Speakers
Registration is Open
Admission | Fee* |
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Student Admission - Includes Founder Therapy, Workshops, Networking, Breakfast -2, Lunch -2, Appetizers, Reception, and Swag Bag. | $99 |
General Admission - Includes Founder Therapy, Workshops, Networking, Breakfast -2, Lunch -2, Appetizers, Reception, and Swag Bag. | $249 |
VIP Admission - Includes General Pass Features Plus Priority Access, VIP Dinner, Connectivity Lounge, Content Replay and Premium Swag Items. | $399 |
Special Offer: Until April 30, 2024 | |
2 for 1 Deal - Bring a friend with you for free. Get two tickets for the price of one. |
Ferry Reservations
2024 Martha's Vineyard Summer Ferry Reservations
Note: Ferry reservations open February 14th, 2024 at 8 AM.
Housing & Lodging
Links for available lodging on Martha's Vineyard
Agenda
Day 1: Mon | Aug 5
Doing it forYOURSELF
Venue: Old Whaling Church
Timeslots | Sessions | |
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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Registration | |
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Buying Black Marketplace | Witness your ancestors' wildest dreams as you shop at the Buying Black Marketplace. This is an opportunity for the community to support venture backed startups across all industries. Meet the Founders at 12 PM and 3 PM. |
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Connectivity Lounge (VIP Only) | VIP registrants have access to the lounge to host drop-in meetings, take phone calls, meet with an expert, and enjoy a relaxed environment with your guest (one guest only to accommodate all VIPs). |
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Founder Therapy | All founders need therapy because they are people too. |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Author Discussion | Unleashing YOUR Power Chat & Book Signing: The Beauty of Success: Start, Grow and Accelerate Your Brand |
Day 2: Tue | Aug 6
Doing it for yourFUTURE
Venue: Dr. Daniel Fisher House & Old Whaling Church
Timeslots | Sessions | |
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9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regisration | |
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Stand In YOUR Power Breakfast | |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Buying Black Marketplace | Witness your ancestors' wildest dreams as you shop at the Buying Black Marketplace. This is an opportunity for the community to support venture backed startups across all industries and stages. Meet the Founders at 11 AM. |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Connectivity Lounge (VIP Only) | VIP registrants have access to the lounge to host drop-in meetings, take phone calls, meet with an expert, and enjoy a relaxed environment with your guest (one guest only to accommodate all VIPs). |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Paths to Power! | Tadia James, Aligned Generation, is most known for her ability to bring control to chaos, catalyze connections to drive high-value impact, and get capital where it is needed most. Throughout her career, Tadia has been an early employee on both a newly formed corporate teams and VC Fund - gifted in building processes and teams from the ground up and bringing big visions to reality. |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Power Networking | Lead with your POWER during the networking break and meet a new investor, accelerator, founder, executive coach or corporate and find at least five things you have in common. How can you work together? Make the ask! |
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Networking Lunch (On Your Own) | Leverage your POWER to form new sustainable relationships over lunch. Find a quaint spot in Edgartown to enjoy lunch with new colleagues. |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Building Generational Wealth on Both Sides | Successful C-Suite executives came together and founded the Executive Crew which consists of high net worth individuals that are committed to changing the game for black and brown founders. |
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Power Networking Reception | Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres |
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | VIP Dinner | VIP dinner will give founders, investors, corporates and sponsors an opportunity to cultivate relationships over dinner. |
Day 3: Wed | Aug 7
Doing it for yourCONNECTIONS
Venue: Old Whaling Church
Timeslots | Sessions | |
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Power Breakfast | |
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Buying Black Marketplace | Witness your ancestors' wildest dreams as you shop at the Buying Black Marketplace. This is an opportunity for the community to support venture backed startups across all industries and stages. |
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM | Connectivity Lounge (VIP Only) | VIP registrants have access to the lounge to host drop-in meetings, take phone calls, meet with an expert, and enjoy a relaxed environment with your guest (one guest only to accommodate all VIPs). |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | The Power of Your Brand | Sienna Farris is the VP of Multicultural Marketing at Simon and Schuster where she is responsible for developing and sharing best practices for publishing multicultural works, strategizes marketing campaigns for individual titles, and establishes relationships with media platforms, brands, influencers, booksellers and librarians. |
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Expert Speed Networking | 15 minute sessions in a speed dating format with Investors, Accelerators, PEOs, Legal, Executive Coaches, Corporates, etc. Each founder will have the opportunity to go through three - 15 minute rounds. This is the time to leverage YOUR Power to advance your company and your personal network. |
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Until We Meet Again Lunch | Walk in YOUR Power! Enjoy your boxed lunch as you exchange contacts and schedule follow-up meetings. Define a Power Project for yourself that will advance you and/or your business over the next quarter. Share your progress with the COI Ladder Institute team. |
COI Ladder Institute
About COI Ladder Institute
COI Ladder Institute, a program of STRIVE Inc., started with a simple premise: Make available to every woman and young professional the resources required to elevate their business to the next level. This is done by educating and empowering women so they could positively impact the space they occupy.This idea is the premise STRIVE Inc. was founded on in 1995 and still drives us today. The track record speaks to our commitment to women, youth, families, and the community at large.Net proceeds from each event benefits STRIVE’s STEM Leadership development program for students in 3rd thru 12th grades. You can make a tax deductible donation today to help a child realize her/his full potential.
STRIVE Inc.
The motivation for starting STRIVE in 1995 was to give back to young people and help build assets in the communities STRIVE serves. In 2013, the idea of expanding STRIVE to reach women and young professionals was born.Since our inception, we have hosted workshops and networking events throughout the country with our annual signature event hosted on Martha’s Vineyard every August.The founder believes that to whom much is given, much is required. She gives back and pays it forward because someone did the same for her.
SaLisa L. Berrien
Founder, COI Ladder Institute
SaLisa L. Berrien, Founder and Board Chair, has over 25 years of experience in non-profit leadership and clean energy space. From volunteering at charities, mentoring, working at utilities and clean tech companies, to establishing an endowment and scholarships, she has been committed to making the space she occupies better than she found it. SaLisa holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an Executive MBA from Saint Joseph’s University.One of SaLisa’s core values is philanthropy. She believes that to whom much is given, much is required. Her mission in life is to positively impact the space she occupies by building assets. STRIVE Inc. does that with its afterschool STEM leadership development program and female founders programming for tech startups.
Sponsorship Interest?
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Due to COVID cases increasing, all sessions will be virtualexceptfor wellness activities which will be on-site (Martha's Vineyard)
L I M I T E D - P R O M O
ALL TICKETS ARE BUY ONE GET ONE FREE FOR EARLY BIRD PRICING
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B O G O - P R O M O
ALL TICKETS ARE BUY ONE GET ONE FREE FOR EARLY BIRD PRICING
Includes both in-person & virtual attendance for Students, General Admission, and VIP
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