She Built a Top 10 US Beach Town & It's the Perfect Retreat Venue | Cinnamon Shore | Lee Ann Peters

What does a sold-out Texas beach retreat, a Great Recession comeback story, and one of Southern Living's Top 10 Beach Towns in America have in common? Cinnamon Shore - and this episode. Shannon sits down with Lee Ann Peters, the visionary co-founder of Cinnamon Shore, a luxury New Urbanist beach community on the Texas Coast, to talk about why retreat leaders are discovering this hidden gem - and why it works so well for retreat business planning. Shannon shares her own experience: she hosted a retreat at Cinnamon Shore as a test, sold it out, oversold it, and had to rent a second house. This conversation is the behind-the-scenes on why. What you'll learn: How to use Cinnamon Shore as a scalable retreat venue - from small intimate groups to large multi-home events Why the luxury aesthetic elevates your retreat brand without a resort price tag How the walkable, New Urbanist community design creates a built-in retreat atmosphere Why Texas beach retreats are an underrated niche with incredible word-of-mouth potential The support system that makes hosting at Cinnamon Shore easy for retreat leaders Lee Ann's extraordinary story of building a community from scratch during the Great Recession Whether you're planning your first retreat or your fiftieth, venue selection is one of the most powerful tools in your retreat business. This episode will change how you think about it. Explore Cinnamon Shore: https://www.cinnamonshore.com/ Subscribe to the Retreat Leaders Podcast for weekly episodes on retreat business planning, hosting, and growth. Connect with Us: Learn to Host Retreats: https://theretreatleadersplaybook.com/ Join our private Facebook Group:   / leadretreats    Top 5 Marketing Tools Free Guide: https://mindbodycomplete.lpages.co/gu... Join Shannon in Denver at the Retreat Industry Forum: https://luxuryinbusinessretreats.myka... Join our LinkedIn Group:   /     Get your legal docs for retreats: https://lddy.no/1la03 Apply to be a guest on our show: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA... Grab our new AI + SEO Mini Course: https://mindbodyacademy.lpcontent.net... Chapters: 0:00 — Introduction & Shannon's Cinnamon Shore Story 3:00 — Meet Lee Ann Peters & the Vision Behind Cinnamon Shore 8:00 — Building Through the Great Recession 14:00 — What Makes Cinnamon Shore Perfect for Retreats 22:00 — Scaling Retreats with Multiple Homes 28:00 — The New Urbanist Design Advantage 34:00 — Reaching Attendees Across Texas 40:00 — The Support System for Retreat Leaders 46:00 — What's Coming Next at Cinnamon Shore 50:00 — Key Takeaways for Retreat Leaders