May 1–5, 2027 · Playa Carrillo, Costa Rica

EXPANSION2027

The audience is built.

Now we turn it into money.

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3 of the 5 women who were at the 2025 retreat are already coming back. That is the only thing you need to know about what happens in that room.

There is money in your business you have not found yet.

This is the thing I have done my whole career. I look at what a woman has built and I find the revenue sitting in it that she cannot see because she is too close to it. I found it inside my own 200,000 member Facebook group when everyone told me communities did not make money. I have watched women do the same thing with their audiences over and over again. The gap is always there. You just need someone to show you where to look.

EXPANSION is where that happens in person. Five days in a private oceanfront villa in Costa Rica with seven women who are all building at the same level. We audit what you have. We build the model that fits your specific situation. And then we layer in AI, because in 2027 it is the thing that compresses a six month execution plan into something you can move on the moment you land at home.

You leave with your monetization gaps identified, a strategy built around your actual audience, and a one-page roadmap ready to execute. And you leave knowing exactly how to use AI to make all of it happen faster than you thought was possible.

Whitney McQuade

Whitney McQuade
Whitney McQuade
Founder, The Female Entrepreneur Community · Monetization Strategist · Tech Founder

I have been an entrepreneur my entire adult life. I know what it feels like to have a business that is working but not working as well as it should. I also know what it feels like to suddenly see the thing you were missing and watch everything change because of it. That moment is what I help women get to faster.

I have built and scaled multiple revenue streams inside The Female Entrepreneur Community, including one of the first promotional membership models inside a Facebook group anywhere. I have helped thousands of women in my community figure out how to make real money from what they have already built. Spotting the gap between what someone has and what they could be generating from it is the thing I do better than anything else.

I am also deep in AI and have been for the past year. I know what it actually does, where it saves time, where it creates leverage, and how to apply it in a way that makes sense for the kind of business most women in my world are running.

200K Community Members
2021 First Facebook Group Membership Model
2025 Freedom Retreat

She has built something real. She knows more is possible.

EXPANSION is for the woman who has an audience and a business but has not yet figured out what it should actually be generating for her. She is ready to find the gaps, build the model, and use AI to move faster than she ever has before.

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She has an audience she is not fully monetizingA Facebook group, an email list, a following, a community. She has been showing up for it consistently and she knows there is more money in it than she is currently making. She has just never had the right person in the room with her to show her exactly where it is.
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She wants someone to look at her business with fresh eyesShe is too close to what she has built to see where the money is sitting. She needs someone who has actually done it, built a seven-figure business from an audience, figured out the monetization models that work in the real world, and can look at what she has and spot the gap within minutes. That kind of insight comes from years of doing it and a track record that speaks for itself.
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She knows AI is changing the speed of everythingShe is not interested in figuring it out from YouTube tutorials six months behind everyone else. She wants to be in a room with someone who is actively building with it and learn how to apply it to her specific business in real time.
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She is a woman who does the workShe books the trip, shows up fully, and goes home to execute. She is not coming for inspiration. She is coming for a plan and the tools to carry it out the moment she lands.

What actually happens in the room

Most women arrive knowing the money should be bigger than it is. They have been building and showing up consistently, the audience is there, but something is not clicking and they cannot see it from the inside.

That is the work we do together. I look at what you have built and I find the revenue sitting in it that you have been too close to see. We build the model that actually fits your situation. We layer in AI so you can execute in days what used to take months. And you go home on Day 5 with a one-page plan that is finished and ready to move on.

Women leave this room with a level of clarity they could not get on their own. That is what five days of focused work in the right room does.

You go home with a plan and the tools to execute it.

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Your Monetization Gaps Identified
We look at your audience and your business together and find exactly what it is already positioned to sell that you are not selling yet
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A Revenue Model Built for Your Audience
Memberships, placements, offers, licensing. We build the structure that actually fits what you have, not a generic framework
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AI Skills You Can Use Immediately
You learn how to use AI to compress the execution timeline on everything we build during the week. What used to take months now takes days
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Your Completed One-Page Roadmap
Built during the retreat, not handed to you as homework. You leave with something finished and ready to move on
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Hot Seat Time on Your Business
Your specific situation gets the full attention of the room. Seven sharp women and Whitney looking at your business together is worth the trip alone
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A Launch Plan Ready to Execute
You know how to take what we built back to your audience and sell it. You land at home with a first move already mapped out
FREEDOM 2025 Retreat
FREEDOM 2025 · Tulum, Mexico

Five days of focused work inside one of the most beautiful places on earth.

The work is real and the pace is intentional. Every morning starts with a beach walk or breathwork before the sessions begin. Sonia, the villa's private chef, prepares three meals a day so the only thing on your plate is the work in the room. One evening we go out for dinner in town together. On Day 4 we close the week with a ceremony at sunset before everyone flies home. This is not a conference schedule packed wall to wall. There is space built in to think, to decompress and to actually absorb what you are building.

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Breathwork
Intentional sessions woven into the week to keep you grounded while you do deep business work
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Private Chef
Three meals a day prepared in-house. You never have to think about food. You just show up and eat well
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Morning Beach Walks
Optional mornings on the beach before sessions start. The kind of reset that makes the work better
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Welcome Gift
Waiting in your room when you arrive. A small detail that sets the tone for what the week is going to feel like
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Group Dinner Out
One evening in town together, off the property. Some of the best conversations of the week happen here
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Closing Ceremony
A real send-off at sunset on Day 4. An intentional close to the week before everyone flies home

Playa Carrillo

Villa ocean view
Private Villa · Playa Carrillo
La Maison-Blanche
Puerto Carrillo, Guanacaste · Costa Rica

A private oceanfront villa on a quiet, gated street in Playa Carrillo, one of the most beautiful and unspoiled stretches of Pacific coastline in Costa Rica. There is an infinity pool that looks straight out at the water. A covered terrace where the best conversations happen. A white sand beach a short walk away. And a private chef in the kitchen taking care of every meal so the only thing you have to do is show up and do the work. The only people on this property for the entire week are the women in the room.

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Infinity pool with Pacific Ocean views
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Private in-house chef on site
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8 beds — private property, exclusively yours
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Steps from Playa Carrillo beach
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Covered outdoor terrace and lounge
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Private gated street with overnight security

How to get there

LIR
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport — Liberia, Costa Rica
✈️Recommended airport. Direct international flights from most major North American cities.
🚗Approximately 2 hours by car to Playa Carrillo.
📍Approximately 112 km from the villa. The drive is scenic and straightforward.
Ground Transfer Transfer coordination details will be shared with confirmed attendees closer to the retreat. Once your spot is secured you will receive everything you need to plan your travel with ease.
FREEDOM 2025 Retreat · Group Dinner
FREEDOM 2025 · Tulum, Mexico

In their own words

"I made the decision in Mexico to allow passive and recurring income into my business. I got home, got serious, and checked my Stripe five days later. I had sold multiple times every day. Someone paid $444 and I had never even spoken to them. I'm hearing Whitney's voice while I'm doing it."
Hayley Hall
— Hayley Hall
"This retreat gave me massive breakthroughs in my business. I walked away with crystal-clear clarity on what to offer, new affiliate opportunities, and a deeper understanding of what my dream clients truly need. I mapped out new funnels and offers. I would absolutely go again without hesitation — in fact, I am going again."
Abbey Dyer Amonette
— Abbey Dyer Amonette
"As a breathwork facilitator who has experienced many retreats, this one was truly special. Whitney has a gift for creating a safe space where true breakthroughs happen. The depth of transformation I witnessed — not just in myself but in every woman in that room — was profound."
Crystal Cremers
— Crystal Cremers
"I have had attending a women's business retreat on my dream board since 2018. The sistership, healing, transformation and elevation that took place at this experience truly changed my life and my business. I met so many incredible women and received their wisdom and insights for nearly an entire week."
Charise Brunner
— Charise Brunner
"The depth of conversations allowed for major shifts and up-leveling for all of us. The connections between attendees were life-changing. We all arrived on Day 1 full of curiosity and excitement and we all left with a sense of peace, expansive thinking for our next chapter, and friendship bonds that will never be broken. I'm already signed up for Costa Rica."
Zendy Wendy
— Zendy Wendy

Something shifts in women when they finally see the money that was sitting in their business the whole time.

That shift is what EXPANSION is for. You go home knowing exactly where your revenue is, exactly how to build around it, and exactly how to use AI to move on it faster than you ever have. Seven women are going to have that experience in May 2027. If you have been reading this page and feeling like this is the room you have been looking for, it probably is.

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Things women ask before saying yes

Is this right for me if my audience is still growing?
Yes. You do not need a massive audience to have a monetization gap. If you have a few hundred engaged followers, an email list with real people on it, or a community where women are already showing up, there is something to work with. The audit process works at any size. What matters is that you have an audience that trusts you, even if it is small.
What if I am not making much money in my business yet?
This retreat is specifically designed to change that. The women who benefit most from EXPANSION are the ones who have put in the work to build something but have not yet figured out how to make it generate consistent income. That is exactly the gap we are here to close.
Do I need to know anything about AI before I arrive?
No. The AI day is designed to meet you where you are. Whether you have been using AI tools for months or have barely touched them, you will leave with a clear understanding of how to apply them to your specific business and the confidence to actually use them.
What does a typical day look like?
Days start with an optional beach walk or breathwork before breakfast. Morning and afternoon sessions run at a focused but manageable pace with space built in between. Sonia prepares all meals so there is nothing to organize. One evening we go out for dinner in town as a group. The schedule is intentional, not packed wall to wall. You will have time to think, process and actually absorb what you are building.
What is included in the price?
Everything except your flights. Accommodation at the villa for 5 days and 4 nights, three meals per day prepared by the private chef, all sessions and working days with Whitney, hot seats, breathwork, morning beach walks, your welcome gift, the closing ceremony, and your completed one-page monetization roadmap.
What is the refund policy?
Spots are non-refundable but are transferable. If your circumstances change, you can transfer your spot to another woman. Reach out directly and we will work with you.
How do I get to the villa from the airport?
Fly into Liberia (LIR) — it has direct flights from most major North American cities. The drive to Playa Carrillo is approximately 2 hours. Transfer coordination details will be shared with all confirmed attendees closer to the retreat date.

4 spots. Two ways in.

Payment Plan

$397

USD · per month for 10 months

  • Five days and four nights at a private oceanfront villa in Playa Carrillo, Costa Rica
  • Three meals a day prepared by a private in-house chef so the only thing on your plate is the work
  • Every session and working day with Whitney, including direct access to her eyes on your business
  • Hot seat time where the full room focuses entirely on you and what you are building
  • Your completed one-page monetization roadmap, finished during the retreat and ready to execute the moment you land
  • AI skills and tools applied directly to your specific business so you leave knowing exactly how to use them
  • A launch plan that tells you exactly how to go back to your audience and make money from what we built together
  • Breathwork sessions and morning beach walks
  • A closing ceremony at sunset on Day 4 to mark the end of the week with intention
  • A welcome gift waiting in your room when you arrive
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Only 4 spots remaining. Save $637 by paying in full. Both options include everything listed above.