A 2-day virtual retreat for agency owners, founders, and full-time consultants.
Create your 2025 business plan and refresh your schedule to get back more breathing room.
You can get your time and focus back so you can grow your business and do more of the things that matter.
Immature business owners are easily distracted — they have no long-term strategy and don’t know where they’re going.
Working less in your business requires focus. Because if you don’t know what works, you have no choice but to use brute force, work long hours, and say yes to every opportunity. It’s too much.
When you try to do too much, you do nothing… and yet you still find yourself overwhelmed and spinning your wheels.
This is why distracted business owners feel overwhelmed… They’re trying to grow their business using brute force. They start over from scratch every few months, and fail to build long-term momentum and focused margin into their agency.
❌ Drowning in busywork
❌ Reacting to urgent fires and dealing with annoying issues and distractions
❌ Procrastinating on your most important projects and actions
❌ Exhausted and hiding under your desk, wondering what happened to the business you meant to build…
✅ Laser clarity on exactly what to do next
✅ Planning and designing a clear path to run the business with more margin and profit
✅ Calm and confident execution of your plan
✅ Celebrating huge wins with your entire team, knowing you’re calmly building the business (and life) of your dreams
Shawn Blanc
Recovering Overthinker
True story… I used to work 70 hours per week. Yet I still felt behind with my never-ending issues at work! I kept thinking I would eventually get ahead of the craziness and start making progress…
After years of this hamster wheel, I found myself on the edge burnout. I knew I needed to do things differently. But how?
to work on high-level opportunities, not just stay stuck working inside my own company without any growth or freedom.
my company to be able to grow without my day-to-day input.
to take more than just a week or two of vacation per year (without checking in when I was supposed to be "out of the office”.)
a team that could think for themselves, drive growth, and free me up to focus on the things only I could do.
The Founder's Refresh is a 2-day virtual retreat for 6- and 7-figure founders, agency owners, and consultants.
You'll create your 2025 business plan and refresh your schedule to get back more breathing room in your life and work.
This will be a perfect fit for you if...
You’re feeling spread too thin, and you don’t have enough time for the most important things.
You’re at a big life transition, and you need to get clear on what’s next.
You know what matters, but your calendar feels out of control right now and the important things are slipping and getting missed.
You thrive with structure, but yet you hate building a routine.
You would love the chance to just pause and ask yourself the hard questions about how you want to spend your time.
Your business has become overly complex — nothing seems to be adding up — and you want guided direction to get things back on track.
You are excited to set aside just two days to reach the finish line quickly and start implementing things right away.
The Founder's Refresh is not for you if...
You’ve got a side-hustle but not yet full-time with it.
You work in a company and don’t have full autonomy over your time, goals, and priorities.
You don’t have 2 days to invest in your personal and professional development.
You’re already working less than 30 hours per week.
You have clear goals for your personal life and work life, and you are consistently executing on them while seeing the results you want.
You are already living your dream week, every week.
Write Your 2025 Business Plan: Get clear on why your business exist (Core Focus), where you're going in 2025 (Goals), and what you are doing about it (Strategy).
Design Your Million-Dollar Schedule: We'll unblock your time so you can focus on the critical actions that grow your business... While also protecting your time to get more breathing room and live your dream week every week.
Clarify Your Personal Mission Map: We'll start with your personal core values and life goals to ensure your personal and family life are in alignment with your business life. You can have a business that fuels your life (instead of the other way around).
“Game changing! This was the most valuable thing I’ve done for my business… maybe ever.”
Dan Mall
Founder of Superfriendly design agency and creator of Design System University
The 2-day virtual retreat will take place November 18 & 19.
A $100 deposit saves your spot. (Total price is $1,999.)
“I wish I’d done this 30 years ago. The way Shawn has put all the pieces together, and then guides you through the things that you are trying to do on your own…
it's a game changer.”
Jay Shutter
Founder & CEO, Illuminas (market research consultancy)
Since 2016 we have trained over 18,000 people on the topics of focus, margin, and growth.
In 2022 we began Focus Like a Boss: a VIP group coaching program specifically to help
creative entrepreneurs, agency owners, and founders
grow their business profits while reducing their work hours.
Founder's Refresh is a 2-day virtual retreat that covers the same roadmap inside our flagship Focus Like a Boss program, but in a 2-day "bootcamp" approach.
From increasing revenue, growing MRR, finally stepping out of the day- to-day, getting out of the weeds and unstuck, having a record-breaking sales quarter, starting a new business, or even just hiring their first rock-star assistant…
Here are a few of the success stories from business owners just like you who took a bet and chose to invest in their business, their team, and themselves...
Julie Hoffman
Founder and CEO, JH Philanthropy
Before this program, my schedule was jam-packed, and I didn’t have a clear vision of what I should be focusing on as the Founder and CEO.
Business was going well, but we were all overwhelmed and didn’t have clarity on our longer-term vision for the company.
After working with Shawn, I aligned my team on our core business values and strategy in our end-of-year planning. By the next quarter (Q1!), we were on track to increase our annual revenue by nearly 50%.
What Shawn's training brought to our business culture has been nothing short of revolutionary.
When we work from the place of margin our company just runs so much smoother and helps us build in a sustainable way. And on top of all of it, our employees (and their spouses!) love us for it.
Oh, and we joined the Inc. 5000 list after implementing it, so it has also been a fuel for growth!
I’ve since been able to step out of the day-to-day of my business to focus on new growth and opportunities.
Nate Hagerty
Founder, Steeplechase Holdings
Mo Bunnell
Founder, Bunnell Idea Group
Best-Selling Author, Give to Grow
After going through Shawn's training, I was able to re-focus on the goals I had for my business AND my personal life.
Within just a few months I was able to cut way back on business travel AND yet my company also went on to have its best quarter ever.
“The way Shawn has put all the pieces together, and then guides you through the things that you are trying to do on your own… it's a game changer.”
— Jay Shutter
CEO, Illuminus Research Consultancy
“Now I’m finally thinking like a boss, and I realized how much I wasn’t operating out of a business owner’s mindset.”
— Amy Wicks
Leadership Coach
“If your work life is chaos and you’re not making progress… This program is how you break through to the next step. ”
— Leon Klepfish
Founder, Callingly
““This program was the most valuable thing I’ve done for my business. Maybe ever.”
— Dan Mall
Founder, Superfriendly design agency
Creator, Design System University
Thanks to the training and mentorship from Shawn and the members in this group, I’ve been able to pull myself out of the minutiae of running my business in order to focus on what is most important.
Even with a lot going on for two different businesses right now, I don’t feel overwhelmed. (Normally I would!) And I know this is thanks to the focus I’ve gleaned from this program.
I actually feel lighter! I feel energized. I feel competent. It’s new for me, and I’m so excited about it.
Samantha Compton
President, Insight Wealth
Founder, Wise Women
Josiah Casey
Founder, KC Visibility
SEO Provider
I signed up because I wanted to grow my business in a way that allowed me to live in accordance with my values. Also, I hoped to connect with like-minded business owners and form some genuine friendships.
My main concern was if the program would deliver tangible business results. It's always challenging to gauge the return on investment for such commitments, but Focus Like a Boss has proven its value.
Since joining FAB I’ve made many positive changes to my business. Such as streamlining decision-making; improving communications between my team and clients; and growing in my own productivity.
Most notably, my sales process has improved significantly, allowing me to finally achieve my revenue goals for the first time in over two years!
I also loved the accountability and support from the other members. During an in-person event, the group pointed out a simple change to my sales process that I hadn't seen. Sometimes, it takes an outside perspective to realize what changes will really help you grow.
Francesca Watson
Owner Instructor, The Makery
From a business perspective, Focus Like a Boss was the best thing I’ve ever done for myself as an adult. This was just so good.
I’m a big picture person who also cares deeply about the details. Before Shawn’s program, I often got bogged down in a cycle of frustration and overwhelm with all I was trying to do to grow and manage my studio.
Focus Like a Boss equipped me with tools and strategies that are helping me take a step back, pause, and spend my time on the essential things first without feeling guilty or distracted.
I also loved the community of other business owners that I got to do this with! I’m so grateful for the opportunity to get really clear about my business inside a group that was safe and non-judgmental. I’m heading into this next season with renewed hope and excitement for myself, my studio, and my students.
I felt stuck in my business. I’d gotten good at what I do, and so the thrill was gone. But I didn’t want to give up the freedom I had with business ownership and take a 9 – 5. Instead, I hoped FAB would help me connect with a younger, less-burdened version of myself, and rediscover the passions I had for my business.
For me, the program was huge in identifying what I wanted to do with my business. I have stopped treating my business like a hobby and, as a result, I work a lot less hours now than I did in years past!
This program is especially valuable for small business owners who lack clarity on how to make progress, or who have taken on too much and are approaching burnout. By the time you’re done, you’ll be ready to run a business that is simultaneously more financially effective (you make more money!) and kinder to yourself (you work less hard and you’ll celebrate your progress).
Nathan Snelgrove
Founder, Wildfire Studios
The systems and structure you'll get during this 2-day Founder's Refresh are the same ones I have developed in order to:
✓ Eliminate nearly all busywork, urgency, and procrastination from my week and my business.
✓ Help other business owners get more breathing room in their schedule (even when it felt impossible to them).
✓ Make more money thanks to a few simple and easy shifts in focus and operations.
✓ Take 9 weeks of vacation every year.
✓ Consistently plan out my year, my month, my week, and my day to do the things that I want to do.
✓ Delegate to my team and keep projects moving forward.
Workbook Guide Box. We'll ship the workbook to your door (plus some goodies).
Group coaching for accountability, friendships, and diversity.
Lifetime access to program material (training videos & guidebook).
Limited spots. We keep it small so you get focused attention and conversations.
“Shawn has decades of experience and practices what he preaches. Do what he says, and you'll make more money, feel less stress, and have the time to enjoy the fruits of your labor.”
Josh Kauffman
Bestselling author of The Personal MBA
2-Day Virtual Retreat: November 18 & 19, 2024
We'll meet virtually on Zoom from 10:30am – 5:30pm Eastern
Live Zoom Calls
Everything is recorded for you to revisit the material again.
Deposit to Reserve Your Spot: $100
Total program price is just $1,999
Limited spots. We keep it small so you get focused attention and conversations.
“Shawn is an expert on productivity and creativity. I'd highly recommend his training.”
Nathan Barry
Founder & CEO, ConvertKit
“Shawn knows his stuff. I'm consistently inspired by him, his work, and the unique approaches he takes to running his company and leading his team.”
Marie Poulin
Founder, Notion Mastery
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