About this Event
THE RESILIENT CEO™
Leading Beyond Stress, Survival & Burnout
An Exclusive VIP Entrepreneurial Leadership Experience with Dr. Andrea L. Thompson
Saturday, November 7, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Hunt Street Station | 2200 Hunt St, Detroit, MI 48207
ONLY 12 VIP SEATS AVAILABLE
You Built the Business. Now Invest in the Leader.
Entrepreneurship requires vision, courage, persistence, and sacrifice. But what happens when the pressures of building a business begin to affect your well-being, confidence, relationships, and leadership decisions?
Many entrepreneurs have become skilled at surviving demanding circumstances without recognizing the toll that chronic stress, exhaustion, and constant responsibility can take on their ability to lead effectively.
THE RESILIENT CEO™ is a premium, small-group leadership development experience created for entrepreneurs who are ready to lead beyond stress, move away from unhealthy survival patterns, and develop sustainable approaches to business leadership.
This is more than a motivational workshop.
It is an opportunity to examine the person behind the business, identify leadership stressors, explore practical resilience strategies, and create a more intentional approach to personal and organizational success.
What You Will Learn
1. Understanding Entrepreneurial Stress
Explore acute stress, chronic stress, traumatic stress, and the everyday pressures associated with business ownership. Learn how stress may influence attention, confidence, communication, and leadership performance.
2. Recognizing Entrepreneurial Burnout
Identify common signs of exhaustion, overwhelm, disengagement, and unsustainable work habits. Explore ways to recognize when business demands are exceeding available resources.
3. The Connection Between Stress and Business Decisions
Understand how persistent pressure can influence financial choices, risk assessment, delegation, professional boundaries, and decision-making.
4. Building Resilience Without Glorifying Struggle
Explore practical resilience-building tools that support recovery, flexibility, self-awareness, healthy boundaries, and effective leadership.
5. Moving Beyond Survival Mode
Develop a personalized action plan for leading with greater clarity, establishing healthier business practices, and creating more sustainable growth strategies.
Who Should Attend?
This experience is designed for:
- Women entrepreneurs and small business owners
- CEOs, founders, and aspiring business leaders
- Nonprofit founders and executive directors
- Entrepreneurs experiencing stress, overwhelm, or burnout
- Business owners seeking healthier leadership practices
- Women ready to strengthen their confidence, resilience, and long-term business sustainability
Meet Your Facilitator
DR. ANDREA L. THOMPSON
Entrepreneurial Leadership, Resilience & Empowerment Strategist
Founder, THE RESILIENT CEO™ Leadership Experience
Dr. Andrea L. Thompson is an entrepreneur, nonprofit founder, community advocate, and leadership strategist dedicated to helping women build stronger businesses through healthier leadership practices.
She participated in a two-year University of Michigan Economic Growth Institute research initiative, Inclusive Entrepreneurial Support Framework: A Trauma-Informed Care Approach to Supporting Entrepreneurs.
The initiative examined the intersections of stress, trauma, discrimination, resilience, and entrepreneurial capabilities, with the goal of informing more inclusive entrepreneurial support practices.
Drawing upon this experience, her graduate education in counseling, and her extensive entrepreneurial and community leadership background, Dr. Thompson equips entrepreneurs with practical tools for understanding stress, strengthening resilience, developing healthier organizations, and building sustainable businesses.
Her signature leadership philosophy is:
"Heal the Leader. Strengthen the Business. Build the Legacy."
Event Details
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Hunt Street Station
Address: 2200 Hunt St, Detroit, MI 48207
Experience: In-person, interactive VIP leadership workshop
Capacity: Strictly limited to 12 participants
Reserve Your VIP Seat
This intimate leadership experience is limited to the first 12 paid registrants to allow for meaningful conversation, guided reflection, and personalized learning.
Registration Options:
Website: https://wix.to/I6nYt6X
Klarna flexible payment options may be available for eligible purchases at checkout.
Eventbrite: Purchase your ticket directly through this event listing.
Do not wait until you are completely exhausted to begin leading differently.
Invest in yourself, strengthen your leadership, and create a healthier foundation for the business and legacy you are building.
THE RESILIENT CEO™
Lead Beyond Stress. Rise Above Burnout. Build Beyond Survival.
Heal the Leader. Strengthen the Business. Build the Legacy.
This is an educational leadership-development experience, not psychotherapy or mental health treatment. Participants are not required to disclose personal traumatic experiences.
Event venue & nearby stays
Hunt Street Station, 2200 Hunt Street, Detroit, United States
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