Leonie took 12 of her biz besties on retreat, had a full-blown past-life vision in the winter ocean (stone cold sober), hired an actual horse off Facebook for a unicorn photoshoot, got her t*ts out to make someone feel less vulnerable, and discovered that every single woman in the room had lost her phone at least three times that day. Tam gets the full debrief — plus how Leonie built this peer mastermind from scratch, why she removed a $100M business owner for lurking, and what happened when she cold-DM'd 50 strangers to find entrepreneur friends in Canberra. Topics Covered: How Leonie built her peer mastermind from scratch starting in 2012Setting boundaries and removing members who don't fit (even famous ones)What the retreat week actually looks like — structure, food, spa days, midnight chatsThe power of post-it note round-table brainstorming vs rigid hot seatsDenise Duffield-Thomas leading a money mistakes ritualLeonie's full-blown Atlantis/Lemuria vision on the beach (100% sober)Hiring a real horse for unicorn brand photos — and the chaos of coordinating horse people on FacebookThe Grow Mastermind quarterly planning retreat in Canberra (16 June)Key Insights: Don't wait for someone to invite you — create the mastermind, the circle, the dinner. Leonie cold-DM'd 50 strangers on Instagram to build her Canberra entrepreneur network.Curating a mastermind is gardening work: you plant, you tend, you weed. If you don't weed, the space becomes something it was never supposed to be.Selection isn't about finding the biggest business — it's about ethics, values, spirit, and alignment. Vibes over revenue.Having hard conversations (like removing someone) is part of leading leaders. It's painful, but it protects the group's safety and energy.Normalise the mess. Every woman at this retreat forgot things, booked wrong dates, lost their phones. Multi-six and seven-figure businesses, run by ADHD humans who eat car biscuits. You don't need to have it together to be successful.Retreats don't need rigid schedules. The best conversations happen when you let things flow — dinners in hotel rooms, post-it note walls, and spontaneous rituals.Jealousy is a signpost, not a stop sign. If you feel envious of someone's mastermind, that's your sign to create your own.When your kids get older and need less of your physical-plane energy, spiritual gifts can come flooding back.Notable Quotes: "We're not f*****g wallflowers, we're the f*****g belles of the ball. And if we're not the belles of the ball, we'll make our own f*****g ball." — Leonie"You can eat car biscuits and have an amazing multi-six, seven figure business. It's fine. You don't have to have it all together." — Tam"I am not a damsel that just sits around waiting for something to come find her." — Leonie"You are the f*****g knight in shining armour. You can literally hire your own white horse and be your own goddess." — LeonieIf you're a creative business owner who's been craving real connection with other women who get it — the ADHD chaos, the spiritual side, the six-figure goals alongside the sensory overwhelm — this one's for you. Whether you've got a thriving business or you're still finding your people, this episode is your permission slip to stop waiting and start building your own circle. If this episode lit a fire under you, go grab Leonie's free Mastermind Planner at leoniedawson.com/mastermind and start dreaming up your own circle. And if you want to be IN the room with Leonie and Tam, the Grow Mastermind quarterly planning retreat is happening 16 June in Canberra — join the Grow Mastermind to get your spot. #WomenInBusiness #Mastermind #NeurodivergentEntrepreneur #ADHDBusiness #BusinessRetreat #WomenSupportingWomen #SpiritualBusiness #CreativeEntrepreneur #PeerMastermind #MakeYourOwnBall