Propel '26: Strategically Plan for a Profitable and Aligned 2026 

A 1-Day Strategic Planning Virtual Retreat for Founders and Strategic Operators

Simplify your path to scale and build a roadmap that aligns vision, strategy, and team focus for the year ahead.

📅 Date: Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
⏰ Time: 11AM - 5PM ET | 8AM - 2PM PT
📍 Location: Live on Zoom with Replay

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Simplify to Scale in 2026


If you’ve been feeling like it’s harder to see what’s working or find clarity in a market that keeps changing, this retreat will help you find solid ground again.

In one focused day, we’ll bring your goals, offers, and strategy into alignment so you can move into 2026 with a plan that’s realistic, actionable, and built around how you want to work and grow.


Together, we’ll look at what’s working in the market right now and what’s not, connect that to your long-term vision, and define the most aligned path that gets you there.

By the end of the retreat, you’ll have:

  • A 12-month roadmap that makes growth decisions simple and grounded in reality
  • Clarity on which initiatives to focus on, pause, or lean out and eliminate
  • A plan your team can confidently execute - and that keeps you focused on the right things as conditions shift

2026 is most definitely not about doing more, but it will take doing things different.

It’s about aligning every effort and investment with the outcomes that matter most so your business scales more simply and sustainably.

This retreat will show you how.

Gift yourself the space away from your day-to-day to work on your next level of leadership & business growth

 

Sometimes you need to step away from your daily routine in order to truly level up.

Give yourself the dedicated focus time so you can reflect and think strategically about your next level of business success.

 

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What Makes This Different


Many planning sessions keep you in brainstorm mode - you leave with great ideas but no clear steps forward.

Others get too into the weeds and have you map out a detailed plan for an entire year - based on the mistaken belief that you can predict exactly what you need to do 12 months from now (spoiler... you can't - not in this market!).

This retreat is different. Pulling from our proprietary Lean Strategic Planning™ framework, we develop your strategic roadmap for 2026 - giving you the clarity and direction you need balanced with the adaptability to keep things agile.

Together, we’ll define where your business is heading next, what it will take to get there given the realities of 2026, and how to translate that into a focused plan that your team can take action on and continuously adapt.

You’ll finish the day knowing exactly what to simplify, where to invest, and how to organize for a stronger 2026.

You’ll Leave With:

  • A 2026 roadmap that ties strategy, systems, and team focus together

  • Clarity on what to prioritize, simplify, or shift to scale effectively

  • A plan for profitable growth that fits how you want to work and live

  • A digital Lean Out Planner to guide implementation through the year

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How It Works

This is a live, interactive retreat led by Crista Grasso - strategic partners to those leading 6-8 figure service-based businesses.

Crista has led planning retreats for more than 2 decades, helping visionary leaders simplify their strategy, structure their growth, and scale without burning out or overbuilding.

This year, she’s bringing the retreat back to help you reset and plan for a changing market.

Your path to realizing your big bold vision in 2026 and beyond

There are two ways in which you can join Propel '26.

Option 1: Secure your spot for $497 for a once-off experience.

Option 2: Become a member of our SOL Collective community and get the members-only complimentary access.

SOL Collective is an elite space where forward-thinking fractionals, consultants, founders, and right-hand leaders sharpen their strategic leadership skills, stay ahead of shifting expectations and apply AI with purpose, and elevate their positioning to stand out in an ever-evolving market. 

Being part of the SOL Collective will provide you with access to recurring live experiences, exclusive tools, and a community of your peers to aid you in achieving your goals long after the 1-Day Virtual retreat has ended. 

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A Bonus You Won't Want to Miss


Early Access Bonus: The One Number That Simplifies Your 2026 Strategy

Join through the SOL Collective option and get a live bonus session on December 2 where we’ll identify the single number that drives your growth next year.

You’ll see how to connect your financial targets to your offers and delivery model - so you can lead your business from data, not guesswork.

We’ll also share AI tools and prompts to help you forecast, adjust, and stay on track throughout the year.

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Hi, I'm Crista Grasso, Founder of Strategic Ops Institute

I am a scaling strategist and operations alchemist and and creator of the Lean Scaling System™. 

With over 3 decades of experience in strategy and operations, I have supported thousands of businesses to scale more sustainably, profitably, and with less complexity.

I'm known for helping founders get out of the day-to-day operations and for helping experienced operators become the strategic partner every founder wants and every small to mid-sized business needs.

I have built multiple 7-figure businesses of my own and has spent decades advising fast-growing small businesses and Fortune 500 companies alike.


After hosting annual planning retreats for years, I’ve seen what happens when leaders pause to plan with intention - and what happens when they don’t.


In a market that keeps shifting, clarity and focus are everything. This year, I’m bringing the retreat back to help you identify what’s working now, eliminate what’s not, and create a 2026 roadmap that helps you scale simply and sustainably.
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What Previous Attendees of a Retreat Say About Working with Crista

"The retreat has been phenomenal. What I think has been the biggest takeaway for me has honestly been a perspective shift in a whole lot of areas. When you want change in your business and you’re not ready to level up, none of that can happen. I found that the retreat helped me move into who I need to be and want to be and shifted a whole lot of ways I look at my business.

I’m really looking forward to taking everything that I’ve learned and implementing it in our business because next year is going to be so much better as a result. So often, we have our vision of how I want something to be and then I go about my day and do all the things, but I’ve never looked to see if I’m doing the things that support my vision. I can leave now feeling confident that everything I have planned is going to support the vision that I’m creating."


 

"This is the second retreat I’ve been on that Crista has put together and every time I learn something different. This year particularly, I’ve learned how I can expand my business, my involvement, my ideas, and the overall success of it.

That’s what Crista does… she helps you think out of the box to create new ideas and new opportunities. I’m particularly thankful to be here and share in the fellowship with the other business owners and highly recommend coming to one of her retreats."


 

"First and foremost, what you need to know is that Crista Grasso is a BLEEPING genius.

I previously did the retreat virtually, which I super highly recommend. It was a very empowering, liberating, clarifying, and money-making experience for me.

Crista's ability to have this laser focus that cuts right through waste is phenomenal. She can see so many steps ahead and make it granular and actionable all at the same time."


 

"If you are looking to attend an event where you can expand your business, this retreat helped expand my business and the activities I can take to improve my business.

I have a game plan moving forward of what I’m going to do in my business this year - things I kind of already knew I was going to do but now I actually have the activities and quarterly game plan to hold me accountable to achieve my goals, not only for this year but for many years to come.

If you’re looking to level up your business and simplify it and leave with a plan to achieve your financial goals - I can’t recommend this event more!"


 

"What Crista has given me is a really simple but powerful plan to achieve exactly what it is I want in the new year. The beauty of what she teaches is to get really focused in on what is going to give you the biggest results.

If you’re stuck or frustrated and want to reimagine your business and your life, I highly encourage you to come to this retreat - it’s life changing."


 

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Reserve Your Spot

Tuesday, December 16th, 2025 | 11AM - 5PM ET | Virtual

Choose Your Experience


One-Day Strategic Planning Retreat ($497)

Retreat + Bonus Workshop + 1 Year in the SOL Collective Community for ongoing support ($97 / mo x 12)

Join the Strategic Planning Retreat ONLY
Join the Strategic Planning Retreat + SOL Collective

The Future of Your Business Starts with One Day

(December 16th to be specific)


You don’t need more ideas or things to do - you need the strategy, structure, and supporting roadmap that connects your beautiful big bold vision with what it will take in 2026 to get you there.

Gift yourself one focused day to set your direction, simplify your path, and plan your next level of scalable growth.

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Planning is the bridge between possibility and probability