Ready to focus and invest in your business?
Want a training event mixed with a scrapbooking retreat?
Excited to have some fun together?
The 2026 Advisor Retreat
Thursday September 17, 12pm – Sunday September 20, 6pm
Drury Hotel Indianapolis Carmel – 9625 N Meridian, Indianapolis
Registration Fee: $199 for 4-day event
Hotel Block: $134 (Wed/Thurs/Sun), $144 (Fri/Sat)
Hosted by Tessa Chapple
Special Guests: Meggan Jacks, Alison Dutton – CEO of Creative Memories
FAQ:
1. How much space will I have to scrapbook?
Everyone will have a 6′ table in the crop room.
2. What kind of training sessions will there be?
Breakout Sessions will cover all the business basics with ideas for every level! Topics will be posted later.
3. How much time will I have to scrapbook?
The crop room will be open 6am-12am.
4. Will you have tools available for use?
You’ll need to bring what you need for your own projects.
5. Will there be product available for purchase?
There will be a store set up from Tessa’s inventory including single sheet cardstock and tape refills.
6. Is there a virtual option?
No – this is an in person only event.
7. What is the cost?
For $199, you get 4 days of training and scrapbooking.
8. How much is hotel?
The hotel block rate is $134 for Wed/Thurs/Sun and $144 for Fri/Sat.
9. Are meals included?
No meals are included in the registration. Hotel guests have access to breakfast, dinner, and 3 alcoholic beverages during Kickback. There are several restaurants within walking distance including Starbucks, McDonald’s, McAlister’s, Another Broken Egg Cafe, and Firebirds Wood Fired Grill. Many more options are available through DoorDash or a short drive. Hotel Rooms have a microwave and mini fridge.
10. What airport should I use?
Indianapolis International Airport then Uber to the Hotel (Uber rates vary depending on demand/surge. It is a 30 minute drive w/o traffic.)
11. Is this considered a business expense?
Because this is a training event, you can discuss with your CPA how to write off all travel and registration costs as a business expense.
About the Presenters
Tessa has been a CM Advisor since 2002 – but focused on her business full time starting in 2019. In 6 years, she has become one of the top sales Advisors in the company and mentors a large team of other Advisors. She spends her ‘free’ time driving around her 15 year old twins to their various activities. In the moments she has around her kids and work, she likes to be outdoors or binging Netflix. She also has two older kids and two cats who like to wake her up too early.
Meggan has been an Advisor since 2017, also becoming one of the top sales Advisors in the company and growing a large team of other Advisors. She has one child left at home, spending her free time next to the lacrosse field or walking around in the Arizona sunshine. She also has two college kids and a Maine Coon named Miss Kitty who likes to make cameos in many of her layouts.
Together, they created a virtual business – Meggan & Tessa – featuring a free monthly class called Power Hour, now with over 9k followers. They are very similar in thought and work ethic, which has attributed to their rapid growth, both individually and together. They bicker like sisters, often entertaining their Power Hour crowd as they find ideas and topics to debate.
Alison Dutton joined Creative Memories Home Office in 2016 and became CEO in 2022. She enjoys spending her free time with her husband and two daughters.