AGENDA
SOAPING WEEKEND RETREAT
January 29 to January 31, 2016
ESSENTIAL DEPOT’S WINE SOAP BAR, SEBRING, FLORIDA
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29th: 6pm to 9pm Reception at Kenilworth Lodge
Meet and greet with fellow attendees and speakers. Barbecue dinner and drinks, and fun with the infamous Essential Depot Buzzwire.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30th Wine Soap Bar
Breakfast at Kenilworth Lodge.
8:30 am – 8:45 am Transportation to Wine Soap Bar
9:00 am Welcome to the Retreat, Catherine McGinnis
9:00 am – 10:00 am Marketing Your Business via YouTube, Catherine McGinnis, Soaping 101
10:00 am – 10:15 am Break
10:15 am – 11:15 am GC testing & the Purity of Essential Oils, Dr. Kevin Dunn, Professor of Chemistry
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Advanced Soap Making – Silk Worms & Making Silk Soap, Bonnie Garity, the Good Earth Spa
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch at Wine Soap Bar
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Registering & Protecting Your Trademark, Dave Purdue, Purdue Law Offices
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Advanced Soap Making- Hands On. Unique Ingredients (Can you soap with that!?) Catherine McGinnis, Soaping 101
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm Break
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm 20 Years in the Soap & Cosmetic Industry, an Opportunity to have your Questions answered by Ron Jonas & Brandy McClurg of SoapEquipment.com
5:00 pm Place orders for Sunday delivery. Transportation back to the Kenilworth Lodge.
6:00 pm Dinner at Kenilworth Lodge
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31st Wine Soap Bar
Breakfast at Kenilworth Lodge.
8:15 am – 8:30 am Transportation to Wine Soap Bar
8:45 am – 9:45 am Spotting Adulterated Essential Oils with GC, Dr. Kevin Dunn, Professor of Chemistry
9:45 am – 10:45 am A Business Plan for your Soaping Business, Paul Clough, “The Tax Maestro”
10:45 am – 11:00 am Break
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Unmolding and Cutting Marmite and Silk Soap.
Order Deliveries
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch at Wine Soap Bar
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Empowering Women with Natural 100% Pure Shea Butter, Eugenia Akuete, Naasakle Ltd, “The Mother of Shea”:
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Marketing Report – Our Next Retreat – Announcements, Derek Hodges, Essential Depot, President & CEO:
3:30 pm End