In November 2023, I burned the boats.

I quit my job, sold my house, and drove 3,000 miles across the country to Idyllwild, California.

No job. Rising interest rates. STR competition heating up. Market skepticism everywhere.
But we saw an opportunity to build something people crave most today: connection, wellbeing, and extraordinary experiences.

After buying, renovating, operating, and selling 20+ vacation rentals, my partner Isaac J. Silverman and I saw some clear truths:

People love to travel in groups but hate sharing bathrooms.

People want experiences over things.

People want to leave a vacation recharged, not drained.

And yes, design matters.

So we doubled down.

We bought The Fern Valley Inn for $1.5M from an older couple who had been running it as a retirement hobby. With the support of 13 trusted friends and family investors, we reimagined it as The PineTree Hotel.

Here’s what happened in our first year:
• 3X property value: $1.5M → $4.5M+ in under two years
• $666K+ revenue (up from $108K in 2022)
• $257K in weddings, retreats, and full buyouts
• 25K social followers + 4.3K guest emails
• 1,406 reservations | 4.9⭐ on Google
• 21%+ cash-on-cash returns | Over 2X investor equity

Sometimes opportunity doesn’t show up in a spreadsheet. Sometimes it takes vision, belief, and relentless execution to see what others miss.

For a while, I thought I needed to “own more hotels” before sharing my story. But the truth is: The PineTree Hotel is proof of concept. People are hungry for experiences that recharge them, not just places to sleep.

And we’re just getting started.

We are already under contract on three more boutique hotels set to close in the next 90 days.

We’ve done it. We’re doing it. And now, we’re scaling it.

Ways we can work together:

👉 Invest in boutique hotels that you’d want to stay in
👉 Partner with us to acquire and grow properties
👉 Sell us a property with untapped potential

Drop me a follow or let’s connect, because what we’re building is only getting more fun.

Tim Ensmann

There are officially more pickleball players than founders in America.
Not sure if that’s a good or bad stat..

Maybe it says something, people are craving connection just as much as competition.

Founders League has done a great job with this. Every Monday they bring local founders together to connect, compete, and grow.

The shared vulnerability of being an entrepreneur turns into genuine community, and the pickleball just keeps it light and fun.

Bringing people together will solve most of our problems.

As we head deeper into the world of AI, communities like this and genuine meetups become even more valuable.

#FoundersLeague #Community #Founders #Leadership #AI #Pickleball

Sales Guy → Boutique Hotel Guy | Helping you build an intentional life through boutique hotel investing

ADR is dead. 
The operators who win from here will master VPG, Value Per Guest 👇

Most hotel owners are playing the wrong game.
They focus on ADR and occupancy. The best operators build value across the entire guest journey.

The top hospitality brands didn’t tweak the model. They rewrote it.

• Soho House sold belonging
• Airbnb sold trust
• 1 Hotels and Amangiri sold a feeling
• Autocamp and Getaway sold disconnection

Here is what the best operators understand.

Traditional metrics stop at what a room earns.
VPG asks a different question:
How much value can you create for each guest before, during, and after the stay?

This starts long before check in.

From the moment a guest sees the brand online, we are already learning what they care about. Wellness content. Group travel. Nature. Pickleball. Yoga. Celebrations. Creativity. Restoration.
Every signal a guest gives us becomes the foundation for a personalized experience.

Once they book, we gather context.
Why are they coming. What they want to do. Who they are coming with. What matters most to them. Activities. Amenities. Goals. Special occasions. Moments they're craving to create.

For full property reservations, the data multiplies. When the bride signs up for lakeside yoga, the entire group sees it. That moment alone triggers FOMO, drives participation, and increases ancillary revenue inside a single stay.

Every touchpoint becomes value.

• Discovery
• Booking
• Pre arrival planning
• On site experiences
• Upsells and add ons
• Content creation
• Group dynamics
• Post stay retargeting
• Personalized re engagement

We collect it.
We curate it.
We turn it into higher revenue, stronger loyalty, more rebookings, and a brand that grows through community, not discounts.

This data directly improves our social strategy, our group sales motion, our pricing power, and our experience design. It helps us attract more of the right guests and book more of the right groups.

Most operators never see any of this because they only look at the room.
When your entire business is built around Average Daily Rate (ADR) and occupancy, you are literally chasing "average" performance.

VPG is the opposite.
VPG is how you create a hospitality business that compounds.
It is how you build brands that outperform spreadsheets.

The ones who master Value Per Guest will own the next decade of hospitality.
Everyone else will keep discounting to survive.

Follow Tim Ensmann to see how we are rewriting the rules of how experiential hospitality brands operate.

Bolt Farm Treehouse bought their land for $237K.
Today it's valued around $32M...
The wildest part 👇 

100% of their bookings come directly through social media.

Imagine walking into a bank with a pro forma showing "treehouses" pushing 90% occupancy, a $750+ ADR, and 100% direct bookings.
You’d get laughed out of the room 😂

But this is exactly why there's such a massive opportunity right now in boutique hospitality.

You have brand-driven, design-led properties with the ability to reach the exact audience they’re built for.
Yet most are still treating them like “traditional hotels” or “average short-term rentals.”

It’s like underwriting a hotel as a multifamily building...
or treating a short term rental like a long-term rental.

Sure, they're all "real estate" and the numbers sit on the same spreadsheet.
But it is not the same business.

Here’s the counterintuitive part:
• We own the real estate.
• We own the strategy.
• Why wouldn’t we also own the channel?

We still underwrite conservatively with the traditional metrics.
But we are playing a different game, the same way Bolt Farm does.

We look for assets in markets with real demand, then lean into our unique advantages, target the right audience, and operate in a niche that sits far outside of “average.”

Follow +Tim Ensmann if you’re interested in how hospitality is changing and learning about opportunities like this one.

Commercial real estate + social media = new rules

We saw a 13X return on total marketing spend from buyouts alone.
This doesn’t even include the 92% direct bookings we hit this quarter.

The new rules are simple.
Treat your property like a brand, not a building, and you get to play a different game.

Attention builds a following.
Story builds trust.
Trust fills the calendar.

This is where hospitality is headed, and what can be possible on commercial real estate.
Operators who master social media will be playing a new game.

Executive & Leadership Coach | Organizational Consultant | Adjunct Professor | IFS-Trained Coach | Self-Leadership is a Superpower

What do I do, you ask? Well, let me tell you a little story. 

Short story: 
I help create high-performing organizations by harnessing the power of their people's natural abilities. 

Long story: 
I support growing small and mid-sized companies to create clear people strategies to revolutionize how they do business. Companies I work with create efficiency, increase clarity, cut expenses, increase revenue, and operationalize values to become purposeful in representing their brand to clients and customers. 

💥 Any organization's success is only as strong as the people - and investing in the development of your people is a direct investment in your company 💥 

Long story short: 
By putting people first – you can make more money.

And we all want that. 


The backstory: 
Culture isn’t a buzzword. 

Culture is what people feel when they come to work or buy your product.

And that is 100% based on your people.

And if you aren’t deliberately cultivating your culture – you are letting it create itself. Unchecked.

An unchecked culture can hurt your business.

Creating the right culture by will impact every single aspect of your business.

Every. Single. Aspect.
•	Revenue generation
•	Client retention
•	Client acquisition
•	Marketing
•	Branding
•	Company reputation
•	Employee satisfaction
•	Employee retention
•	Employee acquisition

The only way to create a strong culture is to have a strong people strategy.

Email me larissa@quivetconsulting.com, and let's get rolling!

Focus Impact Areas:

•	Executive Coaching
•     Pre & Post Hire Assessments
•	Team Cohesion Facilitation
•	Manager Training & Development
•	Leadership Development
•	People Strategy Consulting

Larissa Haynes

I’m excited to share something new I’ve been working on: 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚, a weekly LinkedIn Live where we slow down long enough actually to see our week.

If you’re anything like most leaders I coach, the week can feel like a sprint,  full of conversations, decisions, emotions, and moments that deserve more attention than they get. By Friday, there’s insight to harvest… but rarely the space to hear it.

That’s what this time is for.

Each Friday, I’ll host a live, end-of-week pause where we reflect on the themes that surfaced in coaching sessions: the patterns, the a-ha’s, the tensions we’re all navigating in different ways. My hope is that you walk away with a little more clarity, a bit of grounding, and a sense of companionship on your leadership journey.

Our first session is coming up next week, and I’d love for you to join me.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚

A few minutes to breathe, reset, and step into the weekend with intention.

Let’s end the week with clarity, together.
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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart — leading from the inside out.

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Sometimes growth isn’t about changing the situation.  It’s about changing the lens.

In leadership (and in life), the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening shape how we show up.

“I failed” can become “I learned.”
“This is hard” can become “This is growth.”
“I don’t know yet” can become “I’m getting clearer.”

Reframing doesn’t erase the challenge.  It gives you a way to meet it with intention rather than in reaction.

So here’s a gentle challenge for the week:

Notice your next moment of frustration or self-doubt and ask, “What else could be true?” 🌿
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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart, leading from the inside out.

Sometimes growth isn’t about learning more.  It’s about noticing what’s in the way.

When we slow down long enough to see our own patterns, we create the space for real transformation.

Every pause is a possibility.
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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart, leading from the inside out.

For most leaders, growth isn’t about lack of opportunity. It’s about interference. Not from others, but from within. The mind is a master strategist. 

Open article: When the Mind Gets in the Way: How Leaders Unknowingly Sabotage Their Own Growth by Larissa Haynes • 3 min read

When the Mind Gets in the Way: How Leaders Unknowingly Sabotage Their Own Growth

Each week in my coaching conversations, I witness leaders navigating big questions: about clarity, courage, boundaries, connection, and the daily work of showing up with intention.

Starting next Friday, I’ll be opening a space here on LinkedIn to pause with those themes.

Nothing polished. Nothing performative.
Just a live, end-of-week moment to reflect on the ideas that shaped the week and the lessons worth carrying forward.

If you’re craving a softer landing at the end of your week — a moment to breathe, notice, and recalibrate — I’d love for you to join me.

Friday Focus with Larissa
Live next Friday.

A few minutes to come home to yourself before you step into the weekend.
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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart — leading from the inside out.

Perfectionism often hides in plain sight: praised, rewarded, and quietly exhausting.

Real excellence isn’t about getting everything right.

 It’s about staying present enough to learn, adapt, and lead with authenticity.
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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart, leading from the inside out.

Perfectionism is one of the most socially accepted forms of self-sabotage in leadership. It wears the right clothes: high standards, attention to deta

Open article: The Saboteur We Reward: Why Perfectionism Still Gets Mistaken for Excellence by Larissa Haynes • 3 min read

The Saboteur We Reward: Why Perfectionism Still Gets Mistaken for Excellence

Happy Thanksgiving, LinkedIn family! 🦃✨

✨ A heartfelt thank you to our clients, whose trust and collaboration drive our success. You make our work meaningful, and your partnership inspires us daily.  

🤝 To all the connections I've made here on LinkedIn—thank you for your insights, support, and shared knowledge. Your influence and thought-provoking interactions enrich my professional life 

May your Thanksgiving be filled with warmth, joy, and meaningful moments! 🦃🍂

What are you thankful for this year?

How do leaders unknowingly sabotage their own growth?

https://loom.ly/UFC0Suw

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#quivetconsulting #talentoptimization #coaching #consulting #organizationalsuccess #leadership

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How Do Leaders Unknowingly Sabotage Their Own Growth?

Leadership would be easier if everything were black-and-white.

But the truth is, most of it happens in the gray: the in-between spaces where clarity takes time and the “right” answer isn’t apparent.

It’s in those moments that your mindset, not your manual, matters most.

How you listen.
How you stay curious.
How you hold space for uncertainty without losing your center.

Instead of rushing to resolve the gray, try staying there a little longer. That’s where wisdom grows. 🌱

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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart, leading from the inside out.

Control can look like strength.

It can sound like confidence.
It can even feel like safety.

But underneath, it often hides something quieter: the fear that if we let go, things might fall apart.

The truth is, control can keep things running… but it can also keep people small.

Real power isn’t in holding tighter. It’s in creating space.

Space for others to step up.
Space for trust.
Space for something new to emerge.
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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart, leading from the inside out.

Control is one of leadership’s most misunderstood instincts. We often equate control with strength: with being decisive, reliable, and capable. And in

Open article: Reframing Control: How Positive Intelligence Redefines Power in Leadership by Larissa Haynes • 3 min read

Reframing Control: How Positive Intelligence Redefines Power in Leadership

As we get closer to the first Friday Focus, I’ve been thinking about how rarely leaders get space for quiet clarity.

So much of leadership happens between the lines — in the pauses, the realizations, the decisions we make when no one is watching.

This new weekly live session is simply an invitation to slow down with me.
To look back at the week, name what mattered, and reconnect to the leader you’re becoming.

No pressure. No performance.
Just a gentle place to land at the end of your week.

I hope you’ll join me this Friday.
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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart — leading from the inside out.

You don’t need more frameworks.
You need more focus.

Leadership isn’t a checklist. It’s a lens. When the view is cluttered, even small steps feel hard. When it’s clear, direction comes naturally.

Open Aperture helps leaders quiet the noise and reconnect with what matters most.

Explore the program →  https://loom.ly/rGi8ZWg
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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart — leading from the inside out.

As we move toward year’s end, it’s natural to reflect on where we’ve been and what we’ve learned to see more clearly.

Open Aperture was created for leaders in exactly that space: ready to pause, to reframe, and to lead with renewed perspective.

If you’re feeling the pull toward clarity, this might be your moment.

𝐀𝐝𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐬. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲.

Join the next cohort      →       https://loom.ly/rGi8ZWg
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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart — leading from the inside out.

Friday Focus with Larissa — A Weekly Leadership Reset

End your week with a moment to breathe, reflect, and reconnect with what matters most.

Each Friday, I’ll be going live to unpack one meaningful theme that has surfaced in my coaching conversations throughout the week. These sessions aren’t tutorials or quick fixes.  They’re an invitation to pause, think more deeply, and realign with the leader you’re becoming.

Every episode offers:
A grounded reflection drawn from real coaching work
Insight into the patterns many leaders experience
Practical, human-centered takeaways you can carry into the week ahead
A space to reconnect with your own clarity, compassion, and intention

Whether you’re navigating change, leading a team, or simply trying to show up with more presence in your work, this weekly reset is designed to support you.

Bring your coffee, your curiosity, and your end-of-week exhale.

I’m looking forward to spending this time with you and continuing to build a community grounded in growth, self-awareness, and heart-centered leadership.

Let’s end the week stronger, together.

Jennifer Suarez, Dave Belliveau and 3 other attendees

Real leadership isn’t about control. It’s about perspective.

When we shift our lens, we begin to see the full picture: the people, the patterns, the possibilities.

That’s the heart of Open Aperture: slowing down enough to lead from the inside out.

Because when you see clearly, you lead differently.

Learn more ➡️ https://loom.ly/rGi8ZWg
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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart — leading from the inside out.

I’ve seen it so many times: a leader feels stuck in the same cycle - trying to solve new problems with old perspectives.

And then, something shifts. They pause. They step back. They see the situation differently.

And suddenly, what felt tangled starts to make sense.

That moment isn’t magic; it’s awareness.

Open Aperture creates the space for those moments. It’s where leaders come to see themselves and their work through a wider lens, one that brings both light and clarity.

The next cohort starts soon.

𝐀𝐝𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐬. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲.

Join the next cohort →   https://loom.ly/rGi8ZWg
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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart — leading from the inside out.

December has a way of turning up the volume: deadlines, decisions, expectations, planning for a new year. It’s easy to get swept into the rush and forget that clarity rarely comes from speed.

The leaders who thrive in seasons like this aren’t the ones who push harder…

They’re the ones who learn to shift the light: to step back, widen the frame, and create enough space to see what really needs their attention.

This week’s article shares a perspective I hope meets you right where you are:

 🌿 How to find clarity in chaotic seasons
 🌿 Why perspective, not pressure, is what moves us forward
 🌿 And why this moment might hold more possibility than it seems

If you’re navigating a lot right now, this one’s for you.👇
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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart — leading from the inside out.

December has a way of tightening everything. Deadlines accelerate, priorities collide, energy thins, and leaders feel that familiar tension between wh

Open article: The Leadership Light Shift: Seeing Clarity in a Season of Chaos by Larissa Haynes • 2 min read

The Leadership Light Shift: Seeing Clarity in a Season of Chaos

Most leaders don’t need more information.  They need a place to make sense of everything they’ve already learned.

If you’ve read the books, attended the trainings, taken the assessments, and worked with coaches, and you’re still thinking, “Okay… now what?”

You’re not alone.

Open Aperture is that “now what.”   

It’s the space to turn insight into alignment.
Learning into leadership.
Awareness into grounded action.
 
If 2026 is the year you want to lead with more clarity, confidence, and intention, this is your place.

✨ Enrollment now open.
 https://lnkd.in/eJX5_KpR
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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart, leading from the inside out.

A lot of leaders head into the new year with bigger goals.  Fewer feel like they have the space actually to reach them.

Open Aperture is intentionally designed to be that space:  a protected, reflective container where you step out of the noise and back into your own leadership.

No competing voices.

No overwhelming frameworks.

Just room to breathe, reflect, and see what you’ve been missing.

If you’re ready to enter 2026 with clearer thinking and stronger leadership grounding, this community is waiting for you.  https://loom.ly/rGi8ZWg
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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart, leading from the inside out.

Open article: Open Aperture by quivetconsultinginc.com

At 1:00 PM ET, I’ll be live for the first Friday Focus — a quiet end-of-week reflection where we’ll explore one meaningful insight from this week’s coaching conversations.

If you’ve felt stretched, rushed, or pulled in many directions lately, this is your reminder that you deserve a few moments to regroup and breathe.

Bring your coffee.
Bring your questions.
Bring your whole self.

I’ll meet you there.
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Hi, I’m Larissa, founder of Quivet Consulting, and I’m on a mission to help people show up with courage, clarity, and heart — leading from the inside out.

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