COMMUNITY ARCHITECTS GATHERING
Community Architects Gathering
For Entrepreneurs Building Lucrative, Transformational In-Person Communities
If you are building — or planning to build — a paid community, mastermind, or retreat-driven ecosystem for your business, welcome home.
Why This Matters Now
Most communities are struggling.
• Engagement drops after month three
• Members lurk but don’t participate
• Revenue is inconsistent
• Retreats don’t fill as expected
• Leaders feel pressure to constantly produce more content
Yet connection - the primary purpose of community - is extremely hot right now. As it should be.
The retreats and experiential gatherings industry stands at $260 billion and growing. Subscription-based communities and paid memberships continue to expand as founders look for predictable revenue. People are actively seeking belonging and shared experience.
In a world where business cards are forgotten, social media posts disappear in 24 hours, and online groups feel transactional, retreat-driven communities are both soul-nourishing and your competitive advantage.
If in-person retreats are part of your business model, you are ahead of the curve.
What You’ll Experience
Part I — Retreat Community Workshop (Led by Jon Block & Dr. Mansi Shah)
This is an open, strategic discussion on:
• What is actually working right now in paid communities
• Why some masterminds retain and expand — and others quietly dissolve
• How retreats are being used as anchors for loyalty and long-term revenue
Bring your notebook.
You will have the opportunity to:
• Pressure-test your current model
• Strengthen your offer positioning
• Identify gaps in retention and engagement
• Get live peer-level insight from other builders
This is not theory. This is active work on your ecosystem.
Part II — Creating a Massive In-Person Community
Mark Porteous| Co-founder of the Soul Affiliate Alliance and the Joint Venture Directory
Known as “The Soul Connector”, Mark Porteous is a Joint Venture Strategist, Affiliate Concierge, and co-founder of the Soul Affiliate Alliance and the Joint Venture Directory. He is also a #1 Best-Selling author of three books - Soulful Leadership; A Spiritual Path to Health, Wealth and Love, Inspired Living; Super Powers for Health, Love, and Business, and Soulful Leadership; Tools for a New Way of Being.
Mark connects people to who they are at a soul level, why they are here, and the people who can help them THRIVE in their Divine Purpose.
Transformational Leaders and Inspired Influencers hire Mark to reach more people with their message by developing soulful collaborations and alliances, so they can leverage their expertise to make a greater impact in the world while enjoying more freedom, ease, and flow in their own lives.
Community Architects Gathering
This gathering is for founders who:
• Lead or are launching a paid community or mastermind
• Use (or plan to use) in-person retreats as strategic anchors
• Want long-term members — not short-term buyers
• Care about culture, not just cashflow
• Are building in Health, Wealth, Leadership, Conscious Business, or Regenerative spaces
If you’re casually experimenting, this may not be for you.
If community is central to your business model — it is.
And if alignment is there, you’ll learn about the Retreat to Legacy Summit happening April 17–19 at The ARC — our deeper immersion for founders architecting community-led wealth.
🔥 Hosts
Jon Block — Co-Creator, Retreat-to-Legacy™ | Community Architect & Facilitation King
Jon Block is a Community Architect, strategist, and co-creator of the Retreat-to-Legacy™ Method. His life’s work is dedicated to helping founders and leaders use in-person experiences as the foundation for building enduring communities, masterminds, and legacy ecosystems.
Jon is known for his depth of clarity, structural thinking, and uncompromising standards around integrity, leadership, and community design. His work bridges strategy with soul, helping leaders build what outlives them.
Dr. Mansi Shah — Founder of ARC | Fire Woman | Legacy Builder
Dr. Mansi Shah is the founder of ARC (Abundance Retreat Club), a global movement and sanctuary for community builders, founders, and legacy leaders building at the intersection of wealth, health, leadership, and consciousness.
A former PharmD & a Functional Medicine Expert who left mainstream medicine after witnessing the systemic failure of allopathic healthcare, Mansi has since built multiple impact-driven ventures and produced high-level retreats and masterminds serving conscious founders, healers, and investors.
🌟 Guest Speaker
Mark Porteous| Co-founder of the Soul Affiliate Alliance and the Joint Venture Directory
Known as “The Soul Connector”, Mark Porteous is a Joint Venture Strategist, Affiliate Concierge, and co-founder of the Soul Affiliate Alliance and the Joint Venture Directory. He is also a #1 Best-Selling author of three books - Soulful Leadership; A Spiritual Path to Health, Wealth and Love, Inspired Living; Super Powers for Health, Love, and Business, and Soulful Leadership; Tools for a New Way of Being.
Mark connects people to who they are at a soul level, why they are here, and the people who can help them THRIVE in their Divine Purpose.
Transformational Leaders and Inspired Influencers hire Mark to reach more people with their message by developing soulful collaborations and alliances, so they can leverage their expertise to make a greater impact in the world while enjoying more freedom, ease, and flow in their own lives.