Big Cedar Lodge
Lake-view boardrooms for the leadership session and room for a larger team. Boats, golf and the lake fill the afternoons.
What your team gets.
- The stay
- Resort or hotelEveryone has a private room at the same hotel or resort, with meeting rooms, restaurants and staff on site, and a little more space at the end of the day.
- Group size
- 20 to 80 and beyond
- Where people stay
- Lodges, cabins and cottages on Table Rock Lake
- Where the team meets
- Lake-view boardrooms for 14 and 26, plus a conference center
- Getting there
- Springfield-Branson, about 1 hour
- Room, per night
- $ to $$$ by season$ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000
Best April to May and September to October.
Ozark winters can bring ice and occasional snow from December to February. July and August are hot and humid.
What the team can do.
- Yacht dinner cruise
- Bass fishing
- Payne’s Valley golf
- Dogwood Canyon
How we would run your retreat at Big Cedar Lodge.
We interview every leader before we write a word of the agenda. The place sets the mood. The work starts weeks earlier.
- 1Discover
Working sessions with you and a one-on-one interview with every leader.
Weeks 1–3 - 2Design
A custom agenda built from what we heard. You sign off before anything is set.
Week 3 - 3Connect
Your team gets to know each other beneath the roles.
Retreat day 1 - 4Clarify
An honest look at what's working and what isn't.
Retreat day 1–2 - 5Align
Two or three priorities and a plan the team wrote together.
Retreat day 2 - 6Sustain
A written readout of what we heard, what the team decided and who owns each priority.
After the retreat
Planning a retreat at Big Cedar Lodge.
How big a group fits at Big Cedar Lodge?
Group size: 20 to 80 and beyond. Where people stay: Lodges, cabins and cottages on Table Rock Lake. Where the team meets: Lake-view boardrooms for 14 and 26, plus a conference center.
When is the best time for a retreat at Big Cedar Lodge?
April to May and September to October. Ozark winters can bring ice and occasional snow from December to February. July and August are hot and humid.
How does the team get to Big Cedar Lodge?
Getting there: Springfield-Branson, about 1 hour.
What does a room at Big Cedar Lodge cost?
$ to $$$ a room per night, depending on the season. Our scale: $ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000. We confirm current rates with the venue for your dates.
Can Everest Collective run our leadership retreat at Big Cedar Lodge?
Yes. Choose full service and we book Big Cedar Lodge, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the leader interviews, the agenda and the facilitation. Either way, your team leaves with two or three priorities it wrote together.
Land, lakes and long tables.
We’ll handle the rest.
Choose full service and we book Big Cedar Lodge, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the interviews, the agenda and the facilitation.