Christina Marie has hosted retreats and round tables for 25 years. The use of round tables to gather several people together for a session(s) to explore ideas and projects has led her to studies that include; right and left brain processing, learning styles, leadership styles and the use of creativity in thinking processes, embracing the abstract and concrete. Her experiences include entrepreneurial adventures - founding and running five successful business ranging from a business consulting firm, a design firm, art studios and a restaurant. She also has extensive experience in leading organizations in institutional settings. She has also done executive level work in the hospitality and entertainment worlds. Christina has three grown daughters and lives a bi-coastal life between Seattle and New York.