You've been intentional about success.
Have you been equally intentional about family?
A two-day couples retreat to design the vision, values, and legacy that will guide your family for generations
Limited to 100 Couples
May 29–30, 2026
Loews Coronado Bay San Diego
Many people talk "legacy," but Lonnie and Shelley are true practioners, sharing their experience and practical wisdom from their family to yours.
Many people talk "legacy," but Lonnie and Shelley are true practioners, sharing their experience and practical wisdom from their family to yours.
Most accomplished couples have been highly disciplined about building external success. You've created businesses, careers, investments, relationships and opportunities many only dream of. And yet, many successful couples quietly sense something unresolved:
You Have a Business Plan.
Do You Have a Family Plan?
You've been intentional about what you're building...but not always why.
You've created wealth...but haven't fully articulated the family culture you want to sustain it.
You and your spouse share values...but rarely slow down long enough to align on a long-term vision.
You wonder whether what you're building will actually hold together across generations.
This isn't a crisis.
It's a clarity gap.
And it's far more common among high-achieving couples than most people admit.
Lonnie Gienger is Partner and CEO of Wilkinson, a family-owned national real estate investment management platform that has transacted over $3 billion in real estate.
For more than 25 years, Lonnie and his wife Shelley have worked with business owners, executives, investors, and families of influence around the world—helping them integrate financial success with purpose, relationships, and long-term legacy.
Led by Lonnie & Shelley Gienger
“ They don't teach theory. They teach what they live.”
What Does It Mean to Build a Thriving Family?
They are designed — with the same clarity, discipline, and intentionality as great companies. True family wealth is more than money passed down. It's the strength of the culture, relationships, and direction that carry forward.
Thriving families don't happen by accident.
At the center of thriving families is a shared operating system — a clear framework that guides decisions, priorities, and relationships over time.
True Family Wealth is Built On Five Forms of Capital
You already measure success across multiple dimensions in business—not just revenue. Your family deserves the same intentional approach.
Understanding This Retreat
The Thriving Families Retreat is a two-day, in-person experience for married couples who want clarity, alignment, and a shared vision for the future of their family.
This is not:
❖ A conference
❖ Marriage therapy
❖ Motivational hype
❖ A Passive getaway
This is:
❖ A guided, interactive workshop-style experience
❖ Built around proven frameworks and practical strategies
❖ Designed for thoughtful, successful couples focused on creating the life and legacy of their dreams.
What You Will Create Together
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Family values
What is non-negotiableFamily mission
Why your family existsFamily vision
What you are building together -
The family culture and values you want to sustain
The relationships you want to protect and strengthen
The kind of people you dream of becoming together
The impact you want your family to have
The resources you'll create and deploy for good
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Have the conversations most couples never make time for — with guided structure, clarity, and purpose.
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Practical rhythms that help protect connection and alignment long after the retreat ends.
Over two focused days, you and your spouse will be guided to:
Why Only 100 Couples?
This retreat is intentionally intimate.
By limiting attendance to 100 couples, we create:
Depth of conversation
Meaningful peer connection
Space for thoughtful reflection
An environment where real alignment can happen
Opportunities to interact with Lonnie and Shelley Gienger
it’s to create the conditions where transformation is possible.
Our goal isn't to fill a ballroom —
The retreat is hosted at Loews Coronado Bay, a beautiful waterfront resort designed for calm, clarity, and connection.
The Experience & Setting
The experience includes:
1. Guided workshops and couple exercises
2. Thoughtfully designed sessions with space for reflection
3. Built-in private Date Night
4. Excellent hospitality and on-site meals during scheduled sessions
The environment matters — and this setting supports the kind of conversations this work requires
Meet Lonnie & Shelley Gienger
Lonnie and Shelley know first-hand the tension between building external success and nurturing internal alignment.
Like many families, they poured tremendous energy into business and leadership — and learned through hard earned experience that thriving families require the same level of intention
Over decades of leadership, coaching, and practice in their own family, they've refined the principles that now form the Thriving Family System — helping families integrate deep purpose, relationships, personal development, and impact alongside financial success.
The approach you’ll learn is proven, practical, and deeply human.
A Gift Just for You
Complimentary with Registration.
Beyond Fortune
A Future-Shifting Story for Families
By Lonnie & Shelly Ganger
As our gift to you, every couple who registers will receive a pre-release hardcover copy of Beyond Fortune, delivered to your door one month before the retreat.
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WHAT IF THE WEALTH YOU’RE WORKING SO HARD TO BUILD ISN’T THE WEALTH YOUR FAMILY TRULY NEEDS?
Mark and Emily Stone have built and enviable life. A thriving business, financial security, the admiration of their peers. But on the night of their biggest celebration, Emily sees what others miss: their adult children slipping away, a marriage running on autopilot, their legacy being measured in money instead of meaning.
An unexpected encounter draws them to a mysterious mountain lodge where nothing is quite as it seems. There, the Stones confront realities they’ve been missing and discover what their success is actually creating.
Through an experience that blurs past and future, Mark and Emily begin to see their family in an entirely new light. What begins as a retreat becomes a revelation: a vision of true wealth that reaches beyond fortune into five dimensions few families fully pursue or pass on. For the first time, they see a way toward a family that thrives, now and for generations to come.
This is more than a compelling story. It’s a pathway to the family you’ve always hoped for.
WHAT IF THIS IS THE SHIFT THAT COULD CHANGE YOUR FAMILY’S FUTURE?
“A masterpiece. This story charts a path for all families to flourish—offering seven-generation imagining, brilliantly.”
James E. Hughes Jr.
Esteemed Author and Advisor to Generationally Successful Families
Trusted by Families of Influence
Matt H
Family Office
“I was so impressed by the thought, detail and the personal information that Lonnie and Shelley shared. It was one of the more meaningful discussions I have participated with in a long, long time.”
Jerry Feitelson
Ph.D., CEO, Agribody Technologies, Inc.
“Lonnie’s talk was by far the most impactful to me personally of the entire two day conference and indeed for many years prior. I can’t express how emotionally resonant was his family’s extraordinarily well-defined story, learnings and clearly successful conclusion. It was truly a deep inspiration, and something that I’d dearly love to experience in my own business and family.”
Candice B
Managing Director, L Investments
“Lonnie’s workshop was a refreshing change filled with positivity and real guidance that you wouldn’t normally see in a business conference—it has helped me focus on my family which in return has helped my business.”
About This Event
May 29-30, 2026
Loews Coronado Bay
$2,495 per couple
Married couples only
Limited to 100 couples
Lodging:
Hotel accommodations are not included Registered couples will receive access to a discounted room block at the resort
What's Included:
1. All retreat sessions and materials
2. Guided workshops and couple exercises
3. Guided Date Night Experience
4. On-site meals during scheduled sessions
Who This Retreat Is For
This experience is thoughtfully designed for couples who have achieved success in many areas of life but now desire deeper alignment, intentional growth, and a stronger foundation for their marriage and family.
This retreat is for couples who:
❖ Have achieved professional or financial success
❖ Value marriage, family, and long-term legacy
❖ Want clarity and genuine improvement, not surface-level inspiration
❖ Are willing to slow down and engage intentionally
❖ Believe thriving families are built on purpose
This retreat may not be a fit if you’re looking for:
❖ A large, high-energy conference
❖ Therapy or crisis intervention
❖ A lecture-only experience
❖ A vacation just for fun
Frequently Asked Questions
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This retreat is designed specifically for couples. It's an experience for you and your spouse to get clear on your vision and develop strategies to lead your family toward greater thriving, now and for generations to come.
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The retreat is values-based and faith-friendly, but not a religious program.
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Yes. This experience is designed specifically for couples to attend together.
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No. This is a strategic, design-focused retreat — not therapy.
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This work is valuable at any life stage. Whether your children are grown, still at home, or not yet part of your story, these principles help you build clarity, alignment, and a stronger family foundation for generations.
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Each day includes structured sessions with teaching, real-life stories, and guided reflection and planning time, along with breaks and meaningful conversation with others on the same journey. Full details are provided after registration.
We want you to feel fully informed and confident in your decision, so we’ve answered the most common questions about the retreat experience, logistics, and what to expect.
Invest in What Matters Most
This retreat is designed for couples who are ready to strengthen their foundation, deepen their connection, and build a thriving family life together, now and for generations.
Beyond the Retreat
This experience is designed to be a beginning, not an endpoint.
You'll leave with clear direction and practical strategies to keep making progress on the course you've charted together. And you'll have ongoing access to tools and resources to help you measure and celebrate that progress over time.