Entrepreneurs in Recovery® Workshops and Events

I help mental health and addiction recovery leaders increase well-being, connection and resilience online.

I design and facilitate events for individuals and organizations to discover their inherent ability to increase resilience, harness strengths, amplify appreciation, and create purposeful visions.

A Sample of My Online and In-Person Workshops

Focus On Your Recovery

This workshop focuses on building a support team. Stories are shared of when the participant was a positive influence in the life of another person. Next, we uncover the success factors that enabled this story to happen. This is followed by a group activity to co-shape and design their ideal recovery relationship. The action plan at the end is the creation of their recovery team.

“Whatever you focus on expands.”

ELEVATE

Elevate Your Recovery

This workshop focuses on co-creating your ideal future. We study moments of triumph and crowd source the collective resources of the group. This is followed by a visualization of a new future. This workshop ends with participants creating a personal action plan to bring their images to life.

“We don’t get into recovery to survive, we do it to thrive.”

APPRECIATE

Appreciate Your Recovery

This workshop focuses on your ideal day in recovery. The participants journal stories of appreciation followed by writing down items that they love and appreciate doing. Next is a group activity were participants co-create a skit or magazine cover to demonstrate the activities they enjoy. Participants are then invited to create an action plan to commit to doing more of the things they love.

“Recovery is a continuous process that never ends.”

RESILIENCE

Building Resilience in Recovery

This workshop focuses on the power of our words. We start with a story of overcoming an adversity. The group uses this story to uncover and theme the individual and collective strengths of the group. Next, the group co-creates an empowering sentence of resilience which is turned into a personal resilience affirmation. The participants create an action plan that incorporates resilience to use in their success in life and recovery.

Examples of Resilience Affirmations Created During Workshop:

“What I can’t do alone, we can do together.”
“No matter how many times we fall, we get back up.”
“We are motivated, persistent, determined, and courageous about our recovery.”
“We as a team embody a lot of the same which gives us a fighting chance at a new life.”
“We are proud and courageous determined to take care of ourselves and our sobriety”
“We resilient women are committed to evolving with creative and loving instincts to overcome addiction with kindness and empathy to transform chaos into serenity”

SELF-CARE

Self-Care in Recovery

This workshop focuses on building an ideal self-care routine. We study moments of health and wellness followed by self-care actions and goals relating to the mind, body, and spirit. Next, the group divides into groups to ideate an ideal self-care routine for their daily life in recovery. This activity is followed by each participant creating their own daily self-care routine.

“Self-care is not selfish.”

Participant Feedback from Jesse's Online and In Person Workshops and Events

“I had not even realized how disconnected I had been feeling from other people. I have had super low energy, but this sparked energy in my mind and body. It felt so supportive and I cannot believe I got the sense of connection that I did from a virtual meeting.”

“Connecting in breakout rooms – hearing others stories and seeing the strengths in each of us and tapping into those within myself. Thank you so much for reminding and connecting us!”

“I’m absolutely grateful. Had you of done this two months ago in my active addiction, I would of never experienced what I did today sober. It gave me hope, value and more gratitude.”

“It’s encouraging and hopeful looking back to a point in our lives that was good. It helps me realize some of the positive qualities we have that we might have forgotten through our use. Helps to build goals to create the future we want.”

The mission of Entrepreneurs in Recovery® is to empower people struggling with addiction and mental health to move out of a cycle of destructive hopelessness and help them harness their strengths to build healthy purpose-driven habits.

An Innovative Approach During a Time of Uncertainty and Change.

Our workshops draw on research-based methods and real-life experiences to help facilitate transformational group experiences and create positive outcomes for those in recovery.

Entrepreneurs in Recovery® online workshops and events will allow you to:

Honor the diversity of all voices being heard
Uncover possibilities for a new future
Increase social connection, bonding, and a sense of community
Offer life-long skills and recovery coping tools
Improve self-regulation and increase personal empowerment
Identify core strengths, resources, and values

Expand self-awareness
Connect participants to a deep sense of individual and shared purpose
Spread wisdom, new knowledge, ideas, and best practices
Teach action planning, goal setting, visualization and mindfulness
Capitalize on past learning and use these experiences to inform the future

During our online events, you will discover a step-by-step, science-based approach to facilitating powerful conversations where all voices are heard. These workshops and events offer a menu of life-skills, coping tools, and activities you can implement right away with your team and community.

Who are these workshops and events for?

Individuals Affected By Addiction

Families Affected By Addiction

Addiction Treatment and Mental Health Centers

Education & Recovery Advocacy Training

Recovery Community Organizations

Recovery Coaches

Non-Profit Organizations

Structured Sober Living

Leader Facilitators

Consultants

Workplaces

Healthcare Professionals

Leader Executives

And More…

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Our Services

ONLINE AND IN-PERSON

STRATEGIC
CONSULTATION

Complimentary

(60-minutes)

We’ll provide real-time coaching on your event, create clarity on the most important outcomes and then co-create a strategy.

ONLINE WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS

$2 – $20K

(1-2 days)

Customized workshops and facilitation to unlock collective wisdom, access group-genius and crowdsource solutions. Workshops can range from 90 minutes to up to 6 hours.

CONFERENCES, SUMMITS, TRAININGS, WHOLE SYSTEM CHANGE

$10 – $35K

(multi-day)

Coordination and planning with key stakeholders to design and facilitate a customized event to deliver specified outcomes.

GET TRAINED

$2 – $18K

(Online or in-person)

Live training experience in Entrepreneurs in Recovery® Workshops.

TALK TO US!

About Jesse

My name is Jesse Harless, and my mission is to change world of mental health and addiction recovery one conversation at a time.

First of all, I want to thank you for investing your time and energy in yourself and in the lives of others. I left a successful career to live my purpose of helping people in addiction and mental health recovery to dream big and reach their full potential.

I work with and train workplaces, education and advocacy recovery training companies, mental health centers, communities, addiction treatment centers, recovery community organizations, and sober living homes because I’m passionate about seeing people get a great start in their recovery journey. When I started my journey into addiction recovery at age 22, the only place I was told to go was self-help groups. But where are millennials and so many others going for help today? If it’s not self-help groups, then where?

How might we help people affected by addiction and mental health issues get a better start to their recovery journey? We know that starting the journey to recovery is different for everyone. I work with many individuals to help them get a powerful head start in this process.

I’m excited for the opportunity to connect with you about my work. My facilitation approach enables all the voices to be heard, rapid psychological safety, and actions plans that are more relevant than ever before. This work equips people with the skills to not only survive, but also to thrive.

The Foundation of My Approach

Entrepreneurs in Recovery® events and workshops use the same approach called upon by Facebook, Habitat for Humanity, BMW, Keller Williams, Nike, Vitamix, and NASA. The XCHANGE approach trains leaders, executives, coaches, and consultants in the art of facilitating rapid positive change using several methods including Appreciative Inquiry. I’m currently a member of the XCHANGE Faculty team. I’ve integrated all of my learnings into my workshops, trainings, and events including my HeartMath® certification.

The XCHANGE approach enable groups to co-create a powerful shared identity, spark wide-spread resourcefulness, and build capacity to thrive virtually.

The approach has enabled me to work with executives, facilitators, addiction and mental health professionals, recovery coaches, entrepreneurs, human resource and healthcare professionals, learning environments, recovery community organizations, and companies.

I also work with individuals and groups interested in taking Entrepreneurs in Recovery® events and workshops into schools, churches, prisons, and communities.

“Change begins with a single conversation” – David Cooperrider

Exponential Conversations for Addiction and Mental Health Recovery

Quite often, professionals focus on what is not working, what’s missing, what’s broken, what is wrong or negative in an effort to fix a problem.

This old paradigm of thinking and doing often unleashes a client’s sense of shame which can be both toxic and destructive.

Deficit-based approach to recovery:

Addiction and Mental Health treatment as we know it now has a gap
Clients face the stigma of being “broken” and the need to “fix” them
Focus is placed on what is wrong instead of what is right or working

Clients are defined by their weaknesses rather than their strengths
Past failures are emphasized instead of strengths and future successes
Feelings of shame are often reinforced

We are in a time of great change. How we treat people and talk to them is a matter of life and death in the world of addiction recovery and mental health. These are important individuals who have a life purpose.

Dr. Gabor Mate says, “Don’t ask ‘What’s wrong with you? Ask, ‘What happened to you?’”

Changing from a Deficit-Based Approach to a Lens of Transformation and Abundance

A Revolutionary Approach.

We need to step into the person who is in front of us and meet people where they are. We possess many of the resources we need within us already, i.e. personal strengths, resilience, and creativity.

What we focus on expands. If we focus on what is working, such as a person’s strengths and stories of resilience/excellence, we draw out more of these positive qualities and behaviors. Having appreciative conversations about purpose, strengths, vision and goals are what make people come alive. Conversations that are uplifting, energizing, and stimulate positive actions. All voices being heard and acknowledged. Instead of looking for what’s wrong and what needs to be fixed, we look at what’s right and what’s working.

During Entrepreneurs in Recovery® events and workshops, participants get to hear from diverse set of perspectives, learn new information about each other, and focus on what’s possible for their future. Participants learn how they can thrive instead of just trying to survive.

Events that Honor Diversity and Inclusion.

Our stories matter. The stories we create about our past failures and successes have the power to connect us, the power to destroy us, or the power to lift us up and harness our resilience to keep us alive. Groups learn how to create a shared identity, co-create a vision for the future, and crowd source available resources all while gaining new perspectives and knowledge from others.

“Connection is the energy that is created between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued, when they can give and receive without judgement.” – Brené Brown

Entrepreneurs in Recovery® events and workshops help fill the gap. There is power in bringing the best out of people through conversation. Despite all that is happening in a person’s life, something is working.

SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

Definition of Recovery:

“Recovery is a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.”

~ SAMHSA

How is this definition of recovery being demonstrated?

Johann Hari states, “The opposite of addiction is not sobriety, the opposite of addiction is connection.”

A big trigger for relapse is isolation. During my online events and workshops, participants are beating isolation by creating deep connections with each other – it all starts with building safety, carefully choreographed questions, purposeful connecting, and meaningful conversations.

Success Stories & Testimonials

“To see the number of folks participating. Their openness, their willingness to share, those are all huge things. A lot of guys generally don’t open up. And to open up that quickly to someone coming in that they don’t know was phenomenal. This would absolutely beneﬁt people in recovery whether they have six minutes, six days or six months of sobriety. This (workshop) would absolutely be beneﬁcial to them in terms of their long term outcomes. Positive long term outcomes.”

Andrew West – Executive Director of Bonfire Recovery Services

“Trainings are boring. Same messages from different people, regurgitating statistics and facts from years long ago. Trainings can be the black cloud of necessity to keep our certifications or licensure‘s valid.

The trainings that Jesse deliver, through Entrepreneurs of Recovery workshops, are designed to tap into each one of our personal and unique skill sets to fan a flame of fire that brought us to our work in the beginning.“

Claudia Hamilton – Executive Director of LivingProof Recovery and NextDoor

“After Jesse runs his workshop, typically the atmosphere for the entire group itself comes up positively charged. There’s a lot of remarks about Jesse’s workshops such as “Jesse’s groups actually led me to feel more empowered. I think that what Jesse is doing for the recovery community is deeply impactful. I think that Jesse’s work is going to have a great impact on the lives of people, and by affecting the lives of those individuals, will then continue to spread down for more and more people.”

Ryan Gagne – Executive Director of Avenues Extended Care

“Thank you for being a guiding light for all those around you and for creating opportunities for individuals like myself to create impact in deep, meaningful ways. Through your training and guidance, doors have opened up for me in ways I never thought possible. We truly are changing lives.”

Stephanie Courtillier – Founder of Integrous Women

Feedback from Stephanie’s first Entrepreneurs in Recovery® workshop:

“We are courageously connecting to a spirit within us that leads us to acceptance and confidence”

“We resilient women are committed to evolving with creative and loving instincts to overcome addiction with kindness and empathy to transform chaos into serenity”

Mission of Entrepreneurs in Recovery:

Elevate the lives of people in addiction and mental health recovery who might be lost, stuck, or lack of direction to gain clarity in order to live a life of purpose.

I design, choreograph, and facilitate events and workshops to bring about this mission.

People who are often interested in my events, trainings, and workshops want to:

Make an impact today.
Be part of the new paradigm for addiction and mental health recovery because they know something needs to change.
Bring an engaging and powerful experience to their company, community, or organization.
Be on the cutting edge – individuals and organizations looking for an experience unlike any other.

How can I help serve this mission?

Get Trained by Entrepreneurs in Recovery®
Hire Entrepreneurs in Recovery®
Spread the word.
Donate Scholarship Funds!