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Use the free planner to turn a Saturday, a day trip, or part of a trip you already have planned into fresh thinking for your business.
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Explore on your own, with a group, or one to one.
Each experience starts with a question about your business, a few purposeful stops, and time to reflect. Pick the way that fits your week. New to the idea? Read what an entrepreneurial experience is.
Group · November 14 pilot
With a small group
Six people or fewer, Saturday, November 14, in the Phoenix area. Visit local businesses, compare notes, and leave with one idea to test.
$45 per person · No payment upfront
I'm interested →One to one · Book a call
With Gina
Plan an experience around your own business question, near home or on a trip. It starts with a short conversation about what you want to explore.
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Guides to start from
Self-guided ideas for a local outing or part of a trip. Each one works with the free DIY planner.
DIY experience
Fresh perspectives from Arizona's resale businesses
A ready-made outing: explore resale models with a question about your own business and bring home an idea to test.
Read the guide →Field guide
Talk to strangers, the useful way
Five customer discovery questions for short, friendly conversations on an outing or a trip.
Read the guide →Field guide
Spot problems worth solving
Try the friction log: a simple way to notice the small frustrations that turn into business ideas.
Read the guide →Field guide
What a good trip teaches about customer experience
Read a coffee shop or thrift store visit like a blueprint, and bring the lesson back to your own business.
Read the guide →Why it works
Why we learn better together
How shared experiences turn strangers into people who help each other build.
Read the guide →Arizona trip ideas
An Arizona weekend for curious travelers
Museums, gardens, and hands-on stops, with a business question to bring along.
Read the guide →Explore on your own · Available now
Create your own
entrepreneurial experience.
The free DIY Entrepreneurial Experience Planner helps you choose a question, plan purposeful stops, capture what you notice, and bring back one idea to test.
A free five-page PDF workbook. Self-guided, with no arranged owner access or hosted activities.
Want it filled in for you? Take the Experience Finder →
Questions
What people ask about experiences.
The planner, location, custom experiences, and sharing what you try.
Is the DIY planner free?
Yes. It is a five-page PDF workbook. Join with your first name and email and it is yours right away, along with a monthly Sunday plan.
Do I need to be in Arizona?
No. The planner and most guides work anywhere. Hosted experiences start in the Phoenix area.
What does a custom experience cost?
It starts with a short call about what you want to explore. Pricing is shared before anything is booked.
Can I share what I tried?
Please do. Tag @thrivevibesaz or use #thrivevibesaz. I reply by name, and with your permission, your note can appear on the site.