Every fall, a group of ACE Peer Group members gather on a hilltop estate in the Tuscan countryside, alongside their plus one travel companion. The estate sits so high that guests can see the clouds settling into the valleys and fields below. It’s a trip to Tuscany and an ACE meeting, all wrapped into one.
More Than a Getaway
The week blends substantial ACE Peer Group content with Italian food, history, and a slower pace. Members work through meaningful conversations, both professional and personal. Together the group explores vineyards, olive groves, and a kitchen where everyone cooks for one another. For Andy DuBois, owner of Miracle Farms Landscape Contractors in Moultonborough, NH, and his wife, Michele, it was their first trip to Italy. They arrived knowing almost no one. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience something you don’t get anywhere in the States,” Michele says.
An Experience For The People Closest to You, Too
The ACE Experience in Tuscany is for owners and their spouses, designed to give couples a toolbox they can use back home. The week evolves from shy greetings on the first day to a rambunctious last dinner.
The People Make It
Michele’s advice for future attendees isn’t about the food or the views. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience something you don’t get anywhere in the States. You don’t really stay at places like that at all. Even when you stay in people’s homes, it’s not the same.”
The ACE Experience in Tuscany is exclusive to ACE Peer Group members and their guests.