The First Retreat Since 2019 Wants Moms to Embrace, Empower and Energize Motivated Dads Celebrity Panel Will Feature Brothers Larenz Tate, LaRon Tate and Lahmard Tate During
Opening Converse + Cocktail Dress Soiree
DALLAS- The Motivated Mom is bringing its retreat back to Dallas with the help of Hollywood actors and producers Larenz Tate, LaRon Tate, and Lahmard Tate.
The Motivated Moms Retreat aims to empower North Texas moms in mind, body, and spirit. The retreat was held on September 20-22, 2024
at the Virgin Hotel located in Dallas, TX.
With a theme focused on “Embrace, Empower, Energize,” this transformative event will welcome
approximately 200 moms from all over the country, offering a sanctuary for rejuvenation and growth.
Designed to celebrate the extraordinary mom in each of us in an environment encouraging them to shed the
“mom guilt,” The Motivated Mom Retreat will consist of engaging and interactive workshops and panels
featuring top celebrities, industry influencers, speakers, authors, bloggers, entertainers and experts in the
fields of education, wealth building, beauty, health, wellness, and self-care.
This is the first Motivated Mom Retreat since 2019, when Rose Rock, mother of Hollywood icon Chris Rock,
received The Motivated Mom of the Year Award. The award, presented during the Motivated Mom of the Year
Awards, is now named in her honor and she is returning as a presenter this year. Many are describing the
retreat as the event of the year for entrepreneur moms, working moms, stay-at-home moms, aspiring moms,
caretakers and other mother figures. Women from various cultures and socioeconomic and educational
backgrounds are returning to participate in this empowering experience.
The retreat opened on Friday, September 20, with the Converse + Cocktail Dress Soiree. That evening at 7 p.m.,
as part of the Converse + Cocktail Dress Soiree, Hollywood actors & producers Larenz Tate, LaRon Tate and
Lahmard Tate (The Tate Brothers) lead the Celebrity Dad’s Panel and bring a father’s perspective to the
conversation. Over almost four decades, the Tate Brothers have collectively worked on TV and film projects
such as 21 Jump Street, Love Jones, Power, Crash, Barbershop, All-American and the upcoming biopic Michael.
The soiree also features the Motivated Mom of the Year Awards, which awards North Texas moms in areas
such as education and philanthropy. Individual tickets to the Converse + Cocktail Dress Soiree are available online.
There were complimentary spa treatments available.
Saturday, September 21, was jam-packed with even more activities with moms in mind. Breakfast was
provided with a series of general session featuring a maternal health panel and discussions on wealth
building, mental health, wellness and self-care. The power-packed speaker line-up for the 2024 Motivated
Mom Retreat will include Nicole Cooper, CEO at Black Life ATX; national nonprofit leader, Froswa Booker
Drew; Elayna Fernandez, Positive Mom; therapists Parker Forte and Kimberly Miller; Alisha Woodall,
therapist and founder of Village Moms; and Kayla Tucker Adams, nationally known public relations strategist.
The event was hosted by Latoyia Dennis, renowned mom advocate and leader, mom advocate,
mompreneur and event creator of The Motivated Mom.
There was a speed date with a therapist session, before a special surprise excursion for attendees. Later that day, a pool party took place in the hotel, and a karaoke pajama party took place later that evening.
Attendees attended the MOMories with a closing brunch and general session that was held on Sunday, September 22, where additional complimentary spa treatments were available.
The 2024 Motivated Moms Retreat was sponsored by Pfizer, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Mielle Organics.
About The Motivated Mom 
Latoyia Dennis, mommy advocate and founder of The Motivated Mom and A Chance to Learn, walked away from a lucrative corporate career to create The Motivated Mom, a network to encourage women around the globe to go passionately after their dreams and create the lives they’ve dreamed of. Her goal is to provide opportunities for women and help them discover who they were created to be. “As moms we are educators – teaching our kids manners, ABC’s and how to drive. We are doctors – cleaning boo boos and taking
temperatures. We are chefs – cooking mac and cheese or Thanksgiving dinner,” said Dennis. “We are so many things, and we need time to fall back and RETREAT. This is the ultimate moms retreat delivering motivation, inspiration, education and most importantly, relaxation.” Latoyia Dennis started The Motivated Moms in 2016 with a nationwide tour that drew sold-out crowds of women and moms looking to grow, learn and reach their dreams.
