This past weekend, I attended the “Build Your Own Brand Retreat” in DC: a networking conference for entrepreneurs, creatives and small business owners. I initially heard about the retreat a few months ago through my boyfriend, but wasn’t planning on attending since I did not have the funds for a ticket. Luckily, he ended up hearing about a free ticket through one of his friends a few weeks before the event, and passed it along to me. I knew it would be a good opportunity to meet like-minded individuals and learn a lot, so I gladly took the free ticket and blocked off Memorial Day weekend for the conference. As you probably have already guessed, I did NOT regret going at all! From the moment I arrived, I felt energized, inspired, and just blown away by the level of excellence at the retreat. People not only flew in for all…