Chief Executive Program

For CEOs and Owners of $5M+ Companies

There’s a lot riding on your decisions. The Vistage Chief Executive Program is designed to help you make more effective decisions that lead to powerful results. At the core, a confidential advisory group of peers helps you focus on what’s most critical. Led by an accomplished business leader, this unbiased group will help you solve problems and uncover opportunities.

Designed for the challenges of chief executives.

Challenge:

You’re surrounded by stakeholders with competing agendas, and you make all decisions without the benefit of unbiased advice.

Solution:

Get your decisions vetted by an ideal sounding board — an objective, experienced peer group who will offer unbiased advice in a confidential environment.

Challenge:

You’re concerned your current culture may be having a negative impact on business.

Solution:

Learn best practices on building an empowered, results-driven team. Find and fix blind spots to enhance your leadership ability.

Challenge:

You’re not sure you have the best processes in place to scale up the business.

Solution:

Get access to models of success and expert advice to help you retool your long-term strategy without sacrificing current performance.

Challenge:

You’re seeking guidance on how to fuel the next stage of growth.

Solution:

Gain fresh perspectives on complex issues to optimize business decisions and results.

CEOs and Leaders Improving Their Decisions, Companies, Lives and Communities

The Chief Executive Program Overview

  1. 12 full-day peer advisory board meetings per year
  2. 12 one-to-one sessions with a private executive coach
  3. Up to 7 speaker presentations by subject matter experts
  4. 24/7 access to a global community of 45,000+ business leaders who face similar challenges, issues and opportunities

A Comprehensive Approach to Coaching

Monthly confidential meetings with 12+ high-caliber, noncompetitive business executives who will challenge assumptions and find out what is limiting your success.

Your Vistage Chair, who facilitates your group meetings, will also meet with you during monthly one-to-ones to hold you accountable for meeting your goals.

During group meetings and exclusive events, high-caliber speakers share their expertise and innovative approaches on today’s most relevant topics. 

As a Vistage member, you gain exclusive access to an online network of peers for feedback. You’re also supported by in-person business summits and conferences.

Vistage Membership Application

Take your success to a new level. To find out more about a Vistage membership, please tell us a little bit about yourself. Complete the form below to find out if you qualify.

With Vistage you’re joining a powerful community of high-caliber executives who challenge each other, inspire each other and share their perspectives to help each other make better decisions, become leaders and achieve better results.

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Frequently asked questions

What are CEO coaching programs?

CEO coaching programs are programs designed specifically to help CEOs become better leaders and drive better results for their companies. With the support of their peer group and coach, members often reach higher levels of success than they previously thought possible.

What do CEOs need in coaching?

A lot is riding on your decisions. The Vistage Chief Executive program is designed to help you make more effective decisions that lead to powerful results.

Why join a CEO coaching program?

With the input of your peer advisory group, the guidance of your executive coach and the proven, model that Vistage has honed over decades, you will have the support you need to take your company to a new level of success. An analysis by Dun & Bradstreet shows that Vistage CEO members grew their annual revenue on average by 4.6% in 2020, while nonmembers with comparable small and midsize businesses saw revenue decrease by 4.7%.

What can chief executives gain from coaching peers?

At the core, a confidential advisory group of peers helps you focus on what’s most critical. Led by an accomplished business leader, this unbiased group will help you solve problems, face challenges and optimize opportunities.

Who should join the Chief Executive Program?

The Vistage Chief Executive program is designed for CEOs and business owners with $5M+ in annual revenue. The Small Business program is designed for business owners with annual revenue under $5M, fewer employees and a less established structure.