Vistage CEO Peer
Advisory Groups in NYC
YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE THE SMARTEST PERSON IN THE ROOM. THIS IS DIFFERENT.
There is a specific kind of loneliness that comes with being a CEO. Your board, your team, the people closest to you, all know some of the story, but no one has the whole picture. So you carry the pressure, the uncertainty, and consequential decisions largely alone.
Whether you are a founder, hired CEO, or leading a next generation family business leader, no one is better suited to help you navigate the complexity of leading and growing a business than other CEOs. Allan Fried’s Vistage CEO peer advisory groups are a small collective of non-competing CEOs who meet monthly to work on their biggest challenges and leadership, honestly, rigorously, and with genuine care. They are sitting in the same seat, they have real skin in the game and they have no agenda other than to help each other succeed.
The group doesn’t just exchange war stories or tactics. We surface the beliefs, habits, thinking, and blind spots that become the ceiling to the company’s continue growth. The group helps you see the thinking and beliefs that have become that ceiling and helps you evolve beyond that.
Each CEO peer group meeting is built around the real issues members bring into the room. They bring real issues; a critical hire, decision, a strategic inflection point, an underperforming executive, a cash-flow problem. The group asks hard questions, shares their experiences, questions your answers, and holds a mirror that only people who have been there can hold.
You leave with more than advice. You leave with greater clarity, conviction and steps to move forward. The fact that members stay for 13 years, 9 years, 5 years, etc. is not because they have nothing better to do, but because they do not want to give up this kind of support.
“This group has changed the way I perform as a business owner. Using the tools and experiences I gained through my membership I have doubled the size of my business and bettered my work/life balance at the same time.”
Matthew Saravay
Founder/Chairman, Wizard Studios
Who our vistage CEO peer Group is for
Our members are CEOs and business owners who have built companies around products or services they understand deeply. However, nothing prepares a CEO for the complexity of leading and growing a company. a you for While members may find it hard to let go, they realize they don’t have to have all of the answers nor succeed on their own.
Most meetings are a spectator sport where 2-3 people occupy airtime and the rest sit on the sidelines and chime in occasionally. Our members don’t sit on the sidelines, they engage with each other, they collaborate, work hard, look to be challenged, challenge others, and step outside of their comfort zone.
Why ceos stay in the group
After joining members report:
Gaining a "Secret Weapon": Members explicitly state that they treat the group as a secret weapon for their business that delivers direct financial returns and accelerated growth.
A Pause Button: It provides a mandatory monthly pause button, forcing you to completely step away from day-to-day tactical firefighting.
Having an Objective Board of Directors: You get a room of peers who have absolutely no political or financial stake in your company, giving you completely unvarnished, honest feedback.
An Antidote to Isolation: It reduces the isolation of leading at the top by providing a high-trust space to process consequential decisions with people who have been there.
A Compounding Investment: Members view the substantial fees and time commitment as a high-return investment rather than an expense, noting that the value actually increases the longer you stay.
Engaging in "Vicarious Learning": Participants emphasize that they stay because of the ability to absorb critical lessons and navigate choices through the real, lived experiences of other CEOs rather than having to make the mistakes themselves.
Experiencing "Continuous Growth": Long-term members stay because they view the environment as an essential mechanism for "continuous growth" as a leader, noting that the return on investment compounds over time.
The real value of our CEO peer group is the confidential inner-circle where you can drop the performance and get honest input from people who face the same challenges. By learning from one another they avoid mistakes before making them and spend their time on higher impact issues where they are functioning more like a true CEO. This is a collaborative environment where strong bonds are built and members are invested in one another’s success. You do not join our Vistage CEO peer advisory to get what you could get from a Ted Talk, or AI. Those tools provide options and information, this CEO peer group creates conviction.
We begin with an introductory call so you can learn about my Vistage CEO peer advisory group and I can learn about you and your business. There is never any pressure, we both need to be sure it is the right fit.
Apply to join Allan Fried’s New York City peer advistory group by schedule a call here: