The Vistage Chair

Move from a life of success to a life of significance.

 

Join an elite group of executive mentors

As a Vistage Chair, you help executives navigate their biggest challenges.

You are part coach, mentor, guide, confidant and inspiration.

As a Chair, you will:

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Establish yourself as the trusted expert in your field, before some of the most influential SME
leaders in the world.

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Vistage members are curious. They’re lifelong
learners. They seek diverse perspectives and are
always trying to get better.

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Participate in exclusive Vistage events for qualified business leaders.

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Gain access to an engaged audience of CEOs and
business owners with buying power.

For the first time in a long time, I'm learning new stuff. I do as much learning as my Vistage members.


Benefits of a Vistage Chair Practice

Help leaders succeed

Create an impact that ripples from boardroom, through company ranks and into your community.

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Earn recurring income

There’s no limit on the number of groups you can launch. Chief executive members stay 5+ years on average.

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Flexibility

As an independent contractor, you can build a practice that suits your schedule and ambition.

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Stay local

Travel is minimal as your monthly meetings and one-to-one sessions are all local.

Chair Qualifications

What does it take to be
a Chair?

Vistage Chairs possess strong business acumen, superb management skills and an innate entrepreneurial spirit.

  • 12-15+ years of management experience with £5M+ P&L responsibility
  • Have a passion for mentoring others.
  • Be experienced in leading a high-performing team.
  • Availability and drive to embark on building your own business.
  • Have the ability to listen to—and challenge—CEOs and senior executives.
  • Have achieved great success and are driven to give back.
Vistage Chairs

The life of a Chair for me has been extraordinarily rich. If you have any orientation toward learning, it’s the best learning experience you will have as an adult, hands down.

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Could this be your next step?

Find out if becoming a Vistage Chair is right for you.

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Frequently asked questions

How does Vistage work?

This is not your standard networking group. It’s a confidential forum of experienced executives who are committed to helping each other solve difficult challenges, evaluate opportunities and develop effective strategies for better professional and business performance. Whether the question is operational, financial, structural or even personal, the group provides wisdom, perspective and accountability to help executives make better decisions and achieve more than they ever imagined possible.

Who are Vistage members?

Vistage members are managing directors, business owners and key executives of small and medium sized companies with £5M-£50M in annual revenue, representing nearly every industry. This diversity is key to furnishing advisory groups of members from non-competing industries, and providing members with relevant expertise, regardless of their industry or company size.

What are member benefits?

Members participate in monthly, Chair-led private advisory board meetings, and have access to one-to-one executive coaching, expert speakers, online industry-and-interest-based networks and proprietary content where they can ask questions of the global community. As a result, members make better decisions, achieve an improved work-life balance, and grow their companies 2.2 times faster than the average small to midsize business.

Who are Vistage Chairs?

Vistage Chairs are an elite group of independent contractors who build and run private advisory groups of high-calibre business leaders from non-competing industries. Ideal Chairs are marked by qualifications such as 15+ years of executive experience, strong financial acumen, superb management skills and innate entrepreneurial spirit.

What are the Chair’s responsibilities?

With Vistage’s support and assistance, Chairs build their first group, recruiting members in order to initially launch, and then grow and sustain the group to up to 12 members. Every month Chairs gather their members for candid, confidential roundtable discussion of their most pressing business issues. They also meet one to one with each member monthly to provide tailored executive coaching and guidance.

What are the basic requirements to be a Vistage Chair?

Generally, successful Vistage Chairs are former or transitioning business leaders or Chairman, with at least £5M of P&L responsibility and the following attributes: possess an entrepreneurial spirit with bold leadership skills, have a passion for mentoring others, be experienced in leading high performing teams, be a strong connector and networker, have the ability to listen to — and challenge — CEOs and senior executives, have achieved great success and are driven to give back.

Is Vistage a franchise model?

No. Vistage Chairs are independent contractors, operating their own Vistage Chair Practices. There is an initial one off fee of £3000 which covers all training and resources needed to start a Vistage Chair Practice. Vistage provides the support, resources, learning and development, best practices and a framework for success.

How much will I earn as a Vistage Chair?

As a Vistage Chair, you operate as an independent contractor and can determine the scope of your Vistage Practice. Should you move forward with exploring the opportunity to become a Vistage Chair, the full earning opportunities will be discussed with you.

What will Vistage provide to help me build my groups?

Vistage invests heavily in helping new Chairs to be successful. The support provided includes a world-class, award-winning learning and development programme, a support team from both the Support Center office and in the field, marketing campaigns and branding efforts, infrastructure and the strength of the Vistage brand.

Vistage Chair Application

Vistage Chairs mentor high-integrity executives, helping them make better decisions, become better leaders and achieve better results.

To learn more about this role, complete this short form including your LinkedIn profile. Our Chair selection team will be in touch shortly.