A confidential inner circle where high-caliber CEOs pressure-test critical decisions
- Validate high-stakes decisions before they become expensive mistakes
- Gain an objective perspective from experienced operators
- Navigate growth, uncertainty, and board-level scrutiny with greater confidence
Increase Your Effectiveness Through The Right CEO Peer Group
As the CEO of a $50M–$2B enterprise, the challenges you face are different:
acquisitions, capital allocation, leadership team upgrades, board expectations, and complex scale decisions.
The CEO Project is a confidential CEO peer group experience built for leaders navigating those exact stakes.
Each group is:
• Curated with 8–10 non-competing CEOs
• Matched by company size and complexity
• Designed to function like a personal board of directors
• Focused on fewer, bigger, better decisions — not generic networking
Our members lead companies ranging from $50 million to over $2 billion in annual revenue. They are humble learners committed to continuous improvement — and to building lasting business worth.
Groups are intentionally diverse across industries, because many breakthrough insights come from lateral thinking beyond your own sector.
With a national membership of approximately 100 CEOs, we form non-competitive peer groups of 8–10 members.
That small size ensures every CEO has meaningful time to work through the real issues driving performance, profitability, and enterprise value — setting The CEO Project apart from broader CEO peer networks.
How Can a CEO Peer Group Help an Experienced CEO Grow and Scale a Company?
As companies grow, the decisions facing the CEO become more complex and the cost of getting them wrong increases. A CEO peer group gives experienced leaders a confidential place to pressure-test those decisions with peers who understand the responsibility of leading at scale.
Members use their groups to evaluate acquisitions, allocate capital, strengthen leadership teams, address growth constraints, prepare for succession, and navigate board or investor expectations. The goal is not simply to gather more opinions. It is to uncover blind spots, challenge assumptions, and make important decisions with greater clarity and confidence.
Join a CEO peer group built around outcomes — growth, leadership strength, capital efficiency, and strategic clarity.
Questions CEOs Ask — and the Real Answers from The CEO Project →
What Should a CEO Look for When Choosing a Peer Advisory Group?
The right CEO peer group should reflect the scale, complexity, and responsibilities of the leaders it serves. Before joining, consider:
• Are members leading companies of similar size and complexity?
• Are groups carefully curated to avoid competitive conflicts?
• Is confidentiality clearly established and consistently protected?
• Does the group provide structured decision support rather than general networking?
• Is the group led by someone with firsthand CEO operating experience?
• Will you receive both peer perspectives and individual guidance?
The CEO Project brings together 8–10 non-competing CEOs leading companies from $50 million to more than $2 billion in revenue. Each group is led by an experienced CEO Partner and supported by monthly one-on-one coaching.
The Transformative Impact Of Our CEO Peer Groups
Is The CEO Project the Right Peer Group for You?
The CEO Project is designed for experienced CEOs and business owners who are leading organizations through growth, transformation, succession, or other high-stakes decisions.
It may be the right fit if you:
• Lead a company with $50 million to $2 billion in annual revenue
• Want candid input from CEOs facing comparable responsibilities
• Value substance, accountability, and confidentiality over networking
• Are willing to have your assumptions challenged
• Want to build a stronger company that is less dependent on you
A confidential conversation is the first step toward determining whether there is a group aligned with your company, experience, and current priorities.
The CEO Project Podcast
Members gain access to monthly CEO sessions with Jim Schleckser, featuring practical insights on the issues mid-market CEOs face right now:
- Economic outlook and board-level planning
- Strategic pivots and growth constraints
- M&A valuation and integration
- Digital transformation and cybersecurity
- Talent, culture, and leadership team performance
All sessions are recorded and available anytime in our member library.
CEO Summit
Periodically, we bring our members together in person to deepen relationships, learn from world-class speakers, and expand the greater CEO Project community.