Chief Executive - Group Facilitator (Chair)

COMPANY:Vistage International and its affiliates have more than 12,000 members in 15 countries representing the world’s largest CEO membership organization based on revenue. Vistage helps CEOs become better leaders, make better decisions, and achieve better results. Vistage members generate nearly $300 billion in annual revenue and have more than 2.1 million employees around the world. Vistage is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and enhancing the lives of chief executives. Member companies are better run and grow their revenues, on average, at twice the percentage growth rate after joining Vistage.
Vistage is a privately held organization.

Company highlights:
?Vistage operates in 15 countries and has 500+ Chairs, 1,000+ groups and 12,000+ members worldwide.
?Vistage publishes the widely quoted Vistage Confidence Index, which represents the opinions of over 2,000 small and mid-sized businesses. The insights from this survey provide a leading indicator for employment, capital expenditure, sales and revenue trends.
?Vistage boasts one of the world’s largest speakers bureau of expert resources, conducting over 1,000 presentations a year
?Vistage retains over 80% of our members and over 92% of our Chairs each year.

RESPONSIBILITIES:The Chair is responsible for recruiting and leading at least two CEO groups or one CEO group and one Key Executive group.

A Chair is also responsible for:
?Leading confidential, monthly group meetings, where members assist each other in solving business problems
?Coaching, mentoring, and acting as a confidant for each member in monthly, two hour one-to-ones, for the purpose of discovering the most significant issues for their business
?Recruiting and conducting selection interviews with prospective members
?Ensuring a retention rate of at least 80% of your members in each group and maintaining a group size of 16 members
•Identifying the most relevant topics for each group and working with headquarters to schedule expert speakers
•Ensuring adequate attendance at monthly meeting which will enhance member satisfaction
•Being an active participant in the local Vistage community

COMPENSATION:This opportunity is an independent contractor role. Compensation will be based on the number of groups and members in each group.
REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate will be “intrapreneurial” with extensive experience and success, as a business executive. While the overall quality of a candidate’s profile will be the determining factor in the selection process, the finalist must have the following requisite qualifications:

?Prior experience as a CEO or other C-level executive, with P&L responsibility, at a mid to large sized organization
?Extensive network of CEO contacts or trusted advisors to CEOs in your community
?Availability to dedicate a minimum of 50% of your time to recruiting members and running your groups
?Financial ability to sustain yourself during the 6 month group build/recruiting process
?Ability to travel to our corporate headquarters in San Diego, CA for three, one week training sessions over a four month period
?Minimum two years (preferably five) years of business experience in your market
?Strong computer skills as you will need to use digital recording equipment, burn CDs, attend Webinars, use the internet for marketing and research purposes and use the e-mail and calendar functions in Outlook

EDUCATION:An outstanding record of achievement, including an undergraduate degree is required. Graduate degree in business preferred.

PERSONAL
CHARACTERISTICS:The successful candidate will possess the following attributes:

•Strong business and financial acumen
•Ability to hold CEOs accountable for following through on action items that will move them and their companies forward
•Marketing and sales ability to recruit members and maintain the size of your groups
•Strong group facilitation skills
•Ability to listen, probe, clarify and generate insights into a myriad of important business issues
•Strong self-confidence and “presence” when dealing with C-level executives
•Impeccable integrity and a strong personal work ethic

BENEFITS:You will be joining a worldwide network of 500+ Group Chairs that you can access at any time. Additionally you will:
•Become a member of a Chair Vistage group that meets once a month, which includes the local Group Chairs in your community
•Receive world-class training in our proprietary processes
•Receive one-to-one coaching from a Best Practice Chair
•Have access to sophisticated, marketing tools, that will help you research and identify prospective members
•Receive extensive support in recruiting members to build your group from our new group starts, inside and outside sales and marketing teams
•Have the ability to "give back" to your professional network of executives and enjoy the impact it has on all they influence
•Attend regional and international conferences for members and Group Chairs
•Receive awards and recognition depending on performance
•Have the opportunity to participate in a variety of advisory boards including the Chair Advisory, Marketing Advisory, Technology Advisory Boards