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What To Expect at a CEO Circle


  • Candid feedback on current and future strategies driving your business.
  • Access to the network of ACG professionals, specializing in M&A.
  • Your own "kitchen cabinet" of fellow CEOs at your disposal.
  • Many lifelong friendships that develop over time.
  • A lot of fun. Serious business decisions can be made without stress.
  • Access to the network of ACG professionals, specializing in M&A.
  • Educational speakers and workshops on the topics that interest you most.
  • Partnerships that can make the difference between success and failure.

    • Why Join a CEO Circle?


  • CEO Circles are focused on M&A, capital raising and growing company value.
  • They are comprised of fellow CEOs who understand the challenges you are facing and help you make better decisions.
  • CEOs bring their toughest professional or personal challenges to a CEO Circle and receive direct, constructive, actionable advice. CEOs benefit from peer insights and perspectives.
  • CEO Circles meet monthly with a clear objective: to harness the group's expertise to drive better strategic decisions.
  • Guided by a CEO Circle Chair, each meeting is a journey from which you will emerge changed for the better.
  • In an environment of absolute confidentiality, the time you invest in your meetings will always prove valuable as you leave feeling more empowered, informed, and supported than you did before.

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  • Joining a CEO Circle Group gives you access to 16 to 20 CEOs from non-competing industries that meet monthly, moderated by a qualified Chair.
  • The Chair leads a process of surfacing issues that are important to individual CEOs. For example, CEO issues might include selecting an investment banker, raising capital, working with an advisory board, structuring retention agreements for key employees, choosing a deal team, etc.
  • The CEO Circle Group collectively supports the CEO with suggestions, advice, and experiences that can guide the CEO to solve issues and move forward.
  • Group discussions are active, exciting, engaging, and confidential.
  • CEOs walk away with insights to make better strategic decisions, and move their business forward.
  • The Chair will occasionally add specialized expert speakers to educate the group about critical topics that can have a direct impact on successful M&A outcomes.

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    The process begins by nominating a CEO for vetting and consideration to join a CEO Circle.

    Nominations can come from a trusted M&A advisor, sponsor, staff member, fellow CEO, or ACG member.

    Requirements for CEOs
  • CEOs or business owners
  • Annual revenues in excess of $5 Million
  • For Life Sciences and MedTech companies, a minimum of 10 employees.
  • Companies headquartered in San Diego County
  • CEOs who are willing to comply with the rules for sessions
  • Regular attendance of monthly meetings is a requirement