Question 1

How does Vistage Florida work?

Accepted Answer

Vistage Florida members set aside one day each month to meet with their peer advisory group and work on the big-picture vision for their business and address issues that may be holding them back. That means they make time to tackle strategic plans, as well as challenges and opportunities. During the meeting, they help each other vet ideas, troubleshoot strategies and find solutions together. Meetings are facilitated by an executive mentor (Vistage Florida Chair) who uses a proprietary method for keeping the conversations focused and productive.

Question 2

Who are Vistage Florida members?

Accepted Answer

Vistage Florida members are CEOs, business owners and key executives of small and midsize companies with $1M-$1B 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.

Question 3

What are member benefits?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

Who are Vistage Florida Chairs?

Accepted Answer

Vistage Florida Chairs are an elite group of independent contractors who build and run private advisory groups of high-caliber 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.

Question 5

What are the Chair’s responsibilities?

Accepted Answer

With Vistage Florida’s support and assistance, Chairs build their first group, recruiting eight members in order to initially launch, and then grow and sustain the group to up to 18 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.

Question 6

What are the basic requirements to be a Vistage Florida Chair?

Accepted Answer

Generally, successful Vistage Florida Chairs are former or transitioning C-Level executives, Chairman, President 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 a high-performing team, 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.

Question 7

Is Vistage Florida a franchise model?

Accepted Answer

No. Vistage Florida Chairs are independent contractors operating their own Vistage Florida Chair practices. Vistage Florida provides the support, resources, learning and development, best practices, and a framework for success.

Question 8

How much will I earn as a Vistage Florida Chair?

Accepted Answer

As a Vistage Florida 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 Florida Chair, you will be asked to sign an NDA and then will have access to full compensation detail.