TESTIMONIALS

Abraham Benhayoun

Immigration Law / Aventura

Founder & CEO, Abraham Benhayoun Immigration Law Offices

Since I joined Leading Peers, my firm has grown extraordinarily, not just financially, but also in the processes and in the way that we function as a law firm.

VIDEO SUMMARY

Best decision he's made as a business owner; firm has grown fast, financially and operationally
Biggest value: accountability, clarity to lead, and systems so the firm doesn't depend on him
Recommends it to any CEO wanting growth and a supportive community

My name is Abraham Benhayoun and I'm the CEO and owner of the Law Offices of Abraham Benhayoun. We're an immigration law practice.

I've been a member of Leading Peers for about two years.

I can tell you that it's been the best decision I've ever made for myself as a business owner.

Since I joined Leading Peers, my firm has grown extraordinarily, not just financially, but also in the processes and in the way that we function as a law firm. We're on track to hit numbers that honestly, I didn't know were possible, at least this quickly, and I have Leading Peers to thank for that.

Leading Peers’ most valuable contribution to my firm has been the accountability it's given me and the clarity to lead as a business owner. As lawyers, you're trained to work and look hard at cases, but you're not really trained to grow businesses. So that's where Leading Peers came in for me and that's the value that it added.

The most powerful effect Leading Peers has had on me is, again, becoming a better CEO, a great CEO, and leader. It's given me the accountability and helped me create processes and systems so that we have a firm that is not heavily reliant on just me and everything comes back to me, but rather having systems, processes, people, and being able to scale and grow that business in a way that's more profitable and better and we can accomplish more, help more people and everyone's happier.

I would strongly recommend Leading Peers to any business owner or CEO that feels that their business can do more, can be bigger and better, but they don't have the accountability or the systems in place that can help them achieve those goals. Leading Peers gives you a set of goals but also accountability. They ground you as a CEO.

Being a business owner can be lonely and Leading Peers gives you that support system that I can tell you firsthand for me was invaluable. So, I would recommend it strongly for any business owner.

I guess another thing that I would add, one final note, is that Leading Peers aside from being growth oriented and looking and accomplishing business growth and developing and sharpening CEO skills and leadership skills, it's really a community. You get to know people very intimately and help each other out with that business growth mentality.

So, I would say Leading Peers is a community in that sense.

KEY THEMES

trust, better decisions, accountability

Franck Saragossi

Family Business Advisory Firm / Boca Raton

Founder & CEO, Focus Forward Management

Leading peers is an ideal fit for any CEO that wants to grow, that is willing to be open and honest and vulnerable and wants to have a sounding board not only for ideas, but also to challenge them and to find new ways for them to grow.

VIDEO SUMMARY

Three-year member and Advisory Board member; credits Leading Peers with a major pivot from business coach to running a family business advisory firm
Biggest value: mindset, growth, and a board of CEO peers who challenge him in productive ways; a safe space for vulnerable conversations
Three benefits: an accountability board, thought-provoking education, and networking with growth-oriented CEOs

EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP

My name is Franck Saragossi. I'm CEO of Focus Forward Management. We work with family businesses to help them grow, unlock value and help them in their transition.

I've been a member for about 3 years, met Leo five years ago. I'm on his Advisory Board. I've been part of the secret sauce of Leading Peers, involved in it for a long time.

The growth of my business has been good. Actually, it's been instrumental in creating a pivot for me. So, before I was a business coach when I only marketed myself as that. And through Leading Peers, I've actually pivoted into a family advisory firm.

So, a lot more complex, a lot more offerings, a lot of different way of thinking of things. And that's thanks to Leading Peers.

The most valuable contribution of Leading Peers has been really more of a mindset. It's the ability to #1 grow, right?

Think of what, who I am, and how I need to improve and think outside the box. The ability to have a board of advisors, which is what the Leading Peers boards are and help you challenge you work through ideas to ultimately get to where you need to go.

And that's the value of it.

The most important factor of Leading Peers that has affected me as a leader has been to really thinking outside the box, challenging me in ways that are uncomfortable.

And that I think is the biggest value of having a board of really great professionals that are CEOs that understand what it's like to be somewhat lonely, things that you can talk about in Leading Peers on the business side, sometimes you don't feel comfortable speaking at home about because it may be uncomfortable. There's a little bit of uncertainty. So that's a vulnerability.

That's what the biggest contribution is that to me as a leader, Leading peers is an ideal fit for any CEO that wants to grow, that is willing to be open and honest and vulnerable and wants to have a sounding board not only for ideas, but also to challenge them and to find new ways for them to grow.

What people will get out of Leading Peers are three things. Number one is an accountability board, a board that is going to help them validate ideas that they have and challenge them on what they present.

Number two is fantastic education. The educational programs that are presented are thought provoking, relevant to what you need not only to run your business, but also to think about yourself in all areas as a leader, whether it be as your personal relationship, your health, what you should be reading, all of these. That's a second pillar.

And the third pillar is really networking, finding people that are of the same mindsets, growth-oriented CEOs, growing the businesses.

Those are the three things that are really valuable for any CEO.

KEY THEMES

trust, better decisions, accountability

Michelle Molina

Roofing / Miami

Co-Founder & CEO, M3 Roofing

Leading Peers has grown me as a leader. I finally found a group of like-minded individuals with a growth mindset who can be vulnerable and ask the hard questions. They check me. They helped me realize I was thinking small and stuck in my own world, and pushed me to think bigger. My advice: come ready to be vulnerable and share what's really going on in your business.

VIDEO SUMMARY

Co-founder of M3 Roofing (residential and commercial roofing across South Florida); one-year member
Most tangible win: her board's hard questions exposed flawed estimating and proposals, which she fixed to sign more clients and hit target profit margins
Biggest growth as a leader is thinking bigger-picture, since her peers "check the leader" and pulled her out of small, stuck thinking

EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP

So, I am Michelle Molina and I'm Co-founder of M3 Roofing where we do residential and commercial roofs and roof repairs throughout South Florida.

I have been a member of Leading Peers for a year now.

Since joining Leading Peers, the most tangible way that I've grown my business is in the understanding of my numbers and then to be able to implement that to grow my profits and then make sure that jobs are coming in, in, you know, within the profit margin that we're looking for.

So that's the most tangible way.

The most valuable contribution of Leading Peers to my company has been in first in an intangible way that it's grown me as a leader, because as a leader, I've always been looking for a group of individuals that are like-minded, that have a growth mindset that they can be vulnerable.

They can talk about really the hard stuff, and they can ask you the hard questions.

So, then you can look inside and make sure that you're leading in the best way possible.

And then the tangible way is, you know, there was there was something happening in my business where clients weren't selling and numbers were off.

And so, in my group asking me the most hard questions, I was able to discover that my estimating was wrong, the proposals were wrong.

And once I was able to change that, then I was able to sign more clients and, you know, have more profits and, and do things like that.

My biggest growth as a leader that has happened since joining Leading Peers is that I have been able to think big picture.

I always tell my team I was like, I don't like excuses. There's always find a way.

One of our core values in the company is a spirit of excellence. But who checks the leader, right?

And so, my group in Leading Peers has been able to check me.

They've been able to ask me the certain questions where I realized that I was thinking very small and stuck in my own little world.

So, this group has helped me to come out of that cycle that I'm in so that I can look at my business from a from a perspective, from a different perspective.

And so, then that has transformed me as a leader to think bigger.

I would strongly recommend Leading Peers to any CEO that is looking to grow, that is looking to have those hard conversations that they know that's they want more or that there is bigger for their company.

They just don't know where to find the answer or they don't have the right people in their lives that can support them through that. So, you know, that's the perfect person for leading peers.

One thing that I'd love to add, you know, for Leading Peers is come ready to be vulnerable, right? Come ready to connect and share what it is that's going on.

What’s exactly going on in your business? Because in that room on in that table is where these other business owners where they're from experience or a connection that they have are able to then help you breakthrough to those ideas that you may have.

KEY THEMES

trust, better decisions, accountability

Matthew Dernis

Financial Planning and Investment / Fort Lauderdale

Founder & CEO

As a founding member of over five years, my business has increased in revenue and profit by nearly 90%. Much of that growth comes from the accountability we receive as CEOs from our peer members. Showing up every month, talking through your goals, having peers hold you accountable, it keeps you focused. It's very easy to get distracted or go down a rabbit hole, and that's what accountability is all about.

VIDEO SUMMARY

Founding member of just over five years; business revenue and profit up more than 80% (closer to 90%) since joining
Credits accountability from peer members as the most valuable contribution, with monthly check-ins on goals that keep him focused and off the "rabbit holes" that distract CEOs
Growth extended beyond business into personal pursuits (took up hiking), which translated back into his daily work

EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP

I've been a member of Leading Peers since Leading Peers began. I'm a founding member, so that's been a little over five years.

Since I joined Leading Peers, or since Leading Peers began and we formed our first board, my business has increased in revenue and profit more than 80%, probably closer to 90%, since we first began.

Leading Peers' most valuable contribution, I would say, for some of the growth that we've experienced, I think is largely due to the accountability that we receive as CEOs for our businesses from our peer members.

Showing up once a month, talking about our goals, talking about our objectives, thinking about the business as a CEO, and having peer members hold you accountable for what you've accomplished from month to month, year to year.

Being a member of Leading Peers, thinking about the bigger picture, about what I'd like to see for the future, not only with my business but personally, I think what has come from all of the time that we've put in, that I've put into my business, the relationships I've built in Leading Peers, I think one of the effects that it's had is that I'm always searching for something that can help me grow, not just in business, but personally.

And it's really a great place to express that amongst your peer members. Talking about things like, for me, I began hiking. I'd never done that prior to Leading Peers. And it was just a really organic or nice way for me to extend beyond business and see what I could accomplish. It sort of translated to the work that I was doing every day in the business.

Well, I would recommend Leading Peers to really any CEO that is looking for growth, either personally and in business, just wanting to find a way to get to the next level. Hopefully at this point they've had some level of success, maybe they've had significant success, but they're looking to figure out how to get to that next step or just looking to have guidance or have peer members to share their success with. I think that's what really Leading Peers is about.

So, one thing I might add that I believe that Leading Peers can provide is it helps you to stay focused. Every day you go into your office, or into your business, you're looking to perform at your service, your career, your craft, and we're getting hit with so many things from the outside world, from your clients or customers.

It's very easy to go down a rabbit hole. It's very easy to get distracted, and I think having a board, a peer member board, they're hearing what your goals are. They're hearing what your objectives are. And if you are off task, if you're off your journey, if your journey is meandering and you might potentially not stay on point or on focus, again, that's what accountability is all about.

KEY THEMES

trust, better decisions, accountability

Joshua Villanueva

Immigration Health Services / Oakland Park

Founder & CEO, Gateway Medical

Since joining Leading Peers, my business has grown 200%, from about $500,000 in revenue to more than a million, and from one office to three. The most valuable contribution is having a group of seasoned business leaders to bounce ideas off of, giving me the confidence to know I'm making the best decision moving forward. I wouldn't have expanded this way without them.

VIDEO SUMMARY

Owner of Gateway Medical (immigration medical exams for green card applicants); roughly four-year member who grew revenue 200% ($500K to $1M+) and expanded from one office to three
Values the confidence that comes from seven seasoned peers backing his decisions, plus the "business school" education that lets him speak fluently with other leaders and network better
Especially recommends it for younger CEOs (mid-20s to mid-30s) seeking a support system and mentorship

EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP

My name is Joshua Villanueva. I'm the owner of Gateway Medical. We're a business that performs immigration medical examinations for U.S. green card applicants.

I've been a member of Leading Peers for just about four years. Since I joined Leading Peers, my business has grown 200% from about $500,000 of revenue to more than a million. In addition, we've grown from one office location to three.

I think the most valuable contribution of Leading Peers is having a group of people to bounce ideas off of and giving me the confidence to know that I'm making the best decision for my business moving forward.

I don't think, for example, that I may have had the confidence by myself to expand in such a way without knowing that I had seven other people who are seasoned business leaders agree that this could be a good idea for my business.

What I've really liked about Leading Peers is that as a person who has no official business academic background, it's really been a school for me about learning about different terms in business and how to intelligently speak with other business leaders about what they do.

Just as an example, recently I was speaking with someone who works in M&A, and had I not been in Leading Peers with someone who was in mergers and acquisitions, I would have never understood what their business does. But instead, I had a very good background and was able to talk with this person who was impressed with me, and that led to further conversations.

So, I think as a business leader, it just gives you an all-around better understanding of a lot of different fields, and it allows you to network a lot better as a leader in business.

I am generally a relatively younger person in terms of Leading Peers. I'm 36 years old and I joined when I was about 32. For someone who doesn't have that official business background, I think it's a great organization because you're going to meet people who have been doing it for 20 years, maybe 30 years, and have a lot of knowledge that you don't have.

And you're going to get some great advice that, if you don't have that support system otherwise, is invaluable for you.

So of course, Leading Peers is great for a variety of types of people, but the one that's closest to my heart is those younger business leaders, the ones who are in their mid-20s or mid-30s and could really use some support. I think this is a great organization for that.

I think every organization is defined by the people that are inside of it and the quality of those individuals. And it all starts from the leader of the organization, Leo Popik. And he's just a great human being. He has an MBA from Harvard. He's very intelligent and also very empathetic and very precise about his advice. I think he cares, and he's taken so much time to understand everyone's business story, their personal story. You know that he's on your side rooting for you.

And it's that type of personality which colors the rest of the organization and filters down. And it's that type of personality that also helps decide the people that join the organization.

In my experience with Leading Peers, that's all I've seen — people who I genuinely can connect with, that have good morals, that care about their business, that care about others.

And I think that's what makes the organization special to me.

KEY THEMES

trust, better decisions, accountability

Madalina Iordache

Franchise Marketing / Coral Springs

Founder & CEO, Bright Pink Agency

The most valuable contribution from Leading Peers has been the perspective. Everyone is in a different industry, so they bring insights I'd never get otherwise. You can't read the label from inside the box. That outside look at your own house is invaluable. I've also learned how to let go with confidence and truly focus on leadership. And the connections have become real friendships, invested in each other's success.

VIDEO SUMMARY

CEO of Bright Pink Agency (a franchise web design agency building enterprise-level sites for national and international brands); joined Leading Peers in 2023, and her first full year after joining was her best ever in both revenue growth and profitability
Most valuable contribution is outside perspective, since her board members come from different industries and help her "read the label from inside the box" in ways her franchising network can't
Grew as a leader by learning to let go of operations with confidence and move into a true CEO role; also emphasizes that you get what you put in, that vulnerability is essential, and that board relationships have become genuine friendships

EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP

My name is Madalina Iordache. I'm the CEO of Bright Pink Agency. We are a franchise web design agency, which means we build websites for franchise brands, enterprise-level large websites for national and international brands that many have heard of.

I joined Leading Peers two years ago, in 2023. The first full year after I joined, because it was November or October 2023 when I joined, the first full year was our best year ever, both by revenue growth and by profitability.

It's been a great decision, not just because of that growth, really. It's more the potential that I saw that year. And I have seen our limits, my limits as a leader, but the limit of what we're capable of really being pushed and expanded by having these conversations with the members on my board and our board leader, which happens to be Leo.

And this year, in contrast, has had a bit of a struggling part at the beginning of the year. However, through the support of the board and through the things that I have learned and how my eyes have been opened to certain aspects during our conversations, geared up for an incredible next year that I am super excited about.

The most valuable contribution I've gotten from Leading Peers was definitely the perspective. Prior to this, I've always believed in the value of being part of a peer group where you can get different perspectives. But because of the industry of the world that I typically network in, which is franchising, and everyone knows everyone. And even at the square level where I network, and I'm in another peer-to-peer mentorship board with other agencies in franchising, I get a different kind of perspective there than I get here where everyone is in a different industry.

They have understanding of what I do, but they can bring me insights and perspectives from a totally different industry. And that has been so valuable to me because I truly believe you can't really read the label from inside the box. You do need those eyes from outside.

You know too much about your own stuff, about your own industry, about your own company. And until someone comes with that outside perspective and is giving you a different look at your own house, I think that's invaluable, and it really has helped me immensely.

In my growth as a leader, I have seen a shift happen. When I first joined Leading Peers a few years ago, I was the President and CEO of my company, and I was still quite heavily involved in operations in all of the areas. It was hard for me to let go of specific areas and truly focus on leadership.

And I can say that I have learned, again, through the conversations in my board, not only how to let go, but how to let go with confidence, how to find the right people to take those roles, whether from inside or from outside. And I am now just the CEO of my company.

Any CEO who has reached a point where they know that they need more perspective, different advice than they get internally from their executive team or from their network.

I guess I would add that, as with anything in life, you get what you put in. So, it's really important that you go into the journey with Leading Peers with an attitude of both giving, contributing, and opening up. And it doesn't come natural to everyone. I know it didn't come natural to me. I don't easily open up to strangers. So, it's really important that you go into this thinking you've got to be vulnerable, you've got to be completely honest. Otherwise, it's not going to work.

And the more you do that, the more you're going to benefit from it.

One more thing that I would add is one of the unexpected benefits that I've received from Leading Peers is the connections I've created with the other members of my board, have been beyond just board members giving each other advice.

We have become friends with each other. We're fully invested into each other's success, not just professionally, but also personally. And that's been a wonderful thing to observe and be part of.

KEY THEMES

trust, better decisions, accountability

Seth Fine

Sporting Goods / Davie

Founder & CEO

I'm Member Number One, here since the beginning. A few years ago I had the opportunity to sell my business, and I wouldn't have been able to exit as successfully, or with the confidence I had, without a group of amazing CEOs I could count on. We're surrounded by people who tell us what we want to hear. Leading Peers tells you what you need to hear.

VIDEO SUMMARY

Five-year member and proud to be "Member Number One" of Leading Peers; describes growth not just in revenue but in company culture and his ability to lead and learn from his staff
Most valuable contribution: guidance from his board when an unexpected opportunity to sell his business arose, giving him the confidence to structure and exit the deal successfully in a way he could live with
Highlights the group as a rare safe space for CEO vulnerability, with lessons that carry into home and family life; recommends it to any open-minded CEO willing to be challenged, while noting it's "an acquired taste" not suited to those set in one way of doing things

EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP

I've been a member of Leading Peers for five years. I'm most proud to say that I'm actually Member Number One, so not only looking to join an amazing group of people, but back early on I had to believe in the person behind this. And so, I've been here since the beginning of Leading Peers, and it's been an amazing experience.

I would describe the growth of my business not just from a revenue standpoint, but also in the type of culture and my ability to kind of learn and lead my staff. I've learned so many things from the different people that are in my group and the industries that they're involved in, but in the end, CEOs are looking for answers to the same problems.

I've gained invaluable experience from what are now, I would say, five years later, friends that are personally invested in my success as well.

Leading Peers' most valuable contribution to our performance — a few years ago I was at a point where I had the opportunity to sell my business, and this is something I hadn't ever thought of or really looked at doing before. And without the kind of leadership and the ability to bounce off specifics and ideas and how I set this up and whether or not it was a structure or a deal that not only made sense at the time, but it's something that I would be able to live with, was invaluable.

So, I wouldn't have been able to exit as successfully and with the confidence that I had, had I not had a group of amazing business leaders, CEOs that I could count on to know that I was making a great decision.

I would say that the greatest experience that I've gotten from Leading Peers as a leader is one of the things that I love about Leading Peers — our ability to be truly vulnerable. And this is not something that's very easy for a CEO or business leader to do, not just in the office, but also at home.

As you get to know your group better and you spend more time with other CEOs, you realize that you don't only have your challenge of how do I come to work every day and be the person that other people want to listen to and follow, but also, if you're willing to share, you learn leadership skills and have lots of conversations on how you are as a person and how you can bring those skills back home, whether that is with your spouse or your children.

So, it can affect everything that you do as a leader in all aspects of your life.

I would strongly recommend Leading Peers to any CEO. This could be someone that is just maybe starting out for the first time and is looking for great leadership advice. I believe Leading Peers is great for even the most seasoned CEOs that maybe just haven't put themselves out there or haven't looked to seek advice from others like them.

It's an acquired taste. It takes a certain kind of person. It's not for everybody. If you only have one way of doing things and you don't want to be challenged or you don't want to be told that maybe there's a better way or you don't want to learn and save yourself potentially time and money, this probably isn't for you.

But on the other hand, if it's something that you wanted to try, if you're open and you want to see if there's a way you could do things differently, Leading Peers is a great place to come in and talk freely.

What I like about Leading Peers is that it's really about the people that are both running this organization for us, as much as it is the people that are in your boards.

This is a safe place for CEOs to share both financial information and challenges that you may have, to have somebody that you respect look you in the face and say, “This is advice I might not have gotten somewhere else.”

We're surrounded by people that tell us a lot of times what we want to hear, or maybe they're afraid to tell us what we need to hear. And you're going to be in front of people that have experienced what you're experiencing, hopefully in some cases are more successful financially than you are, and there's a path there.

They're going to keep you on that path, and they're going to challenge you along the way.

KEY THEMES

trust, better decisions, accountability

Samantha Fitzgerald

Estate Law / Plantation

Founder & CEO, SJF Law Group

Since joining Leading Peers, my business has more than doubled in revenue. The most powerful effect has been my ability to see different perspectives on my issues. On my board, I get nine different perspectives, things I'd never see on my own. I recommend it to every business owner. You need to be able to balance ideas off other people in confidence and get that different angle.

VIDEO SUMMARY

Founder/owner of SJF Law Group (estate planning, probate, trust administration); member about 3.5 years with revenue more than doubled
Most powerful effect: gaining nine different perspectives (eight peers plus facilitator) on issues she'd never see alone
Values both giving and receiving advice, along with the lasting friendships and like-minded community she's found

EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP

My name is Samantha Fitzgerald. I'm an attorney. I am the founder and owner of SJF Law Group, where we focus on estate planning, probate and trust administration primarily.

I've been a member of Leading Peers for about 3 1/2 years, going on four years now.

Since I joined Leading Peers, my business has more than doubled in revenue.

So, the most powerful effect that Leading Peers has had on me as a leader, which has also affected my company, is probably my ability to see different perspectives of my issues. On our board, we have eight people plus a facilitator, so I'm able to get nine different perspectives of a particular issue that I'm dealing with.

And oftentimes there are things that I would never see on my own, even when speaking to my inner circle, this diverse.

So, if people on my board give me a completely different perspective in addition to that, I really enjoy the opposite of that and helping other people on my board because that not only makes me feel good to help them, but in turn, it allows me to grow as a leader and a business owner because I can see different issues and different perspectives from a different angle.

I recommend Leading Peers to every single business owner. Anyone who owns a business needs to be a part of a group like this because you need to be able to balance ideas and issues off other people in confidence and get different perspectives.

I'd also like to add that I've really enjoyed my time in Leading Peers. It's been an exceptional experience.

Not only have I grown as a leader and a business owner and a person, I have met a lot of really amazing people that I am friends with to this day and I really enjoy the community and being around other like-minded individuals who own businesses and I'm excited to see where we go in the future.

KEY THEMES

trust, better decisions, accountability

Gary Grass

Commercial Construction / Davie

Founder & CEO

When I started Leading Peers four years ago, it was just my son and I, though I'd been in business 35 years. Since then, we've doubled our revenues and grown from two of us to six employees. The most valuable part is the advice from the other board members, giving me the confidence to trust my business instincts and the accountability to take the steps I needed to grow.

VIDEO SUMMARY

Early member of nearly four years; family construction business (with his son) has doubled revenue and grown from two to six employees
Most valuable benefit: direction and accountability from board members that gave him confidence to take growth steps he'd otherwise avoid
Recommends Leading Peers to any growth-minded, open-minded owner regardless of company size, provided they accept there's "more than one way to skin a cat"

EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP

I was one of the early members and I've been there for close to four years now.

Well, when I started Leading Peers four years ago, it was just my son and I, but I had been in business for 35 years at the time.

My son had joined me just about a year before I started. Since then, we've doubled in revenues. We've gone from just two of us to six employees.

The most valuable is probably the direction, the advice from the other board members.

Giving me confidence to take steps that normally I would be a little uncomfortable taking in the past or previously pushed me a little bit to with accountability to take steps that I needed to take to grow the business the way we wanted to grow it.

Giving me the confidence to trust my instincts, but yet still tweaking my instincts. Maybe not about construction, but more about business instincts. Instincts give me a confidence that I know it's right.

Take the step and do it. That's the way they've helped me most.

I would strongly recommend Leading Peers to any growth minded business owner.

But they, they need to be growth minded and open minded.

When I say growth minded, they need to not feel like this is, you know, it's my way and that's the only way.

They're more than one way to skin a cat.

So, it doesn't matter what size business you are, whether it's a few $100,000 or $10s of millions of dollars, you just have to have that open mindedness that there are other ways to do things in business than just your way and be willing to listen and decide.

I'm glad I joined Leading Peers when I did.

I'm looking forward to, you know, the next year and, and meeting goals.

Hopefully you know growing to the 8-figure range and looking forward to more another year of business and personal growth.

KEY THEMES

trust, better decisions, accountability

Oscar Gomez

AI Business Solutions / Sunrise

Founder & CEO, IntiCo

Since we joined Leading Peers, we've been growing 20% a year. They say it's very lonely at the top. I think it doesn't have to be that way. When you're part of Leading Peers, you understand you have other peers like you, making decisions like you, and they support you. Leading Peers is not just a network. It's a lifeline. You find friends here.

VIDEO SUMMARY

CEO of IntiCo; four-year member with steady 20% year-over-year growth since joining
Board's biggest contributions: helping decide the right partners to bring in and which markets to develop next
Describes Leading Peers as "not just a network" but a "lifeline," proof that it doesn't have to be lonely at the top

EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP

I've been in Leading Peers for four years now.

My company has been growing. So, I think because of Leading Peers, or since we joined actually, we have been growing 20% year.

Leading Peers has contributed to my company in many ways.

The two most important is first, they have been helping me to decide who are the right partners to put into my company and second, what kind of market is the market that my company IntiCo needs to develop in the future.

They say that it is very lonely at the top. I think it doesn't have to be the way. I think when you are being part of Leading Peers, you understand that you have other peers like you making decisions like you and they support you.

I think Leading Peers is for CEOs when they are looking for some board members in order to support your decision.

I think Leading Peers is the right one.

I think one thing important here is Leading Peers is not just a network.

I think Leading Peers is a lifeline.

So, you find friends here, you develop that relationship with your peers, and it is not only work.

KEY THEMES

trust, better decisions, accountability

Robert Livingstone

Payment Processing / Parkland

Founder & CEO, NoRate.com

My business has grown considerably since joining Leading Peers, at least 10% a year. The most valuable contribution is the accountability. It's not easy to be held accountable in your own company, but my board keeps me accountable. The best part is the community, meeting CEOs across industries I'd never otherwise meet. And one thing you might not know: it's fun. You talk numbers and challenges, but you have fun.

VIDEO SUMMARY

CEO of NoRate.com (payments, credit card processing, ACH, consumer lending); 17 years in business, growing at least 10% a year since joining
Most valuable benefit is CEO accountability, since his board holds him accountable in ways that are hard to achieve inside your own company
Highlights the cross-industry community of CEOs he'd never otherwise meet, and notes the group is genuinely fun

EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP

My name is Robert Livingstone. I'm the CEO of NoRate.com, in business for 17 years. We are in the payments industry, credit card processing, ACH, consumer financing and lending.

My business has grown considerably since joining Leading Peers. We have grown at least 10% a year since joining.

My most valuable contribution in my performance is the accountability as a CEO. It's not easy to be held accountable in your own company, but by joining Leading Peers, my board keeps me accountable.

The best thing that Leading Peers has done for my growth as a member and as a leader is the community that's fostered in our organization. By getting to meet all kinds of CEOs in various industries that I would never otherwise meet. They help me run my business in a better way.

I'd recommend Leading Peers to anyone looking to grow their company and take their business to the next level.

The one thing that you might not know about Leading Peers is it's fun. You talk about numbers, you talk about success, you talk about challenges, but you have fun as a group.

KEY THEMES

trust, better decisions, accountability