# Vistage Worldwide, Inc.

> Vistage Worldwide is the largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize businesses, connecting more than 45,000 members across roughly 40 countries. It runs on a simple, durable format invented in Milwaukee in 1957: put a dozen non-competing leaders in a confidential room once a month, hand the room to a seasoned former executive called a Chair, and let people who face the same problems solve them together.

- **Founded:** 1957
- **Headquarters:** San Diego, California, United States
- **Founders:** Robert "Bob" Nourse (Founder - convened the first group in 1957 as The Executive Committee (TEC))
- **Team size:** Roughly 1,000-5,000 corporate staff (task data cites ~3,600) plus 1,300+ independent Vistage Chairs
- **Products:** Vistage CEO Peer Advisory Groups, Vistage Chair / One-to-One Coaching, Chief Executive Program, Small Business Program, Key Executive Program
- **Notable:** Built the world's largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization, with 45,000+ members and 1,300+ Chairs., Operates in roughly 40 countries and has run continuously since 1957., Publishes the widely cited Vistage CEO Confidence Index (since 2003); Q4 2025 reached 88.9, the strongest reading of the year.

## Products & services

- **Vistage CEO Peer Advisory Groups** — Confidential groups of roughly 12-16 non-competing CEOs and business owners who meet monthly, facilitated by a Vistage Chair, to work through their toughest decisions.
- **Vistage Chair / One-to-One Coaching** — Each group is led by a Vistage Chair - an experienced former CEO or executive who runs the meetings and provides private one-to-one coaching between sessions.
- **Chief Executive Program** — Vistage's flagship program for CEOs and owners of companies with roughly $5M+ in revenue.
- **Small Business Program** — Peer advisory groups tailored to owners of smaller companies (roughly $1M-$4M revenue) who want structured support at their scale.
- **Key Executive Program** — Peer advisory groups for senior executives and successor candidates who report to member CEOs; launched 1990.
- **Advancing Leader & Emerging Leader Programs** — Development programs for VPs, directors, high-potential managers and the next generation of leaders inside member organizations.
- **Trusted Advisor & Vistage Inside** — Programs for professional service providers and customized in-company team programs.
- **Expert Speaker Network** — A network of vetted subject-matter experts and speakers who present to Vistage groups on strategy, leadership, finance, AI and more.
- **Vistage CEO Confidence Index** — Quarterly proprietary research (since 2003) surveying thousands of small and midsize business CEOs on the economy, hiring and profitability - a closely watched sentiment gauge; Q4 2025 reading was 88.9, the strongest of the year.

## Achievements

- Built the world's largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization, with 45,000+ members and 1,300+ Chairs.
- Operates in roughly 40 countries and has run continuously since 1957.
- Publishes the widely cited Vistage CEO Confidence Index (since 2003); Q4 2025 reached 88.9, the strongest reading of the year.
- Grew membership from ~28,000 in 2022 toward ~45,000 under CEO Sam Reese.
- Member companies average more than 21 years of operation.
- Acquired longtime licensees including TEC Canada (2026, 1,600+ members) and its Australia/New Zealand operation (2024).

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Vistage acquired longtime licensee TEC Canada (1,600+ members, 75+ Chairs), naming Pearl Gittins and Jody Milhousen as co-general managers.
- **2025-12** — The Vistage CEO Confidence Index for Q4 2025 rose to 88.9, the strongest reading of the year.
- **2025-10** — Vistage launched CEO peer advisory boards in Denmark.
- **2024-03** — Vistage acquired its Australia and New Zealand licensee to expand its CEO peer advisory footprint.
- **2022-06** — Vistage's management team partnered with Gridiron Capital to acquire the company from Providence Equity Partners.

## Links

- Website: https://www.vistage.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vistage
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/vistage
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/vistagechannel
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vistageworldwideinc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vistage/

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Last updated: 2026-08-20