Editor's note: This episode originally aired in 2022 under the company name Empower Leadership, now Built For More. Some references in this transcript reflect the company's former name.
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stepping in greg abel he's the ceo of
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aviva walmer we talked to her today all
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today we talked a lot aviva about um
today we talked a lot aviva about um
vistage and and peer groups in general
vistage and and peer groups in general
and i think that um you know
and i think that um you know
ted brought this up
ted brought this up
there's a lot of people who know about
there's a lot of people who know about
them but know don't know a lot about
them but know don't know a lot about
them that's right so i think what would
them that's right so i think what would
be interesting is if you can kind of
be interesting is if you can kind of
give us the the elevator speech on on
give us the the elevator speech on on
what is vistage and and really what does
what is vistage and and really what does
it do who's in what's it uh what value
it do who's in what's it uh what value
does it bring to the members that are
does it bring to the members that are
part of it yeah so i mean the real
part of it yeah so i mean the real
simple answer is vistage is a place for
simple answer is vistage is a place for
ceos to get together once a month in a
ceos to get together once a month in a
more formal atmosphere to talk about the
more formal atmosphere to talk about the
big opportunities facing their
big opportunities facing their
businesses the issues and challenges
businesses the issues and challenges
they're having and to get real feedback
they're having and to get real feedback
it is a day to work on your business and
it is a day to work on your business and
not be in your business in the
not be in your business in the
day-to-day of it
day-to-day of it
they also have groups for key executives
they also have groups for key executives
emerging leaders
emerging leaders
and mid-level managers as well
and mid-level managers as well
personally i have two ceo groups and one
personally i have two ceo groups and one
for key executives
for key executives
well you know we talked a lot in this
well you know we talked a lot in this
show about a number of things one of the
show about a number of things one of the
things we opened up with is this whole
things we opened up with is this whole
notion right now that inflation is
notion right now that inflation is
skyrocketing but a lot of owners that
skyrocketing but a lot of owners that
are watching this may be concerned about
are watching this may be concerned about
the r word recession and if that happens
the r word recession and if that happens
and what should an owner who's watching
and what should an owner who's watching
this what's one or two things they might
this what's one or two things they might
want to consider with a potential
want to consider with a potential
recession coming so they can make sure
recession coming so they can make sure
their business not only survives but it
their business not only survives but it
thrives going forward
thrives going forward
yeah so two core things that i would
yeah so two core things that i would
suggest one is a peer group lean into
suggest one is a peer group lean into
others experiences the reality is you
others experiences the reality is you
only have the experience you have even
only have the experience you have even
if you are a serial entrepreneur you've
if you are a serial entrepreneur you've
built 20 businesses you only have that
built 20 businesses you only have that
so from learning from your peers you can
so from learning from your peers you can
see what they've done what ideas they
see what they've done what ideas they
have had that maybe you haven't come
have had that maybe you haven't come
across yet
across yet
the other is scenario plan whether you
the other is scenario plan whether you
do it by yourself or you do it with a
do it by yourself or you do it with a
group start asking what if questions
group start asking what if questions
what if this happens what if that
what if this happens what if that
happens and build plans around it the
happens and build plans around it the
more you can do this the more prepared
more you can do this the more prepared
you're going to be for any scenario that
you're going to be for any scenario that
comes
comes
so
so
i think we've we've captured the idea
i think we've we've captured the idea
that there's a lot of power within this
that there's a lot of power within this
group but
group but
not everyone's in so what's if there's
not everyone's in so what's if there's
people that have sort of that resistance
people that have sort of that resistance
what's the one thing holding somebody
what's the one thing holding somebody
back from joining a peer group and how
back from joining a peer group and how
can you kind of talk them through how
can you kind of talk them through how
can they break through that resistance
can they break through that resistance
uh yeah so the biggest reason anyone
uh yeah so the biggest reason anyone
doesn't join a group who is bought into
doesn't join a group who is bought into
the concept and really sees the
the concept and really sees the
positives is time um that is the hardest
positives is time um that is the hardest
thing for any ceo to give up and i know
thing for any ceo to give up and i know
it because i was one and it is very
it because i was one and it is very
challenging
challenging
what i tell people um and what my
what i tell people um and what my
members realize they would say i wish
members realize they would say i wish
i'd done it earlier is that there's
i'd done it earlier is that there's
probably a 300
probably a 300
roi on your time once you get in and
roi on your time once you get in and
have been in for a few months because
have been in for a few months because
you've just shortcut the process
you've just shortcut the process
if you listen to the full episode you're
if you listen to the full episode you're
going to hear me talking about just ways
going to hear me talking about just ways
to stop reinventing the wheel and how
to stop reinventing the wheel and how
peer groups really help that
peer groups really help that
you can shortcut things so much by
you can shortcut things so much by
joining a peer group that you would
joining a peer group that you would
spend a lot of time on your own doing um
spend a lot of time on your own doing um
but it does seem like a lot of time up
but it does seem like a lot of time up
front until you realize the results
front until you realize the results
who's the ceo that you most admire here
who's the ceo that you most admire here
in atlanta do you have one person you're
in atlanta do you have one person you're
like wow i met them they're an amazing
like wow i met them they're an amazing
person they've done great here oh that's
person they've done great here oh that's
really hard on the spot
really hard on the spot
i think it's your favorite child ted
i think it's your favorite child ted
anybody in that business group so people
anybody in that business group so people
that are watching this video if they
that are watching this video if they
want to join vistage it could be your
want to join vistage it could be your
group or another one or they want to
group or another one or they want to
hire you and empower leadership how can
hire you and empower leadership how can
people get your information and learn
people get your information and learn
more about using you to help them grow
more about using you to help them grow
their business so my linkedin's great it
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want as far as learning about me ways to
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get in touch with me on it
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you can also email me at a wilmer
empower leadership dot net
empower leadership dot net
those probably the two best ways and
those probably the two best ways and
find some time to chat
find some time to chat
reach out direct well thanks greg for
reach out direct well thanks greg for
stepping in today he's the ceo of
stepping in today he's the ceo of
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