Chris Stakich oversees business forums, in-person events, and communication hubs for CEO Coaching International. Prior to that, Chris was the Chief Experience Officer at YPO where he oversaw 500+ global events, 6,500+ forums, all strategic partnerships, and the member learning strategy. Chris comes from 20 years as an entrepreneur in the student travel and education space where he was CEO and Chairman of the Board of Rustic Pathways, Thinking Beyond Borders, and USA Gap Year Fairs.
Business Forums
Unlock Exponential Growth Through Make BIG Happen Business Forums
The fastest-growing companies aren’t just led by great CEOs—they are powered by aligned, educated, and high-performing executive teams.
About CEOCI Business Forums
MBH Business Forums are a transformational extension of our core coaching business, designed to give CEOs and their key executives the competitive edge that only a strategic peer group can provide. Our Business Forums combine the power of peer insight, real-world experience, deep subject-matter expertise, and a MBH curriculum to create a unique learning and growth environment for every executive leader on your team.
Why Business Forums? Why Now?
- CEOs Need Peers Too: Join a confidential, high-caliber group of CEOs who share your challenges and aspirations. Gain insight, solve problems faster, and scale with confidence.
- Accelerated Executive Performance: From AI to Operations to Sales, each subject-matter Forum is a curated community of leaders facing the same front-line challenges—and solving them in real-time.
- Unparalleled Team Alignment: When your team speaks the same language, understands the same strategy, and buys into the same vision, extraordinary results follow. Forums drive that alignment.
- Business Forums are Content-Rich & Action-Oriented: Every Forum blends high-impact MBH curriculum with peer learning, facilitated by expert coaches, ensuring growth is not just talked about—it’s achieved.
- Inclusive and Relevant: Our CEO Forums, AI Forum, Leadership and Execution Forum, 10X Growth Forum, Women’s Forum and other specialized groups reflect the realities of modern leadership—equipping all members of your team to lead with confidence and purpose.
The Bottom Line:
CEOCI Forums are the multiplier effect for our “Make BIG Happen” methodology. CEOs who engage their teams in Forums don’t just grow faster—they grow smarter, stronger, and more aligned. The result? Better decisions. Greater profitability. And a dramatic increase in enterprise value.
AI Accelerator
A forum for executives ready to move beyond the buzz and lead AI-powered transformation. This isn’t about hype—it’s your roadmap to implementing real AI, the right way, at scale.
What You’ll Gain:
- Clarity on AI strategy that drives business outcomes—not distractions
- Frameworks for evaluating buy vs. build decisions and managing ROI
- Insights from real-world use cases and ways to accelerate from the work already done
- Tools to navigate ethical, security, and talent implications
- Peer-tested strategies for scaling AI across functions and teams
What You’ll Discuss:
- Which AI investments deliver meaningful ROI
- How to avoid “pilot purgatory” and move to scaled implementation
- Managing board and team expectations during AI adoption
- Avoiding tech sprawl and aligning AI with your core strategy
- Building a future-ready, AI-enabled organization
10X Growth for C-Suite Leaders
A forum for growth-obsessed executives who refuse to play small. If you’re ready to unlock exponential sales growth and lead market dominance, this is a powerful group that will be consumed with revenue growth acceleration.
What You’ll Gain:
- Frameworks for unlocking and sustaining double-digit revenue growth
- Sales strategies that scale across regions, teams, and markets
- Proven tactics to crush growth plateaus and expand margins
- Systems for aligning product, marketing, and sales to drive demand
- Access to executives leading high-velocity growth in real time
What You’ll Discuss:
- Turning sales into a predictable growth engine
- Hiring and developing world-class commercial talent
- Pricing power, channel strategy, and margin expansion
- Capital planning for aggressive market expansion
- Creating a culture of relentless growth and customer obsession
C-Suite Leadership and Execution
A forum for key leaders responsible for service delivery or operational execution in their company. This is your space to master strategic execution, build alignment, and close the gap between plans and performance.
What You’ll Gain:
- Disciplines to turn strategy into results—every quarter
- Tools for driving execution across siloed teams
- Real-time insights from other execution-minded leaders
- Practical methods for KPI ownership and operational accountability
- Systems for scaling ops without sacrificing agility or culture
What You’ll Discuss:
- Getting the right things done, faster.
- Aligning strategy with processes, people, and KPIs
- Moving from HOTs to actions, lagging metrics to leading activities.
- Operational planning and execution under pressure
- Developing the MBH reporting dashboards and reporting structure.
Women in the C-Suite: An exclusive forum for senior women leaders
This isn’t a support group; it’s your strategic advantage to elevate your impact and lead boldly.
What You’ll Gain:
- Access to Power Networks: Get inside the rooms and relationships where deals, influence, and capital flow.
- Bold Conversations Behind Closed Doors: Talk openly about pressure, purpose, and power—without judgment.
- Tactical Solutions to Systemic Challenges: Navigate bias, burnout, and balance with proven strategies and real-time insights.
- Leadership That’s Sustainable and Scalable: Align your personal values, company growth, and long-term legacy.
- True Peer Support: Be surrounded by women who understand the weight you carry—and won’t let you carry it alone.
What You’ll Discuss:
- Breaking through the “last ceiling” – and owning the room
- Redefining work-life alignment at the highest level
- Gaining real influence, not just titles
- Raising capital and taking risks – without apology
- Ending isolation through sisterhood-level support
CEOs of PE-Backed Companies
A forum for CEOs under the pressure and pace of private equity. This isn’t theory—it’s your insider edge to stay aligned, deliver results, achieve incredible valuation targets, and avoid early exits.
What You’ll Gain:
- Clarity on investor priorities and how to stay ahead of the curve
- Tools to manage capital constraints and maximize EBITDA
- Strategies to build high-output teams in high-stakes environments
- Insights on board relations, deal prep, and exit positioning
- A confidential peer group who understands the unique PE grind
What You’ll Discuss:
- Communicating with PE deal teams and boards with confidence
- Shifting from growth-stage to optimization-stage leadership
- Managing executive turnover and talent retention under pressure
- Navigating exit planning, due diligence, and value creation
- Keeping control of your company’s future – and your own
CEOs of Family-Run Businesses
A forum for leaders carrying the weight of both legacy and innovation. This isn’t just succession planning – it’s your roadmap to protect the business and empower the next generation, while thriving with the current one.
What You’ll Gain:
- Frameworks to build and implement a succession strategy that works
- Clarity on roles, rights, and responsibilities within the family
- Strategies to manage conflict and align around shared values
- Tools to professionalize without losing the soul of the business
- Real support from leaders navigating similar generational transitions
What You’ll Discuss:
- How to create a family constitution and governance structure
- Transitioning from Gen 1 to Gen 2 and beyond
- Navigating entitlement, equity, and contribution dynamics
- Bringing in outside leadership while maintaining family control
- Balancing tradition with transformation—and doing it gracefully
CEOs Making BIG Happen
A forum for ambitious CEOs ready to scale with clarity and discipline. This isn’t about maintaining momentum – it’s about transforming into a market leader.
What You’ll Gain:
- Alignment on long-term strategy and near-term execution
- Systems to scale teams, processes, and profitability
- Tools to bring structure without sacrificing entrepreneurial agility
- Support to lead through complexity, change, and opportunity
- Accountability and momentum to hit BIG goals consistently
What You’ll Discuss:
- Clarifying company vision and aligning your leadership team
- Holding the organization accountable without micromanaging
- Attracting and empowering the right talent to scale
- Staying focused amid distractions, noise, and daily firefighting
- Managing cash, capital, and strategic bets with precision
Meet Your Chief Community Officer
Chris Stakich
Ready to Elevate Your Leadership? Join a Business Forum Today!
With limited spaces available, now is the time to secure your spot in a Business Forum. Whether you are a CEO, CTO, CIO, or another high-level executive, joining a Business Forum can accelerate your growth and deepen your leadership impact.