What Local CEO's say about the program

“Developing relationships with others in the CEO roundtable has expanded my resources to do the high-level critical and creative thinking necessary to continuously improve our company.”

Matthew Wild, CEO, San Luis Obispo Sports Therapy

"Meeting on a regular basis with other CEO's has been a tremendous help to me personally and has made me a better and more informed leader. The members listen, comment, and offer suggestions regarding problems that, usually we discover that we all have in common. The CEO Roundtable has been a great way to learn from each other's experiences and discuss issues that only other executive leaders can relate to."

Jay Hardy, President, Hardy Diagnostics

About the CEO Roundtable Program

The CEO Roundtable program was established in 2005 by Your People Professionals. Our aim was to create a community based program that would serve progressive CEO's in the region. As YPP built the program we realized that we needed a wide range of partners with various abilities to make the program happen. Our partners include Working with these partners we reached out to the community and educated them on the program and the response was incrediable. Within 12 months we had over 40 local CEO's in the program.

How the program works

Groups meet on a monthly basis and discuss various business topics. While this does help educate the CEO's on different areas of business the key thing that happens is that it builds relationships with other highly talented and successful CEOs. The relationships built within the program are the real value that the members get from the program. Here are the benefits that the member CEOs have expressed to us.

  • Extends the CEO’s Personal Network
  • Develops Trusted Advisor Relationships
  • Gains Access to diverse Professional Opinions
  • Gains Access to Confidential Resources

There are certain key attributes of the group that make the program work. The relationships that develop are how the program makes sure that these attributes stay in place.

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CEO Roundtables are Confidential

What is said in the meeting stays in the meeting and each member has to fully understand that this is a key to the program.

No Cost to Member

Sponsors in the community support the program and this allows the program to run with no cost to the member. There are similar programs functioning in the area that charge up to $1,000 a month. The groups are responsible for paying for their own expenses.

Exclusive Membership

CEO Roundtables are not a mixer event, social group, or marketing opportunity. The group strictly controls the membership and new members have to apply and meet the table to be voted in. It is the members not the sponsors that decide who is invited to join the group. The groups look for peers that will enhance the diversity of the opinions available to the members. Different tables have different profiles that they look for but the key is that the member is non-competitive to the others and will bring additional perspective to the group.

No Sales or Business Promotion

CEO Roundtables are not marketing opportunities although many of the members do business with each other. Discussions need to be open and honest and not the typical public persona. This honest exchange creates relationships that often result in a better understanding of the other business and business relationships do grow from this. The rule however is very clear – No Sales or Business Promotion is allowed within the Roundtable. Any business between members is established outside the CEO Roundtable.

Meeting Locations

Meetings are held throughout the region and we currently have tables that meet in San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria. The location varies from month to month as the meetings are hosted at member businesses that have conference rooms. If needed sponsors will also make conference rooms avaialble for the meetings. In Santa Maria Your People Professionals, and in San Luis Obispo Barbich Longcrier Hooper & King or the Economic Vitality Corporation, can provide access to conference rooms.

How to get started in the program

Bob Dumouchel is the Regional Program Director and belongs to all of the groups. He can be reached by using the form at the top of this page. Bob is the CEO of Systems & Marketing Solutions and he provides program services under a support agreement funded by Your People Professionals.

Your People Professionals is proud to be the firm that led the way in bringing this program to the central coast. We have been asked why we invested so much in making this happen, and to understand this you need to understand how YPP looks at its role in the business model and the local community.

HR has a responsibility for the development of the executive staff, including the CEO. As the leading HR Services Company on the Central Coast, YPP wanted peer training for their client company CEOs. The only way to provide that was to build it, so we did. YPP believes strongly that peer groups are the most effective executive development tools available. While these groups do not exclusively serve YPP clients, they are available to our clients. HR Executives have a responsibility to bring innovation to the development of the entire executive staff and this is one part of that over all strategy.

While this program is not a direct revenue producer for YPP, it does produce an important business benefit. It produces smarter CEOs and smarter CEOs make better clients. They manage their businesses better and demand a higher standard from their service providers, resulting in a better relationship for those that are willing to provide a higher standard.

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