Exceptional Companies

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Mastermind

A small cohort for the owner who built it — and refuses to stop growing.

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Cohort 1 — Full & Launched Cohort 2 — Now Accepting Interest Colorado Springs, CO

This isn't a conference. It's not a referral club. It's not a library of 40 videos you'll feel guilty about. It's an operating system — installed in your company, in community, over twelve months.

What This Isn't

You don't need more inspiration.
You need an operating system.

NOT

A Conference

You don't need more inspiration. You need an operating system.

NOT

A Rolodex

This isn't a referral club. Tribe forms through the work, not around it.

NOT

A Content Dump

One module a month. No library of 40 videos you'll feel guilty about.

Who This Is — and Isn't — For

Be honest with yourself.

This is for you if —

  • You own a profitable business doing $500K–$3M in revenue
  • You've held that revenue level longer than you'd like to admit
  • You suspect you are the bottleneck
  • You're done being the smartest person in your room
  • You'll do the hard work — if someone shows you the path

This isn't for you if —

  • You're pre-revenue or unprofitable
  • You're looking for leads or a referral network
  • You want inspiration instead of infrastructure
  • You're unwilling to be seen, challenged, and told the truth
If that sounds like someone you know — pass this on. If it sounds like you — keep reading.
Twelve Months

What we build, quarter by quarter.

Q1
Get Clear

Identity & Clarity

  • Purpose & Principles
  • Issues & Opportunities
  • Q1 Capstone
Q2
Set the Course

Direction & Goals

  • Annual Goals
  • Quarterly Goals
  • Q2 Capstone
Q3
Document It

Plans & Scorecards

  • One-Page Business Plan
  • Scorecards
  • Q3 Capstone
Q4
Run the System

Rhythm & Cadence

  • Weekly Meetings
  • Quarterly & Annual Meetings
  • Annual Gathering
Week 1 of Each Month

In-person Friday session — 9:00–11:30am. Colorado Springs.

Week 3 of Each Month

The Owner's Table — Zoom. Same work, different format.

Quarterly

Half-day capstone at Country Club of Colorado. Plus an Annual Gathering to close the year.

What You Walk Out Holding

Five things. All real. All yours.

1

The Clarity Tool

Purpose Statement + 5–7 Guiding Principles that drive every decision.

2

A Living Issues & Opportunities List

What's blocking + what's possible — worked every week with IDS.

3

Annual + Quarterly Goals via the 3Ps

3–5 goals at each level — People, Processes, Profit — each owned and dated.

4

A One-Page Business Plan + Scorecards

All the strategy on one page, plus KPIs you actually see every week.

5

A Meeting Rhythm That Runs Without You

Weekly, quarterly, and annual — designed, scheduled, handed off.

The Room

Small on purpose.

6–12 owners per cohort. Small enough that everyone is seen.

One per industry. No exceptions. Your competitor is not in the room.

Everyone applies. Everyone interviews. Everyone signs the covenant. The room earns its trust before the first session.

We release bad fits. Everyone else is family for life.

The Covenant
I show up prepared.
I do the work.
I share openly.
I maintain confidentiality.
EOM members working at the table during Session 1
Cohort 1 — Live

The first cohort launched September 2026.

Twelve owners in the room. Twelve months of work ahead. The founding cohort is full — but Cohort 2 is forming now.

12

Founding cohort members

12

Months of work ahead

1

Industry per seat
The Commitment

You're not buying content.
You're buying the room, the rhythm, and the result.

"You don't need more information. You need a room that holds you accountable to what you already know."
Next Step

If this was built for you, let's talk.

Email Chris directly. He'll send the application. If you fit, you'll talk. If you both fit, you're in.