Vistage has been around since 1957, and many other peer advisory group offerings have followed, often inspired by Vistage’s success over the decades. But despite our longevity, we can’t claim to be the first. Credit for that belongs to a man whom one biographer called “the First American”: Benjamin Franklin.
In 1727, the then 21-year-old Franklin was a young entrepreneur in the printing business in Philadelphia. Always fiercely focused on self-improvement, he gathered other local leaders with a learning mindset and formed “the Junto Club, from the Spanish word for ‘together,’ and intended their newfound organization to drive both personal and societal improvement.”
The ideas that sprang forth from this organization have been enduring; the first lending library, the volunteer militia, and the University of Pennsylvania. All thanks to “Ben Franklin’s Junto Club: America’s first Mastermind Group.”
If you’re not a member of a peer advisory group, take a few minutes to learn about the first one founded nearly three centuries ago…It might inspire you to, like Dr. Franklin and his fellow Junto members, to pursue “a life of climb”
Many of the readers of this newsletter hear about Vistage and its superb speaker programs but have never experienced one. On Friday, October 22 you’ll have a tremendous opportunity to do so during our next “Vistage “CEO Climb Event” from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. PDT.
Vistage Speaker Chalmers Brothers will present “Better Leadership, Conversations and Results for CEOs.” Long a favorite on the Vistage Speaker circuit, he has presented to your CEO peers in Vistage over 700 times.
You’ll also meet O’Brien Industrial Holdings CEO Brian Osborne, a 17-year Vistage member, who will share with you why he has made Vistage a priority, month after month, year after year.
Click here for a 90 second preview and to register for this unique 90-minute event
