Leadership Backed by Perspective
A proven leadership approach for CEOs and business owners
Vistage connects you with a confidential peer advisory group of experienced CEOs and business owners, supported by one-to-one executive coaching and a global network of expertise — helping you navigate complex decisions, avoid blind spots, and lead with greater clarity.
For more than 65 years, leaders have used the Vistage model to strengthen strategic thinking, improve leadership effectiveness, and achieve sustained business growth. Better decisions lead to better outcomes.
Backed by measurable business impact
250k
Leaders
Coached
A quarter of a million leaders have strengthened leadership capability and decision quality through the Vistage experience.
45k
Members
Worldwide
A global network of CEOs and business owners focused on performance, accountability, and growth.
65+
Years of
Experience
Since 1957, Vistage has supported leaders navigating complexity, scaling businesses, and leading through change.
4x
Lasting
Impact
Vistage member companies demonstrate sustained performance and long-term business success over time.
Why Vistage Works
Inside every Vistage group, you gain access to experienced leaders who help you think more strategically, improve decision-making, and strengthen leadership performance.
A confidential peer advisory group
A trusted group of CEOs and business owners who understand the realities of leadership and challenge your thinking when it matters most.
Executive coaching tailored to you
Each member is supported by an experienced Chair who provides confidential, personalised coaching focused on your business, your challenges, and your leadership priorities.
Perspective that strengthens decision-making
Better outcomes come from better thinking. Vistage brings practical insight and external perspective you won’t find inside your organisation.
Accountability that drives action
Ideas don’t drive growth — execution does. Structured sessions help ensure follow-through on the decisions that matter.
Better leadership is not a soft skill. It’s a business advantage.
The impact of stronger leadership compounds across every part of a business:
- faster and more confident decision-making
- clearer strategic direction
- stronger team performance and alignment
- greater resilience in uncertainty
- improved execution and accountability
- sustainable long-term growth
Vistage helps leaders step out of operational noise and focus on the decisions and priorities that shape performance and long-term outcomes.
Your city. Your peers. Your network.
With groups across Australia and New Zealand, every Vistage group is led by a trained Chair with expertise in executive coaching and leadership development.
Chairs help members strengthen capability, navigate complex decisions and achieve measurable business results.
- New South Wales: Sydney, Newcastle and Tamworth
- Victoria: Melbourne
- Queensland: Brisbane and Toowoomba
- South Australia: Adelaide
- Western Australia: Perth
- New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch
- Worldwide with more groups opening soon.
When you surround yourself with better leaders, you make better decisions
The best leaders don’t succeed alone. They create space for challenge, perspective, accountability and clearer strategic thinking. That’s what Vistage is built to provide. Explore whether Vistage is right for you. Request a no-obligation confidential conversation.
Vistage in Action
Frequently asked questions
To become a Vistage member, you must be a senior leader such as a CEO, business owner, founder or executive with decision-making authority in a mid-sized or growing business. Members are selected based on leadership role, business size and ability to actively contribute in a peer advisory group. Membership also requires a commitment to attend one full-day or half-day group meeting each month, along with participation in regular one-to-one coaching sessions.
Vistage is best suited to established business owners and executives leading growing or mid-sized companies with teams and strategic responsibility. It is designed for leaders managing complexity rather than early-stage start-ups.
Vistage membership includes a confidential peer advisory group, monthly full-day or half-day meetings (depending on program), one-to-one executive coaching with a Vistage Chair, and access to global insights, research and leadership events.
Members are carefully placed into non-competing peer groups based on leadership role, business size and industry mix. Each group is curated by a Vistage Chair to ensure trust, balance and effective group dynamics.
Vistage members represent industries such as professional services, manufacturing, construction, healthcare, technology and distribution. Groups are formed to ensure members are non-competing, enabling open and confidential discussion.
Yes. Vistage provides a confidential peer advisory group and executive coaching, giving CEOs a trusted environment to discuss challenges, test ideas and gain objective perspectives from experienced leaders.
Members often experience improved decision-making, stronger leadership capability, better business performance and increased confidence in navigating complex challenges. Outcomes vary depending on engagement and business context.
Vistage membership is an investment in leadership development that varies depending on group and program structure. Specific details are discussed during the application process to ensure the right fit.