becoming a vistage Member
Step out of the day-to-day
Vistage brings together CEOs, business owners, and senior executives who meet in peer advisory groups to challenge each other’s thinking, share hard-won experience, and make better decisions, faster and with greater confidence.
These aren’t networking events or typical coaching sessions. Your group is guided by a Vistage Chair — an experienced business leader with real-world expertise. Ensuring discussions are practical, relevant, and focused on the strategic and personal challenges that matter most.
Why CEOs choose a peer advisory group
When you lead a company, you can’t always share your toughest decisions with your team or your board. Vistage gives you a space where you can, with peers who understand your reality.
Vistage’s structured peer advisory model has been instrumental in my growth as a leader and has made a significant difference to how I approach challenges and opportunities.- Bill Maloukis, Managing Director, Construction Specialties Australia
How Vistage peer advisory groups work
Each month, you’ll meet with 10–16 CEOs or business owners — your peer advisory board. A trained Vistage Chair facilitates the session, guiding the discussion and ensuring everyone gets the most from the room.
Peer Group Meetings: Members present real challenges or opportunities. The group helps unpack the issue, explore options, and find the best path forward.
CEO Coach: Your Chair facilitates group discussions using our proven framework, helping the group tackle issues effectively and stay focused on what matters most.
Global Connections: Access a network of 45,000+ leaders worldwide with a local community of business leaders who get it.
What you gain when you join a peer group
Joining a Vistage peer group gives you the tools, support, and perspective to make better decisions, grow your business, and lead with confidence.
- Clarity – sharpen your decisions with objective feedback
- Growth – see new opportunities through others’ eyes
- Confidence – make bold moves with trusted support
- Accountability – stay focused on what truly matters
Planning and being held accountable is magic, I actually get to stop, sit down and map out professionally and personally, what is it that I want to do in the next 12 months. It makes such a difference. – Timna Kerr, Sales Director, GAMA Healthcare
Find a Vistage peer group for you
Our members are as diverse as the wide range of businesses they run, with our proven process helps executives and owners across Australia and New Zealand become better leaders. Discover what it’s like to have a board of experienced peers in your corner.
Frequently asked questions
Vistage is for CEOs, founders, and business owners leading established companies, as well as senior executives stepping into greater responsibility. It’s ideal for leaders navigating growth, succession, or transformation who want more than coaching – they want perspective, accountability, and a community of peers who understand their challenges.
If you’ve ever thought, “I don’t have anyone I can really talk to about this,” or “I need to make better decisions, faster,” you’re not alone. Vistage is for leaders who want to grow their business with the support, perspective, and accountability of peers who understand what it’s like to be in your seat.
Peer advisory groups bring together CEOs and business owners in a trusted, confidential setting. By tapping into the collective knowledge and experience of the group, members gain and share honest feedback, explore diverse perspectives, build relationships, expand their networks, and strengthen their leadership—all while tackling real business challenges with ongoing support in a focused, dedicated space.
At a Vistage group meeting, CEOs and business owners meet under the guidance of a Vistage Chair, an experienced executive coach and mentor. Using a proven issue-processing model, members discuss challenges, explore opportunities, and gain diverse perspectives from peers. Meetings also include expert insights and resources, ensuring discussions are productive and leave leaders with actionable next steps to drive business growth and strengthen leadership.
Vistage carefully matches business leaders from non-competing companies—across industries such as technology, finance, professional services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, construction, and family-owned businesses—with a Vistage Chair and a trusted peer group. Members form a safe, confidential environment where egos and agendas are left at the door, allowing leaders to share challenges openly, receive honest feedback, and benefit from a network invested in each member’s success.
Vistage peer advisory groups offer a trusted sounding board and collective wisdom of experienced peers. Members make clearer, smarter decisions, spark innovative solutions, accelerate personal and professional growth, expand their network, stay accountable for commitments, and refine leadership skills. Together, these benefits drive stronger business outcomes, strategic growth, and greater personal fulfilment.
Unlike traditional networking events, Vistage peer advisory groups focus on meaningful, confidential discussions where members share pressing business challenges. This structure fosters innovation, accountability, actionable insights, and networking opportunities, helping leaders build relationships, tap into a supportive network of peers, receive genuine support, make better decisions, and drive sustainable business growth—going far beyond typical networking interactions.
The Vistage Chair, an experienced business leader, facilitates group meetings by guiding discussions, challenging assumptions, and ensuring sessions focus on tangible outcomes. In addition to group facilitation, Chairs provide one-to-one executive coaching, supporting individual members’ development, leadership growth, and the successful implementation of strategies discussed in the group.
Confidentiality is a core principle of Vistage peer advisory groups. Members can share sensitive business issues openly, knowing discussions remain strictly within the group. This trust-based environment encourages honest dialogue, enables meaningful problem-solving, and fosters collaboration while ensuring personal and business challenges are addressed safely and constructively.
Vistage members set the agenda by bringing their most pressing business challenges. Meetings cover strategy, leadership, growth, and trending topics like AI, digital transformation, talent management, and economic uncertainty. The Vistage Chair ensures discussions remain focused, actionable, and relevant, maximising value for all members.
Vistage has peer advisory groups in major cities across Australia and New Zealand, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Auckland, and Christchurch. This local network allows leaders to access relevant peer support while benefiting from the collective expertise and global network of the wider Vistage community.