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The CEO Forum is a peer-to-peer network designed specifically for middle-market companies across Ohio. This dynamic network connects C-suite business leaders in structured PODs (peer groups), fostering collaboration, executive education and access to knowledge, research and data analysis on the middle market economy. Each POD provides an engaged and confidential space to share challenges, seek advice, and gain actionable insights. By joining, members access a robust framework of tools and resources necessary to sustain and grow their businesses effectively.
To provide Ohio business leaders with a network of peers who are committed to scaling their business while helping other like-minded c-suite peers succeed.
Intimate four-hour meetings with your POD to share ideas, failures and problem-solving issues that are impeding your companyâs potential.
The CEO Forum partners with the Ohio State Universities Fisher College of Business Executive Education program. Educational content is designed to empower leaders with the skills and insights needed to drive business success in a rapidly changing marketplace.
Members also benefit from access to leading-edge research through the National Center for the Middle Market.
As a member of the CEO Forum, you will have access to exclusive and private events where you can hear from well-known business leaders who have been in the same trenches you currently find yourself in.
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business offers executive education content tailored for C-Suite executives. The National Center for the Middle Market is the first and only center in the nation dedicated to serving middle-market companies. Its mission is to:
By collaborating with The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business and NCMM, the CEO Forum ensures its members stay at the forefront of industry trends and advancements.
During this session participants will be presented with:
research-based strategic planning process frameworks that will enable documentation of strategic planning cycles, mission, vision and objectives, as well as the discovery of emerging strategies to support growth.
During this session participants will be presented with:
research-based frameworks and middle market applications to enable identification of new growth opportunities, and the subsequent modifications to business models and processes in support of incremental business.
During this session participants will be presented with:
middle market research-based frameworks for organizational development, succession planning and identifying potential exit strategies.
During this session participants will be presented with:
a spectrum of financing alternatives, experience-based, real- world middle market applications, and access to resources presented by financial market advisors.
Every subject consists of three one-hour asynchronous classes per quarter, along with the choice of attending one-hour office hours if desired.
$12,000/per year
At the CEO Forum, we realize that your time and resources are precious. Thatâs why we built a forum that is conducive to the busy schedule of a middle market executive while also affordable for your companies bottom line.
