The CEO CLUBS accepts members of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and CEO CLUB administered programs.
 

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Members, see Our Detailed Statement Of Purpose Document In The Members' Section

The Chief Executive Officers Club is a nonprofit organization which creates a nurturing environment for CEOs dedicated to improving the quality and profitability of their enterprises through shared experience and personal growth.

Comprised of chapters in the U.S., Korea, United Arab Emirates and China, the CEO Club is a 30-year-old nonprofit, by-invitation-only membership association. We have a sister relationship with the Academy of Chief Executives in the United Kingdom. Members must be CEOs of businesses which have above $2,000,000 in annual sales. Our average club member has $20,000,000 in annual sales.

The entrepreneurial membership is open to everyone and is available on this website, with limited benefits, for $250 annually. Full CEO CLUB membership, with all meetings in all chapters free to members is only available by invitation.

The clubs chapters each meet eight times a year for a half-day luncheon program. A member of one chapter is a member of all chapters and their bio and photo are password protected on the website. The morning is spent in roundtables and a speaker usually concludes the program. Other meetings are also scheduled with no speaker, or with site visits or with members from other countries.

Over the past three decades, the CEO Club have attracted many national figures such as: Ted Turner, Herb Kelleher, Peter Grace, T. Boone Pickens, Wally Amos, Zig Ziglar, Fred Smith, Richard DeVos, Royal Little, Edson De Castro, Steve Forbes, Victor Kiam, David Neeleman, Pat McGovern, Michael Bloomberg, and Donald Trump…just to name a few who have addressed the Clubs. All of these past luncheon talks are free to download in our TALKS section. Be sure to listen to the talks by Frank “the conman” Abagnale and Bill “the unknown Billionaire” Bartmann.

We also count among our lifetime members the founders of America Online, Jim Kimsey and Steve Case.

Each chapter also holds social sessions where we visit the American/New York and NASDAQ exchange, the Federal Reserve Bank, Universal Studios and the Getty Museum, or enjoy dinner parties or boat cruises. We frequently arrange business trips between our members in different countries, especially China. Membership is by invitation and prospective members are encouraged to attend a CEO Club meeting as a guest.
 

The founder of the not-for-profit Chief Executive Officers Club (CEO Club), Joe Mancuso is the entrepreneur’s entrepreneur. For several decades, Joe has published the Chief Executive Officers Newsletter. He meets with the membership of the CEO Club chapters eight times annually in programs held in private clubs. The mailing list of customer’s totals about 40,000, reflecting people who purchased something from the CEO Club since it began its operations in Worcester, MA, in 1978.

Dr. Mancuso has addressed groups from a dozen to two thousand people in over three hundred American cities and forty foreign countries. He has addressed trade groups from truckers to dentists and keynoted full day seminars. His talks have been presented to Bankers and Venture Capitalists, both at conventions and for in-house efforts. His economic development efforts have included ten cities for a Louisiana Public Utility, and workshops for over seventy of the Fortune 500 companies. For larger companies, his presentation on how to install entrepreneurial management is very popular. He is most at home before small business owners or franchisees, talking about growing a business. His Favorite luncheon talk is the title of his first book, Fun And Guts: The Entrepreneur’s Philosophy, in which he shows how these “Ready-Fire-Aim” types spot a growth industry, select a first mate, negotiate for money, create resources where none exists, who wrote the best business plan and why, avoid personally guaranteeing bank debt, motivate employees to work harder than humanly possible, inspire investors/shareholders to believe in the vision, and deal with family complexities.

Mancuso often works the traits of the members who completed various diagnostics tests, which he developed for entrepreneurs, into these talks. And his blend of humor puts the audience at ease. His other presentations include the titles of his books, but he always tailors all of his talks to fit the audience. In his overseas appearances, he does a one-day session called: “Encouraging Entrepreneurship”, which has been attended by thousands of people. In all, participants have paid over $50M to hear the talks and workshops conducted or arranged by Joseph Mancuso.

Most recently, Joe has traveled to China five times in two years and brought with him on the trips about 200 diverse CEO’s. These trips were given front-page newspaper coverage throughout China and most events were covered by China television. Today there are six CEO CLUB chapters in China and Joe is a friend of many high ranking Chinese CEO’s and government leaders.

Mancuso is undoubtedly best known as an author. His books and tapes have been heard or read by more small business people than those of any other management author, according to Simon & Schuster. He has edited or written twenty-four books, and currently ten books are classified as backlist books, which sell about the same quantity every year. They are:

• HOW TO START, FINANCE & MANAGE YOUR OWN SMALL BUSINESS

• HOW TO WRITE A WINNING BUSINESS PLAN

• HOW TO PREPARE AND PRESENT A BUSINESS PLAN

• MANCUSO’S SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCE GUIDE

• HOW TO GET A BUSINESS LOAN WITHOUT SIGNING YOUR LIFE AWAY

       (Fortune Book Club Selection)

• BUYING A BUSINESS FOR VERY LITTLE CASH

       (With Doug Germann)

• MANCUSO’S SMALL BUSINESS BASICS

• HOW TO BUY AND MANAGE A FRANCHISE

       (With Donald Boroian)

• WINNING WITH THE POWER OF PERSUASION

       (Main Selection Fortune Book Club)

• THE MID-CAREER ENTREPRENEUR

The above books are also available on four-hour audio and video cassettes. In addition, Joe has authored numerous magazine articles and booklets, in such a diverse magazines as Playboy, Penthouse, Success, Harvard Business Review, The Journal of Marketing and The Journal of Small Business. His materials about business plan preparation have outsold all other authors combined.

Joe has founded seven businesses and is a member of a board of advisors for forty diverse US companies. He also was the general partner for a real estate based venture capital partnership. He currently has investments in several small businesses. His two hour consultation, a service unique to him, has been conducted over 1500 times in over 25 years, with the success rate of about 80% of those people claiming it was worth the time and money. In all these encounters, he has never been presented with any easy questions.

Joe holds an Electrical Engineering degree from WPI and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. His Doctorate is from Boston University in Educational Administration. He was the Chairman of the Management Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts before launching the CEO Club. He lives in Manhattan, with his wife and business partner Karla, their two children Max and May. His three married daughters have given him six grandchildren.

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CLICK HERE to visit our PAC section for information on upcoming meetings.

A PAC (Presidential Advisory Council) is a group of about a dozen CEO members who serve as a board of advisors for one another - A “mastermind” group.

About 150 CEO Club members participate in a PAC. PAC members must be members of the CEO Club.  PAC members must sign mutual confidentiality agreements, agree to share detailed financial information, and agree not to miss more than two consecutive meetings. They also must be in control of their company and need to have a minimum of 25 employees with at least $2 million in annual sales.

Sounding out issues or decisions with a knowledgeable, yet not directly involved, peer group can significantly improve the odds of success.

The group focuses on the host company’s biggest problem or opportunities. The council then offers solutions and advice. A mastermind occurs at the end of each session as each member shares their ideas to aid the host. This is audio-taped for the host to utilize as a reference. Confidentiality agreements are signed due to the sharing of financial information. Meetings include recaps and current developments by the council members present.

A PAC meets eight times annually, at each member’s business. Each meeting usually goes from 10am to 5pm.

The Super PAC is for larger companies and operates on an international basis. Minimum company size is $10 million in annual sales. Super PACs meet for three-day weekends three times a year. Annual fees are $10,000 for two people. All Super PAC members receive all the benefits of a full CEO Club member.

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL BRIEFING
Premium Source Of Crucial Business Intelligence In China

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Freight management customized to your company's needs.

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
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Provides expert guidance and innovative solutions to help you address your financial needs and goals.

PCI
Online professional services.

PPI - PROFIT PROGRAMMING, INC.
Managed Systems Provider (MSP) that provides support for your network operations, application software and office products.

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WIRELESS WORLD, INC
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Career management services.

OWENS & WOLF
Business and litigation law firm.

PDS TECHNICAL SERVICES
Temporary technical services.

RAMM GLOBAL
International trading, raw materials and food products.

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CLICK HERE to get an Entrepreneurial Membership Application form and learn more about our member benefits.

• Detail CEO Clubs Statement Of Purpose And CEO Club Rules

• Various Views Of The CEO Clubs' Super PAC (PDF)
• CEO Club Folklore
• Peers Help CEOs With Pressure Of Running Firms
• Value Of The Lifetime CEO Club Membership
• When CEOs Meet, Things Can Take A Surprising Turn
• Fire-Fighting—The Main Job Of The CEO
• A Club For Top Guns

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