Upcoming CEOFlow conference call and dinners (LA and SF)

John Girard, CEO of Clickability: “There is something extraordinary that happens when smart business leaders sit down to talk about their ideas for transforming business, and Aaron Ross is a master at guiding these conversations to help find the real gems.  I think a best selling business book could come out of every one of these events — wish I had the time to write one of them :)”


Upcoming Events
Below are the dates of three upcoming events for CEOs/equivalents (one conference call, one Los Angeles dinner and one SF Bay Area dinner), so that you can save the date and email me for more information (aaron -at- ceoflow -dot- com).

Wanted: Open minded, experimental, unconventional
The attendees include a range of experience: CEOs/COOs of funded and unfunded companies, ex-CEOs, first time CEOs and repeat offenders 🙂   The common characteristics of attendees isn’t experience or lack of it, but rather their comfort with unconventional ideas, challenging sacred cows, manageable egos, and a dissatisfaction with the phrase “because this is how it’s always been done“.  They also are determined to have it all without compromise – health, a great family life, a higher sense of life meaning, and career/financial success.

Limited Slots
We keep the size small (five to seven slots, depending on venue) to make it easy to connect with each other and openly discuss what’s going on in both work and personal lives.

What CEOs/Equivalents Have Gained From Attending:
1) A fresh awareness of what’s possible and what’s holding them back from achieving CEO and company flow (see www.ceoflow.com/about)
2) Specific next steps (both conventional and unconventional) to take on open issues
3) Inspiration!
4) A new group of peer-friends/CEO contacts

Mike Genstil, CEO of eRealInvestor: “Aaron is providing a highly valuable service, delivered in a novel format and venue which are appropriate for the target audience, who are time-starved, yet hungry for useful operating frameworks and approaches.  Keep going!”

Deva Hazarika, CEO of ClearContext: “CEOFlow is a great venue to discuss, with other people who can really relate – other CEOs – how to keep the real life stress and pressures of being a CEO from overwhelming your life.

Event Information

  • CEOFlow Conference Call: Wednesday, August 27th
    Time: 6p-7p.
    Lead topic: “How far can internal and external company transparency be pushed?”
    Call information: Dial-in (605) 475-6006, Code: 366946
  • Los Angeles CEOFlow Dinner: Tuesday, September 9th
    Time: 6:30p-8p.
    Lead topic: “Push vs. Pull Management Systems” and increasing inherent employee motivation.
  • SF Bay Area CEOFlow Dinner: Wednesday, September 24th
    Time: 6:30p-8p.
    Lead topic: “Monitoring Flow” how does a CEO know when they and their people are approaching / in / in danger of leaving flow?  What are the indicators and warning signs? Can they be measured?

What’s the “CEOFlow Symptoms & Index”? / A Sneak Peak
It’s under construction, but it’s a list of indicators to help the CEO or employees get a sense of where they fall on the scale between “Push/Non-flow” (a company mainly characterized by fear, control, uncertainty), or “Pull/Flow” (a culture characterized mainly by trust, transparency, alignment).

You can take a sneak peek of it while under construction here: CEOFlow Symptoms & Index

David Gehring, CEO of Famplosion: “From an entrepreneur’s perspective, you need to see the forest and the trees with equal clarity all the time.  Getting together with Aaron was constructive in talking through the issues of leadership critical to executing the specific tasks involved in launching any new venture.  Bottom line: time very well spent.”

Andrei Stoica, CEO of ConnectAndSell: “After attending my first CEOFlow gathering, I realized many of us CEOs face remarkably similar core issues.  Better yet: the experience and advice from one entrepreneur is incredibly timely and relevant to another.  There’s nothing better than having a conversation with a group of bright, motivated leaders to zero in on what makes a company great.”

To find out more or to receive future updates, contact Aaron Ross:
aaron (at) ceoflow (dot) com

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