Great Leaders Never Stop Transforming.
This Is Where It Happens.
You're making decisions you've never made before… and the stakes have never been higher.
Allied Executives matches you with high-performing Twin Cities CEOs who face similar challenges, are willing to share their insights, and will push you to reach your potential.
Great Leaders Never Stop Transforming.
This Is Where It Happens.
You're making decisions you've never made before… and the stakes have never been higher.
Allied Executives matches you with high-performing Twin Cities CEOs who face similar challenges, are willing to share their insights, and will push you to reach your potential.
With the support of your peer group, you get the clarity and confidence to move decisively and with speed. Stop second-guessing, and step into the leader your business is requiring you to become.
With the support of your peer group, you get the clarity and confidence to move decisively and with speed. Stop second-guessing, and step into the leader your business is requiring you to become.
Allied Executives is the largest peer group community in the Twin Cities.
Membership includes:
- Monthly Peer Group designed to accelerate your growth
- Support from your seasoned business owner Peer Group Director
- Access to a 200+ network of high-performing business leaders
You've Built Something Great.
Now Transform Into the Leader Who Takes It Even Further.
You're not here because something's broken. You're here because you're ambitious. You're making decisions you've never made before - decisions that will define the next five years of your business and your life.
And you know that who got you here won't get you there.
- ✓ You run a successful business with $2M-500M in revenue
- ✓ Your decisions are high-stakes, and you want clarity quickly - not months of second-guessing
- ✓ You crave feedback from peers who are facing similar challenges and willing to share what's actually working (and what's not)
- ✓ You want to be challenged by other high-performers who push you to think bigger - not validated for staying comfortable
- ✓ You're committed to becoming the leader your next chapter requires - personally and professionally
If these things are true, we have 200+ like-minded members who can help you. Book a call with our team to better understand your business stage and the area you should focus on in your introduction to the network.
How Allied Transforms You
(and Your Business)
This isn't networking. It isn't therapy. It's peer advisory designed to transform who you are as a leader - because that's the only way to truly transform your business.
You Get Clarity to Move Fast
You're matched with high-performing CEOs at a similar stage, facing similar decisions - so every conversation cuts straight to what matters. You bring a challenge, hear diverse perspectives from peers navigating the same territory, and leave with clarity on your next move.
Sometimes you don't even know what you need to know - your peer group uncovers blind spots and brings solutions you would have never considered on your own. You stop second-guessing. You stop deliberating for weeks. You move decisively.
You Compress Years Into Months
Skip years of trial-and-error by learning from peers' lived experiences in real time. When you go it alone, every decision takes 2-3x longer. Our monthly rhythm creates momentum - you show up, tackle challenges, get input from people facing similar decisions, take decisive action faster, and come back with progress. You're not spinning your wheels. You're accelerating.
You Avoid Six-Figure Mistakes
Your peers share what's actually working - and more importantly, what's not - so you learn from their real-time experiences. One bad hire can cost $100K+ and 6-12 months. A failed strategy can derail momentum for a year. Members regularly avoid six-figure mistakes because someone in their group is navigating the same challenge right now and can say, "Here's what I'm trying. Here's what's failing. Here's what's working."
You Transform Who You're Becoming
This isn't just about business tactics. You deal with the real stuff: purpose, burnout, balance, freedom, legacy. You're in a room with peers who get it because they're living it too. You declare what you actually want - not just from your business, but from your life - and they challenge you to become the person who can get there.
In six months, you'll look back and won't recognize who you were. That's not hyperbole. That's transformation - personally and professionally.
The Reality: Who got you here won't get you there. Your business can only grow as much as you're willing to grow. If you want different results, you have to become different—as a leader and as a person. Allied Executives is where that happens.
Why CEOs Choose Allied Executives
Hear directly from our members about what makes Allied different.
How It Works
Step 1:
You're Matched with
High-Performing Peers
at Similar Stages
We don't do random placement in our peer groups. We carefully match you with 12 CEOs at similar stages, facing similar decisions - curated for industry diversity, personality fit, and growth mindset. Your facilitator is a business owner who's successfully built, scaled, or exited. They've sat in your seat. They know what to listen for, how to find the real issue beneath the surface issue, and how to keep the group dynamic productive. The work done in your peer group isn't theory. It's collective wisdom from others who are navigating the same journey you are - right now.
Step 2:
Monthly Meetings That
Drive Clarity and Action
Professionally facilitated with clear agendas, focused discussions, and actionable outcomes. This isn't casual networking. You're here to learn, take action, and transform. You bring real challenges, the group rallies around you with diverse perspectives from people facing similar decisions, and you leave with clarity and next steps. When you have 12 high-performing CEOs helping each other - unpaid advisors with no agenda except mutual success - the answer is always in the room.
Step 3:
You're Part of a 200+ Community of High-Performing Leaders
Beyond your peer group, you're connected to a 25+ year community of high-performing business owners across the Twin Cities who are all committed to the same thing: continuous growth and transformation. From annual events to 1-on-1 connections, the network effect compounds your success. You're not just joining a group. You're joining a movement of leaders who refuse to stop growing.
We're selective. Not every CEO is a right-fit. Book a call to see if Allied matches your stage of growth.
What Members Say
Real results from CEOs across industries, backgrounds, and business models who've made Allied part of how they lead. Diversity of perspective is what makes the magic happen.
"The biggest ROI comes down to two things: increasing your speed, and avoiding missteps."
Everyone in that group can help you shortcut things and really grow to heights you never thought possible...there really is no limit to your upside.
Steve Mura
Owner of Barrett Lawn Care & Signature Pools
"We've had significant growth...having that meeting on a monthly cadence really speeds things up."
Having a bunch of peers that understand what seat you're sitting in and can share their experiences to help you is priceless.
Ben Lampron
CEO of Gassen Company
"Last year we had our best year to date."
Being a part of Allied has definitely shortened my time to foster the personal growth that I've had over the past year. I have a sense of fearlessness, and I know there's nothing that can't be accomplished.
Zahnia Harut
CEO of Affinity Care MN
Trusted by Twin Cities Business Leaders for 25+ Years
Active Members
Years Serving the Twin Cities
Years Average Member Tenure
"It's one of the meetings I look most forward to every month."
Clint Seehusen
Shareholder | DSB Rock Island
"It's your personal business board of advisors that you can trust. You get good recommendations and insights from experience—not from a book."
Niles Deneen
President & Owner | Deneen Pottery
"I'm constantly getting best practices and shortcut ideas for how to get to the next level without the trip-ups that my peers experienced along the way."
Jennifer Zick
Founder & CEO | Authentic
"It's like Cliff Notes for running companies. I have solutions within a week or two, and that helps me be a quicker, faster leader."
Jonathan Thielen
President | Wand Corporation
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the time commitment?
One 3-hour meeting per month. That's it. No lengthy onboarding, no additional mandatory events (though we host optional community gatherings). Most members say it's the highest-ROI 3 hours they spend all month.
If you’re worried about making the space in your schedule, know that all of our members have the same exact challenge. But what they discover is the time they spend in the group helps them focus on the right priorities and get the answers they need on the issues they are facing.
Most of our clients block the day and use it as their "focused time on the business" each month. They find that the group helps them cut through the noise and work on what really moves the needle.
Will I be matched with the right peers?
How do I know that I will get value that is relevant to my specific business and industry?
Many people join Allied because they find that diverse perspectives from different industries leads to better ideas. Our groups are constructed to match you and your business with others like yours in a similar growth stage, dealing with similar challenges.
How is this different from attending a networking event or hiring a consultant?
If you're already involved with other networking groups or engage with external consultants, that's great – it shows you're already invested in your personal growth!
A peer group complements these resources by offering ongoing and unbiased advice from people who actually understand the ups and downs of running a business. It's not just a one-off session or a networking event. It's a trusted board of advisors.
How is Allied different from other CEO peer groups like Vistage or EO?
Four key differences:
- Facilitators who've been operators: Our peer group directors have built, scaled, or sold businesses. They're not career facilitators.
- Hyper-local Twin Cities focus: All members are in the region. You're building real relationships, not just Zoom connections.
- Matched peer quality over scale: We're selective. We match by stage, growth mindset, and willingness to share learnings - not just by who can pay dues.
- Our meetings are structured for strategic decision-making, not just peer connection. We use a proven framework to pressure-test decisions and create actionable next steps. Many members have joined Allied from other groups because they wanted more strategic facilitation.
Why should I join now instead of waiting?
Time compounds. Every decision you make alone could be accelerated with input from peers facing similar challenges. How many months would you save? And here's the thing: windows close. The best time to join is before you approach your next big business decision - not after you've learned from challenges the hard way. Build trust with your peer group now, so they can support you when it matters most.
While you're figuring it out alone, other CEOs in Allied are getting clarity, avoiding mistakes, and transforming every single month. The cost of staying the same is real: every year you don't transform is another year your business stays in the same place.
What does transformation actually look like?
Transformation is different for everyone, but here's what our members consistently experience:
Professionally:
- You make decisions with clarity and confidence - not second-guessing for weeks
- You build leaders who own outcomes - not manage every detail yourself
- You compress years of trial-and-error into months by learning from peers facing similar challenges in real time
- You avoid costly mistakes because you're hearing what's working (and what's not) from people navigating the same territory
Personally:
- You gain clarity on what you actually want from your business and your life
- You challenge assumptions about who you need to be as a leader
- You find freedom in becoming the leader your business needs
- You look back in six months and don't recognize who you were - because you've grown into a better version of yourself
The transformation is ongoing. Allied isn't a program with an end date. It's a peer community where you never stop evolving.
You're One Decision Away from Transforming How You Lead
The CEOs in Allied Executives didn't join because they were struggling. They joined because they were ambitious. They knew they were making decisions they'd never made before—and they wanted clarity, confidence, and feedback from peers facing similar challenges.
