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Peer groups compared

CEO peer groups, compared

A CEO peer group is a small, confidential circle of company leaders who meet regularly to work through each other's decisions, and the four best known are YPO, Vistage, C12 and EO. Here is who each one is for, what it costs and how it meets, and where a brotherhood built on worldview sits beside them.

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Four questions

Which group fits you?

Answer four questions and we'll point you to the group that fits. Sometimes the honest answer is two.

1Your company's yearly revenue
2What you want most from a group
3How faith fits in your work
4Time you can give each month

Or go straight to a group: YPO requirements, Vistage cost, C12 Group or EO membership.

At a glance

The four groups side by side

Weighing YPO alternatives or Vistage alternatives? Here are the four best-known business masterminds on one page, in no particular order.

Figures checked October 2026 and drawn from each group's page, where the sources are listed. Dues change each year; confirm with the chapter.
Group Who it's for Yearly cost Format Faith
YPO Under 45, top leader of a $16M+ company About $9,000 to $16,000 a year, plus initiation fees A monthly 3 to 4 hour Forum, plus chapter events None stated
Vistage CEOs and owners of $5M+ companies, with a separate program for $1M to $4M Not published; an independent estimate is about $16,560 a year plus $2,500 to join One full day a month, plus a monthly one-to-one with the Chair None stated
C12 Christian CEOs and owners, by invitation; size thresholds differ across C12's pages Set locally; about $1,050 to $1,350 a month in one chapter's 2023 list A monthly Forum; members commit to at least 10 of 12 a year Christian; CEO members must be Christians
EO Owners and founders of businesses with $1M+ in revenue $2,630 a year global dues and a $3,500 initiation, plus chapter dues A monthly forum of 3 to 4 hours, plus forum retreats None stated

Tournament Male

Worldview first

Every group on this page gathers men around one interest: running a company. That interest is real, and the forums built on it do good work.

Tournament Male starts from worldview. Our members are technology-first, family-oriented and libertarian, and they value Christianity. Shared interests flow from that: the body, the family and the business.

Without a shared worldview, relationships between men who share only a line of work tend to stay at the work. With one, they grow into friendship. That's why Tournament Male can sit alongside any of these groups: one sharpens the company, and the other is a brotherhood for the man running it.

This fraternity of men has outmatched anything I've experienced including high performance teams or any other clubs… This is my third place.
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What the brotherhood looks like

Every week men meet on camera in Frame Forum, led by Travis. One man brings what's actually happening at home or at work, and the others share only what they lived through. Between calls, members meet in person.

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  • Trav and a member in jackets at an evening event
  • Trav spotting a member on the bench press at the gym
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Questions

CEO peer groups, answered

What is a CEO peer group?

A CEO peer group, also called a peer advisory group or business mastermind, is a small, confidential group of company leaders who meet regularly to work through each other's decisions. The four best known are YPO, Vistage, C12 and EO. Each gathers its members around running a company, and most meet monthly.

What's the difference between YPO and Vistage?

Both put company leaders in a small, confidential group that meets every month. YPO: under 45, top leader of a $16M+ company. Format: A monthly 3 to 4 hour Forum, plus chapter events. Cost: about $9,000 to $16,000 a year, plus initiation fees. Vistage: CEOs and owners of $5M+ companies, with a separate program for $1M to $4M. Format: one full day a month, plus a monthly one-to-one with the Chair. Cost: not published; an independent estimate is about $16,560 a year plus $2,500 to join. YPO sets the higher entry bar; Vistage asks for more time each month. See YPO requirements and Vistage cost.

What does a peer advisory group cost?

It depends on the group and the chapter. YPO: about $9,000 to $16,000 a year, plus initiation fees. Vistage: not published; an independent estimate is about $16,560 a year plus $2,500 to join. C12: set locally; about $1,050 to $1,350 a month in one chapter's 2023 list. EO: $2,630 a year global dues and a $3,500 initiation, plus chapter dues. Dues change each year, so confirm with the local chapter or Chair.

Is there a Christian CEO peer group?

Yes. The C12 Group is a peer advisory network for Christian CEOs and business owners, joined by invitation. CEO members must be Christians, and Forums include devotion and prayer. Tournament Male also values Christianity, as part of a worldview that is technology-first, family-oriented and libertarian, with no revenue requirement, no age cap. See C12 Group.

Can I join more than one?

Each group sets its own rules, so ask the chapter or Chair. The four business groups overlap, since each builds a monthly forum around running a company, so it usually makes sense to choose the one whose entry bar and format fit you. Tournament Male does a different job and sits alongside any of them: one group for the company, and a brotherhood for the man running it.

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