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C12 vs Vistage
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C12
Christian chief executives, business owners and executives of growth-stage companies with at least ten employees and more than US$2 million in annual revenue.
Vistage
CEOs, business owners and senior executives of companies with US$5 million or more in annual revenue.
Was die Quellen besagen
- Role or title: C12: CEO, business owner, president, managing partner, executive director or business-unit general manager; Vistage: CEO, founder or owner for core membership; separate tracks for C-level (non-CEO), executive VP and vice-president/division-head roles.
- Minimum company revenue: C12: Greater than US$2,000,000 in annual revenue; Vistage: US$5,000,000+ in annual revenue for core CEO membership.
- Minimum employees: C12: 10 or more employees; Vistage: No published minimum employees.
- Annual dues: C12: C12 publishes no dues schedule; amounts are set locally.; Vistage: $25,000 a year.
Nebeneinander
| C12 | Vistage | |
|---|---|---|
| Profil | ||
| Typ | Peer advisory | Peer advisory |
| Gegründet | 1992 (Founded in October 1992 by Buck Jacobs, reportedly in Florida, to bring Christian business owners and chief executives together in small peer groups.) | 1957 (Founded as The Executive Committee (TEC) when Bob Nourse brought together several Milwaukee-area executives; renamed Vistage globally in 2006.) |
| Hauptsitz | United States | San Diego, United States |
| Geographic footprint | More than 160 metropolitan areas across five continents, with named operations including Brazil, South Africa, Kenya and Malaysia | Operates in 40 countries, with peer groups meeting locally in cities rather than through member-run chapters |
| Mitglieder | 4,900as of September 2026 | 45,000as of September 2026 |
| Kapitel | Not publicly disclosed as a forum count. C12 states it operates in "more than 160 major metropolitan areas" and is guided by "over 250 full-time Chairs", but publishes no total number of Forums. | Not applicable. Vistage has no member-run chapters; members join a local peer advisory group convened and led by a Vistage Chair. Vistage does not publish a group count. |
| Primary audience | Christian chief executives, business owners and executives of growth-stage companies with at least ten employees and more than US$2 million in annual revenue. | CEOs, business owners and senior executives of companies with US$5 million or more in annual revenue. |
| Typisches Mitglied | Members are Christian CEOs, owners, presidents, managing partners, executive directors and business-unit general managers. C12 reports an average member tenure of five to seven years, with some members of several decades' standing. | Members are decision-makers at small and mid-sized private companies. Vistage frames its core member as generating "$5M+ in annual revenue" and facing the operational complexity that comes with that scale; separate programmes exist for non-CEO executives and emerging leaders. |
| Qualification | ||
| Funktion oder Titel | CEO, business owner, president, managing partner, executive director or business-unit general managerKey Player Forums exist separately for senior executives and managers below CEO level at member companies.verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ | CEO, founder or owner for core membership; separate tracks for C-level (non-CEO), executive VP and vice-president/division-head rolesverified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Minimaler Unternehmensumsatz | Greater than US$2,000,000 in annual revenueStated in C12's FAQ; C12's apply-to-join page states the employee test without repeating a revenue minimum.verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ | US$5,000,000+ in annual revenue for core CEO membershipVistage frames this as the profile it serves rather than a hard rule; other programmes exist for smaller businesses and non-CEO executives.verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Mindestanzahl Mitarbeitende | 10 or more employeesverified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ | No published minimum employees |
| Invitation required | Yes | No |
| Sponsor required | Not documented | No |
| Application process | Candidates complete an application covering personal, business and financial information, and agree to a membership covenant on attendance and doctrine. C12 describes membership as invitation-only but open to any qualifying Christian CEO, owner or executive who meets the employee and revenue tests. | Prospective members complete an application form and are then contacted by a local Vistage Chair, who interviews them and decides whether to place them in a group. There is no published central admissions committee. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. C12 publishes no acceptance rate. | Not publicly disclosed |
| Kosten | ||
| Jahresbeiträge | C12 publishes no dues schedule; amounts are set locally. | $25,000 a yearReported by Jed Daly, Infiniti Leadership (Jed Daly's own site) (2026): Vistage CEO groups led by Chair Jed Daly, Los Angeles (billed monthly). “The two CEO groups: approximately $25,000”verified October 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Monatliche Beiträge | Not publicly disclosed. C12 states it is "a dues-based membership paid monthly" and that "dues amounts are determined locally based on market economics and dynamics". Dues cover monthly meetings, materials and one individual coaching session.verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ | Vistage does not publish membership pricing anywhere on its public site. |
| Aufnahmegebühr | C12 publishes no dues schedule; amounts are set locally. | $2,500 one-timeReported by Paige McGlauflin, Fortune (2023-01-08): Vistage new members, US. “New members pay a one-time initiation fee of $2,500.”verified October 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Membership term | Dues paid monthly; C12 reports average member tenure of five to seven years | Not documented |
| Struktur | ||
| Meeting frequency | Monthly in-person Forum plus a monthly one-hour FOCUS60 coaching session; C12 states the total commitment is less than 100 hours a year | Regular peer group meetings, generally monthly, plus one-to-one coaching sessions with the Chair |
| Peer forums | Monthly invitation-only Forums of Christian CEOs, owners and executives led by a full-time C12 Chair, described as sitting with around a dozen proven leaders. C12 does not publish an exact average Forum size. | Peer advisory groups of 12-16 CEOs, business owners or key executives drawn from non-competing industries, facilitated by a Vistage Chair. |
| Confidentiality | Forums are described as confidential and invitation-only; C12 does not publish the text of its confidentiality terms. | Groups are described as confidential; Vistage does not publish its confidentiality terms. |
| Time commitment | Less than 100 hours a year per C12 | Not documented |
| Organized as | Forum-based, Event-focused | Forum-based, Event-focused |
| Vertrauliche Peer-Foren | Yes | Yes |
| Lokale Kapitel | Yes | No |
| Virtuelle Mitgliedschaft | No | Partial |
| Online-Community | Partial | Yes |
| Mitgliederverzeichnis | Not documented | Yes |
| Veranstaltungen | Yes | Yes |
| Programmierung | ||
| Bildungsprogramme | Yes | Yes |
| Führungskräfteentwicklung | Yes | Yes |
| Retreats | Partial | Partial |
| Reisen | No | No |
| Familienprogramme | No | No |
| Programme für Ehe- und Lebenspartner | No | No |
| Next-Generation-Programm | No | No |
| Investment-Diskussionen | No | Not documented |
| Investment-Möglichkeiten | No | No |
| Philanthropische Komponente | Yes | No |
| Schwerpunkt Vernetzung | Medium | Medium |
| Sozialer Schwerpunkt | Medium | Low |
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