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The Executives' Club of Chicago vs Forbes Councils
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Verifiziert September 2026
Networking-Organisation
Verifiziert September 2026 The Executives' Club of Chicago
Senior business, civic and academic leaders in the Chicago area, with company-paid Enterprise memberships covering teams of executives
Networking-Organisation
Forbes Councils
Owners, founders, partners and senior executives who want a bylined publishing platform on Forbes.com alongside a vetted online peer network
Was die Quellen besagen
- Role or title: The Executives' Club of Chicago: Membership covers "qualified leaders"; the club is aimed at senior business, civic and academic leaders in the Chicago area; Forbes Councils: Owner, founder, partner, C-level executive, or vice president and above leading a region or division, in the council's field.
- Minimum company revenue: The Executives' Club of Chicago: No published minimum company revenue; Forbes Councils: "Your business generates a minimum of $1M USD in revenue".
- Minimum capital raised: The Executives' Club of Chicago: No published minimum capital raised; Forbes Councils: "Your business has received a minimum of $1M USD in financing".
- Geographic restriction: The Executives' Club of Chicago: Chicago metropolitan area; Forbes Councils: No published geographic restriction.
- Annual dues: The Executives' Club of Chicago: $1,000 a year; Forbes Councils: Not publicly disclosed. The Business Council page confirms this is "a fee-based professional organization" offering "1-year and 2-year membership payment plans", and the membership agreement refers to "the then-current membership fee for each year of the Term", but no amount is published. Figures quoted on affiliate and agency blogs could not be independently verified..
Nebeneinander
| The Executives' Club of Chicago | Forbes Councils | |
|---|---|---|
| Profil | ||
| Typ | Networking organization | Networking organization |
| Gegründet | Not documented | Not documented |
| Hauptsitz | Chicago, United States | Boston, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Chicago metropolitan area | Nine online councils with no local chapters; the operator, Community.co, is based in Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mitglieder | Not publicly disclosed. The club publishes neither an individual member count nor a member company count. | Not publicly disclosed. Forbes Councils publishes member directories per council but no total. Community.co, which operates Forbes Councils and several sister communities, states "25k+ Members to date" across "50+ Communities", which is not a Forbes Councils figure. |
| Kapitel | A single-city club with no chapters. | No chapters; the councils are online communities |
| Primary audience | Senior business, civic and academic leaders in the Chicago area, with company-paid Enterprise memberships covering teams of executives | Owners, founders, partners and senior executives who want a bylined publishing platform on Forbes.com alongside a vetted online peer network |
| Typisches Mitglied | The club describes its members as current and emerging leaders of Chicago-area businesses, and says its board of directors is composed of chief executives and senior executives of companies headquartered in the Chicagoland area. Membership is priced for both individual executives and corporate groups of two, five or ten. | Members are owners, founders, C-level executives, partners and vice presidents who lead a region or division, drawn from the industry each council covers. The financial test is set at the company level rather than personal wealth: US$500,000 or US$1,000,000 in annual revenue or capital raised, depending on the council. |
| Qualification | ||
| Funktion oder Titel | Membership covers "qualified leaders"; the club is aimed at senior business, civic and academic leaders in the Chicago areaThe club does not publish a specific title, revenue or seniority test.verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ | Owner, founder, partner, C-level executive, or vice president and above leading a region or division, in the council's fieldThe Technology Council specifies "founders, partners, and CEOs of technology companies, C-level technology executives such as CTOs and CIOs, and VPs of technology teams"verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Minimaler Unternehmensumsatz | No published minimum company revenue | "Your business generates a minimum of $1M USD in revenue"Applies to the Agency, Business Development, Communications, Finance, Human Resources and Technology Councilsverified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Mindestkapital aufgebracht | No published minimum capital raised | "Your business has received a minimum of $1M USD in financing"Alternative to the revenue test for the senior-level councilsverified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Geografische Einschränkung | Chicago metropolitan areaverified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ | No published geographic restriction |
| Branchenbeschränkung | No published industry restriction | "No MLM/direct sales, gambling, adult entertainment, adult websites, adult products, or cannabis companies are allowed"Certain marketing agencies (link sellers, guaranteed media placements) and some cryptocurrency companies, such as those attached to initial coin offerings, are also excludedverified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | Sometimes | No |
| Application process | Individuals apply through the club's membership application, and may be sponsored by an existing member; applications not carrying a sponsor go through the club's own review. Companies buying an Enterprise membership nominate their qualified leaders directly, without individual applications. | Candidates apply online to a specific council. A selection committee reviews the application against the published criteria and, if approved, issues a membership invitation. Payment is taken after acceptance, for a one-year or two-year term. Applications are made in an individual's own name, not a company's, even where an employer pays the fee. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. The club publishes no acceptance rate, and Enterprise members bypass individual review entirely. | Not publicly disclosed. Forbes Councils states that applications are vetted by a selection committee and that acceptance is at the company's sole discretion, but publishes no acceptance rate. |
| Kosten | ||
| Jahresbeiträge | $1,000 a yearExecutive membership: one qualified leaderverified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ | Not publicly disclosed. The Business Council page confirms this is "a fee-based professional organization" offering "1-year and 2-year membership payment plans", and the membership agreement refers to "the then-current membership fee for each year of the Term", but no amount is published. Figures quoted on affiliate and agency blogs could not be independently verified.verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Aufnahmegebühr | $100–500 one-timeOne-time initiation fee by tier: $100 Executive, $200 Enterprise 2, $350 Enterprise 5, $500 Enterprise 10. Waived if the member enrols in auto-renewal.verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ | Not publicly disclosed. The membership agreement states a one-time initiation fee, where applicable, is "non-refundable and will not be refunded once paid regardless of termination or cancellation".verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Membership term | Annual, with an auto-renewal option that waives the initiation fee | One-year or two-year terms, renewing automatically for equal periods |
| Struktur | ||
| Meeting frequency | A year-round programme of speaker events, exchanges, summits and workshops | Monthly Expert Panel cycles and private virtual events; no scheduled local meetings |
| Peer forums | Leadership Circle and structured leadership programmes (LEAD, Leadership Accelerator) rather than confidential peer forums | No facilitated peer forums; members join interest-based and geography-based online groups |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Event-focused | Virtual, Event-focused |
| Vertrauliche Peer-Foren | Partial | Partial |
| Lokale Kapitel | No | No |
| Virtuelle Mitgliedschaft | Not documented | Yes |
| Online-Community | Partial | Yes |
| Mitgliederverzeichnis | Partial | Yes |
| Veranstaltungen | Yes | Yes |
| Programmierung | ||
| Bildungsprogramme | Yes | Partial |
| Führungskräfteentwicklung | Yes | Partial |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Reisen | No | Partial |
| Familienprogramme | No | No |
| Programme für Ehe- und Lebenspartner | Not documented | No |
| Next-Generation-Programm | Partial | No |
| Investment-Diskussionen | No | No |
| Investment-Möglichkeiten | No | No |
| Philanthropische Komponente | No | No |
| Schwerpunkt Vernetzung | High | Medium |
| Sozialer Schwerpunkt | Medium | Low |
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