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Forbes Councils vs Seattle Executives Association

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Geverifieerd September 2026
Netwerkorganisatie

Forbes Councils

Owners, founders, partners and senior executives who want a bylined publishing platform on Forbes.com alongside a vetted online peer network

Geverifieerd September 2026
Netwerkorganisatie

Seattle Executives Association

Owners, principals and decision makers of established Greater Seattle businesses, one per business category

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Forbes CouncilsSeattle Executives Association
Profiel
Type Networking organization Networking organization
Opgericht Not documented 1917 (Founded in 1917 by a group of Seattle businessmen who shared information about ships arriving in port and referred clients to one another, per the association's own history.)
Hoofdkantoor Boston, United States Seattle, United States
Geographic footprint Nine online councils with no local chapters; the operator, Community.co, is based in Boston, Massachusetts Greater Seattle area; weekly luncheons at the Washington Athletic Club and at member locations
Leden 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. 130as of September 2026
Afdelingen No chapters; the councils are online communities A single-city association with no chapters. It is a member of the International Executives Association (IEA), a network of comparable city associations, and is listed as the Seattle chapter in IEA directories.
Primary audience Owners, founders, partners and senior executives who want a bylined publishing platform on Forbes.com alongside a vetted online peer network Owners, principals and decision makers of established Greater Seattle businesses, one per business category
Typisch lid 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. Members are business owners, principals or company decision makers whose firms have traded for at least two years. The membership is deliberately spread across business categories rather than concentrated in one sector; open categories advertised in 2026 included appliance sales and service, residential cleaning, collision repair, distillery, fine dining, limousine service, office equipment and supplies, record storage and shredding, title and escrow, television station, replacement windows and winery.
Qualification
Functie of titel 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 · bron ↗ The applicant must be a business owner, principal or decision maker for the companyverified September 2026 · bron ↗
Minimale bedrijfsomzet "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 · bron ↗ No published minimum company revenue
Minimaal opgehaald kapitaal "Your business has received a minimum of $1M USD in financing"Alternative to the revenue test for the senior-level councilsverified September 2026 · bron ↗ No published minimum capital raised
Geografische beperking No published geographic restriction Greater Seattle areaverified September 2026 · bron ↗
Branchebeperking "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 · bron ↗ No published industry restriction
Invitation required No Sometimes
Sponsor required No Not documented
Application process 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. A prospective member calls the association office to find out whether an opening exists in their business category. If there is one, they are invited to attend a luncheon meeting and decide whether the group fits. Admission depends on the classification being open and on meeting the owner or decision-maker test and the two-year trading requirement.
Selectivity 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. Not publicly disclosed as an acceptance rate. In practice the binding constraint is category exclusivity: if a competitor already holds the classification, the applicant cannot join regardless of merit.
Kosten
Jaarlijkse contributie 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 · bron ↗ Not publicly disclosed. The association does not publish dues; prospective members are told to call the office.verified September 2026 · bron ↗
Inschrijfkosten 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 · bron ↗ Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026
Membership term One-year or two-year terms, renewing automatically for equal periods Not documented
Structuur
Meeting frequency Monthly Expert Panel cycles and private virtual events; no scheduled local meetings Weekly luncheon meetings on Wednesdays, with a 50 percent minimum attendance requirement
Peer forums No facilitated peer forums; members join interest-based and geography-based online groups Weekly full-group luncheon plus one-to-one member meetings; no confidential facilitated peer forum is published
Confidentiality Not publicly disclosed Not publicly disclosed
Time commitment Not documented At least half of the weekly Wednesday luncheons, per the association's published attendance requirement
Organized as Virtual, Event-focused Event-focused
Vertrouwelijke peer-forums Partial No
Lokale hoofdstukken No No
Virtueel lidmaatschap Yes No
Online gemeenschap Yes Partial
Ledenlijst Yes Yes
Evenementen Yes Yes
Programmering
Educatieve programmering Partial Partial
Leiderschapsontwikkeling Partial No
Retraites No No
Reizen Partial No
Gezinsprogrammering No No
Programma's voor echtgenoten en partners No Not documented
Programmering voor de volgende generatie No No
Beleggingsdiscussies No No
Beleggingsmogelijkheden No No
Filantropische component No No
Nadruk op netwerken Medium High
Sociale focus Low Medium
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