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MacKay CEO Forums vs Vistage
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MacKay CEO Forums
Canadian CEOs, business owners and senior executives, split into forums by role and company size
Vistage
CEOs, business owners and senior executives of companies with US$5 million or more in annual revenue.
Lo que indican los registros
- Role or title: MacKay CEO Forums: CEO Membership: CEO, business owner or founder; Vistage: CEO, founder or owner for core membership; separate tracks for C-level (non-CEO), executive VP and vice-president/division-head roles.
- Geographic restriction: MacKay CEO Forums: Canada; Vistage: No published geographic restriction.
- Annual dues: MacKay CEO Forums: C$12,000 a year; Vistage: $25,000 a year.
Lado a lado
| MacKay CEO Forums | Vistage | |
|---|---|---|
| Perfil | ||
| Tipo | Peer advisory | Peer advisory |
| Fundado | 2005 (MacKay's own pages say "more than 20 years" and cite "5,000+ Alumni members across Canada over 20 years" without naming a year; the Peer Resources directory dates the founding to 2005. Nancy MacKay, PhD is listed as Founder and CEO on the leadership page.) | 1957 (Founded as The Executive Committee (TEC) when Bob Nourse brought together several Milwaukee-area executives; renamed Vistage globally in 2006.) |
| Sede | North Vancouver, Canada | San Diego, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Canada: Forum Chairs listed in twelve regions across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Nova Scotia | Operates in 40 countries, with peer groups meeting locally in cities rather than through member-run chapters |
| Miembros | 1,300as of September 2026 | 45,000as of September 2026 |
| Capítulos | 12 | 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 | Canadian CEOs, business owners and senior executives, split into forums by role and company size | CEOs, business owners and senior executives of companies with US$5 million or more in annual revenue. |
| Miembro tipo | Members are chief executives, owners and senior executives of Canadian companies with revenue from about $5 million to over $5 billion, with a separate tier for companies above $1 billion. MacKay states that 37% of members are women. | 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 | ||
| Función o cargo | CEO Membership: CEO, business owner or founderverified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | CEO, founder or owner for core membership; separate tracks for C-level (non-CEO), executive VP and vice-president/division-head rolesverified September 2026 · fuente ↗ |
| Ingresos mínimos de la empresa | CEO Membership: annual company revenue $5MM-$5B+Currency is not stated on the page; MacKay prices in Canadian dollars plus GST/HST.verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | 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 · fuente ↗ |
| Restricción geográfica | CanadaForum Chairs are listed only in Canadian regions.verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | No published geographic restriction |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | No |
| Application process | Prospective members apply through the Join MacKay pages or by contacting the office, then are screened for strategic fit and matched to a forum of non-competing peers. Community members may be invited to sit in on a full-day forum meeting before committing to a forum tier. | 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. MacKay says peer groups are screened for strategic fit but publishes no acceptance rate. | Not publicly disclosed |
| Costo | ||
| Cuotas anuales | C$12,000 a yearCEO Membership: "$12,000 (full year)". Prices are quoted before GST/HST.verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | $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 · fuente ↗ |
| Cuota de inscripción | Not publicly disclosed; no joining fee is mentioned on the membership pages.verified September 2026 | $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 · fuente ↗ |
| Membership term | Annual (dues quoted as "full year") | Not documented |
| Estructura | ||
| Meeting frequency | Seven forum meetings a year: six full-day sessions plus a two-day retreat; plus speaker sessions and national summits | Regular peer group meetings, generally monthly, plus one-to-one coaching sessions with the Chair |
| Peer forums | Forums of about 14 carefully matched, non-competing members led by a certified Forum Chair | Peer advisory groups of 12-16 CEOs, business owners or key executives drawn from non-competing industries, facilitated by a Vistage Chair. |
| Confidentiality | Confidentiality is one of MacKay's stated core values; forums are described as confidential, judgement-free spaces | Groups are described as confidential; Vistage does not publish its confidentiality terms. |
| Time commitment | Roughly eight meeting days a year at full attendance; members must attend at least four of the seven meetings | Not documented |
| Organized as | Forum-based, Chapter-based, Event-focused | Forum-based, Event-focused |
| Foros confidenciales entre pares | Yes | Yes |
| Capítulos locales | Yes | No |
| Membresía virtual | Not documented | Partial |
| Comunidad en línea | Yes | Yes |
| Directorio de miembros | Partial | Yes |
| Eventos | Yes | Yes |
| Programación | ||
| Programación educativa | Yes | Yes |
| Desarrollo del liderazgo | Yes | Yes |
| Retiros | Yes | Partial |
| Viajes | No | No |
| Programación familiar | Yes | No |
| Programación para cónyuges y parejas | Not documented | No |
| Programación para la nueva generación | No | No |
| Debates sobre inversión | Partial | Not documented |
| Oportunidades de inversión | No | No |
| Componente filantrópico | Partial | No |
| Énfasis en el networking | High | Medium |
| Énfasis social | Medium | Low |
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