Executive Peer Groups
You were never meant
to lead alone.
In Good Company is a curated peer learning community for senior leaders who carry weight others cannot see, and are ready to find the people who understand.
Leadership can be one of the loneliest roles in the world. You carry weight others cannot see, navigate complexity without a roadmap, and are expected to have answers you don't always have.
Most leaders assume their challenges are unique to them. That no one else is wrestling with the same dynamics, doubts, or decisions. They are wrong. And In Good Company exists to prove it.
A Defining Moment for Leader Care
The data is sobering: 94% of ECFA member organizations report that leader integrity failures negatively impact community and giver trust. Burnout, dropout, and moral failure aren't anomalies. They're an epidemic. And isolation is the common thread.
In response, ECFA has introduced a new Leader Care accreditation standard, requiring every member organization to implement a documented care plan for their senior leader by the 2027 renewal cycle.
In Good Company is purpose-built to meet this moment. Our peer communities give leaders a structured, confidential space to be known, challenged, and cared for.
What Is In Good Company?
In Good Company is a curated peer learning community for senior leaders in nonprofit, ministry, and marketplace organizations. Members meet monthly in small cohorts of 10–12 leaders for honest conversation, shared wisdom, and mutual accountability.
It is the community that makes you a better leader, a healthier human, and a more grounded person, because the people across the table from you have been exactly where you are.
We believe God designed leadership to be carried in community, not in isolation. Every gathering is grounded in the conviction that wisdom grows when leaders are honest with one another, that accountability is an act of love, and that the leader who is cared for well will lead others well.
What This Is Not
It is the room where leaders get honest, get equipped, and get stronger. Together.
What Members Experience
Challenging
Honest peers who ask the hard questions
Equipping
Frameworks and tools that actually work
Encouragement
People who believe in you on hard days
Strengthening
A community that makes you more whole
How It Works
Monthly 5-Hour Gatherings
In-person, half-day sessions that go deep. Not surface-level networking.
10–12 Curated Leaders
Small cohorts intentionally assembled for chemistry, not just titles.
Annual Commitment
Renewable membership. Real growth takes real time.
Application-Based
Every seat is earned. We protect the room because the room is sacred.
Session Flow
Who It's For
In Good Company is designed for senior leaders who are:
This is not for leaders who want quick fixes or passive learning.
It is for leaders who are ready to grow in community.
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.Proverbs 27:17
The Impact of Peer Community
Leaders in peer groups like this consistently describe the experience as transformational.
The fellowship, wisdom and sense of community is incredible, representing a high return on investment.
I learn something new in virtually every monthly meeting. The friendships help overcome the isolation of leadership.
The peer coaching input has been enormously practical, helping strengthen board structure, improve governance, and navigate personnel challenges.
Testimonials from leaders in Strengthening Leaders peer groups, facilitated by Bill Frisby, Liz's peer group mentor. In Good Company builds on this legacy with a renewed vision and an expanded commitment to leader care.
Membership Investment
Includes
- 12 monthly half-day sessions
- Curated cohort placement
- Access to Liz between sessions for brief consults
- Frameworks & resources throughout the year
Your Facilitator
Liz Johnson
Liz has been a peer group member herself for over three years and knows firsthand what it means to say: this community is my lifeline.
As the Integrator at Seed Effect, she led Operations, HR, Marketing, and Advancement for an international nonprofit serving hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs across East Africa, managing teams, budgets, and the relentless complexity that comes with scaling Kingdom work. Before that, she spent eight years on staff at Watermark Church, helping launch the Plano campus.
She has been the leader at the table more times than she can count, navigating complexity without a roadmap. She facilitates not as an expert dispensing answers, but as a leader who has lived the questions.
Certified In
- Life Coaching (Indiana Wesleyan University)
- Working Genius (Patrick Lencioni)
Background
- Integrator, Seed Effect
- Director of Advancement, Seed Effect
- Watermark Church (8 years, Plano campus launch team)
- Organizational health & systems design
- Strategic facilitation for boards & executive teams
- Speaker, Accord Network Conference
How Is In Good Company Different?
There are excellent peer groups out there. We cheer for every one of them. Here's how In Good Company is distinct.
How is this different from Vistage?
Vistage is a world-class organization. Their full-day sessions, professional chairs, and one-on-one coaching model have helped thousands of CEOs make better decisions. Vistage is optimized for business performance and strategic growth, typically serving leaders of companies with $5M+ in revenue.
In Good Company is built for a different moment. Our half-day monthly sessions are designed for senior leaders in nonprofit, ministry, and marketplace organizations who carry organizational weight and personal weight. Where Vistage focuses on business results, we focus on the whole leader: the decision-maker, the person of faith, the human being who needs to be known. Our cohorts are smaller (10-12), our price point is significantly more accessible ($300/mo vs. $1,200-1,500/mo), and every gathering is grounded in a biblical conviction that leadership was designed to be carried in community.
How is this different from YPO?
YPO is an incredible global network. With 35,000+ members in 130 countries, they offer an unmatched scale of connection and access for young presidents and CEOs of large organizations.
In Good Company serves a different leader. YPO requires members to be under 45 and lead organizations with $13M+ in revenue or 50+ employees. Many of the leaders we serve don't meet those thresholds, and they don't need to. They're directors, VPs, executive directors, and pastors carrying enormous responsibility in organizations of all sizes. We also go deeper into the personal and spiritual dimensions of leadership. YPO Forum is powerful. Our gatherings add the dimension of shared faith and mutual accountability before God.
How is this different from C12?
C12 is doing excellent work. They've been serving Christian CEOs since 1992 with a model that integrates faith and business through a biblical lens, and we respect their commitment deeply.
The key distinction is audience and posture. C12 is built primarily for business owners and CEOs running for-profit companies, with a curriculum-driven approach that includes MBA-level content. In Good Company is purpose-built for senior leaders in nonprofit, ministry, and marketplace settings. We don't run curriculum. We create space. Our facilitator-led model centers on honest conversation, shared wisdom, and the kind of confidential peer relationships where leaders can bring the real questions they can't ask anywhere else.
How is this different from a mastermind group?
Masterminds can be wonderful, and many leaders have benefited from them. They tend to be built around knowledge sharing and hot-seat problem solving, often with rotating topics or guest experts.
In Good Company is not a mastermind. It's a peer community. The difference is relational depth. We don't rotate through topics or bring in outside speakers. We build cohorts of leaders who commit to showing up for each other month after month, year after year. The agenda comes from the room, not a syllabus. And the goal isn't just better strategy. It's a better leader: more grounded, more honest, more cared for.
Is this only for nonprofit or ministry leaders?
No. In Good Company serves senior leaders across nonprofit, ministry, and marketplace organizations. What our members share isn't an industry. It's a posture: they carry significant organizational weight, they lead from a foundation of faith, and they're hungry for peer wisdom rather than consultant advice. If that describes you, there's a seat at the table.
Why $300/month? How does that compare?
Most executive peer groups charge $10,000-18,000+ per year. Vistage runs $15,000-18,000. C12 runs $10,500-14,400. YPO initiation alone is $7,500-10,000 before annual dues.
We intentionally set our investment at $300/mo ($3,240 annually) because the leaders we serve are often in organizations where every dollar is stewarded carefully. Accessible pricing is not a compromise on quality. It's a conviction. We believe the leaders who need this community most shouldn't be priced out of it. Many organizations cover peer group membership as a professional development investment for their senior leaders.
Ready to Stop Leading Alone?
Membership is application-based and cohorts are intentionally small. If you're ready to find your people, we'd love to talk.