[01] The initial requirements for full membership in the MAS CEO Club are:
Candidates must be the Chief Executive Officer of a business with 3 years of experience and annual sales above $2 million.
Exception to these requirements has occasionally been allowed in the case of founding members. Each Region CEO Group is allowed to vary this rule for up to 15 percent of its membership.
[02] In order to be accepted for membership, a candidate must present both a letter of recommendation and a seconding letter from two CEO Club members in his or her home Region CEO Group.
[03] All regular sessions begin promptly at 10:00 am., and will run until approximately 3:00 p.m.
[04] A member who is unable to attend a meeting is encouraged to send a Designated Alternate in his or her place. Members who are unable to attend and who do not send a Designated Alternate will automatically be sent a complete audio tape of the meeting.
[05] A CEO Club member in good standing from one Region CEO Group is a welcome guest at any regular meeting in any Region CEO Group, at no additional charge.
[06] Membership in the Chief Executive Officers Club will begin on the first day of the month following the acceptance of the member's joining at any time during the month of January will be considered a Club Member beginning on February 1st.
[07] The Annual Dues, exclusive of the onetime $750 Initiation Fee, are listed below:
Individual/Corporate
Associate Membership One e Year: $600
Full Membership One Year: $2,400
Lifetime Membership One Year: $10,000
*Special restrictions apply to Lifetime Memberships
Fifty percent of a Member's dues, prorated over the term of Membership, are refundable, should that be necessary.
[08] Of the eight meetings held annually by each Region MAS CEO Group of the MAS CEO Club, about half will offer luncheon speakers. Guests will be invited to the luncheons, providing a larger audience for the luncheon speaker and allowing the MAS CEO clubs an opportunity to screen prospective Members.
[09] Special events throughout the year include "Banker's Day" "Family Business Evening", and an annual Boat Cruise (spouses invited) or similar social event.
There is no additional charge to MAS CEO club members for these special programs.
[10] All members must complete and return a detailed confidential questionnaire.
[11] Names and addresses of MAS CEO club members are considered confidential and will be shared only among club members and prospective members.
[12] The MAS CEO club strongly discourages members and organizations from using its listing of members for solicitations of any kind.
Individual:
[13] Partnerships and multiple-owner companies must designate a single person as the MAS CEO club member. A designated alternate may be named, but only one person can be considered the member. An alternate and/or partner(s) may attend CEO club meetings, including morning sessions, with the member, at one half of the standard guest rate.
Corporate:
[14] A Corporate membership is available for three people from the same organization. While only the CEO is considered the member, the other two individuals are eligible for the member prices at all CEO club events, and able to attend all MAS CEO club Region MAS CEO Group sessions at no cost.
MAS CEO CLUB CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP
This form of MAS CEO Club membership is offered on a very limited basis as a service to members with multiple owners/partners or multiple plant locations. It cannot be used to diminish the club's main purpose of the exchange of ideas among CEOs.
Because the dues for a corporate member are only a few hundred dollars above an individual member dues, the CEO club reserves the right to allow corporate membership only at its discretion. This allows multiple owner/partners and companies with multiple locations to eliminate billing and paperwork to attend CEO club functions.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
FAMILY PRIVILEGES
MAS CEO Club members are welcome to bring family members to sit in on any MAS CEO Club meeting, including the morning session, in any MAS CEO Club Region MAS CEO Group. The fee for family members is half the guest fee for the luncheon. At functions with an adequate number of family members in attendance, a special roundtable will be set up for them.
SOCIAL EVENTS
Each year, the CEO club holds a number of social events-- picnic, barbecue, boat cruises--around the country for MAS CEO club members. Schedules for social events vary, depending on the event. Members are invited to attend any and all of the social events, with spouses, at no charge.
LUNCHEON SPEAKERS
Roughly half of the meetings at each Region MAS CEO Group of the CEO club feature a luncheon speaker. Speakers are selected based on their strong accomplishments and their ability to make innovative contributions to the CEO club. Luncheons are open to guest and prospective members of the club. Members will join guests for cocktails and lunch after the private morning sessions. CEO club members are encouraged to help assess the suitability of potential members.
SPECIAL EVENTS
From time to time, the MAS CEO club conducts special events for the benefit of its members. These events vary as to purpose and place. Past examples include Professor ABC's one-day seminar on "Tough-Minded Team Building" and /or Mr. ABC's four-day Marketing Workshop.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIPS
CEOs who are outside of the geographical areas covered by MAS CEO club Region CEO Groups (including outside of the U.S.A.) may elect to join the CEO club as associate members. Because no Region MAS CEO Group meetings are held in their immediate area, they will not necessarily be expected to attend in a single city on a regular basis. However, as with regular memberships, they are invited to attend any meetings in any of the MAS CEO club cities at no charge.
Associate members are asked to select one Region CEO Group as their "Home Region CEO Group." They will receive audio tapes of the Home Region CEO Group meetings they are unable to attend.
Associate members may attend the Management Course for CEOs and/or the negotiating course for CEOs at the member fee. The same holds true for the Spouses' Courses. The dues and initiation fee for an associate membership are 50 percent of the regular membership Dues and initiation fee.
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY
Member biographies and contact data are not available.
MANAGEMENT COURSE FOR CEOs
A special intensive three-day Management Course for CEOs is held twice annually at resort locations. Fees is $1,250 for CEO club members; $1,600 for nonmembers. This course is limited to CEOs only, and its content focuses on the role of the CEO in a growing company. A two-day "Spouses' Course" is also offered as a part of each Management Course.
This unique aspect of the Management Course is the attention given to the two fundamentally different management styles: entrepreneurial and professional. Through a series of examples and discussions, attendees are able to meld the most effective elements of each style into their own personal style of leadership. Faculty for the course includes specialists in management training, past CEO club luncheon speakers and selected graduates from past MAS CEO club Management Courses. A list of Management Course Graduates is available to interested parties.
HOW THE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS WORK
The morning sessions of MAS CEO club meetings usually begin with a roundtable discussion. Selected MAS CEO club members will lead discussions on a wide range of topics. Members may sit in on a single discussion of their choice (there will usually be three per session), or move from one discussion to another. So that all members will receive the maximum benefit for the session, one person from each group will give an informal summary of the discussion at his or her roundtable.
While these discussions tend to raise more questions than they answer, it is always instructive to hear how your peers from similar and/or from very different business's deal with the same issues and problems that you have to face.
For each discussion, there will be a Group Leader and a Resource Person.
The group leader is the moderator and it will be his or her job to keep the discussion on the topic and to solicit the opinions of all who are involved.
The Resource Person, working in coordination with the Group Leader, will provide pertinent information on the topic of discussion (i.e. books, articles, and or other resource material) and will referee any disagreements within the group.
Discussion leaders for the roundtables will be chosen before each meeting. If a member has a particular interest in leading a discussion topic, he should contact our office in advance.
ROUND-TABLE TOPICS
• Advertising & Public Relations
• Cash Flow Strategies
• Compensating Key Executives
• Compensating Plans
• Consultants: How to find the good ones
• Controlling Internal Costs
• Corporate & Personal Investing
• Crisis Management
• Developing & Marketing New Products
• Employee Benefits
• Family & Business: Maximizing the advantages
• Hiring & Firing
• Hiring & Motivating Key Employees
• Import/Export
• Initial Public Offerings
• Insurance Strategies
• Long-Term Planning
• Marketing & Sales Management
• Negotiating with Customers & Suppliers
• Open Agenda
• Outplacement
• Planning In Your Business
• Political Issues For Small Business
• Real-Estate Investing
• The Role Of The Board Of Directors
• Using Outside Professionals
• Targeting New Customers
• Time Management
• Tracking The Competition
• Working Together
• Writing Business Plans
MAS CEO CLUB MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS
Here are some suggested guidelines for new members preparing their ten-minute introductory talks:
Your Background
[1] Where did you grow up?
[2] Where did you go to school?
[3] What were your major jobs prior to launching your business?
[4] What other businesses have you launched?
Your Business
[1] What is your current business?
[2] How many employees do you have?
[3] What is your annual sales volume?
[4] What is your company's single largest problem?
[5] What is the strongest aspect of your business?
[6] What do you think will be happening in your business over the next year?
About Yourself
[1] Why did you join the MAS CEO club?
[2] What other organizations do you belong to?
[3] What are your hobbies?
[4] Relate an interesting fact about yourself.
[5] Describe your most important professional accomplishments.
Your Board Of Directors
[1] Do you have a board of directors?
[2] Are you on boards of any other businesses?