The MAS Chief Executive Officers Club is a private entity and part of Merabi and Sons enterprise which creates a nurturing environment for CEOs dedicated to improving the quality and profitability of their enterprises through shared experience and personal growth.
With headquarters directly across the street from the Van Nuys civic center, The MAS CEO Club is a three-year-old, dedicated to improving the quality and profitability of our members' enterprises through shared experience and personal growth. Composed of One thousand CEOs and entrepreneurs and growing of every description, The MAS CEO Club provides a unique, diverse and expansive forum for its international membership.
Put another way, The MAS CEO Club is about making money, having fun and learning the whole time! From our perspective: "It's OK to be independent but there's no reason to go it alone."
CEO Club Full Members run businesses with an average of $20 million in annual sales and are committed to growing those businesses through an exchange of ideas with like-minded peers. Two other categories of membership - Entrepreneurial Members and Associate Members - have progressive levels of access to Full Members, Full Member events and a vast library of CEO Club business tools and reference materials. Both our Entrepreneurial and Associate Members are viewed as Full Members in progress.
Besides our Headquarters Region CEO Group .There are a total of 7 CEO Club Region CEO Groups; 2 in the United States, (New York , Los Angeles ) , 1 in India, 1 in England , 1 in Greece ,1 Israel ,1 in Italy and growing . Member excursions to key Region CEO Groups and other international business sites are scheduled throughout the year.
Each Region CEO Group sponsors at least 12 meetings annually, bringing Members together for a variety of different events. All Region CEO Groups provide a more intense business experience through participation in a Presidential Advisory Council ('Wolf PAC') comprised of a dozen Full Members offering high level advice to one another. These Wolf PACs are further combined into several 'Super PACs' whose Members meet three times annually at resort locations.
Full Members are entitled to attend all events in all Region CEO Groups, free of charge. Entrepreneurial Members can attend one PAC and one regional event annually free of charge. Associate Members receive e-mail notifications and invitations to all events and receive favorable discounts on a special package of member benefits.
Each Region CEO Group also holds social sessions where we visit the American/New York and NASDAQ exchange, the Federal Reserve Bank, Universal Studios and the Getty Museum, or enjoy dinner parties or boat cruises. We frequently arrange business trips between our members in different countries, especially China.
Membership is by invitation and prospective members are encouraged to attend a CEO Club meeting as a guest.
WHAT IS A PAC?
A PAC (Presidential Advisory Council) is a group of about a dozen CEO members who serve as a board of advisors for one another - A "mastermind" group. About 150 CEO Club members participate in a PAC. PAC members must be members of the CEO Club. PAC members must sign mutual confidentiality agreements, agree to share detailed financial information, and agree not to miss more than two consecutive meetings. They also must be in control of their company and need to have a minimum of 25 employees with at least $2 million in annual sales.
Sounding out issues or decisions with a knowledgeable, yet not directly involved, peer group can significantly improve the odds of success.
The group focuses on the host company's biggest problem or opportunities. The council then offers solutions and advice. A mastermind occurs at the end of each session as each member shares their ideas to aid the host. This is audio-taped for the host to utilize as a reference. Confidentiality agreements are signed due to the sharing of financial information. Meetings include recaps and current developments by the council members present.
A PAC meets 12 times annually, at each member's business. Each meeting usually goes from 10am to 5pm.
The Super PAC is for larger companies and operates on an international basis. Minimum company size is $10 million in annual sales. Super PACs meet for three-day weekends three times a year. Annual fees are $10,000 for two people. All Super PAC members receive all the benefits of a full CEO Club member.
Each PAC Member must:
• Be a CEO Club member.
• Sign a mutual confidentiality agreement.
• Agree to share detailed financial information.
• Not miss more than two meetings sequentially.
Under the guidance of a paid facilitator, who is always also a CEO, a subset of about a dozen members agree to serve as a mutual board of advisors/directors for one another. Each PAC meets eight times annually at a different council member's business location. The sessions include recaps and current developments by the council members present and then focus on the host's single biggest problem/opportunity.
The session's host always sends an agenda and literature 30 days prior to the meeting they're hosting. The PAC then devotes its energy to the topics on the host's agenda for the conclusion of the meeting. These sessions often continue through dinner well into the evening.
THE MASTERMIND
While a PAC is similar to a board of directors, it's not identical. The PAC focuses on the host business's biggest opportunity/problem. The last two hours of advice are taped and an original audio cassette is given to the host at the conclusion of the day. Hosts have kept these recordings for years and have listened to them numerous times. This segment is called the mastermind.
If you'd like more information on the power of a mastermind, see Napoleon Hill's classic book "Think and Grow Rich". Almost a century ago, in Region CEO Group ten of that book, entrepreneurs began using masterminds with astonishing results.
For an Entrepreneurial Membership brochure and application, see our Entrepreneurial Application section on the website.