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Forum
The Cornerstone of Peer Learning & Connection
What if you had a peer group who understood the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur? In EO, we call this Forum. This truly transformative peer learning experience is consistently rated as our members' most valued and impactful benefit. EO Forums foster deep connections and encourage growth among entrepreneurs. They directly address the feeling of it being ‘lonely at the top’ and offer our members the experience of being in a trusted circle of support.
What is EO Forum?
Forum is a confidential monthly gathering in which 8-12 EO members, led by a trained peer Moderator, share their experiences with fellow entrepreneurs. It provides a highly structured and safe environment for our members to discuss deeply personal and professional challenges with those who best understand.
Forum is a fundamentally different way of interacting. Sharing experiences rather than giving advice, practicing humility and a beginner’s mind, and listening with head and heart. It's a powerful mindset shift that you carry into all other aspects of your life.
Joscha Raue, EO Berlin
Forum is like having your own personal board of directors, comprised of remarkable leaders who are there to support you through the toughest business challenges while celebrating your victories.
Julia Finnis-Bedford, EO Cape Town
Forum is a fundamentally different way of interacting. Sharing experiences rather than giving advice, practicing humility and a beginner’s mind, and listening with head and heart. It's a powerful mindset shift that you carry into all other aspects of your life.
Joscha Raue, EO Berlin
Forum is like having your own personal board of directors, comprised of remarkable leaders who are there to support you through the toughest business challenges while celebrating your victories.
Julia Finnis-Bedford, EO Cape Town
Types of Forums
A variety of EO Forum types empowers our members to choose the community that will build supportive and meaningful connections throughout different stages of your EO journey. Whether you are new to a local EO chapter, or you have broadened your membership to an EO Bridge chapter or specific Industry, EO Forums offer access to highly confidential and structured peer groups. There are even Forums for the key people in our members’ lives, including spouses, life partners, and key corporate executives.
Chapter Forum
The foundation of our Forum experience connects members to other entrepreneurs within their local EO chapter. Chapter Forums meet monthly, allowing entrepreneurs to build deep, lasting, accountable relationships with peers in their area.
Experience Forum
A global, topical Forum that allows members to design a more curated experience. These groups bring together EO members from around the world who share specific interests or industries.
Bridge Chapter Forum
These virtual monthly meetings and quarterly in-person gatherings unite members from different countries or regions. Bridge Forums expand networking opportunities beyond borders and provide insights into diverse business environments across a region.
Spouse and Life Partner Forum
Forums are for more than members—they can be for the people who are often the most critical support systems in our lives: our spouses and life partners (SLPs). SLP Forums foster a supportive community for those who share the unique journey of being partnered with an entrepreneur and navigating the ups and downs of that experience.
Key Executives Forum
The Forum framework is also shared with members' senior executives, fostering peer learning among key business leaders. This Forum type brings entrepreneurs’ top leaders together monthly, strengthening the entire leadership team and creating a shared language of growth.
Being a part of my forum has changed my life! As a wife, mother, and co-owner of our business, finding a community that understands my journey has been difficult…The beauty of being able to show up as myself and not having to perform has been priceless.
Celena Tousley, EO Cleveland SLP
Being a part of my forum has changed my life! As a wife, mother, and co-owner of our business, finding a community that understands my journey has been difficult…The beauty of being able to show up as myself and not having to perform has been priceless.
Celena Tousley, EO Cleveland SLP
The Forum Experience
In Forum, breakthroughs are realized when entrepreneurs come together to vulnerably share experiences, challenge each other, and celebrate successes. We overcome obstacles by leaning on peers in trusted relationships that validate our experiences and catalyze our growth.
The EO Forum experience is built around a specific mindset and key principles that include:
- Sharing experiences, not advice
- Active listening
- Strict confidentiality
- Embracing vulnerability and authenticity
- Focusing on personal and professional growth
Forum is one of the best products EO offers. My group has provided me with amazing business and life takeaways that I can apply immediately.
Greg Samuels, EO Richmond
Joining the SLP forum was transformative. It taught me what it truly means to share from the heart in a non-judgmental space.
Suhail Jouaneh, SLP Forum, EO Jordan
Forum is one of the best products EO offers. My group has provided me with amazing business and life takeaways that I can apply immediately.
Greg Samuels, EO Richmond
Joining the SLP forum was transformative. It taught me what it truly means to share from the heart in a non-judgmental space.
Suhail Jouaneh, SLP Forum, EO Jordan
Forum Training and Development
To maintain the highest quality Forum experience that is consistent wherever in the world members participate, we offer multiple courses to introduce key Forum principles:
Forum Training Program
Forum Training Program (FTP) is an immersive eight-hour workshop designed to equip new Forum participants with the tools and mindfulness essential to a Forum’s success. Offered throughout the year, it is led by expert Forum trainers who are tenured EO members. The workshop introduces key Forum principles such as sharing experiences rather than giving advice. You will learn about the Forum Mindset, goal setting, confidentiality, and accountability.
Forum Moderator Training
Specialized training for members who wish to lead and facilitate Forum groups. This progressive learning journey empowers EO Forum Moderators to create the conditions that help entrepreneurs reshape how they think and communicate in their businesses, industries, and communities.
Forum Workshops
We offer a variety of advanced education sessions to enrich and deepen the Forum experience, ensuring that all Forum participants have the tools and knowledge to make the most of this transformative EO experience.
Experience the Power of Forum
From the start, Forum creates connection and camaraderie with people who truly “get” you because they too are navigating the entrepreneur’s journey. The understand the highs and lows, and they root for your success. As an EO member, you gain access to this powerful creator of community to help unlock your full potential as an entrepreneur and leader.
