Peer Groups
The board most owners never had.
A monthly, facilitated group of 8–10 founders and CEOs who think alongside you — so the decisions that matter most aren’t made alone.
Leadership gets lonely at the level you’re operating.
Running a business can be isolating. Most owners spend their days leading others but rarely have a place where they’re challenged, encouraged, and held accountable by true peers. Few have a formal board. Without one, months or years pass without stepping back to think clearly about strategy and direction.
Every owner faces a handful of decisions each year — the three to five choices that shape everything else. Peer Groups exist so those decisions are not made alone.
What it is
A curated room of people who get the weight of the work.
A Durable Peer Group is 8 to 10 vetted, high-caliber founders who meet monthly to share experience, pressure-test ideas, and sharpen decisions. As you scale, the stakes get higher — and the decisions that matter most are often ones you can’t bring to your team, your spouse, or your investors. This is the room where you can.
8–10
Members per group
Monthly
Facilitated sessions
2.5 hrs
Focused, in-person
100%
Confidential
“Most resources for business owners are built for startups.
I needed peers in the same stage as me: managing employees, planning growth, making decisions that affect livelihoods. Durable gave me that — a trusted group that feels less like peers, more like my own board of consultants.”
Lydia S Martinez
How it works
Structure you can count on. A room that’s yours.
Durable provides the rhythm, curriculum, and facilitation. The group provides the trust. Every month you get a focused, in-person session that follows the same proven flow — plus the people, on call, in between.
Between sessions, members stay close over Slack and group text — wins, updates, and real-time asks for help. Once or twice a year, the whole community gathers for a summit or retreat, and each group meets for its own dinners to deepen trust. Always, it stays confidential — that’s what makes real conversation possible.
Inside a session
Two and a half hours to think clearly.
Every session opens the same way — wins, challenges, and what you said you’d do last month, said out loud to people who will remember. It clears the noise before the real work starts.
Center Stage
Two members take Center Stage each session. You bring the decision you’ve been circling for weeks — the one that’s been keeping you up — and the room works it with you. Questions before advice. Nobody lets you leave with a vague answer.
It is the closest thing most owners have to a real board meeting for their own business. You walk out with the decision made, the commitment on record, and a room full of people who will ask you about it next month.
What makes it work
Five things every great group shares.
Trust
Members speak openly about wins, losses, and insecurities without fear of judgment.
Accountability
Everyone follows through. Each session ends with clear commitments and a willingness to be held to them.
Balance
Conversations stay productive and grounded — equal space for reflection, problem-solving, and encouragement.
Energy
Sessions are engaging, focused, and forward-looking. Members leave recharged, not drained.
Stewardship
Each member contributes to the culture — ensuring the group stays valuable, vibrant, and strong.
How you join
A deliberate room takes a deliberate door.
Because the room only works when the fit is right, joining is a two-way process. Here’s the path:
Step one
Discovery call
A short conversation to understand your business and what you’re looking for.
Step two
Application
A five-minute form so we can place you in the right room.
Step three
Sit in as a guest
Experience a live session firsthand. It’s not an interview — it’s a chemistry check, both ways.
Step four
Group approval
The group has veto power. Preserving the room matters more than filling a seat.
Step five
Enroll
Reserve your seat and complete your member profile.
Membership
What it costs.
$5,000 / year
or $500 / month · $500 one-time enrollment
Most members treat this as a line item in their leadership-development budget. It’s ongoing access to experienced peers helping you get the big decisions right — plus summits, retreats, and the wider Durable network when you need it.
It’s the deepest, highest-impact thing we do.
Find your room.
Seats are limited and groups are curated. If you’re ready to stop making the biggest calls alone, start here.