I have a strong network.
I just don't get much peer advice from it.
When was the last time you could get candid advice from another CEO about your business?
The hardest part of running a business is the lack of outside perspectives.
As a CEO, you're surrounded by people who look to you for answers. But there are decisions you can't fully discuss with your team, your employees, or even your board. The bigger the decision, the fewer people you may have who truly understand what is at stake.
OCTET facilitates crucial conversations about your real leadership challenges.
Open, candid, straightforward advice about what you care about to support better decisions.
Eight CEOs. No competitors. A confidential room where experienced leaders challenge assumptions, share perspective, and help one another make better decisions.
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OCTET members run different businesses and bring different experience to the table.
But most recognize the same responsibility of running the whole enterprise —
and come ready to both get perspective and give it.
I have a strong network.
I just don't get much peer advice from it.
I've been successful because I trust my judgment. I'm also smart enough to challenge it.
Some of my biggest decisions aren't conversations I can have with my team.
I want peers who have the experience to
challenge my assumptions.
I've built a successful business. Now I'm deciding what I want the next chapter to look like.
Hiring and retaining the right people never gets easier.
As my business grows, I run into problems I haven't faced before.
I have experience to share— and more to learn.
I want to hear how other CEOs have handled what I'm facing now.
Core Benefits
Candid Perspective
Talk openly about the decisions you can't discuss inside your company.
Better Decisions
Test your thinking against seven experienced leaders before you make the call.
Real Accountability
Leave with a plan — and come back to peers who remember what you committed to.
A Trusted Advisory Board
Eight leaders. No competitors. Confidential conversations among people carrying similar responsibilities.
A Personal Board of Advisors — Built Around You.
Program Features
Frequently Asked
Membership is by invitation only. We select CEOs, owners, presidents and other C-suite company leaders who are running established small and mid-sized businesses — matched by scale and stage, not industry.
Each advisory board is built around eight members matched by scale and stage. Fit is personally curated, but every member has a real voice — candidates for open seats are reviewed and discussed by the board before anyone is seated.
We use a simple, three-step process to make sure there's a good mutual fit. You'll start with a conversation with your Board Director about your business, goals, availability, and any potential conflicts. Next is a pilot coaching session to make sure you and your Board Director work well together. Finally, you'll meet the other members so everyone can confirm the fit before moving forward.
Each session opens with a business check-in, then a review of what members committed to last time — done, not done, and why. From there, the board digs into members' latest or persistent challenges for real discovery and resolution. This is a real roll-up your sleeves working session.
Membership is making a commitment to be present for your colleagues. This includes attending the 4-hour meeting each month, plus the private 90-minute one-on-one alignment and coaching session — both are built to fit inside a CEO's schedule, not take it over.
You don't need more people giving you opinions. You need experienced leaders asking you the challenging questions.
Explore how OCTET can help you reach your goals. Get in touch.
Get in contact:
John Collins
OCTET Board Director
Brooklyn Advisors
John.collins@bknyadvisors.com
646-272-8938
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