I do a lot of speaking. I mean, a lot, as in three times a week.

Because of that, I meet a ton of people who fulfill my life in different ways.

One of the organizations I do a lot of speaking for is Vistage. They are a CEO membership organization and I love spending time with them because I learn about the issues and challenges of business owners across the country. In fact, a lot of what I learn from them, I not only use to sharpen my workshops, but also bring back to Arment Dietrich in order to better serve our clients.

The way the organization works is each group has up to 16 members. Typically they are business owners, entrepreneurs, or “hired guns” (a CEO brought in from the outside). And there is a one facilitator, called a Chair. I’m always amazed at these people because they have to deal with 16 type A personalities every day. I’d go insane!

One such Chair is Karl Sprague. (more…)