building business leaders for half a century
On an October morning in 1957, a Wisconsin businessman named Robert Nourse met with four chief executives in the office of the Milwaukee Valve Company to test a simple, but revolutionary idea—by sharing their knowledge and experience, they could help each other get better results for their businesses. Soon this group of businessmen was probing, asking questions and making suggestions. They challenged each other, working together to solve issues and to grow. In that moment, TEC (The Executive Committee) was born.
Today, over 50 years later, Vistage International (TEC's successor) and its global affiliates have 14,000 members in 16 countries, representing the world's leading chief executive organization based on revenue. Members meet in small groups every month under the same guiding principles—to help one another make better decisions, achieve better results for their businesses, and enhance their lives. They're also connecting in ways Nourse could never have imagined back in 1957, collaborating over the Web, tapping into a vast online resource library, and learning from hundreds of unmatched expert resource speakers.
Vistage members are more successful than their competitors and, on average, grow their revenues at twice the percentage growth rate after joining Vistage.