
Triangle Executive Summit
Hosted in Raleigh Tuesday, November 4, 2025 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. EST
Beyond Limits
GAIN FRESH STRATEGIES for today’s top executive leadership challenges, walk away with actionable tools and expand your network with high-performing CEOs at the Vistage Executive Summit.
GO BEYOND YOUR GROUP and build meaningful connections, exchange valuable insights from real-world experiences and be a part of the local Vistage CEO community committed to shared success and support.
STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE with expert analysis of shifting economic conditions, wellness-driven habits to lead with resilience under pressure and real-time solutions through conversations that address the challenges CEOs face every day.
Event Speakers
Michael Feuz
Economist, ITR EconomicsPlan for Rise Ahead
2025 will be a year of macroeconomic economic growth, but the fact of rise or the rate of growth will vary by industry. We will look at the various industries so each can plan accordingly. There will also be factors that are universally applicable. We will examine those factors and discuss how to plan most effectively for 2025 and beyond. International trade, interest rates, inflation, consumer strength and business-to-business activity and more will be part of the discussion. This outlook will require a change in perspective so that you can successfully plan and change to maximize your profits in both the near and longer term.
Joe Roberts
Author, HumanitarianFrom Skid Row to CEO: Building Mental Resilience One Step at a Time
In this powerful keynote, Joe shares his transformative journey through mental health challenges and personal setbacks, revealing how the combination of community support and individual resilience became the cornerstone of his extraordinary success. Through his compelling story of overcoming substance use and catastrophic failure, you will discover that everyone has the capacity to rebuild, grow, and thrive when given the right tools and support system.
You will leave with:
- A toolkit for building personal resilience and supporting others' mental health.
- Practical techniques for taking small, consistent actions that compound over time to create meaningful change in both personal growth and organizational culture.
- Leadership strategies that balance empathy and accountability, enabling teams to support struggling individuals while maintaining high-performance standards.
- Methods for reframing limiting beliefs and stigma around mental health, and embracing vulnerability as a pathway to strength.
- Actionable steps for building support networks and fostering community connections that enhance both personal resilience and collective well-being.
Anne Petrik
VP of Research at Vistage Worldwide, Inc. | Summit EmceeInflection Point: Growth at the Speed of Now
To navigate through inflection points in the business cycle, Vistage Research reveals that CEOs must focus on growth, talent, infrastructure and technology. Learn insights and sentiment from your peers as well as expert perspectives from trusted Vistage community experts in this presentation featuring the latest Vistage CEO Confidence Index data.
A deep dive into the economic forecast facing your market.
- All In on Sales Hiring: Bet Smart, Win Big, Build a Dream Team
- B2B Marketing Revolution: Your Battle Plan for Guaranteed Outcomes
- The Nine Steps To a Much Longer Life with Robust Health
- Unlocking Business Value: A CEO’s Guide to Exit-Ready Growth
- The CEO's Guide to Strategically Scaling Sales
- The RIGHT Right Hand
- The Scalable Business Framework™: The Proven Method to Scale
- Anatomy of a Recession
From Skid Row to CEO: Building Mental Resilience One Step at a Time.
Celebrate your community's Vistage Member Excellence Award winners and finalists and connect with fellow peers. Refreshments to be served in the Marketplace.
Breakout sessions
11:35 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
All In on Sales Hiring: Bet Smart, Win Big, Build a Dream Team
Presenter: Steve Heroux, Founder | The Sales Collective
Tired of hiring “rockstar” salespeople who flop fast? You’re not alone. The average bad sales hire costs $1.3 million in lost revenue, and traditional hiring methods only work 23% of the time. In this no-fluff session, you’ll learn how to spot bluffers before they get through the door. By combining sales analytics with the psychological tactics of elite poker players, you’ll walk away with a smart, predictive, and nearly bluff-proof hiring process.
- Attract and retain elite sales talent (not professional interviewers).
- Use the Sales DNA Test to decode the invisible traits of great salespeople.
- Triple your hiring accuracy and make confident, data-driven decisions.
Topic: Customer Engagement - Sales

11:35 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
Unlocking Business Value: A CEO’s Guide to Exit-Ready Growth
Presenter: Paul J. Brahim, CFP®, CEPA®, Managing Director, Financial Advisor | Wealth Enhancement Group
Less than 25% of businesses have a formal succession plan, and over 75% of business owners regret selling their business within the first year. Nearly 98% of owners don’t know their business’s value. Facing the reality of eventually stepping away can be challenging, but successful business exits don’t happen by accident. They require careful planning, informed decision-making, and strategic timing. Paul Brahim’s "Walk-away money" session provides a six-step framework designed to help you optimize business value, align personal and business wealth, discover options, and transform your business into sustainable income for the rest of your life.
Topic: Financials - Financial Management

11:35 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
The CEO's Guide to Strategically Scaling Sales
Presenter: David Mullins, Strategic Sales Coach | SalesStar
Unlock the secret to scalable, measurable, and predictable sales growth in this exclusive session designed for CEOs. Learn how to build a strategic sales system that drives consistent results and empowers your sales force. Attendees will leave with actionable takeaways:
- Proven methodologies to streamline sales processes and drive consistent results.
- Strategies to leverage data for better decision-making and measurable outcomes.
- Insights to achieve sustainable growth and elevate your company's performance.
This session is for CEO's who want a clear path to building a strategic sales system that is scalable, measurable, and predictable.
Topic: Customer Engagement: Sales & Marketing

11:35 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
The RIGHT Right Hand
Presenter: Ben Wolf, CEO | Wolf's Edge Integrators
Most small business owners struggle to find the right support and end up stuck in both Visionary and Integrator roles. This interactive workshop helps CEOs step out of the “Chief Everything Officer” role by providing clarity on what a #2 leader truly is—and which type their business needs. Through a proprietary assessment, attendees will gain immediate insights and actionable next steps to strengthen their leadership team.
Attendees will:
- Discover the core functions and types of #2 leaders
- Identify which type fits their current business stage
- Take home practical steps to start delegating and scaling
Topic: Leadership: Strategic Planning

1:30 - 2:25 p.m.
The Scalable Business Framework: Scale and Grow with Salesforce and Hubspot
Presenter: Michael Johnson, Director of Growth | Fast Slow Motion
Gain insights from the experience of hundreds of companies across different industries to highlight the fundamental principles of scalable systems. These systems are the methods that businesses use to drive their growth utilizing the Salesforce and Hubspot platforms. Obtain actionable insights into common mistakes that companies make that hinder their growth. Leave with a framework to analyze your business and identify opportunities to gain better control over your future using tools you likely already own.
Topic: Business Operations: Technology

1:30 - 2:25 p.m.
B2B Marketing Revolution: Your Battle Plan for Guaranteed Outcomes
Presenter: Lori Turner-Wilson, CEO/Founder | RedRover Sales & Marketing Strategy
This intensive workshop unveils the proven 12 Battles™️ Framework for delivering predictable, guaranteed marketing ROI. Elevate your marketing team into a predictable revenue machine that stands behind projections. Replace guesswork with a system that scales while maximizing every dollar invested. In this workshop, you'll learn how to:
- Extract customer insights that drive predictable outcomes
- Leverage attribution modeling for better strategic investment decisions
- Make research-backed strategic shifts with pre-defined contingency triggers
- Implement real-time testing for relentless strategy optimization and competitive advantage
- Equip your team with battle-tested tools to outperform competitors
- Develop data-driven conviction that silences stakeholder skepticism
- Abandon trial-and-error marketing forever.
Topic: Customer Engagement - Marketing

1:30 - 2:25 p.m.
The Nine Steps To a Much Longer Life with Robust Health
Presenter: John Asher, CEO | Asher Longevity
A happy, healthy, and highly motivated team will contribute directly to robust business growth. In this session, participants will learn: o An integration of all current information about health, wellness and longevity. o The significant possibility of living to 112 with great health by following current guidelines from longevity experts integrated into a “longevity pyramid” o The average lifespan of US adults is 76 years, and the average health span is only 63 years. This presentation shows how to gain 23 years of lifespan and 37 years of health span. o Taking care of your team today contributes to greater success tomorrow.
Topic: Personal Development - Wellness

1:30 - 2:25 p.m.
Anatomy of a Recession
Presenter: Allen Parker CFP®, CPWA®, CIMA®, CEPA®, Finacial Advisor | EdwardJones
Test your knowledge around the US economy, where we stand, and what to watch for in the coming months. Offering a more tactical view of things, this workshop pairs well with the ITR Economics presentation!
Topic: Personal Development - Asset & Estate Planning
