New chief executive and small business peer advisory groups launched in Dallas by Vistage Chairs Dean Sung and Jane Golden

San Diego, April 20, 2015— Vistage Chairs Dean Sung and Jane Golden have announced the formation of the newest chief executive and small business groups, for owners and CEOs in Dallas, TX. As two of more than 400 Vistage Chairs in the US, Sung and Golden will help their group members get results using a proprietary issue processing method to tackle their most challenging business questions. More than 45,000 executives, business owners and CEOs around the world rely on local area groups to get the most out of their businesses.

Vistage Regional Executive Brant Houston applauded their success: “I am thrilled that Dean Sung and Jane Golden have teamed up to launch two new Groups in two days. With both an SB and CE Group at their disposal, they were able to make decisions about member fit based on the best interest of the group and the best interest of the member without pressure to fill one group or the other. As a result of their combined efforts, 20 new members in the Dallas area have opportunities to create extraordinary value for themselves, their companies, their employees, and their families. Special thanks also goes to Jeannette Hobson for the work she did in facilitating a series of Group-Build Events leading up to these launches. Please join me in congratulating the three of them. Congratulations, Dean, Jane, and Jeannette!”

Dean Sung over the last 24 years has been a CEO of 5 different businesses and a member of a CEO Peer Group. Today he is still a CEO/Chairman of 2 manufacturing businesses and still participates as a member in his CEO Group. The power of the CEO Peer Group has helped my company to be recognized as one of Dallas 100 fastest growing business for 6 consecutive years and be a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Graduated Cum Laude from the University of Michigan in Industrial and Operations Engineering with a concentration in Computer Engineering. The desire to be a Vistage Chair is to share with others the power of the group to help CEOs become better leaders, make better decisions and deliver better results.

Jane Golden is a Certified Executive Coach who facilitates leadership development, performance improvement and competitive edge for executives and business leaders. In addition to over 10 years as a Chief Executive and business owner, Jane has extensive experience as a corporate leader where she developed and implemented successful initiatives for organizational effectiveness and talent management during the restructuring of a $750 million company. Jane’s received her Master’s level Executive and Professional Coach Certification through the University of Texas at Dallas School of Management, and also holds advanced degrees from both Southern Methodist University and Birmingham Southern College.

About Vistage Worldwide, Inc.
Vistage is the world’s largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize businesses. For more than 65 years, we’ve been helping CEOs, business owners and key executives solve their greatest challenges through confidential peer groups and one-to-one executive coaching sessions. Today, more than 45,000 members in 35 countries rely on Vistage to help make better decisions for their companies, families and communities. The results prove it: Vistage CEO members grew their annual revenue on average by 4.6% in 2020, while nonmembers with comparable small and midsize businesses saw revenue decrease by 4.7%, according to a study of Dun & Bradstreet data. Learn more at vistage.com.

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