The Alliance of CEOs has been critical to the success of my career and my development as a leader and CEO. It's one of the most transformational things I have ever done. I'm not generally a "joiner," but my relationships with my fellow CEOs is strong and deep and I've relied heavily on my group to provide me with honest counsel and deep insights into the problems I've faced. The folks in my group are among the most intelligent, talented and successful people that I have ever met. I'm proud to be a member of the Alliance.

The Alliance of CEOs is one of the greatest finds that I experienced when I moved to California. The Alliance is a stunningly effective forum for CEOs to interact with their CEO peers and gain valuable insights, receive consultative advice and consider best practices. I think it is the single most valuable organization that I have ever joined.

The Alliance provides exceptional value for me. The nature of our confidential interactions with other senior executives, and the broad range of topics we discuss that transcend our various industries, enables a unique professional growth opportunity that goes beyond traditional networking.

I'm a lifelong learner, and the Alliance is a critical part of that.

I think of the Alliance as a sounding board of peers that can provide very candid and strategic input to issues that a CEO may be facing. I highly recommend this CEO group to anyone who may be considering joining.

When I come to the Alliance, I get "Aha!" moments all the time. I joined the Alliance in 2008, and my revenues have grown more than 5x over that time.

There's multiple layers of benefits in the Alliance setting, beginning with friendships and building relationships.

The Alliance, to me, is really about learning how to be a "best-in-class" leader in an unfettered learning environment.

The saying that it's lonely at the top is true. CEOs have few independent confidants and my fellow Alliance CEOs have no vested interest other than to apply their experience to each others' business issues.

I can easily say that joining the Alliance was one of the best professional decisions I have made.

There's so many excuses not to spend the time, not to join, not to be part of the Alliance. Trust me - from someone who's been doing this for awhile, works with CEOs and knows the business environment - there are always twice as many reasons why you should be joining.

By thinking through the problems of others, it helps to work out your CEO muscle in ways that you don't get to every day. That really translates into solving your own problems.

Other CEOs have dealt with the issues I face and help identify strategies that have worked for them.

It's sort of like a sanity check each month.

You find yourself often thinking from a slightly different perspective than you would if you were sitting in your office.

Sometimes a single conversation can put your business on a better path. This is why I love the Alliance.

The fresh approach suggested by my Alliance Group was extremely effective in my latest board meeting.

The Alliance is a group of CEOs, like myself, facing similar challenges, in an array of different businesses. And, that is an invaluable source of input, and perspective, completely unbiased, completely confidential and extremely valuable. So it makes the Alliance worth every minute that I invest my time in.

As you work day to day, you get bogged down in how you do things, without thinking, 'is that the right way to do things or is that the only way to do things?' The Alliance gives you other options, other perspectives.

I have found our sessions a safe place to share ambitions and nightmares without fear of second guessing or information ending up out there in the wild.

The Alliance of CEOs is a group of very capable, interesting people who are dedicated to building businesses of one sort or another, and sharing their experiences with one another - their problems, their pain points and their successes with others like them...

CEOs need to try out the Alliance because it's "experiential." The value only comes from trying it and experiencing it.