Convene Now

What Convene Now does

Convene (legal name: Convene; doing business as Convene Now) is a private, founder-led membership organization founded in 1996 by Brian Thatcher originally as BBL Forum at Saddleback Church. Its core product is the Convene Team, a confidential peer-advisory group of 10-15 non-competing Christian business leaders who meet monthly (in-person or twice-monthly online) facilitated by a trained Convene Chair. The membership is segmented by role into three product modules — CEO & Owner Teams, C-Suite & Executive Teams, and Key Leader Teams — and is reinforced by monthly one-on-one executive coaching, the CORE Assessment Program (combining Organizational 360, Everything DiSC Work of Leaders, a Financial Dashboard, the Top 3 Challenges framework, and the WiLD Trust Index), the Kingdom Impact planning methodology, and national and regional Gatherings featuring faith-work movement speakers such as John Townsend, Rick Warren, Nancy Ortberg, John Lynch, and Phil Vischer. Add-on product lines include the One2One Coaching program, a Convene Consulting professional services arm (strategic planning, governance, executive search, leadership development), the weekly Convene Connect Podcast, and the Convene Chair Program that trains leaders to facilitate new peer teams.

Revenue is generated primarily through custom-priced annual membership fees that vary by company size, revenue, location, and team type, supplemented by Convene Consulting fees and coaching. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: Convene Chairs function as a distributed field sales force, national and regional Gatherings (Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, Pacific Northwest, Carolina Coast in 2026) drive acquisition, content marketing (Convene Connect podcast, Insights blog, success-story videos) feeds top-of-funnel, and referrals within the member network drive conversion. The company reports serving over 2,000 member companies across 25+ years with self-reported outcomes of 97% member transformation and 85% outperformance versus industry benchmarks, though these figures are first-party and not independently verified.

Operations are headquartered at Anaheim Hills, California (with mailing address in Yorba Linda), employ 11-50 staff, and are run by COO/CFO Sheryl Clutter and an executive team that includes Director of Operations Nolan Dempster and Director of Strategic Partnerships Melody Wright. Board governance is led by Chairman Bill Erickson (Partner and Co-Founder of True USA) alongside members including Bob Brumleu (Omni Duct Systems), Dean Del Sesto (Venthio), Dr. Rick Efird (Phoenix Seminary), Ric Green, Roy Moore, and Cheryl Scanlan. Leadership retains founder Brian Thatcher in an active international expansion role based in Chiang Rai, Thailand, where he leads Convene International Ministries' push into China and Southeast Asia; recent leadership additions include Director of Business Development Johnny Eastman and Business Development hire Kyle Matthews.

Name

Convene Now

Legal name

Convene

Website

https://convenenow.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Convene operates a 30-year-old private peer-advisory membership platform serving Christian CEOs, executives, and key leaders in confidential monthly forums (in-person and online), supplemented by executive coaching and the CORE Assessment program, with revenue from custom annual membership fees and consulting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Peer Advisory Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Business Associations (813910), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Leadership Summits (C-Suite, Board, Strategy Offsites) (THAHAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customer/User Conferences & Client Advisory Boards (THAHAMAD), Corporate Meeting & Conference Planning (Internal/External) (THAHACAB)

Keywords

• Peer advisory groups
• Executive coaching services
• Business leadership development
• Faith-based business network
• CEO peer forums

Headquarters

HQ city

Yorba Linda

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Convene generates revenue through membership fees for participation in peer-advisory teams. Membership pricing is customized based on multiple factors including company size, annual revenue, location, and team type. Each membership includes access to Convene Team Meetings, executive coaching sessions, assessment tools, gatherings, and resources.
2. Consulting Services: Convene Consulting partners with faith-driven executives through a network of experienced consultants offering strategic planning, operational excellence, organizational capacity building, corporate governance, executive search, leadership development, financial strategy, and other business advisory services.
3. Executive Coaching: One-on-one executive coaching sessions provided monthly by Convene Chairs as part of membership, with additional coaching available through dedicated coaching programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Convene operates a membership-based peer-advisory network for Christian business leaders, organizing confidential monthly teams of 10-15 non-competing executives facilitated by trained Convene Chairs. Members receive monthly team meetings, one-on-one executive coaching, assessment tools (CORE Assessment Program), and access to regional and national gatherings focused on integrating business performance with faith-based values.

Product overview

Convene Now is a peer-advisory platform for Christian business leaders, offering a unified membership experience centered on Convene Teams. The core product is the Convene Team peer-advisory group model, available in three role-based modules: CEO & Owner Teams, C-Suite & Executive Teams, and Key Leader Teams. Members participate in Convene Team Meetings (once or twice monthly), receive Executive Coaching (monthly one-on-one sessions), and access the CORE Assessment Program for organizational insights. The platform offers both in-person and Online Teams (via Zoom) formats. Additional offerings include Convene Consulting for specialized expertise, One2One™ Coaching for accelerated growth, Convene Gatherings for regional and national events, and the Convene Connect Podcast for ongoing leadership content. The Convene Chair Program trains leaders to facilitate peer-advisory teams themselves.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Convene Teams

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% of members experience transformation in their life, business and faith
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Right Now Media at WorkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvene recommends Right Now Media at Work subscriptions as an employee resource for Christian video studies and spiritual development content. This is presented as a suggested resource within the Kingdom Impact planning framework for member companies.
• John TownsendminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRenowned psychologist, author, and leadership speaker (co-author of Boundaries) who speaks at Convene national gatherings on faith-work integration and leadership development topics.
• Nancy OrtbergminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership speaker and author who leads sessions at Convene national gatherings, focusing on faith and leadership topics for Christian business leaders.
• Rick WarrenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAuthor of The Purpose Driven Life and pastor of Saddleback Church, Rick Warren was instrumental in Convene's founding story and continues to speak at Convene events.
• John LynchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAuthor and speaker on vulnerability and authentic leadership who leads sessions at Convene national gatherings, addressing faith and leadership topics.
• Phil VischerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreator of VeggieTales and faith-work thought leader who speaks at Convene national gatherings on faith integration in business and creative work.
• The Sage GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic advisory firm led by Dr. Daniel Hallak that partners with Convene on leadership development content. Dr. Hallak contributed the Trust Circle article to Convene's Insights blog and specializes in connecting strategy, execution, and leadership development.
• Christian Employers AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEA serves as a Platinum Partner at Convene's National Gathering, providing government relations support and legal protection resources for Christian employers. CEA contributed content to Convene's Insights blog on protecting Christian businesses from regulatory overreach.
• The Pocket Testament LeagueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian ministry focused on evangelism through distribution of Gospel of John booklets. David Collum, President & CEO, contributed content to Convene's Insights blog on spiritual state of the planet and taking action.
• WileyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublisher of Everything DiSC and other assessment tools. Convene uses the Everything DiSC Work of Leaders assessment as part of its CORE Assessment program for member development.
• WiLD LeadersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization providing the WiLD Trust Index assessment tool used in Convene's CORE Assessment program to help member organizations measure and build trust within their teams.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EO (Entrepreneurs' Organization): EO is a global peer network for entrepreneurs with $1M+ revenue companies, offering member-forum learning groups, executive education, and events. It directly competes with Convene for business-owner mindshare via confidential peer discussion formats and chapter-based communities.
• Renaissance Executive Forums: Renaissance Executive Forums organizes peer advisory forums for CEOs and business leaders across North America, with monthly meetings and executive coaching. It uses an essentially identical chair-facilitated group model to Convene.
• Tiger 21: Tiger 21 is a peer advisory organization for high-net-worth wealth creators, running confidential monthly group meetings focused on investing, personal development, and business. It mirrors Convene's confidential monthly peer forum structure for executives.
• C12 Group: C12 Group is the closest direct competitor, operating faith-based peer advisory boards for Christian CEOs and business owners since 1992. It mirrors Convene's confidential monthly meeting model, executive coaching, and Christian worldview integration, targeting an essentially identical ICP.
• Vistage: Vistage is the largest CEO peer advisory organization in the US, serving 80,000+ members through monthly chair-facilitated groups, executive coaching, and summits. It competes for the same executive target customer and uses the same recurring membership, facilitated-peer-group business model.
• Strategic Coach: Strategic Coach, founded by Dan Sullivan, provides quarterly and monthly coaching workshops for entrepreneurs and business owners through structured small-group formats. It overlaps directly with Convene's recurring executive development programming.

Emerging players

• Gazelles (Verne Harnish): Gazelles delivers executive coaching and peer learning programs built around the Rockefeller Habits and Scaling Up methodology for growth-stage companies. It targets a similar mid-market executive persona and uses peer-group formats for business scaling.
• Tabula Rasa Worldwide: Tabula Rasa Worldwide operates peer advisory boards and leadership retreats specifically for Christian business owners, integrating faith and entrepreneurship. It is a smaller, conceptually similar faith-focused peer advisory entrant.

Broad incumbents

• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization): YPO serves chief executives under 50 or within 5 years of becoming CEO via peer forums, education, and a global network with 30,000+ members. It is a broader-scale incumbent offering peer advisory and executive development to a similar executive persona.

Regional players

• Christian Leadership Alliance: Christian Leadership Alliance serves Christian nonprofit and business leaders through conferences, training, and peer networks focused on stewarding resources with kingdom purpose. It shares Convene's faith-based executive audience but skews more toward nonprofit leaders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/convenenow
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/convene

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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