The Collective Genius

What The Collective Genius does

The Collective Genius is a privately held, invitation-only mastermind community serving elite U.S. real estate investors, founded in 2011 by Jason Medley and headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The company operates a tiered subscription model with four gated membership levels — CG Elevate ($200K-$500K revenue, 10-25 deals/yr), CG Select ($500K-$2M, 25-100 deals), CG Premier ($2M-$10M+, 100+ deals), and CG CEO ($10M+ revenue / $15M+ net worth) — each priced annually and gated by revenue and deal-volume thresholds, with a 30-day no-risk refund guarantee and a screening process that requires application and a video call with leadership. Members gain access to quarterly in-person mastermind meetings, virtual sessions, a member portal, the Connection Concierge service, the Purchasing Conglomerate (group discount program), Deal Syndicate capabilities (joint ventures, private lending between members), and a COO Mastermind sub-program for operating executives; a charitable arm, The Generous Genius, channels member philanthropy across multiple countries.

The underlying technology stack is not proprietary — no AI platform, no public API, no patented systems. The core "technology" is the curated network itself: 700+ members nationwide who collectively conduct 47,970+ transactions annually, hold $5.15B in rental assets, and transact in excess of $12B per year. Distribution is referral-driven, with existing members as the primary channel; the company explicitly describes its GTM as selection and invitation rather than selling, supported by case-study-driven content marketing, testimonials, and quarterly events. Recent operational professionalization includes the 2025 appointment of Mikell Parsch as President & CEO, drawing on former leadership experience at Franklin Covey, New Horizons Worldwide, and Colibri Healthcare.

Customer concentration is highly diffused by design: 700+ members spread across multiple real estate verticals (multifamily, self-storage, turnkey rentals, fix-and-flip, private lending, hard money, REITs, family offices, brokerage, property management). Revenue is recurring subscription income with negative working capital characteristics typical of annual upfront memberships. The business model exhibits strong network economics — member value compounds with cohort scale, reinforcing high switching costs via long-tenured relationships (10+ years for many members) and a "Go-Giving" culture that institutionalizes reciprocal deal flow and capital deployment among competitors-turned-collaborators.

Name

The Collective Genius

Legal name

The Collective Genius

Website

https://thecollectivegenius.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Collective Genius is an invitation-only, subscription-based mastermind community serving 700+ elite U.S. real estate investors across four gated membership tiers (Elevate, Select, Premier, CEO), offering curated peer groups, deal syndication, group-purchasing discounts, and quarterly in-person events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Investing Mastermind Community

NAICS

Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK)

Keywords

• Real estate mastermind
• Investor community
• Peer advisory network
• Membership mastermind
• Real estate investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees for access to mastermind community, quarterly in-person events, virtual meetings, member resources, and community of elite real estate investors. Multiple tiers exist (Elevate, Select, Premier, CEO) with different qualification requirements based on revenue and deal volume.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Collective Genius operates an invitation-only, tiered mastermind community (Elevate, Select, Premier, CEO) for elite U.S. real estate investors, providing quarterly confidential peer meetings, deal-flow syndication, capital introductions, group purchasing discounts, structured accountability, and a member portal with templates, training, and a private Facebook group. Membership is gated by annual revenue and deal-volume thresholds and supported by a 30-day no-risk refund guarantee.

Product overview

The Collective Genius is a tiered mastermind community platform for elite real estate investors. The core offering is the CG Mastermind community, which provides exclusive peer group meetings with 650+ market-leading investors. This is supported by four membership tiers: CG CEO (invitation-only for $10M+ revenue/CEOs), CG Premier ($2M-$10M+ revenue), CG Select ($500k-$2M revenue), and CG Elevate ($200k-$500K revenue). The platform also includes a COO Mastermind sub-program for member executives, the Connection Concierge service for member introductions, and The Generous Genius charitable initiative. The CG Member Portal provides online access to resources and training materials. Key services include a Purchasing Conglomerate for volume discounts and Deal Syndicate capabilities for joint ventures. A 100% No Risk Guarantee with 30-day full refund policy supports the membership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Generous Genius: The charitable arm of The Collective Genius focused on giving back and community service initiatives.

Products and services

• CG Mastermind The core mastermind community offering exclusive, confidential peer group meetings up to four times per year with 650+ market-leading real estate investors who collectively conduct hundreds of billions of dollars in deals annually. Designed to shorten members' growth curves by challenging how they think about their business and personal leadership.
• CG CEO

Quantifiable outcome

• Eric Brewer scaled to $500K/month gross profit and $3M/year net profit within 18 months of joining
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Cardone Capital: Cardone Capital is a real estate investment firm that pools capital from individual investors into multifamily assets. Comparable to CG's investment/capital deployment theme for members, particularly in multifamily, though operates as an operator rather than a community.
• Tribevest: Tribevest is a group investing platform enabling friends/family to pool capital into real estate together. Comparable to CG's Deal Syndicate and member capital-deployment feature, but as a software platform rather than a mastermind; an emerging tech-enabled alternative to part of CG's value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization): YPO is a global peer community of 30,000+ chief executives in 140+ countries with forum-based peer groups, executive education, and events. Comparable to CG's CEO tier in addressing top-isolation and peer-board needs of senior leaders, but much larger and broader.
• Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO): EO is a global peer network of 18,000+ founders and entrepreneurs in 220+ chapters. It overlaps with CG as a tiered, peer-group mastermind for business owners but is broader (all industries), larger, and more formalized than CG's invitation-only, RE-focused model.
• Vistage: Vistage is the world's largest CEO peer advisory and executive coaching organization, serving 45,000+ members across 20+ countries. It is comparable to CG's CEO/Premier tiers as a tiered, invitation-gated mastermind for senior business leaders, though Vistage is horizontal (all industries) and significantly larger.
• BiggerPockets: BiggerPockets is the largest online community for real estate investors (2M+ members) with forums, podcasts, and pro tools. It is a broad incumbent comparable to CG in serving the same real estate investor base, but is horizontal/mass-market vs. CG's gated, high-touch model.

Direct peers

• GoBundance: GoBundance is a tribe-based membership community for high-net-worth entrepreneurs focused on wealth, health, and impact, with quarterly events and peer accountability. Comparable to CG in tiered structure, peer accountability focus, and lifestyle/integration themes for elite investors.
• Investor Fuel: Investor Fuel is a paid mastermind community for real estate investors (fix-and-flippers and wholesalers) with coaching, accountability, and vendor discounts. Comparable to CG as a tiered, RE-focused mastermind targeting active investors, though at a lower price point and broader mass-market positioning.
• Genius Network (GeniusX): Genius Network is an invitation-only, high-ticket mastermind founded by Joe Polish, serving high-net-worth entrepreneurs with annual events, curated peer groups, and resource sharing. It mirrors CG's invitation-only, high-touch, referral-driven model for elite entrepreneurs.
• Strategic Coach: Strategic Coach is a high-end, multi-tier mastermind community founded by Dan Sullivan for entrepreneurs and business owners, with concentric circle membership levels. It is the closest direct comparable to CG's tiered mastermind model, both targeting ambitious entrepreneurs with quarterly in-person events and structured progression.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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