LBEM

What LBEM does

LBEM (Latino Business Entrepreneur Mastermind, Inc.) is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2022 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Its sole function is to operate an exclusive, gated mastermind community for alumni of the Stanford University Latino Business Action Network (LBAN) Program, providing ongoing peer mentorship, accountability, and a structured venue for member-to-member business referrals among scaling-stage Latino entrepreneurs across the United States.

The organization does not build proprietary technology; its operational backbone is the third-party Kajabi platform, which powers the lbem.org website, membership management, payments, and content delivery. Its core product is the LBEM Membership Program at $1,200/year in annual dues, granting access to semi-monthly virtual meetings, the LBEM Mastermind Webinar Series, monthly Member Spotlight presentations, and the Annual Retreat (now in its fifth edition, planned for Puerto Rico in 2026). Supporting products include the Annual Retreat, the Mastermind Webinar Series featuring external guest speakers, and Member Spotlight presentations.

LBEM monetizes through three streams: individual annual membership dues ($1,200), tiered retreat sponsorships (Platinum $2,000, Gold $1,500, Silver $1,000, plus a free Bronze tier for members), and tax-deductible donations (minimum $100). Member acquisition is community-led, relying on Stanford LBAN program graduates and member referrals; there is no paid acquisition motion. The organization is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors whose members are themselves active entrepreneurs in the network.

Name

LBEM

Legal name

Latino Business Entrepreneur Mastermind, Inc.

Website

https://lbem.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Short description

LBEM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit mastermind organization, founded in 2022 and based in Las Vegas, that provides networking, mentorship, and educational programming exclusively to alumni of the Stanford University Latino Business Action Network (LBAN) Program, funded by $1,200 annual member dues, tiered retreat sponsorships, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Dues: LBEM charges annual membership dues of $1,200 per year for individual members. The membership provides access to semi-monthly virtual meetings, exclusive events, workshops, conferences, networking opportunities, and the LBEM Mastermind Webinar Series.
2. Sponsorship Packages: LBEM generates revenue through tiered sponsorship packages for the Annual Retreat: Platinum ($2,000) includes logo on website, event landing page, company recognition, dinner/lunch sponsorship, speaking time, and stage welcome for Member of the Year; Gold ($1,500) includes logo on website and speaking time; Silver ($1,000) includes logo on website, event landing page, and company sponsorship recognition; Bronze (Free for members only) includes logo on event landing page.
3. Donations: LBEM is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization and accepts tax-deductible donations. Donations help cover retreat costs and organizational operating expenses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LBEM runs a paid annual mastermind membership ($1,200/year) for Stanford University LBAN Program alumni who are Latino entrepreneurs, granting access to semi-monthly virtual meetings, the Mastermind Webinar Series with guest speakers, monthly Member Spotlight presentations, and an annual in-person retreat. The organization is monetized through membership dues, tiered retreat sponsorships (Bronze/Silver/Gold/Platinum), and tax-deductible donations to support retreat costs and operations.

Product overview

LBEM operates as a membership-based mastermind organization rather than a technology product company. Its core offering is the LBEM Membership Program, which provides access to a community of Latino entrepreneurs. The organization supplements membership with the LBEM Mastermind Webinar Series (educational webinars with guest speakers), LBEM Member Spotlight (monthly member presentations), and LBEM Annual Retreat (in-person networking events). Together, these offerings implement Professor Porras's Mantra: 'Do business with each other and get business for each other.'

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LBEM Membership Program Annual membership program priced at $1,200/year providing Latino entrepreneurs (Stanford LBAN Program alumni) with semi-monthly virtual meetings, exclusive events and workshops, conferences, networking opportunities, the LBEM Mastermind Webinar Series, and access to the annual LBEM Retreat. Members must sign an NDA and Code of Conduct.
• LBEM Annual Retreat Sponsorship Packages Tiered sponsorship offering for the annual LBEM Retreat available to businesses that want visibility among LBEM members. Tiers include Platinum ($2,000 — website logo, event landing page, dinner/lunch sponsor, speaking time, stage welcome), Gold ($1,500 — website logo and speaking time), Silver ($1,000 — website logo, event landing page, and company recognition), and Bronze (free for LBEM members only — logo on event landing page).

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple member companies have grown and received external recognition (e.g., TREZ Payroll becoming a Techstars portfolio company)

Named customers16 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• LaunchPadmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2025Breakthrough Mavens LLC (led by LBEM member Mark Madrid) partnered with LaunchPad to create a Center of Excellence for small business empowerment. LaunchPad will produce episodes of the 'Small Business is Big Business with Mark L. Madrid' podcast at LaunchPad Studios. Nick Maldonado, LBEM Vice Chairman, serves as LaunchPad's Chief Business Strategist. The partnership includes plans for F1 Las Vegas 2025 impact strategy.
• Breakthrough Mavens LLCmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2025Breakthrough Mavens LLC, founded by Mark L. Madrid (LBEM member, LBAN Cohort #2), partnered with LaunchPad. Mark Madrid becomes Fractional Chief Brand Ambassador for LaunchPad ecosystem. The partnership aims to expand reach across America and establish a Center of Excellence in Las Vegas for small business breakthroughs.
• Trez.comajorOthers · 11 March 2024Trez.co, founded by LBEM member Gustavo Suárez, is the first U.S. Latino payroll platform company. Gustavo Suárez is LBEM's CEO. Trez.co represents the type of successful venture LBEM aims to foster. LBEM blog features Trez.co announcements including advisory board formations and funding rounds. The company is preparing for a $3 million Seed Round in Q1/Q2 2024 as a Techstars Portfolio Company.
• Stanford University Latino Business Action Network (LBAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLBEM was formed by alumni of the Stanford University LBAN Program. The organization's existence and member recruitment are directly tied to LBAN graduates. LBEM continues the scaling journey for LBAN alumni through ongoing mastermind sessions, events, and peer support. Members must be graduates of the Stanford LBAN program.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Techstars: Techstars is a global accelerator that has supported LBEM-affiliated founders (e.g., TREZ Payroll via Techstars Miami powered by JP Morgan). It serves as both an upstream pipeline for LBEM members and a comparable founder-mentorship platform with networking components.

Broad incumbents

• Vistage: Vistage runs paid peer advisory / mastermind groups for CEOs and executives. LBEM mirrors the recurring-meetings + annual-retreat + curated-peer membership model, though Vistage serves a broader, non-ethnic-specific executive market at significantly larger scale.
• U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: USHCC is the national umbrella for Hispanic chambers of commerce, advocating for and supporting Hispanic-owned businesses across the U.S. It is a broader-incumbent peer serving a similar constituency (U.S. Latino business owners) via networking, advocacy, and programming.
• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization): YPO is a premier peer network for chief executives that combines forum-style mastermind groups, events, and educational programming. LBEM replicates a downsized, culturally-segmented version of the YPO model for Latino founders and CEOs.
• Tiger 21: Tiger 21 runs high-touch, fee-based peer groups for high-net-worth individuals and entrepreneurs. Its annual retreats, curated cohorts, and exclusivity-driven value proposition mirror LBEM's approach, though Tiger 21 targets wealth-creation rather than cultural-community themes.
• Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO): EO is a global, membership-based peer network for founders and owners of businesses earning $1M+ in revenue. LBEM applies the same mastermind / chapter / accelerator-alumni model in a narrower Latino-focused segment, making EO the closest broad-incumbent analog.

Direct peers

• Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR): HACR is a nonprofit advancing Hispanic inclusion in corporate America via leadership development, convenings, and research. It overlaps with LBEM in mission (Hispanic advancement) and format (leadership programming, convenings), though its audience skews corporate-executive rather than entrepreneur.
• Prospera: Prospera is a nonprofit economic development organization supporting Hispanic entrepreneurship in the U.S. Like LBEM, it provides training, networking, and mentorship to Latino business owners, though via a broader, multi-region nonprofit model rather than a private mastermind.
• Stanford Latino Business Action Network (LBAN): The Stanford GSB-affiliated Latino Business Action Network is the feeder program that produces LBEM's membership base. LBAN alumni are eligible for LBEM, making it the most directly comparable organization — both serve high-growth Latino entrepreneurs via curated, prestige-based programming.
• ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals For America): ALPFA is the largest Latino professional association in the U.S., offering member programming, networking, and leadership development. It overlaps with LBEM's mission to advance Latino business and professional excellence, though ALPFA serves a broader professional (not exclusively founder/CEO) audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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