ChairWaves: interviews with the country's top Vistage chairs

My affinity for the Vistage community runs deep — I’ve been a Chief Executive member since 2019 and a Vistage speaker since 2023 and both experiences have been profoundly meaningful in my journey as a business leader, an entrepreneur, and as a person.

There’s no single person more instrumental to any Vistage member’s experience than their chair, the person who has decided to build a career (usually a second or third career) around a desire to help executives reach their potential.

That’s why I decided to start recording ChairWaves, to talk to the chairs who make such a huge difference to so many people.

You can listen to the podcast below, or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or iHeart Radio.

ChairWaves

I’m Erik Wolf and my experience in business peer groups has changed my professional trajectory and my life, especially my membership in Vistage, one of the world’s largest CEO advisory groups. I’m an entrepreneur, a business owner, and a Vistage speaker on the power of marketing. This podcast is dedicated to the people who make those experiences possible, the peer group chairs. Every episode, I interview a Vistage chair who has dedicated their time to helping entrepreneurs like me succeed.

Working as a Vistage Chair can be a humbling experience. According to Cincinnati, Ohio Chair Peg Moertl, forming her Corporate Executive (CE) group ranks only below child rearing on the difficulty scale. As a former CEO and longtime economic business development specialist, Peg was used to getting way more yeses than nos. But doing anything worthwhile means doing it right, and today Peg’s group has bonded together through their diversity–leaning on their differences to provide strength for each other and fill in the gaps. Her desire to put together a group of people that contribute to improving performance not only helps their businesses but their communities as a whole. Retired from corporate life after 45 years, you won’t catch her resting on her laurels. Besides chairing her CE group, Peg serves on three non-profit boards, and in her own words, likes to go “full tilt boogie” much of the time.

If you would like to contact Peg, she can be reached through her Vistage email [email protected] or message her on LinkedIn.