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.

When your members name the group “The Refinery” and plan their own retreat, you know something special is happening.

Vistage Chair Jim Ristuccia shares how a retreat full of logos, laughter, and cross-talk turned his CE group into something deeper. From career Navy officer to award-winning COO to full-time Chair, Jim brings a systems mindset and deep emotional intelligence to his work—including a one-of-a-kind Emerging Leaders group he leads for Vistage employees. We cover everything from the power of writing your own CEO job description to what it means to build culture on purpose—not by accident.

To connect with Jim, visit his website.