What Would It Mean to You and Your Business to Grow 3X Faster and Earn 2X More Profit?

In today’s complex business environment, even the best leaders know they can’t see everything. Strategy misfires, stalled growth, poor hires — the cost of going it alone is high.

What if you didn’t have to?

The most successful Presidents, CEOs, and Owners aren’t flying solo. They’re tapping into the power of structured peer groups and one-to-one coaching — and the research shows it delivers.

This blog explores the hard data behind why peer support combined with expert coaching is a strategic advantage that pays real dividends.

1. Peer Groups Drive Faster Growth and Higher Profitability

According to the Chief Executive Group – Guide to CEO Peer Networks (2020), business leaders who regularly participate in structured peer advisory groups grow revenue over 3X faster than their peers. The same study reports that these businesses also enjoy 2.18X higher profitability (22.5% vs. 10.3%).

These aren’t short-term gains. Long-term membership in high-quality CEO peer forums contributes to better strategic planning, faster decision-making, and stronger business resilience.

Additional research from Nivalmi Consulting (2025) found that:

  • 79% of peer group participants made more confident decisions

  • 72% reported better business outcomes due to their peer involvement

  • 67% avoided a major business mistake thanks to peer insights

2. Peer Support Alleviates CEO Isolation

A CEO Isolation Study (Inc. / HBR, 2012) revealed that 50% of CEOs report feeling lonely in their role — and 61% believe it hinders their performance.

In contrast, a 2024 survey by The CEO Institute (Australia) found that peer group members felt:

  • 85% more confident in their leadership

  • 78% less isolated

  • 70% more likely to maintain work-life balance

These outcomes have a bottom-line impact. Leaders who feel supported make faster, better decisions, and avoid costly blind spots.

3. Coaching + Peer Groups = Exponential Impact

When one-to-one coaching is layered into peer group involvement, the results compound. Peer forums spark ideas, while coaching ensures follow-through.

Data from the International Coaching Federation (ICF) shows coaching alone delivers:

  • 5x–7x ROI on average

  • 22% increase in profitability

  • 53% boost in executive productivity

Now imagine pairing that ROI with the insights and accountability of a group of 10–14 growth-minded leaders.

You don’t just learn faster, you perform better.

4. Long-Term Business Health

Organizations that embed peer accountability and executive coaching into their culture:

  • Scale more sustainably

  • Build stronger leadership pipelines

  • Reduce strategic failure and executive turnover

This isn’t theory. It’s what the data, and the most successful leaders are telling us.

So What’s the Takeaway?

Peer groups and coaching are business strategies that deliver growth, profit, and resilience.

Final Questions to Consider:

  • What would it be worth to have 10–15 business leaders in your corner?

  • What could it mean to your business to avoid just one major misstep?

How 6S Advisory Inc. Can Help
At 6S Advisory Inc., we specialize in helping Presidents, CEOs, Owners, and entrepreneurs tackle their biggest business challenges through structured, results-oriented coaching and advisory support.
We are proud to announce our new relationship with TEC Canada to deliver a proven model of a CEO peer advisory group combined with one-to-one executive coaching. TEC has a unique 4 Pillar model that supports its members through:

  1. Structured monthly peer group meetings with an experienced group chair.
    12-15 experienced CEOs. What could that group bring to your biggest challenge?
     
  2. One-to-one coaching and mentoring tailored to your stage and goals.
    Imagine two hours, uninterrupted, with an experienced and seasoned CEO. Your TEC group Chair. A confidential thinking partner. What could you work through?
     
  3. Thought leadership from expert speakers, webinars, and curated resources.
    Lifelong learning, from hundreds of expert speakers, your group chooses what’s most relevant. What could you implement?
     
  4. Access to a very real and usable national and international network of 45,000 members, a world of expertise
    45,000 leaders. A global network built to be used by industry, country, or insight. Who would you reach out to first?

This unique 4-pillar approach helps our clients:

  1. Lead with clarity and confidence
  2. Build healthier, more profitable companies, faster
  3. Live more fulfilled lives

Whether you’re feeling isolated, experiencing stalled growth, margin pressures, scaling, preparing for an exit, navigating a crisis, or seeking your next level of leadership, 6S Advisory is here to help.

If you're curious what this kind of support could do for your business, book a confidential discovery call or connect with Cole at 6S Advisory today.

Citations and References
1. Chief Executive Group – “Guide to CEO Peer Networks”, 2020
2. Nivalmi Consulting – “Why Every Leader Needs a Peer Group”, 2025
3. Inc. Magazine / Harvard Business Review – “CEO Isolation Survey”, 2012
4. The CEO Institute – Annual Membership Survey, 2024 (Australia)
5. International Coaching Federation – Global Coaching Studies, 2009, 2020
6. U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) – Business Survival Statistics, 2022
7. SCORE – Mentorship and Business Outcomes, 2019
8. Deloitte Human Capital Trends Reports – 2019–2023
9. Gallup Workplace Reports – Employee Engagement and Leadership Impact
10. Association for Talent Development (ATD) – Learning Investment ROI