Allied Executives

Twin Cities · High-Accountability Peer Advisory

You've been leading alone longer than you should.

Allied Executives is a high-accountability peer advisory organization for Strategic Operators in the Twin Cities — founders, owners, CEOs, and presidents carrying the weight of company performance.

18 peer groups  ·  185+ members  ·  Est. 2000  ·  Built in the Twin Cities  ·  For leaders carrying real performance responsibility

Trusted by some of the most respected businesses in the Twin Cities

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At a certain point, more information stops helping.

You can read another book. Sit in another meeting. Listen to another podcast. That does not mean the business gets sharper.

What usually changes things is the quality of the people around you.

  • The quality of the feedback.
  • The relevance of the peers in it.
  • The standard they hold you to after the conversation ends.

Most leaders at this stage do not need more advice. They need a better environment.

Tim Herold - Herold Precision Metals Tim Herold - Herold Precision Metals
Tim Herold
President & Co-Owner of Herold Precision Metals

Member Since 2002

“I bring something back from every meeting-ideas and concepts that I use in our company.”

“There are six of us from HPM in different Allied Executives peer groups, my brother/partner, our general manager, and I are in owner groups and three employees are in key leader groups. I bring something back from every meeting, ideas and concepts that I use in our company. We develop and blend these ideas and solutions into our own concepts and processes. We also leverage the Peer Group Director to help facilitate balance and alignment with our owners and key leaders. 

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185+
Current Members
18
Peer Group Options
90%
Renewal Rate
25+
Years in Business

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