My two years in the Leadership Roundtable were more impactful than I ever could have imagined. When I joined, I knew absolutely nothing about running a business or stepping into the role of a CEO. After my very first meeting, I returned to my hotel room in tears—completely overwhelmed by imposter syndrome. The people around that table were brilliant, experienced, and deeply impressive. I was convinced I didn’t belong.

But what I couldn’t see then was that being seated among such high-caliber leaders was exactly where I needed to be. Over the next two years, something profound happened. Simply being in that room—quarter after quarter—began to draw out a confidence and clarity in me that I didn’t even know I lacked.

I realized that every business owner faces challenges—just at different scales. Where I had weakness, others had strength. And through those conversations, I grew. I learned to shift my mindset around leadership and management. I learned to “know my numbers,” track KPIs, evaluate opportunities based on revenue potential, delegate wisely, and distinguish between tasks that drain me and those that energize me. I even learned how to shape a strong work culture—before we had a team to apply it to.

These weren’t lessons taught from a stage. They were hard-won insights, revealed in real-time through the raw, honest challenges each person brought to the table—and the collaborative wisdom that followed.

But perhaps the most surprising part was how the growth didn’t stop when the meetings did. Years later, I still find myself pulling from those experiences—replaying scenarios, recalling breakthroughs, and applying lessons that have helped guide us through major decisions.

I entered that first meeting as a tired mom of four—with a newborn baby I was still nursing and pumping for—just hoping to learn how to survive and maybe grow a business that was, at the time, run solely by my husband and me.

Now, just a few years later, we have a thriving team of eight, we’ve quadrupled our monthly revenue, expanded into new markets, and I’ve personally authored and published a full course program and workbook. And this is only the beginning.

I’m confident we wouldn’t be where we are today without Dennis and Lisa’s wisdom—and the power of the community they built.