Chapter President - Fort Lauderdale, FL

CEO Life is a private executive leadership community uniting established CEOs, founders, and senior executives across cities and regions, and increasingly around the world. Members are accomplished leaders who value discretion, depth, and stewardship, and our chapters give them a place to gather, grow, and give by building real relationships instead of simply collecting contacts.

CEO Life is looking for a Chapter President to build and lead our Fort Lauderdale, FL community. This is a highly visible leadership role for someone who thrives on bringing successful people together, building meaningful relationships, creating memorable experiences, and growing a business community.

As Chapter President, you ll become the primary relationship between CEO Life and its Fort Lauderdale members while taking ownership of the chapter s growth, engagement, events, and local presence. You ll recruit and lead a team of Chapter Directors, personally develop new member relationships, and create a community where CEOs, founders, and senior executives genuinely want to participate and connect.

For the right person, this is an opportunity to become one of the most connected business leaders in Fort Lauderdale while building one of CEO Life s most visible local communities.

• Lead the growth and member experience of CEO Life s Fort Lauderdale chapter, creating a highly engaged community of CEOs, founders, business owners, and senior executives.
• Recruit, train, and lead a team of Chapter Directors responsible for developing relationships and bringing qualified new members into the community.
• Personally develop new member relationships, with a goal of bringing in at least two new members per month through your network, referrals, events, and local business relationships.
• Lead the team toward a combined goal of 4 new members per month while establishing clear expectations, coaching, and accountability.
• Serve as the primary relationship for chapter members by welcoming new members, understanding their businesses and interests, making valuable introductions, and keeping the community connected and engaged.
• Plan and execute CEO Life s monthly Fort Lauderdale events in partnership with the corporate team, creating experiences that deliver value to existing members while introducing prospective members to the community.
• Build relationships throughout the Fort Lauderdale business community and represent CEO Life at events, through local partnerships, and in the market.
• Collaborate with Chapter Presidents across the country to create introductions, opportunities, and connections that extend beyond the Fort Lauderdale market.
• Serve as a visible local representative of CEO Life, including occasional participation in social media, member spotlights, interviews, and other chapter content.

• 5+ years of experience in a relationship-driven role involving some combination of business development, sales, events, hospitality, community building, entrepreneurship, or executive leadership.
• Must currently live in the Fort Lauderdale, FL area.
• A strong existing network within the Fort Lauderdale business community is valuable, but equally important is your ability to quickly build authentic relationships with successful business leaders.
• A natural ability to connect people and recognize opportunities where an introduction or relationship can create value.
• Strong relationship-based sales skills and the confidence to ask for the business without making the interaction feel transactional.
• Experience recruiting, leading, and motivating people, with the ability to set expectations and hold a team accountable.
• A warm, engaging presence and the ability to make people feel welcome, known, and connected.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to balance member relationships, business development, team leadership, and events.
• Comfort representing an organization publicly, including speaking in front of groups and appearing occasionally on camera or social media.
• An entrepreneurial mindset and genuine interest in building something within your local business community.

Within your first several months, you ll have established yourself as the leader of CEO Life s Fort Lauderdale community, built strong relationships with existing members, recruited and activated four Chapter Directors, developed a consistent membership pipeline, and established a successful rhythm for monthly events.

Longer term, success means building a chapter…