Leaders Powered by Collective Intelligence
At the core of REF lies the Forum Group, a carefully curated peer advisory board where top business leaders connect, challenge, and grow together.
REF, formerly "Renaissance Executive Forums"
Founded 30 years ago in the USA
Global Membership of peer advisory boards for business leaders
Composed of over 3,000+ Members (2025) across 20 countries, in Latin America, USA, and Europe.
Forum Groups are the foundation of every REF membership—carefully curated peer advisory boards where 12-15 business executives from non-competing industries come together in a confidential, high-trust environment.
Meeting one morning each month, members connect, challenge each other, and grow together, gaining invaluable insights and strategic clarity to navigate leadership with confidence.
Exclusive Peer Group – Each Forum consists of 12 to 15 business leaders from non-competing industries, ensuring diverse perspectives without conflicts of interest.
Monthly Meetings – Members meet one morning per month for structured, high-impact discussions.
Expert Facilitation – Every session is led by a certified REF Forum Leader, ensuring depth, structure, and meaningful takeaways.
A Safe & Trusted Space – Built on transparency, trust, and confidentiality, enabling open dialogue on real challenges.
Strategic Reflection & Growth – A dedicated space for reflection, planning, and high-level decision-making.
Collective Intelligence in Action – Members gain peer-to-peer feedback that unlocks new perspectives and drives transformation.
Make better strategic decisions
Maximize company value
Optimize leadership skills
Structure process of professional and personal growth
Global network of Business Leaders
Build authentic connections
Exclusive Peer Groups by invitation only – Confidential, high-level discussions with non-competing industry leaders.
Proven Methodology – 30 years of refining a structure that accelerates personal, professional, and business evolution.
Global & Local Impact – A powerful community of leaders shaping the future of business.
Access to the wisdom that emerges from the Collective Intelligence of leaders with exceptional backgrounds.
Forums evolve from Peer Advisory Boards into Circles of Trust
I have been a coach, facilitator, thought-leading author, and keynote speaker in the field of peer forums, Collective Intelligence, and agility for more than 20 years since beginning my portfolio career. In my corporate career before that, I ran high-technology aerospace hardware, software, and systems integration businesses, ultimately heading the aerospace division of a British public company. I am originally English, now American, and have been in Southern California for 25 years. I love coaching and facilitating Collective Intelligence and agility in the C-suite.
I have been a career CFO/Financial Executive for Eastridge Workforce Solutions, Callaway Golf, and Marriott International, with a focus on strategic development and shareholder value. I love facilitating peer groups of CFOs/Financial Executives as a pillar of leadership underserved with true peer forum experiences. I was a member of a CFO Peer Forum for many years and found it to be incredibly valuable with both a tangible and intangible ROI in business, professionally, personally, and in life. I am passionate about providing that value for other CFOs/Financial Executives who quite likely have never experienced it before and how invaluable and irreplaceable it is.
I have been a coach, consultant, and facilitator in the field of Collective Intelligence, Change, Growth, and Transitions since 1999. As a corporate leader for national and international firms before that, I was responsible for the success of teams that ranged from 5 to 143 professionals and a portfolio of more than 193 multimillion-dollar projects. After growing up in Latin America, I became a US Citizen and have been in Southern California for 45 years. My work, mission, and passion is to help smarter leaders around the world to excel and create value by leveraging resources and building alliances, internally and externally.
Empowering Business Leaders to be a positive force in the world by accelerating their personal and business evolution.
CEO, Owner, President, or equivalent.
SMB: $5M-$30M in revenue.
Corporate: $30M-$300M in revenue.
Large Corporations: More than $300M in revenue.
C-Suite and upper management.
Corporate: $30M-$300M in revenue.
Large Corporations: More than $300M in revenue.
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