Who We Are
Convene is a trusted community of Christian CEOs and business owners who inspire and advise each other toward industry-leading performance with Kingdom purpose.
With Convene, you would work together with Christian CEOs and executives in an advisory team to enhance your business and life trajectory, while supporting you where God is leading you.
You will benefit from the team’s contribution of their wisdom, resources, encouragement, and accountability toward your goals to achieve better results in all areas of your life.
85% of Convene Member companies outperform other companies in their industry
81% of Members attribute significant improvement in their leadership abilities to their Convene experience
97% of Members attribute transformation in their business, life and faith to their Convene experience
What You Get as a Member
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Forum Team
Meet once a month with a peer group of fellow CEOs and business leaders, all led by a seasoned business leader and executive coach, to grow your business and yourself in community.
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Executive Coaching
Be personally coached once a month by your executive coach to dig deeper and address business and personal opportunities and challenges.
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Expert Speakers
Our lineup of experienced speakers will visit your team and take you on a deep dive into their field of expertise. Get your questions answered and learn from these skilled business leaders.
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Learning Resources
Convene produces class-leading Executive Learning Resources for continuous transformational learning. In your team, you will spend time processing and learning together through these materials.
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Member Events
Our events are held throughout the year to serve our members by offering world-class speakers, training, and interaction with peers. These events serve as a time for us to grow and learn together.
Don't Do It Alone
81% of executives don't ask for help. Convene exists to be a vehicle for your enterprise and allows you to work alongside like-minded Christian executives. Please don't do it alone, grow your business in a community that inspires you toward industry-leading performance.
“We’ve seen businesses in our group double and triple. Revenues from the time that I’ve joined [Convene] to now are double what they were.”
Your Local Executive Coach
Northern Illinois
Since 1995 Dennis has served as a trusted advisor in business and organizational development, higher education, and behavioral health. His experience ranges from frontline staff training to C suite member coaching. With 30 years of experience in business consulting and coaching, he moves his clients to clarity in their personal and professional purpose.
Dennis is the co-owner of Eden Business Concepts LLC, a boutique firm focusing on leaders and organizational health. He currently leads a Convene Board in Milwaukee and Eastern Wisconsin and is developing a second board in Northeastern Illinois. Before joining Convene, Dennis ran his counseling and consulting practice, served as a pastor, taught in graduate and undergraduate education, and worked for national and Chicago based career and executive coaching firms.
Dennis’s knowledge of business, behavioral health, and adult education assist him in moving executive leaders to thrive in their business and personal life through understanding their purpose, their people, and their plans. His simple description of his work is this, “I help leaders get unstuck in business and life concerns. When leaders get unstuck, they bring thriving to their companies and communities.”
Leaders are often isolated and alone. They face many challenges to make their companies successful, profitable, and influential in their marketplace. Dennis joined the Convene community because he believes in the transformative work of leaders who seek wisdom together to align their faith and practice.
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