For many leaders, retirement doesn’t feel like the end — it feels like a transition. After years of building businesses, leading teams, and making an impact, stepping away can leave a gap. The question becomes: What’s next?
A recent Entrepreneur article made the case that retirement may actually be the best time to start a business. Why? Because you have something younger leaders don’t: experience, perspective, and the freedom to focus on what matters most.
At Convene, we see this truth lived out every day. Many of our Chairs are seasoned leaders who stepped into this role after decades of success in business. What they discovered is that Convene isn’t just a “next chapter” — it’s a calling.
Here’s why retirement might be the perfect season to start something new as a Convene Chair.
- You Bring Unmatched Experience
Your career journey has equipped you with insights no classroom or book could teach. You’ve weathered storms, led through uncertainty, and celebrated victories.
As a Chair, you get to pour that wisdom into CEOs and business owners who are navigating those same challenges right now. What you’ve learned over a lifetime can become the very breakthrough someone else needs today.
- You’re Ready for Impact, Not Just Income
The Entrepreneur article noted that many retirees have financial stability, which allows them to pursue purpose. At this stage, the focus often shifts from “How much can I earn?” to “How much impact can I make?”
Convene provides the platform for multiplying that impact. When you help a CEO lead with clarity and Christ-centered values, it ripples through their company, their employees, their families, and their community. That kind of impact goes far beyond a balance sheet — it leaves a Kingdom legacy.
- You Crave Community, Not Isolation
One of the hardest parts of retirement is the sudden absence of community. After years of collaboration and vision-casting, many leaders miss the energy of the boardroom.
Convene fills that gap with something even richer: a Christ-centered peer team. As a Chair, you not only guide CEOs, you walk alongside them. You create space for deep relationships where iron sharpens iron and isolation is replaced with authentic community.
- You Get to Lead Differently
In your previous role, leadership meant carrying the weight of an organization — driving results, meeting deadlines, and shouldering responsibility for hundreds of people.
As a Chair, leadership takes a different shape. You become the trusted advisor, mentor, and guide who helps CEOs grow in wisdom and faith. It’s leadership without the same weight of pressure — but with even greater eternal significance.
- You’re Stepping Into a Calling, Not Just a Role
For many of our Chairs, Convene wasn’t just the next logical step — it was an answer to prayer. Retirement opened the door to ask deeper questions: What does God have for me in this season? How can I continue to use my gifts for His glory?
Convene is the kind of “business” you can start after retirement that aligns with both your experience and your faith. It’s about stepping into a calling that advances businesses, builds community, and transforms lives for Christ.
The Convene Chair Advantage
When you step into the Chair role, you’re equipped with resources, training, and a supportive nationwide community to ensure your success.
- 2 Models: In-person & Online
- 3 Revenue Streams: Leading Teams, Consulting, Coaching
- 4 Levels of Members: CEOs & Owners > $2M | CEOs & Owners < $2M | C-Suite | Key Leaders
Benefits include: Chair training, team launch prep, a dedicated Chair Coach for your first year, national support staff, marketing resources, strategic partnerships, annual gatherings, and access to up-to-date content and expert speakers.
In short, you’ll never go it alone.
Retirement Isn’t the End of Leadership — It’s the Start of a New Calling
The Entrepreneur article framed retirement as the best time to launch a business because of the freedom, wisdom, and perspective it brings. Convene believes the same — but with a higher purpose in mind.
If you’ve been asking God what’s next, becoming a Convene Chair might just be the business you were made to start in this season.
Learn more about what it means to be a Convene Chair: https://convenenow.com/lead-a-team/
