The Power of the Room: A decade of Building The CEO Collective

In this powerful and honest episode, Dr. Janine Do Cabo and Christo Pretorius unpack the heart behind The CEO Collective, not as a networking event, but as an ecosystem of high-capacity leaders building legacy through clarity, capacity, and cadence.

What started a decade ago has now become a leadership movement shaping the modern CEO. This episode explores how growth happens when trust is built, when leaders stop posturing and start pouring, and when the right people get in the room.

Whether you’re a founder, strategist, executive, or business owner — this isn’t just another event. It’s a space where failure becomes feedback, co-opetition replaces ego, and full calendars meet full cups.

🎧 Listen if you:

* Are a CEO, founder, or high-capacity leader feeling isolated or under-supported

* Want to experience deeper, more authentic leadership conversations

* Believe growth is not just personal, it’s communal

* Are tired of the performance-based business culture and crave real connection

* Are curious about starting your own CEO Collective in your city

🔑 Key Themes:

* From Idea to Impact: The 10-year journey behind the Collective

* Why the Room Matters: Beyond Zoom and surface-level connections

* Cadence Creates Progress: What happens when growth becomes rhythmic

* Failure is Feedback: Changing the narrative around mistakes

* Co-opetition Over Competition: Why collaboration wins

* The CEO Promise: Clarity. Capacity. Cadence.

* From Networking to Net-Worthing: How community creates currency

* Scaling with Soul: How the Collective is expanding into cities and provinces

💬 Memorable Quotes:

* “The future is us —> not ego, but eco.”

* “People buy from people they like, love, and trust. That’s why community is the currency of the future.”

* “If you’re too busy to attend, that’s exactly why you need to be in the room.”

* “You don’t need another mastermind. You need a room that mirrors who you’re becoming.”

* “AI might accelerate knowledge, but only authenticity accelerates transformation.”

* “Stop chasing rooms. Start elevating the one you’re in.”

🎧 Listen if you:

* Are a CEO, founder, or high-capacity leader feeling isolated or under-supported

* Want to experience deeper, more authentic leadership conversations

* Believe growth is not just personal, it’s communal

* Are tired of the performance-based business culture and crave real connection

* Are curious about starting your own CEO Collective in your city

🚀 Call to Action:

If this episode lit something up in you -> don’t ignore it.

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