C12 Southwest Florida
Don’t lead alone.
Leaders limit their potential when they lead from isolation. That is why faith-driven, results-minded Christian CEOs, business owners, and executives meet in C12 Southwest Florida Business Forums monthly to both encourage and challenge one another.
These peer advisory groups help leaders across Southwest Florida make better decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and create solid plans for business growth, all while striving to create eternal impact far beyond the bottom line.
About C12
A proven forum for Christian CEOs and executives.
Designed for Christian CEOs, business owners, presidents, and key executives, the C12 format helps leaders in Southwest Florida calibrate the entirety of their business through a proven framework for transformation.
Every month, members receive wise counsel from like-minded peers, MBA-level curriculum, and one-on-one executive coaching. Each C12 business forum has on average 200 years of business and spiritual acumen around the table.
Don’t Lead Alone
Better decisions happen around the right table.
C12 Southwest Florida gives Christian CEOs, business owners, and executives a confidential peer advisory forum to process the real weight of leadership with people who understand both business performance and eternal purpose.
Join C12 SWFL
Calibrate the whole business, not just the bottom line.
C12 Southwest Florida equips Christian CEOs, business owners, and executives to pursue excellence through the power of peers. Members use the signature 5-Point Alignment Matrix to calibrate the entirety of their businesses: continually evaluating and aligning growth strategies, financial stewardship, cultural development, and operations.
Our rigorous, interactive curriculum helps leaders bring the real challenges of today’s marketplace into a trusted forum shaped by peer counsel, executive coaching, biblical wisdom, and practical accountability.
Current Companies
Brands like these have worked to build great businesses for a greater purpose.
C12 members lead companies across industries, sizes, and markets. The common thread is not a single business model, but a shared commitment to wise leadership, healthy culture, and eternal impact in and through the workplace.
Great Businesses. Greater Purpose.
Find the right next step with C12 Southwest Florida.
Whether you are exploring a Christian CEO peer advisory forum, considering chair leadership, listening to member stories, or looking for practical resources, the next step should be clear.
Common Questions
What leaders usually want to know first.
Clear answers for Christian CEOs, business owners, and executives exploring C12 Business Forums in Southwest Florida.
What is C12 Southwest Florida?
C12 Southwest Florida is a peer advisory forum for Christian CEOs, business owners, presidents, and key executives who want to build great businesses for a greater purpose. Members meet with other leaders for counsel, accountability, executive coaching, and biblically grounded business curriculum.
Who is a C12 Business Forum designed for?
C12 is designed for Christian business leaders who carry real responsibility for people, performance, culture, strategy, and stewardship. That often includes CEOs, owners, presidents, partners, and key executives who want trusted peers around the full weight of leadership.
Is C12 a networking group or a Bible study?
No. C12 is an architected business forum, not a casual networking group or a business Bible study. Faith is central, but the work is practical: leaders bring real business issues into a confidential room with peers, proven frameworks, and a trained C12 Chair.
What happens in a monthly C12 forum?
Members work through business curriculum, strategic conversations, peer counsel, accountability, leadership development, and prayer. The goal is to help leaders think clearly about the whole business: revenue, operations, financial stewardship, organizational health, culture, and ministry impact.
What is the C12 5-Point Alignment Matrix?
The 5-Point Alignment Matrix is C12's framework for calibrating the whole business. It helps leaders evaluate and align growth strategies, operations, financial stewardship, organizational development, and ministry in and through the business.
What areas does C12 Southwest Florida serve?
C12 Southwest Florida serves leaders across the region, including communities such as Sarasota, Bradenton, Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral, Venice, and surrounding Southwest Florida markets. The best next step is to start a conversation so the team can help identify the right forum path.
How do I know if C12 membership is the right next step?
If you are leading a company and want stronger counsel, clearer alignment, faith-centered accountability, and a trusted room of peers, membership is worth exploring. The first conversation is simply a fit conversation, not a pressure-filled decision.
Can experienced leaders also explore becoming a C12 Chair?
Yes. Experienced marketplace leaders who feel called to facilitate C12 Business Forums can explore chair leadership. Chair candidates typically bring significant business ownership, executive leadership, or senior leadership experience, along with a desire to serve Christian business leaders.