About Vistage
Helping leaders succeed in business and in life
Vistage powers performance
Vistage member companies grew 2.2 times faster than average small and medium-sized U.S. businesses, according to a 2017 analysis of Dun & Bradstreet data.
Helping high-integrity leaders make great decisions that benefit their companies, families and communities.
Vistage is the world’s largest executive coaching organization for small and midsize businesses. For more than 66 years we’ve been helping CEOs, business owners and key executives solve their toughest challenges through a comprehensive approach to success. At the heart of our proven formula is confidential peer advisory groups and executive coaching sessions.
Our growing membership is attributed to one factor: results.
A global network of business leaders offers broader, more diverse perspectives
Vistage has been driving excellence leadership since 1957
Vistage members outpace their competitors. You can too.
The Vistage story: 66 years of cultivating success
It started simply enough: Businessman Bob Nourse brought together several Milwaukee-area executives in 1957 to help each other solve their businesses challenges. He made sure they were from non-competing industries and kept conversations confidential. He also brought in business experts to share their insights.
The past 66 years have seen Vistage grow and evolve to serve our increasingly diverse and sophisticated member businesses. But we always stay true to Bob Nourse’s vision: To help high-integrity leaders make great decisions that benefit their companies, families and communities.
Vistage has a rich history and a strong presence in Malaysia. Founded in 1994 by successful businessman Richard CM Wong in Kuala Lumpur, Vistage Malaysia has grown into a thriving community of more than 1,200 members and over 60 Vistage Chairs. The members’ combined annual sales exceed RM90 billion and with more than 130,000 employees.
On 30 June 2023, Vistage Worldwide, Inc (USA) acquired Vistage Malaysia Sdn Bhd and it is now a fully-owned subsidiary that builds on the rapidly growing CEO peer advisory in the region.
To learn more about Vistage Malaysia & Singapore’s 25 year journey, read our 25th Anniversary book
By establishing a strong foundation of trust, Vistage enables the growth of CEOs and their companies in an environment of challenge and caring. When members live our values, leaders and their businesses are transformed. Below are insights from our CEO Coaches about what those values mean for them and their members, and how they are expressed in every meeting, every conversation, every day.
Trust
- Establish openness and vulnerability
- Be dependable
- Listen without judgment and stay fully present
- Honor confidentiality
- Give honest feedback
Caring
- Demonstrate empathy
- Follow up between meetings
- Be available
Challenge
- Ask insightful and tough questions
- Create safety and discomfort
- Challenge the status quo
- Hold one another accountable to achieving goals
- Seek new ways to grow and develop
Growth
- Imagine new ideas
- Set strategy, goals, and action steps
- Remove barriers
- Foster learning and development
Our Members at a Glance
Vistage Malaysia & Singapore members represent nearly every industry across a range of small to large businesses. This diversity is key to furnishing advisory boards of members from non-competing industries, and providing you with relevant expertise, regardless of your industry or company size.
