In a small, trusted group, members share the challenges, decisions and real moments of building and leading a company.
In a small, trusted group, members meet regularly to share the challenges, decisions and moments of building and leading a company.
Conversations explore the personal side of entrepreneurship: the pressures, doubts and ambitions that few truly understand.
Surrounded by peers who live similar realities, they gain perspective not through advice, but through the exchange of experiences. Over time, the Forum becomes a space where they feel understood, supported and challenged to grow.
Forum conversations follow a structured format that helps members share openly and learn from one another’s experiences.
Members present real situations they face in their businesses or personal lives. Instead of giving advice, participants respond by sharing relevant experiences from their own journey. That way everyone gains perspective while keeping ownership of their own decisions.
Before joining a Forum, members must complete Forum Training to learn how the format works and how to participate effectively.
At LAC Bridge we experience the Forum in two complementary formats.
Your fixed group of peers. It meets in person at every retreat and, between retreats, once virtually. Same group, trust that deepens over time and a safe space you come to know by heart.
A special gathering that mixes members from different Forums. The idea isn’t “networking.” It’s peer-to-peer learning with the EO methodology: confidentiality, vulnerability, Gestalt, shared experience and deep conversations.
A Mashup Forum is a special gathering that mixes members from different Forums — sometimes from the same chapter, from other chapters, or even from another region — to have a Forum-style experience with people outside your usual group.
You hear experiences from entrepreneurs who don’t know your story, your patterns or your justifications.
Sometimes, with well-framed strangers, you dare to say things you already avoid or gloss over in your usual Forum.
You see how others moderate, do 5%, Deep Dives, communication starters or closings.
But from vulnerability, not from “what do you do for a living?”.
A good Mashup takes care of three things: clear confidentiality, Gestalt rules and good facilitation. If it turns social, superficial or advice-driven, it isn’t a Forum; it’s a business lunch.
Moderators guide Forum meetings, ensure the structure is followed and help create a safe, productive environment for all members.
Interested in developing your leadership skills? Take the step as a Forum Moderator.
Forums are for LAC Bridge members. Join the chapter and find your circle of trust.
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