SECOND FIRST EXCHANGE
A Mastermind for the Second-In-Command
September 17 & 18, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee
The Joseph, a Luxury Collection Hotel
Second First Exchange is a Mastermind Group of growth-minded Seconds-In-Command to entrepreneurs and founders.
A TRUSTED COMMUNITY OF PEERS
A specially curated and hand-selected group of Seconds-In-Command based on the growth stage of your company. Tap into the experience, knowledge and best practices of true peers. The role of the Second-In-Command can be challenging, misunderstood, and isolating – this is a community just for you. Each cohort is limited to a maximum of 12 members from locations across the United States.
No overlapping industries/verticals are permitted in a cohort.
No overlapping industries/verticals are permitted in a cohort.
BEST PRACTICES, TRAINING, & TOOLS
Pulling from the Second First coaching framework, your cohort will have topics of focus each meeting in a workshop format, providing tools to immediately take back and implement in your business.
SOLVE REAL BUSINESS PROBLEMS
We are smarter and faster together than as individuals. Together, your cohort will engage in roundtable discussions and pick a project quarterly that solves a business problem the group is experiencing. Examples of projects include: Employee retention and engagement, AI use cases and security concerns, effective KPIs and accountability, and creating scalable processes.
Members can expect about 3-5 hours of prework prior to each meeting.
BUSINESS DEEP DIVES & BENCHMARKING
While members come from different industries, we confidentially look at various key financial and operational metrics. Our goal is to constantly be increasing efficiency & productivity, growing revenue and most importantly, growing EBITDA.
YOUR
ADVANTAGE
Transform the relationship with your CEO.
Advance your career.
End feeling isolated in your role.
Find motivation and accountability.
Receive outside perspective from an experienced COOs.
Confidentially work through any blocks in the business or in your team.
Achieve your goals faster.
Receive tools and strategies to immediately implement in your company.
THE
VENUE
Located in the heart of downtown Nashville, The Joseph boasts the city's only Forbes Star Award, is a repeat winner of Nashville's Best Hotel in the Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards and was named one of Esquire‘s Best New Hotels 2023. Throughout the property The Joseph hotel contains more than 1,100 pieces of rare art, James Beard Award winning chef Tony Mantuano's restaurant Yolan, and Rose, one of the city's finest spas 21 floors above the city.
YOUR
HOST
Megan Long is the owner of Second First, a coaching and consulting firm specializing in the Second-In-Command of founder-led companies. Second First provides a unique coaching framework to transform the relationships between entrepreneurs and the #2 leaders in their companies. Megan also hosts The Right-Hand Roadmap, the only podcast for Seconds-In-Command of founder-led small businesses.
Megan is an experienced COO and CPA, having served as the Second-In-Command for a $10 million IT company for just under ten years. Megan's passion now lies in providing tools, resources, and community to Seconds-In-Command.
Megan's achievements have been recognized through several professional awards, including the Nashville Business Journal’s “40 under 40”, Nashville Emerging Leader Award, Stevie Woman of the Year, and Belmont University's Top 100 Alumni Entrepreneurs. In addition to her professional accomplishments, Megan is also a professional athlete bringing her discipline and commitment to winning to all aspects of her life.
YOUR
ACCOMODATIONS
All guest rooms at The Joseph feature marble bathrooms, leather sofas and movable desks. Upon check-in, Exchange attendees will receive complimentary chef’s choice welcome amenities.
You're perfect for this mastermind if:
Who shouldn't apply for this mastermind?
- You're Second-In-Command to an entrepreneur or founder
- You want to be surrounded by growth-minded peers
- You're looking for both inspiration and accountability
- You're looking for personal coaching
- You take more than you give
- You believe you have all the right answers
- You want to be the best in the room
ANSWERS TO
YOUR QUESTIONS
This is an in person meeting. Face-to-face, you will be able to get to know and trust your fellow Second-In-Command peers.
We ask a high level of openness and vulnerability in our Exchange meetings. Being in person and away from the distractions of home and office allows us to dive deep. We accomplish more in these 1.5 days than we would be able to during virtual sessions.
We understand it's difficult to take time away from work and family. Seconds-In-Command have a long-standing habit of not investing in themselves – consider this an investment in your business, and yourself as a professional.
After purchasing your attendance reservation, we will contact you to ensure that the program is a fit for you. Each attendee must be a Second-In-Command for a founder or entrepreneur. While we don't have any job title requirements, most attendees are C-Suite, VP, or Director level. If your company runs on EOS, you will be the “Integrator”.
If for any reason we determine it is not a fit for you to join an Exchange group, you will receive a full refund.
The fee for our September 2024 Exchange meeting is $3,400. This includes:
- 2 nights at a luxury hotel (check-in Monday 9/16, check-out Wednesday 9/18)
- 1.5 days of peer group meetings and training content in a natural-light-filled meeting room
- Hot breakfast Tuesday & Wednesday, lunch Tuesday, and a group dining experience at a nearby restaurant in the electric downtown Nashville.
- Second First printed workbooks & additional value-add surprises for attendees
You will only be responsible for travel to the hotel in Nashville, TN.
Investing in a Second-In-Command is one of the highest ROI's a CEO will receive. Founder & owner Megan Long has crafted a letter for you to use in an expense approval process.
The quantity of members for each group depends on the quality of applicants, however the maximum number of seats per group is set at 12.
We highly encourage you to stay at the hotel, even if you're local to Nashville. There are several reasons for this:
- Nashville traffic is extremely unpredictable, and we'd hate for you to miss or be late to any part of the meetings.
- Some of the best knowledge-sharing happens during informal conversations. Hanging out with your peers before sessions, after dinner, etc. will result in strengthened friendships and excellent value (“Hey, what are you guys doing about…”)
- Commuting will not result in a reduced fee. Our travel and planning partners have created an all-inclusive experience that cannot be broken apart a la carte (similar to if you decided not to each lunch, you would not be able to deduct that from your attendance fee).
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a solution for your stage of growth
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A Mastermind Group of like-minded Seconds-In-Command to entrepreneurs/founders. Solve business problems and tap into the experience, knowledge and best practices of true peers.