Nobody Prepared You for This Job. This Room Will.
CEOs have strong peer communities. Now you do, too.
The Second First® membership gives you the structure, facilitated agenda, and peer mastermind designed specifically for the right-hand leader of an entrepreneur-led company.
April 1
next cohort launch
Being a Second-in-Command to an entrepreneur is a genuine superpower. You see the big picture and the details. You translate vision into action, manage up and down simultaneously, and keep the business moving forward — every single day. But it can also be isolating, frustrating, and exhausting.
Sound familiar?
How do I hold my team accountable to their KPIs?
What are the best hiring practices for getting the right people in the right seats?
How do I manage my founder's ideas without losing focus?
How do I scale while still delivering a consistent product or service?
The most successful CEOs don't figure it out alone. They have peer groups, forums, and communities built specifically for them. Now you do too.
A Structured Mastermind, Measurable ROI.
Second First cohorts follow a proven, facilitated mastermind agenda designed specifically for Seconds-in-Command. Every quarterly meeting has structure, dedicated topics, and accountability built in. You don't need more open-ended conversation or commiseration. You need solutions and great ideas you can implement on Monday morning.
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Benchmarking
Confidential benchmarking of key operational metrics against peers in non-competing industries. Your Key Executive sees where they stand, and where the opportunities are.
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Report Projects
Members prepare on 1–2 specific topics before each meeting, creating structured peer accountability and producing real insights your Key Executive brings back to your business.
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Hot Seat
One member's biggest goals and toughest challenges get the cohort's full attention. The group serves as a compassionate board of directors: direct, experienced, and honest.
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Roundtable
Crowd-sourced discussion around what's top of mind across the group. The challenges your Key Executive thought were unique turn out to be universal (and solvable).
↑ 28%
average revenue growth
year-over-year
↑ 10%
median revenue growth
year-over-year
↑ 25%
improvement in strategic alignment with their entrepreneur
90%
of members report feeling
less alone in their role
“Having a community of peers matters because they know what it's like. Even if they don't know your exact situation, you don't have to take the time to explain the details because the details don't matter — They know what it's like to be in your shoes.”
Reagan Thomas, VP & Integrator
The Investment
What's included in your Second First membership
- Placement in a private cohort of up to 10 executives from non-competing industries
- Quarterly half-day virtual mastermind meetings with a structured, facilitated agenda
- Access to the full Second First national community of Seconds-in-Command
- Expert-led virtual sessions covering sales, marketing, leadership, operations & more
- Library of downloadable tools & templates for immediate use
- Discounted rate to the annual Exchange Mastermind Retreat in Nashville
- Private cohort space on the Circle platform for year-round peer connection
$333
per month • billed monthly
next cohort enrollment deadline March 27th
Questions? [email protected]
or schedule a Discovery Call.
Office: (615) 639-1497
Hear Directly From Our Members
Of course, you want best practices and things like that. But what I'm looking for at least, and what I think a lot of folks in my role are looking for, are others who have been through it.
ASHLEY MARVEL, COO
ELLICOTT CITY, MD
I have learned so much in a short amount of time – the experience and the value I'm going to bring to the rest of my business and the rest of my people is incredible.
KORY THOMPSON, MANAGER
CINCINNATI, OH
There are some communities that do cater to COOs but don't have that personal touch. Megan creates an environment where people feel comfortable and that really, really matters.
BERGEN COOPER, COO
BROOKLYN, NY
One of the big differences with Megan's Second First is that she […] asks a lot of deep questions of each of us. That's allowed us to have deeper conversations than just superficial “How's your business doing? What's going on?”
FORREST DERR, COO & INTEGRATOR
FAIRHOPE, AL
Created by someone who was the Second-In-Command.
Megan Long spent a decade as the COO and Second-in-Command of a $10 million entrepreneur-led company. Even with an MBA and CPA, she spent years figuring it out on her own — isolated, without peers who truly understood the role.
Through trial, error, and a lot of long hours, she built an incredible partnership with her founder and moved the business forward. Along the way she earned a few awards — 40 Under 40, Stevie Woman of the Year, Nashville Emerging Leader. And she still felt completely alone.
Talking to other COOs, she learned she wasn't the only one. Everyone was struggling to understand their CEO. Everyone was burnt out. Nobody had built anything for them.
So she did. Second First® exists because the Second-in-Command deserves the same investment, community, and support as the entrepreneur they work alongside.
