About us
Building your career is a team sport.
Nobody gets to the top of their craft alone. The leaders we admire most had trusted peers behind them.
A room that didn’t exist yet.
CG was founded in 2002 by Phyl Terry, alongside a group of Internet pioneers from Amazon, Google, and other early digital companies, on a simple conviction: the best leaders don’t operate in isolation. They surround themselves with trusted peers, people who’ve sat in the same seat, made the same calls, and are willing to tell the truth.
That first council became the model. A small, curated, confidential cohort where people pressure-test decisions, share what’s actually working, and grow together, season after season, promotion after promotion. Two decades later, thousands of leaders have come through CG’s councils, and the model has grown to support people from their first leadership role through the executive suite.
What makes us different
Not another leadership
community.
01
We’re relationships, not content.
A lot of leadership communities are built around speakers, panels, and libraries of resources. CG is built around a small group of people who know your name, your company, and your actual problem, and who show up for each other call after call.
02
We go deep, not wide.
Councils are intentionally small and confidential. That’s what makes the trust, and the honesty, possible.
03
We grow with you.
Most peer communities serve one career stage and let you go. CG supports leaders from their first leadership role through the executive suite, and many members stay connected to the same community as they rise. Often for decades.
Who it’s for
If you’re tired of solving hard problems alone.
Leaders who are tired of solving hard problems alone, who’d rather learn from people who’ve actually done it and who want a community that shows up for the whole person, not just the title. If that’s you, we’d like to meet you.
Our moderators
Industry veterans who love the work.
Our moderators are industry veterans with extraordinary passion for customers and for helping leaders learn how to ask for help and tap into the collective knowledge of their peers. Many of them first began as members themselves and later decided to moderate and help grow the Councils.
Our team
The people behind Collaborative Gain.
Collaborative Gain is run by a small, dedicated team who design the experience, support the councils, and make sure every member feels known from day one. Together with our moderators, they keep the community intimate, intentional, and focused on relationships that last.
Where to start
Find the council built for where you are now and where you want to go next.
Explore the two tracks.
Executive Councils for heads of function through CEO. Associate Councils for Associate PM through first-time Director of Product.