- Best-Selling Author · Simon & Schuster
- Professor · Queens College
- Master Facilitator · 15+ Years
- Business Transformation Expert
- The Concept
What Is a
Mastermind?
Spoiler: It's not new. It's not a trend. And it's definitely not a webinar. The concept of gathering a small group of sharp minds to solve hard problems together is older than your company, your industry, and probably your grandparents. Benjamin Franklin did it in 1727. He called it the Junto Club — a group of tradespeople and thinkers who met weekly to sharpen each other's thinking and hold each other accountable. Napoleon Hill named it in 1937. Every serious leader since has either been in one, wanted to be in one, or was too proud to admit they needed one.
"Think of it as a board of advisors you don't have to employ — and who will actually tell you the truth. It's the place where smart business owners and leaders stop spinning, stop isolating, and stop making the same decisions in the same room with the same people who've been agreeing with them for years."
2×
Faster implementation of strategic actions vs. going it alone
5×
Higher follow-through than solo learning (Vistage & YPO data)
40%
Improvement in problem-solving accuracy via collective intelligence
90%
Of participants report reduced decision fatigue and more clarity
- Structure
How It
Works
No lectures. No PowerPoints nobody asked for. No "let's take that offline." Just 8 to 10 carefully selected peers, a skilled facilitator, and a room where the actual problems get solved.
- 01 — Cohort
8 to 10 participants, selected for fit, not just résumé
- 02 — Live or Zoom
bi-weekly or monthly facilitated sessions
- 03 — Facilitated by Jocelyn Greenky
40+ years of experience keeping conversations sharp, focused, and outcome-driven (not just interesting)
- 04 — Structured hot seats
every participant gets a dedicated block where the entire group focuses on their problem. Yes, yours too
- 05 — Accountability
goals aren't suggestions here. They're commitments. The group remembers.
- 06 — Confidentiality
what's said in the room stays in the room. Everyone signs an NDA. No exceptions.
- 06 — Results
faster decisions, clearer plans, and a noticeable drop in "I should have done this two years ago" moments
- Clarity
What It Is
Not
Let's be clear about what you're not signing up for:
- Not a class where someone talks at you for 90 minutes while you check your phone
- Not therapy — though breakthroughs happen regularly and we won't apologize for that.
- Not networking — you're not here to collect business cards or follow each other on LinkedIn
- Not a webinar you half-watch on mute while eating lunch
- Not a coaching program where one-size-fits-all and somehow fits nobody.
"A mastermind is participatory — everyone contributes, everyone gets value, and everyone leaves better than they came."
- Value
Why It
Works
And Why It's Worked for 300 Years
Because every leader eventually hits the same wall.
You're smart. You're capable. You've built something real. And yet — you're making decisions alone, getting feedback from people who report to you (and therefore agree with you), and wondering why the same problems keep showing up in different clothes.
A mastermind gives you what no employee, consultant, or well-meaning friend can:
- A genuine sounding board with no hidden agenda and no stake in your answer
- A reality check from peers who've been exactly where you are
- A strategy tune-up grounded in real-world experience, not theory
- Honest feedback your team won't give you — because they work for you
- Accountability that actually sticks — because these people will ask you next month
All five. One room. Every session.
The Data
(For the Skeptics)
We know. You want proof. Fine.
Leaders in mastermind programs show up to 2× faster implementation of strategic decisions. Peer advisory groups produce 3–5× higher follow-through than solo learning. Small-group formats increase problem-solving accuracy by up to 40% thanks to collective intelligence. And 90% of participants report reduced decision fatigue and sharper clarity.
Benjamin Franklin didn't have the data. He just knew it worked. Now we have both.
What You Walk
With
Every session gives you a dedicated advisory team for 90 minutes — focused entirely on your business, your decisions, and your next move. Over time, members consistently report: faster and smarter decisions, unbiased guidance from people who have nothing to gain from steering you wrong, real-time solutions from people who've actually been there, a space where candor isn't just allowed — it's required, and a facilitator who keeps the room honest, productive, and moving forward.
- Your Facilitator
Why Jocelyn
Greenky,
MBA
Jocelyn has spent 40+ years inside founder-led companies, family enterprises, Fortune 500 boardrooms, and every complicated leadership situation in between. She has been in the room when the hard things got said — and when they didn't. She knows the difference, and what it costs either way.
Her mastermind facilitation blends strategic clarity, communication science, conflict and succession resolution, leadership psychology, and real-world business transformation frameworks — which is a long way of saying: she keeps the room honest, and she gets results.
- MBA · Adjunct Professor
- Author · Simon & Schuster
- Featured: NYT, Forbes, CNBC, CNN, FOX
- Clients: EY, D'Agostino's, Kraft, HBO
- —— A Strategic Advantage ——
Stop overthinking.
Start leading.
A mastermind isn't a luxury. It's what serious leaders have always done — they just didn't always call it that.
