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The Barzel Group Leadership Circle
A weekly mastermind group where you will receive on-demand guidance, sharpen your leadership skills, achieve meaningful growth, and do so while participating in a forum that lets you share ideas with leaders like you.
What is a Leadership Circle?
Traditionally, a leadership circle is a group of individuals who come together either within an organization or industry to address complex issues they’re facing. The goal is to provide multiple perspectives on a given topic so each member can find new, productive ways to address it.
A leadership circle provides open dialogue by design and fosters discussions with candor and constructive conflict. This way, participants can focus on seizing future opportunities and addressing future challenges.
More Than Just a Mastermind Group
The Barzel Group Leadership Circle is more than just another mastermind group—it’s a transformative community that elevates your leadership and creates lasting growth in all areas of your life. Within the Leadership Circle, you’ll connect with other leaders who inspire, challenge, and support each other on the long path to excellence.
More Information About the Leadership Circle
The Barzel Group’s Leadership Circle meets once per week on Zoom for one hour. It isn’t a lecture or podcast—it is a real-time, active discussion with 15–20 leaders. Each session explores innovative strategies and addresses real-world challenges in a collaborative setting.
Each meeting is designed to be engaging and provide practical, actionable steps so you can pursue your goals.
What Are the Benefits of Participating in the Leadership Circle?
Along with personal growth and connections with other leaders, these sessions include:
- Leadership sharpening: We refine our skills together for extensive personal and professional growth.
- Leadership family: Relationships matter. Our leadership circle cultivates a collaborative environment where leaders can thrive and navigate life and their roles with support.
- Leadership transformation: Every session of our Leadership Mastermind Group provides tools, resources, and actionable insights that can unlock your full leadership potential.
Who We Serve
Our Leadership Circle works with countless industries and organizations of all sizes, from local nonprofits to continent-spanning enterprises.
Why Choose the Barzel Group?
Iron sharpens iron. We believe that, and to embody that principle, we named our group after the Hebrew word for iron, “biertzel.”
The Barzel Group takes the traditional leadership circle and elevates it to something that can help every member grow. We do it by bringing together some of the sharpest minds in your industry and allowing you to hone each other’s insights.
In addition to the network of leaders in our Leadership Circle, you’ll also work with a skilled facilitator who guides each session and allows you to focus on practical strategies and insights.
Schedule Your First Session
- Reach out to us through our form.
- One of our experienced facilitators will reach out to schedule a phone or video call with you.
- We’ll connect you with our Leadership Circle and help you start growing in meaningful ways.
See What Our Clients Have Said
As the Executive Director of a global non-profit ministry, it's been extremely valuable to have Jay as a Leadership Coach. since July 2017. I've found Jay's straightforward approach beneficial, inspiring, and rewarding. He's helped me identify key performance gaps, create plans for improvement, and implement lasting change. Personally, I admire Jay for his generous, caring heart and dedication to relationships. He truly cares about the individuals he coaches and wants his clients to flourish in all aspects and areas of his/her lives.
Cindy Bultema
Jay has this unique gifting to sit with you, listen to your situation/issues and then, he hits you with it...this laser-focused, pin-pointed, exacting diagnosis as to the core issue(s) that you're dealing with. His ability to identify not the symptoms, but the cause of my issues, has been so helpful. I would highly recommend Jay to anyone looking for some self-awareness growth as well as outside eyes on business improvement.
Hunter Hall
Jay brings a wealth of wisdom and leadership principles. As a CEO, Jay gave me a set of tools that I can use in multiple situations to help with decision-making and leadership. I would definitely recommend him!
Jon Verlee
Jay has been an invaluable coach and resource for the continued success and growth of our business. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to take their business to the next level.
Ross Haan
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