Ten CEOs who meet on Thursday mornings, and one empty chair.

Network infrastructure

Lane
Network infrastructure
CEO
Lauri Abrahamson
Closes
Internet exchanges, point to point and cloud networking, sourced and security reviewed.
Role
Member
Seat
Held

Every object on this page carries that same six line label. Held or open, board or member, the schema does not change. It is how you can tell this is a collection and not a leaderboard.

The collection

Seated alphabetically by surname, so the order carries no meaning. One seat per lane, which is why there is never a second person in the room doing your job.

Operational support

Lane
Operational support
CEO
Jasmine Brown
Closes
Backend operations for mission driven businesses and community organizations.
Role
Education Chair
Seat
Held

Product decision strategy

Lane
Product decision strategy
Business
Sunflower UX
CEO
Lena Clark
Closes
Clarity on what to build, what to change, and what to stop, grounded in real human behavior.
Role
Member
Seat
Held

Public procurement

Lane
Public procurement
CEO
Archel Desir
Closes
State and county discretionary awards, low paperwork, across New York.
Role
Vice President
Seat
Held

Brand visibility

Lane
Brand visibility
CEO
Patty Dominguez
Closes
Authority signals for businesses that AI search does not yet recommend.
Role
Member
Seat
Held

Revenue advisory

Lane
Revenue advisory
CEO
Jennifer Ellis-Jackson
Closes
Business and marketing operations aligned so a company can message, market and monetize.
Role
Member
Seat
Held

AI systems

Lane
AI systems
Business
Harlem Labs
CEO
Waziri Garuba
Closes
Maps how a business runs, then builds the agents and automations that run it.
Role
President
Seat
Held

Innovation strategy

Lane
Innovation strategy
CEO
Aishat Jalloh
Closes
Innovation strategy and operating discipline for growth stage companies.
Role
Member
Seat
Held

AI governance

Lane
AI governance
CEO
Desiree Jones
Closes
Privacy Act and FOIA compliance, records management and AI governance for federal agencies and GOVCON primes.
Role
Member
Seat
Held

Growth systems

Lane
Growth systems
CEO
Daniel Marama
Closes
Private AI operating systems for service businesses growing without headcount.
Role
Membership Chair
Seat
Held

Open

Lane
Yours
Business
CEO
Closes
Role
Seat
Open

The blank fields are the point. A seat that nobody holds is printed here exactly as fully as one that somebody does, because the gap in the room is the most useful thing this page knows about itself.

A community of CEOs.

Every seat at this table runs a company. The table turns, so no one seat ever sits at the head of it.

The one chair that never moves is the empty one, and it is pulled up to the near edge facing you.

The hour

One Thursday morning, virtual, same running order every week. The repetition is deliberate. You always know exactly what the hour will return before you spend it.

  1. Visitor welcomeEvery guest is introduced and oriented. Nobody sits unseen.
  2. Education momentA tactical teach on AI, automation, systems, or leverage.
  3. Group impact reportReferrals, coffees and wins, read out to the room.
  4. Member wins and updatesWhat moved this week, and where a hand is needed.
  5. Introductions and opportunityTargeted asks turned into warm, specific connections.
  6. Announcements and closeWhat is next, who to meet, and the follow through.

Member teaches. Guest speakers. Round tables. Virtual coffees.

Conditions of entry

The room works because every member is a real referral source for the others rather than a competitor. That only holds if the seat is filled carefully.

  • B2B or B2B2C service business
  • One to two employees
  • Fifty thousand to one million in annual revenue
  • Pursuing public and private contracts
  • Holds a certification such as MWBE, DBE or SDVOB
  • Serves a defined metro market
  • One seat per industry sector
  • Gives referrals as freely as it takes them

The next seat

Lane
Yours, if no one in the room already holds it
Business
CEO
Closes
Meets
Thursdays, weekly, virtual
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