EPIC21 | Leadership Mastery for Business & Life Balance

Work Hard. Work Happy. Lead Fully.

The Coulee Regions Exclusive 21^st-Century Peer Advisory Group

At the pinnacle of executive leadership, you know true success spans both the boardroom and personal life. Your strategic decisions shape organizations, communities, and your own journey.

While you’ve mastered business leadership development, you’re now ready to create impact that fulfills you both professionally and personally.

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Strategic Leadership. Tomorrow’s Success.

You’ve earned your success through dedication and vision. Now, at the height of executive leadership, you’re ready to unite professional excellence with personal fulfillment.

Achieving whole-life balance at the top can feel isolating—this is where the power of peer advisory groups becomes your advantage.

What is EPIC21™?

The name EPIC21™ means Executive Peers In Conference – 21^st Century Leadership. It is your premier executive mentoring and peer advisory group, dedicated to transforming CEOs and business leaders into 21^st-century leadership powerhouses.

At EPIC21™, we understand this whole-life leadership journey. Through Patrick Lencioni’s Working Genius framework, we help you uncover how your unique combination of Wonder, Invention, Discernment, Galvanizing, Enablement, and Tenacity enhances both your leadership impact and personal fulfillment.

In your confidential peer group, you’ll:

Discover your natural leadership genius zones that drive both business success and personal growth
Build deeper connections with accomplished CEOs and executives who understand your complete journey
Create environments where your team thrives, ensuring sustainable leadership success
Transform your approach to leadership, relationships, decision-making, and personal development
Develop a sustainable operating system for long-term leadership effectiveness
Achieve whole-life balance by integrating professional excellence with personal satisfaction

Through expert facilitation and collective wisdom, you’ll access the structure for transformation:

Nine one-to-one sessions with your EPIC21™ Group Chair
Eight full-day Executive Sessions
An annual off-site leadership retreat equipping you with strategic clarity and fulfillment that’s truly transformational
We recognize the importance of family and therefore schedule no meetings during:
- Spring break/Easter
- August for summer family time
- December for holiday celebrations and personal obligations

Your Path to Greater Impact in Business and Life Starts Here.

Let us guide you to where executive excellence and personal satisfaction create extraordinary results.

Begin Your Evolution

EPIC21 members gathered with industry leader.

Join accomplished Coulee Region executives who are transforming their complete leadership journey.

Jim Naleid – EPIC21™ Founder and CEO

Jim Naleid believes in working hard while fostering joy, his mantra is, “work hard and work happy.” This brings vulnerability and humility to every mentoring engagement. Through powerful questioning, he guides executives to unlock their own solutions.

Your Path to Transformative Leadership

Every successful journey requires foundational principles that light the way. As you navigate the complexities of executive leadership, our EPIC21™ Tenets serve as your framework for both business success and personal growth:

Eager — Your desire for continuous leadership growth drives innovation and inspiration. Within your executive peer group, this eagerness transforms into powerful insights that accelerate your leadership journey.

Proactive — Great leaders take initiative. Your proactive mindset ensures lasting leadership impact across your business, team, and personal life.

Insightful — You listen deeply, remain curious, and use strategic insights to fuel executive decision-making.

Caring — Authentic leadership requires courage, and constructive feedback strengthens organizational growth and peer collaboration.

Trusting — Safe, confidential executive relationships enable vulnerable discussions that drive real leadership transformation.

Fearless — True business leadership requires the ability to be both a teacher and student. Engaging fearlessly with your peers accelerates learning and personal development.

Considerate — Effective leadership flows from genuine consideration for others, fostering strong business relationships, and high-impact decision-making.

Lifelong learning — The most successful CEOs continuously seek growth opportunities. Through in-person peer engagement, you gain deeper insights that virtual platforms cannot replicate.

These eight foundational tenets – Eager, Proactive, Insightful, Caring, Trusting, Fearless, Considerate, and Lifelong Learning – form the complete framework of EPIC21™ where extraordinary leadership flourishes.

With your peer advisory group, you’ll bring these principles to life, creating lasting impact in both business and personal fulfillment.

This is where your next level of leadership transformation begins.

Begin Your Leadership Evolution

The Executive Peer Group Journey

“Jim’s expert guidance, and the executive peer group journey has significantly enhanced my experience as a CEO and the cohesiveness of my leadership team.”

— George Parke IV; CEO, Spartek, Inc.

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