THE PARTNER'S EDGE MASTERMIND
Introducing a mastermind built for the other half of the entrepreneurial equation.
Is This For You?
While your partner tackles quarterly projections and growth strategies with their Vistage group, you're navigating the invisible burdens that come home with them every night. The constant schedule changes. The financial conversations that never happen. The emotional load of being their 24/7 sounding board.
You're not just supporting their success – you're an essential part of their journey.
It's time you had your own trusted circle of peers who understand the unique demands, invisible sacrifices, and untapped opportunities that come with being the partner behind a business owner.
THE PARTNER'S EDGE: 4 HOURS THAT WILL TRANSFORM YOUR REALITY
Once a month, join a confidential roundtable of with others who share your unique position.
Using the same proven Vistage structure that delivers results for your spouse, we'll tackle the challenges and give you the advice and support you need to create stability and ease in your relationships and your life.
RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES IN BUSINESS CAN BE TRICKY
Boundary Blurring Between Work and Home
The business becomes all-consuming, with work conversations dominating dinner time, weekends, and vacations. The lines between personal and professional life get incredibly fuzzy.
Time Poverty and Unpredictable Schedules
Business demands often create last-minute cancellations, missed family events, and the feeling that the business always comes first. Your partner might be physically present but mentally still at work.
Financial Stress and Uncertainty
Business ownership brings financial rollercoasters – feast or famine cycles that create tension around household budgeting, spending priorities, and long-term security.
Emotional Burden
You become the default emotional support system, absorbing the highs and lows of business while getting little reciprocal support. The business challenges become your challenges by extension.
Identity Imbalance
Your identity can feel swallowed by especially if you're expected to make career sacrifices or take on unpaid work supporting the business.
WHY THIS WORKS WHEN NOTHING ELSE HAS
The PARTNER'S EDGE Mastermind offers what business spouses desperately need but rarely find: a judgment-free zone where people who actually understand your unique challenges gather to share unfiltered truths and practical solutions. Each month you will:
Connect with others who get it without explanation – that moment of "finally, someone who understands!"
Access battle-tested approaches from people who've been in the trenches
Reclaim your personal identity beyond "entrepreneur's spouse" without guilt or apology
Learn how to have productive money conversations and establish personal financial security
Honest feedback when you're slipping into unhealthy patterns
Evolve from feeling like a background supporter to becoming a true strategic partner
THIS ISN'T THERAPY – IT'S STRATEGY
You're not looking for sympathy. You need tactical solutions from people who understand exactly what you're dealing with.
Your Partner's Edge group will become your brain trust, your reality check, and your confidence builders – all rolled into one powerful monthly session.
Plus, you will have 1:1 accountability meetings to keep you on track and give you support.
THE PARTNER'S EDGE: STRUCTURED FOR RESULTS
Like Vistage, we follow a proven approach that delivers tangible outcomes.
Focus On The Issues
Bring your most pressing challenge and receive targeted feedback from peers who understand the nuance of your situation
Expert Facilitation
Sessions led by someone who's been in your shoes and knows how to navigate these complex waters
Strict Confidentiality
What's said in the room stays there – period.
Accountability Partners
Between-session support to implement the solutions you discover
Quarterly Planning
Develop your own strategic priorities that align with but don't surrender to the business demands
Network Building
Gain access to a network of other business-adjacent spouses who can share resources and opportunities
MEET YOUR FACILITATOR
Jacqueline Wales, author of three books including "The Fearless Factor" and "The Fearless Factor @ Work," brings over 35 years of experience as a transformational leadership coach, trusted advisor, and keynote speaker to The Partner's Edge.
Having lived on three continents and reinvented her career multiple times, Jacqueline understands firsthand the complexities of navigating life alongside ambitious partners. Her unique "Transformational Strategies for Success" programs have helped leaders across industries develop fearless approaches to their most pressing challenges.
A Vistage member and frequent speaker on "Unleash the Power of Fear: How Fear is Your Greatest Ally in Life and Leadership," Jacqueline brings deep expertise in transforming limiting emotions into catalysts for growth. Her TEDx talk on "Unleash the Power of Fear" has inspired audiences to embrace discomfort as a pathway to personal and professional transformation.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Research consistently shows that entrepreneurs with stable, supportive home relationships make better business decisions and demonstrate greater resilience during crises. In fact, many successful business leaders openly credit their partners as being critical to their success.
The Partner's Edge was developed after years of working with business leaders who repeatedly expressed concern about the impact of their spouse's entrepreneurial journey on their relationships.
Founding Member Opportunity
As part of our inaugural cohort, you'll help shape the program for future participants. Your input and experiences will directly influence how we develop and refine The Business Spouse Mastermind.
Founding members receive special benefits including:
- Preferred pricing that will be grandfathered as the program grows
- Input into program development and future topics
- Recognition as a founding member
- First access to exclusive events and resources
Endorsed by Lance Descourouez, Master Vistage Chair (image needed)
This program is proudly endorsed by Lance Descourouez, a distinguished Vistage Master Chair based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lance is renowned for his exceptional leadership in the Vistage community, having received the prestigious Cope Award for his contributions to executive development, as well as many others in his 25-year+ Vistage career. As a global Vistage Master Trainer who has worked across the United States, Argentina, China, and Malaysia, Lance brings decades of experience in understanding the unique dynamics of executive leadership and its impact on personal relationships. His endorsement of The Partner's Edge Mastermind speaks to the program's alignment with Vistage's core values and its potential to create meaningful impact for the partners of business leaders.
"The Partner's Edge Mastermind fills a critical gap in executive development. While we focus intensely on developing business leaders through Vistage, the success of these leaders is often equally dependent on the strength of their personal relationships. This program provides the same level of structured support for the people who matter most in our members' lives." - Lance Descourouez
JOIN THE INAUGURAL COHORT starting May 22, 2025
PROGRAM DETAILS
Monthly: 4-hour VIRTUAL sessions + virtual individual accountability check-ins
Investment: $1,997 quarterly
Location: The comfort of your own home on Zoom
Schedule: Third Thursday of each month, 9am-1pm PST
While your partner is investing in their business growth through Vistage, this is your chance to invest in the health of your relationship and your personal wellbeing.
Because their business might be their dream – but your life shouldn't be the price of admission.
Ready to claim your seat at the table? Contact Jacqueline Wales at jacqueline@jacquelinewales.com to schedule a conversation about joining our founding cohort.
Note: The Partner's Edge operates independently but in alignment with the Vistage methodology and principles. We honor the same commitment to confidentiality, peer support, and results-driven facilitation.