The Thriving Consultant Mastermind Pilot Program
Peer groups for independent consultants who want an inner circle of equals who will hold them accountable and won’t let them get complacent.
Here's Why You Need Peer Accountabilty Â
When you work for yourself, there’s no one to call you on it when you say you’re going to do something and then don’t. No one to notice when you’ve been avoiding a decision for three months. No one who challenges you when you are getting in your own way.
Peer accountability changes what you actually follow through on. Not because someone is watching you — but because committing to something out loud to someone who will hold you to it it is fundamentally different from writing it on a to do list.
And being consistently around people who are thinking hard about their business keeps you sharp. You pick up frameworks. You borrow courage. You stop accepting your own blind spots as inevitable.
These aren’t nice-to-haves at this stage. They’re what separate the consultants who are thriving from the ones who are grinding.
Introducing the Thriving Consultant Mastermind Pilot Program
A curated peer group of 8 independent consultants who have been guests on the Thriving Through Podcast. Every person in the founding cohort has already been vetted through the Thriving Through interview process. These are consultants who were thoughtful enough to share their story and generous enough to help others learn from it. That’s not a random group.
Benefits
- Compress your learning curve  — Someone in the group probably tried exactly what you're about to try, 18 months ago.Â
- Make better decisions — 8 experienced brains helping you work through your specific challenge.Â
- Peer-level accountability — Peers with skin in the game who will actually call you on your excuses and help you see your blind spots.
- Get qualified referrals — Other consultants in the group become referral sources for work outside their specialty.
- Stay sharp — Being consistently challenged by people who are also excellent. Complacency is the real risk at your level.
We meet bi-weekly. Sixty minutes. Structured agenda every time: wins, challenges, hot-seat problem-solving, and commitments before the next call. No small talk, no networking filler. Just the real work of figuring out what’s next.
This first cohort is facilitated by me. As the group finds its rhythm, it will transition to peer-led — which is the whole point. A community that runs because the people in it are genuinely invested, not because a facilitator keeps it alive.
What’s Included Â
- A curated peer group of 8 independent consultants matched for your niche, experience level, and goals
- Bi-weekly 60-minute structured sessions — virtual, consistent, worth showing up for
- Structured agenda every session: wins → challenges → hot seat → commitments
- Facilitation by AJ for the first 90 days, then peer-led from there
This mastermind is for you if…
- You have an established consulting practice and you’re navigating real growth decisions.
- You want a high-trust peer group, not more surface-level networking.Â
- You’re willing to show up fully — to bring your real challenges, not the curated highlights.
- You know a peer group only works if everyone’s actually in it. You give as much as you get. The best mastermind members are as generous as they are ambitious.
This is NOT for you if…
- You wouldn't be willing to share what is and what is not working in your consulting practice.
- You’re not ready to commit to showing up consistently. The group won’t work for you — or for the people in it.
- You want a large networking community where you can stay anonymous and observe. There are better fits out there.
Benefits of Being a Founding Member
- You get input into how the community is shaped — the norms, the format, the culture — before it’s set.
- You lock in the Founding Member rate before I expand the program. That rate will not be available after the Pilot Program.