Business Owners' Edge
Where Strategic Peers Scale Together
You've already built a successful business. Now it's time to scale it without sacrificing your life—or your sanity.
Here's What Nobody Tells You About Growing Past $500K
The strategies that got you here? They're now the ceiling keeping you stuck.
You can't Google your way out of this one. Your business is too specific, your challenges too nuanced, and frankly, your industry peers are solving the same problems with the same tired playbook.
What if the breakthrough you need is sitting in a completely different industry?
The True Mastermind Difference
"Your next breakthrough isn't in your head—it's in the room with your peers." - Crissy Kontorinis
Small By Design
6-8 carefully selected entrepreneurs. Not a conference. Not a networking event. An intimate working session where every voice matters and every challenge gets real attention.
Round-Table Coaching
Each participant presents their biggest strategic challenge. The group applies cross-industry thinking to solve it. You leave with solutions, not platitudes.
Peer Accountablity
You're not here to collect ideas—you're here to implement them. Leave with your Q1 2026 commitment and an accountability partner who'll make sure it happens.
Cross-Industry Strategic Intelligence
Peer-Level Collaboration
Accountable Implementation
While your competitors recycle the same strategies from the same conferences, you'll access proven solutions from diverse industries represented in the room.
No guru on a stage. No generic advice from consultants who've never signed the front of a paycheck. Just strategic equals who've actually built what you're trying to build.
Walk away with practical tools you can implement Monday morning—not theory that sounds good in a conference room but fails in reality.
Real example: A law firm partner borrowed a retention strategy from an e-commerce founder and increased client lifetime value by 40% in six months.
Translation: Everyone in the room has at least 5 years in business and $500K+ in revenue. You're talking to people who get it.
What you get: The Scale Without You assessment, delegation decision matrix, and your personalized Q1 action plan..
The Mastermind Principle:
Two or more people actively engaged in the pursuit of a definite purpose with a positive mental attitude, constitute an unbeatable force." - NH
An Exclusive Event by InvitationOnly
November 12, 2025
An intensive afternoon mastermind with strategy dinner—designed for entrepreneurs who are done with surface-level networking and ready for real strategic breakthroughs.
Part 1: Mastermind Opening & Scale Assessment
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
We start with the Scale-Without-You Assessment—a discovery process that reveals exactly where you're the bottleneck in your business. No fluff. Just honest assessment of what's keeping you from scaling.
Then, strategic introductions. Not the "what do you do" cocktail party nonsense. We're talking about your biggest growth challenge right now and what success looks like in Q1 2026.
You'll walk away knowing: Your #1 scaling barrier and which peer in the room has already solved it.
Part 2: Round-Table Coaching
2:15 PM - 4:45 PM
This is where the real magic happens. Each entrepreneur gets 20-25 minutes to present your challenge. The group—armed with diverse industry experience—works through solutions you'd never think of on your own.
It's intense. It's focused. And you'll be shocked at how a manufacturing CEO's solution applies perfectly to your consulting practice.
You'll walk away with: 5-7 cross-industry strategies for your specific challenge, plus insights from solving everyone else's problems.
Part 3: Accountability Partnerships & Action Planning
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
We solidify your Q1 2026 priority—the ONE thing that will move the needle. Then we pair you with your accountability partner: the person in the room who'll check in monthly to make sure you actually do what you committed to.
No more collecting great ideas that die in your notebook. This is about execution.
You'll walk away with: Your Q1 action plan, implementation timeline, and an accountability partner who won't let you off the hook.
Part 4: Strategy Dinner at The Halston
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
The conversations continue over dinner at The Halston American Kitchen & Bar, right next door. This is where relationships deepen and the informal "after the session" insights emerge—often the most valuable part of the day.
Great food, drinks on us, and the kind of peer-to-peer connections that turn into long-term strategic partnerships.
The real value: Building relationships with business equals who understand your challenges because they're living them too.
Is This For You?
Honestly? This isn't for everyone. We're building a founding cohort of entrepreneurs who are ready to scale strategically—not just work harder.
You've Already Proven Your Concept
5+ years in business, $500K+ annual revenue. You're not figuring out product-market fit—you're figuring out how to scale what's working
You're Ready to Stop Being the Bottleneck
You know you can't scale by working more hours. You need systems, delegation strategies, and a business that runs without you micromanaging every decision.
You Value Different Perspectives
You get that the e-commerce founder and the consulting firm owner might have better solutions for your problem than your industry peers who are stuck in the same rut.
You're a Giver, Not Just a Taker
This works because everyone contributes. You'll share what's working in your business just as much as you'll learn from others.
You'll Actually Implement
You're not collecting business cards and ideas. You're committed to taking action on what you learn—and staying accountable to your peer partner.
Who's In the Room?
Our founding cohort already includes entrepreneurs from diverse industries—creating the cross-pollination of ideas that makes this work. Plus, each invitee may bring a peer from their network, adding even more strategic perspectives:
Meet Your Facilitators
AJ Bishop-Andrews
Crissy Kontorinis
With nearly three decades of experience spanning Fortune 500 financial operations, enterprise technology consulting, and digital marketing strategy, Crissy Kontorinis has mastered the art of turning complexity into clarity. Her career trajectory—from managing real-time trading operations at State Street and PIMCO to leading multi-million-dollar digital transformations at Accenture—has given her a unique lens on what actually drives business growth. As the founder of CKNY Agency, she now channels that expertise into helping professional services and technology firms build marketing systems that don't just look good on paper, but deliver measurable ROI and sustainable scale.
Crissy's superpower lies in her ability to bridge the gap between strategy and execution, seeing both the big picture and the operational details that make or break implementation. Her clients appreciate her warm, direct communication style and her knack for cutting through the noise to identify what's really holding their business back. Whether she's facilitating mastermind conversations, architecting AI-powered workflows, or redesigning a company's entire digital presence, she brings the same philosophy: effective solutions emerge from deeply understanding each business's unique challenges and opportunities. A dedicated 5 AM workout enthusiast and lifelong learner currently pursuing her MBA in Business Analytics, Crissy practices the same discipline and continuous improvement she advocates for her clients.
AJ Bishop-Andrews helps business owners transform complexity into clarity and scale their companies from six to multi-seven figures with confidence and precision. Drawing from over two decades of executive experience at JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Key Private Bank, AJ brings a rare combination of financial acumen, strategic insight, and human understanding to every conversation.
As the founder of FEROZ, a leadership and wealth strategy consultancy for women, AJ also partners with entrepreneurs and executive teams to design growth systems that align profit with purpose. Her forthcoming book, Rich Like Her, a narrative field guide to building wealth you can live—through self-trust, aligned decisions, and practical tools
Known for her sharp strategic mind and relatable, no-nonsense approach, AJ’s clients describe her as the “executive whisperer” who can see the blind spots, simplify the plan, and turn vision into traction. Whether she’s advising on leadership alignment, revenue optimization, or strategic pivots, AJ’s work centers on one goal — helping business owners build enterprises that create both financial and personal freedom.
Strategic Advisor | Author | Business Growth Architect
Digital Marketing Strategist | CEO, CKNY Agency
Confirm Your Seat
Registration Closes October 24, 2025
This mastermind is intentionally small—6-8 entrepreneurs maximum. We're not trying to fill a ballroom. We're building a cohort where everyone gets real attention and leaves with actionable strategies.
Intensive Round-Table Coaching
20-25 minutes of focused problem-solving with strategic peers on your biggest challenge
Comparable to 2-3 hours of executive consulting: $1,200-1,800
Scale-Without-You Assessment
Diagnostic assessment and delegation systems you can implement immediately
Typical business assessment fee: $800-1,200
Ongoing Accountability Partnership
Monthly check-ins with a peer who'll ensure you actually execute your Q1 plan
3-month accountability coaching: $600-900
Strategy Dinner at The Halston
Where the real connections happen—dinner, drinks, and peer relationships that extend beyond the event. Included
Bring Your Business Partner
Your invitation includes one additional seat for your business partner or a peer entrepreneur you want to collaborate with. Both attendees must meet the qualification criteria: $497
What You're Actually Getting
(Note: This is designed for strategic peers, not spousal guests.)
If you hired consultants and coaches separately:
$2,900-4,300+
You're getting inaugural pricing because you're helping us build this community.
Payment due within 7 days of registration to secure your confirmed seat.
Your Founding Member Investment: $497