Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Mastermind groups offer a combination of brainstorming, education, peer accountability and support in a group setting to sharpen your business and personal skills. Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, and Thomas Edison were all members in formal mastermind groups, as they found a strategic advantage in meeting regularly to discuss their business concepts and brainstorm new ideas.
Profound members will be learning from some of the best and most well known speakers in the country while attending truly unique events designed to create lifelong relationships and memories with the brightest minds (their fellow members) throughout Upstate New York.
We believe that every great thing that happens in our lives, happens because we were inspired, motivated, or given an opportunity through others. No one who has ever been successful has done it alone.
Profound was created to provoke these essential connections. Think of it as a “networking hack.” By bringing together our region’s best and brightest minds, focusing on building deep relationships, and providing unforgettable experiences and events, we’ll spark the connections needed to reach that next level.
Profound will be open to anyone who is looking to level up their life. Our content will be focused on enhancing your professional and personal growth goals. Our member group will be made up of business professionals such as:
Entrepreneurs
Business Owners
Director/VP/Executive Level
Consultants & Coaches
Each applicant is assessed on an individual basis. Our process is based on the skills, experiences and potential you can bring to the group. Also, because Profound is designed to expose members to a diverse set of thinking, we’ll be sure to include individuals with diverse backgrounds and experience across many industries.
We are limiting the program to 100 members total. This will allow the program to have diversity in thought and experience, while also keeping it small enough to build real, deep relationships with your fellow members.
This group is not only about growing business or climbing the corporate ladder. It is about giving you the tools to become a fulfilled and knowledgeable human across all aspects of life.
We will give you systems and processes to implement into your life. While the content is tailored to the topics our members are most interested in, you can expect a wide range of topics--from honing your leadership skills, personal finance, leveling up your company’s marketing, growing your personal brand and even emerging technology such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs. We want the content and topics discussed to accelerate your path to reaching your goals.
The four main events throughout the year are the optimal time to spark connections through shared experiences and learning. You’ll also have many other opportunities to build relationships as well, including small intimate gatherings during the year and our professional matchmaking service, designed to introduce you to the right people who can make a difference in your life and goals!
Yes! We’ll have a private Facebook group so members can have instant access to a shared space for brainstorming, idea-sharing, workshopping and just asking questions. This is a simple, yet powerful way to engage with the Profound community.
A yearly financial and time commitment. Membership fees will be reinvested into bringing in incredible speakers, hosting events at awesome venues, and producing smaller, curated, and cohort-based experiences built to help connect with your fellow members.
Because our members will all be from the Upstate New York area, 3 of the 4 major events throughout the year will be held in the very best venues our region has to offer. We want the amazing places and experiences our members enjoy to be appreciated right in our own backyards. The other main event will be a mind blowing experience outside of New York State. Think “ultimate vacation spot."
Our smaller events will happen throughout Upstate New York and virtually.
We understand that things come up, especially as you’re trying to build your best life! Because of that, ALL of our content is recorded and uploaded to the member’s portal so you never miss a moment. We will also livestream the meetings and intensives (technology permitting).
If your application is approved, you will be introduced to the group, our staff, and officially onboarded. We will send you a questionnaire to ensure we understand your goals and can stay focused on bringing you the content and relationships that will help you get there faster. You will also be added to our member portal on our website, where all of future content will live, and be introduced in the exclusive, members-only Facebook group.
Many of our members are business owners or executives that will be paying the membership fee through their company.
If you’d like your company to sponsor you to join Profound, please let us know and we can help to talk through the benefits with your representative once approved.
We are so confident that Profound will provide the connections, learnings, and experiences needed to level up your life that we are guaranteeing your experience. This of course is contingent on your active participation and contribution to the group. If you put in the work and are not receiving the value you expected, we will continue to work with you one-on-one until you are satisfied regardless of your renewal date. After all, making our members successful is the entire purpose of Profound.