Our Services

Explore CCEOC's Complete Offering: Individual/One-to-One, Peer Group and Executive Team Development & Coaching

  • Client Diversity at Chicago CEO Coaching
  • Client Diversity at Chicago CEO Coaching
  • Client Diversity at Chicago CEO Coaching

Chicago CEO Coaching links CEOs and business owners in ways that allow them to refresh or redefine actionable goals; engage in problem solving for improved results and ROI; and arrive at new insights, direction and inspiration. Clients of Chicago CEO Coaching stand together at intersections of change, possibility and opportunity. Through facilitated individual/one-to-one and peer group relationship building and connection, Chicago CEO Coaching opens the door to new pathways that allow authentic leaders to make new and better decisions that align with their beliefs, expand their vision and experience greater significance and meaning across all dimensions of life.

CCEOC’s suite of integrated services is designed for CEOs and business leaders who are interested in and committed to:

  • Grow top and bottom lines;
  • Address complex, cross-functional business challenges;
  • Identify and harness new and emerging opportunities;
  • Enhance communication skills and cultivate powerful relationships;
  • Develop a unified approach to improving business and personal outcomes;
  • Experience the benefits of peer input and continuous learning as a means to innovate and achieve one’s full potential across all dimensions of life.

Our Services Include:

Executive Coaching for Individuals

CCEOC offers an 8-step coaching process for individual executives.



Vistage International

John J. Trakselis and Vistage International

CCEOC offers individual CEO/business owner, peer group and senior executive coaching and consultation through Vistage International. By engaging with CCEOC and participating in our Vistage Executive Leadership Program, you will outperform your competitors and, on average, increase your business revenue 3 times your percentage growth rate.

Join our community of executives who have become more effective, competitive leaders as a result of the CCEOC/Vistage experience. Why do participants in our executive programs achieve outstanding results? One reason? CCEOC, in partnership with Vistage, offers benefits not available anywhere else.


Our members have exclusive access to:

  • “Advisory Board” Peer Group Meetings
  • Private 1-to-1 Mentoring Sessions
  • Expert Speaker Workshops
  • Global “Members-Only” Online Network
  • Extensive online content library of articles, best practices, podcasts and webinars

Successful Outcomes Are Certain.
John J. Trakselis, CEO and founder of CCEOC has been Vistage International Chair for over 12 years. With more than 22,000 members worldwide, Vistage International provides unparalleled access to new business perspectives, innovative strategies, and actionable ideas to chief executives and business leaders.

Our Chief Executive Leadership Program will help you think more clearly inside and outside the box.
Connect with up to 16 executive peers from a diverse range of noncompetitive businesses and backgrounds in your Chief Executive Leadership Coaching Program for candid, challenging discussions, “what-if” scenarios and outside-the-box thinking.


Our Program Includes:

  • Monthly, full-day problem-solving summits with a peer team of chief executives, presidents or business owners, facilitated by John J. Trakselis;
  • Monthly, 2-hour personal coaching sessions;
  • Up to eight workshops per year led by leading professionals with sector or functional expertise;
  • Access to an online best practices library, member conferences, and a network of more than 15,000 global business leaders.

Our Key Executive Coaching Program will help you succeed in your executive responsibilities.
Connect with up to 16 key executive peers from a diverse range of businesses and backgrounds in your Key Executive Coaching Program for challenging discussions, fresh perspectives on the key executive role, and strategies to create closer alignment with your CEO.

Vistage Inside

John J. Trakselis and Vistage International

Let CCEOC improve the performance of your leaders and your organization. We offer a customized program based on your business needs. Gain the insight and initiative to take action!

Vistage Inside offers participants a pathway to improved skills, knowledge, and experience across a broad range of disciplines. This supports executives to enhance their decision-making abilities and develop a more global perspective on the critical issues your business may be facing.

The Vistage Inside experience focuses on the following:

  • Skills to enhance decision-making abilities and regard critical issues from a broader, more global perspective;
  • Tools to facilitate more effective communication across departments;
  • Increasing understanding of the company’s strategies and objectives;
  • Contact and idea sharing with a diverse groups of colleagues who bring various skills, roles and experiences to the table;
  • Strategies to enhance department or business unit alignment with the mission of the organization.

Executive Coaching for Individuals

We have an 8 step coaching process for individual Executives



Vistage International

John J. Trakselis and Vistage International

CCEOC offers individual CEO/business owner, peer group and senior executive coaching and consultation through Vistage International. By engaging with CCEOC and participating in our Vistage Executive Leadership Program, you will outperform your competitors and, on average, increase your business revenue 3 times your percentage growth rate.

Join our community of executives who have become more effective, competitive leaders as a result of the CCEOC/Vistage experience. Why do participants in our executive programs achieve outstanding results? One reason? CCEOC, in partnership with Vistage, offers benefits not available anywhere else.


Our members have exclusive access to:

  • “Advisory Board” Peer Group Meetings
  • Private 1-to-1 Mentoring Sessions
  • Expert Speaker Workshops
  • Global “Members-Only” Online Network
  • Extensive online content library of articles, best practices, podcasts and webinars

Successful Outcomes Are Certain.
John J. Trakselis, CEO and founder of CCEOC has been Vistage International Chair for over 7 years. With more than 15,000 members worldwide, Vistage International provides unparalleled access to new business perspectives, innovative strategies, and actionable ideas to chief executives and business leaders.

Our Chief Executive Leadership Program will help you think more clearly inside and outside the box.
Connect with up to 16 executive peers from a diverse range of noncompetitive businesses and backgrounds in your Chief Executive Leadership Coaching Program for candid, challenging discussions, “what-if” scenarios and outside-the-box thinking.


Our Program Includes:

  • Monthly, full-day problem-solving summits with a peer team of chief executives, presidents or business owners, facilitated by John J. Trakselis;
  • Monthly, 2-hour personal coaching sessions;
  • Up to eight workshops per year led by leading professionals with sector or functional expertise;
  • Access to an online best practices library, member conferences, and a network of more than 15,000 global business leaders.

Our Key Executive Coaching Program will help you succeed in your executive responsibilities.
Connect with up to 16 key executive peers from a diverse range of businesses and backgrounds in your Key Executive Coaching Program for challenging discussions, fresh perspectives on the key executive role, and strategies to create closer alignment with your CEO.

Vistage Inside

John J. Trakselis and  Vistage International

Let CCEOC improve the performance of your leaders and your organization. We offer a customized program based on your business needs. Gain the insight and initiative to take action

Vistage Inside offers participants a pathway to improved skills, knowledge, and experience across a broad range of disciplines. This supports executives to enhance their decision-making abilities and develop a more global perspective on the critical issues your business may be facing.

The Vistage Inside experience focuses on the following:

  • Skills to enhance decision-making abilities and regard critical issues from a broader, more global perspective;
  • Tools to facilitate more effective communication across departments;
  • Increasing understanding of the company’s strategies and objectives;
  • Contact and idea sharing with a diverse groups of colleagues who bring various skills, roles and experiences to the table;
  • Strategies to enhance department or business unit alignment with the mission of the organization.

There's no question. Your best days are ahead of you.

Don't wait to begin experiencing greater significance and meaning across all aspects of your life. Connect with trusted peers. Continue to learn and expand your gifts and talents as an authentic leader. Improve outcomes.