Most leaders have heard about “peer groups,” but many haven’t experienced one—or they assume it’s a mastermind or a coaching cohort. This session clears the fog. We’ll define what a high-trust executive peer circle actually is (and isn’t), why it’s so valuable for you as a leader, and how to find—or shape—the kind of room where candid counsel, earned wisdom, and steady accountability make you better at the job you hold today.

What the panel will discuss:

• What a real peer circle looks like: Confidential, small-group conversations among senior leaders who show up to serve and listen—not to collect business cards or speakers. We’ll talk about norms that make these rooms honest and useful.

• Same-seat vs. cross-functional: When “all CEOs” unlocks depth, and when a mix of CEOs, CMOs, COOs, CFOs, CROs, CTOs, product, CS, and operations leaders sharpens decisions faster. CEO Netweavers has long united leaders across functions, industries, and generations—by design.

• Finding (or forming) the right fit: Purpose, membership criteria, cadence, facilitation, and the simple signals that tell you a circle is working—or drifting.

• Real-world examples: What actually works, what quietly kills a group, and small changes that transform the room.

Who should join this conversation

Senior leaders shaping organizations today—from C-suite to those reporting directly to them; division and business-unit leaders; operators with real P&L or mission responsibility; and encore executives who advise, invest, mentor, or serve on boards. The common thread: proven influence, a servant-leadership mindset, and a drive to grow both the organization and the person behind the title.

Why this matters now

Paid peer organizations (World 50, Vistage, YPO, C12) can be valuable, but they’re often segmented by title and carry five-figure price tags. CEO Netweavers fills a different space: a cross-functional community in Georgia that blends current senior leaders and encore operators—so you gain wider lenses without the high cost barrier.
For over two decades, our community has been built on trust, service, and authentic connection—creating rooms where leaders exchange insight, challenge assumptions, and accelerate growth together.

You’ll leave with clear understanding of the personal value a peer circle delivers (clarity in complex decisions, access to hard-won perspective, and a cadence that keeps you grounded)—plus practical criteria to evaluate whether a specific group is right for you. No playbook to implement back at the office—just the insight to invest your time where it will genuinely grow you as a leader.

When: Thursday, January 22nd, 2026.

• Doors open at 7:30am for breakfast and coffee.
• Program at 8 - 9 am. 

Who Should Attend: This session launches a quarterly series designed to help senior leaders and aspiring leaders flourish in their roles. 

Hosted by: Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI) @ 4004 Summit Blvd NE, Ste 800, Atlanta, GA 30319

Cost: Complimentary, with a $25 or greater tax-deductible donation to the CEON Foundation to support our scholarship program for alumni of the Ron Clark Academy

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Featured Panel Executives

Duane Priddy

Duane Priddy is a senior executive, technology advisor, and founder who has spent his career studying leadership where it actually happens — in authentic conversations, not on stages.

Over the past 15 years, Duane has led 14 peer groups, walking more than 100 leaders through intentional seasons of growth. He’s seen firsthand how the right peers sharpen decisions, strengthen resilience, and protect what matters most — and how isolation quietly erodes all three.

Often described as a “purpose guru,” Duane’s mission is to Mobilize People for Purpose. He helps leaders build lives, careers and marriages that hold together under pressure. His perspective is shaped less by frameworks and more by years of close observation, speaking directly to what senior leaders need from a peer circle today.

An entrepreneur at heart, Duane is passionate about building companies with international impact. He serves on the board of Radical Mentoring, advises multiple startups, holds a Ph.D. in Organic Polymer Chemistry from Virginia Tech, and is the inventor on eight patents with 25 published scientific papers.

Eric Anderson

Eric Anderson is a CEO and operating executive with deep experience building and scaling software businesses through multiple stages of growth. He currently serves as CEO of WebOps, an Atlanta-based healthcare logistics platform that was acquired in 2025 by Banyan Software. Eric continues to lead WebOps following the acquisition.

Earlier in his career, Eric spent more than a decade as Chief Operating Officer at Clearwave, where he helped guide the company from early growth through successive private-equity investments and operational scale. Across roles, his work has centered on operational excellence—aligning people, process, and technology to deliver consistent results for customers while building durable teams.

Eric began his career in consulting and enterprise systems implementation, working with both Fortune 500 companies and growth-stage organizations. That mix of experience shaped his belief that scale changes complexity, not fundamentals.

Eric is a long-time member of CEO Netweavers and has served on its board in multiple capacities. He’s known for a pay-it-forward leadership style and for building relationships that compound over years, not transactions.

Moderator: Kurt Uhlir

Chief Marketing Officer, ez Home Search

Kurt Uhlir is a CMO, operator, and company builder known for designing integrated growth engines that align marketing, product, and revenue operations into a single accountable system. He’s widely recognized for taking the playbooks he helped shape inside global enterprises—where the technologies he worked on are used by millions every day—and applying them to growth-stage and mid-market companies looking to scale with clarity and momentum.

Kurt has held senior roles across more than ten industries and is an inventor on multiple U.S. patents, giving him an uncommon blend of product, data, and commercialization depth for a marketing leader. He’s also a long-time member of CEO Netweavers and an active participant in CEON Foundation’s mission to multiply principled leadership in Georgia. Kurt is known for leading conversations where senior leaders get honest counsel, sharp perspective, and the kind of trust that actually strengthens the people behind the title. He currently serves as Chief Marketing Officer at ez Home Search.