TAB Testimonials — What Actually Happens in the Boardroom
A thousand words about business coaching are worth less than one minute of a real business owner describing what changed. In the videos below — TAB Israel board members and facilitators, unscripted: what the board gives them, which decisions were made because of it, and who this model is for. (Filmed in Hebrew, TAB Israel members.)
“For the first time I don’t feel alone.” “Growth leaps that would have been impossible on our own.” “The business marinade.” — the testimonials speak for themselves.
Veteran Facilitator: “For the first time, I don’t feel alone”
“It’s fun to watch members take advice from the group — a month passes, they implement it, and the company moves forward.”
A TAB facilitator for five years, with a background in venture capital. The moment that stayed with him: a board meeting held at his home, at the end of which a brand-new member said — “for the first time, I don’t feel alone.” In his words, if you love building a group of people, creating chemistry between them and helping one another — this is an excellent place to do it.
Company Owner: “Growth leaps that would have been impossible on our own”
“We made growth leaps that would have been impossible to make on our own.”
The owner of an environmental regulation company explains how the board helps his decision-making: on one hand, to gain perspectives he doesn’t have; on the other, to challenge the ones he already holds. The open, intimate conversation, he says, lets him look at things that are very hard to face alone. His bottom line: “If you’re a CEO of a company that wants to grow — I highly recommend it.”
Board Member, 5+ Years: “A warm home where you can truly share”
“A warm home — a place where you can truly share both successes and challenges.”
A board member for over five years describes the most practical process of all: a new product developed together with his facilitator — they broke it down, “ground” it in the board, and it became a successful product. The combination of sharing wins and getting advice from peers who understand business is what makes TAB a model he believes in and recommends wholeheartedly.
Chip-Design Company Owner: “It opens your mind”
“Every problem one member brings to the board truly reflects on your own business.”
The owner of a company in chip design describes a fundamental shift: his management style changed, and together with TAB he pushed forward the move he had been chasing for a long time. The meetings, he says, open your head — because you see there are other owners like you wrestling with the same questions.
Facilitator from a Security-Background Career: “The loneliness at the top is not a cliché”
“Seeing things from additional angles expands the range of possible ways to act.”
A TAB facilitator for the past two years, after many years in senior management at one of Israel’s leading security organizations. What moves her in every meeting: watching a member break out of a rut because of input from fellow board members. TAB, she says, is a community of business owners and CEOs committed to excellence — and the opportunity to see things from additional angles is the answer to loneliness at the top.
Founding Member, 6 Years: “The business marinade”
“You’re constantly immersed in the conversation and thinking processes of CEOs at your level and beyond. When you experience that — you rise in level.”
A member of TAB in Israel from the very beginning — six years, owner of an internet and marketing company. He calls the effect “the business marinade”: constant immersion in the conversation of CEOs at your level and above. In practice it translated into management decisions, hiring, workforce changes — and several new product lines where board brainstorming was central. “It creates a lot of confidence, and lets you make the right moves.”
Frequently Asked Questions About TAB
What is TAB?
TAB (The Alternative Board) is a monthly peer advisory board: a small group of business owners and CEOs meeting under professional facilitation, together with one-on-one coaching. The content revolves around the six pillars of running a business: time, money, people, vision, strategy and exit. Read more about peer advisory boards.
Who is TAB for?
Owners and CEOs of growing companies who want a real place to work through the big decisions — with peers who understand the weight, with no hidden agendas. If the important decisions stay with you alone in the room — this is exactly the place.
How long until you see results?
From these testimonials: members implement board advice from the very first meetings and describe “growth leaps” over the course of their membership. The central change members report starts in the head — management style and decision quality — and flows into the business from there.
Want to experience it yourself?
A private, personal Discovery meeting — no obligation, no sales pitch. Talk with Nir Makovsky about your business, about loneliness at the top, and about what a peer advisory board could do for you.
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