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The Alternative Board and the way it helps privately held business owners has been covered across the national press. Here's the coverage — and how that same structure shows up locally, in the rooms I facilitate across Northwest Arkansas.
Running a business can be quietly isolating — you're expected to look certain while carrying every hard decision alone. In this USA Today piece, TAB President & CEO Jason Zickerman makes the case that private business owners don't actually need more advice; they need a structured room of peers who understand the weight of the decision and hold them accountable to act on it. He walks through the model piece by piece — peer advisory boards, one-to-one coaching, team strategy through StratPro, and manager development through HI-MAP — and why insight only matters when it turns into follow-through.
It's a clear picture of exactly what I bring to owners here at home. The national name on the door is the same work happening in a conference room in Northwest Arkansas: honest counsel from people who've been there, and the discipline to actually do something with it.
Private business owners don't just need more answers.— Jason P. Zickerman, President & CEO, The Alternative Board
Published as contributor content on usatoday.com. Summary above is written by TAB Northwest Arkansas; the full article is the property of USA Today and its author.
Local coverage
When TAB Northwest Arkansas opened, the regional business press covered the launch — the same model, brought to owners right here.
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal covered the launch of TAB Northwest Arkansas — the first and only Alternative Board franchise in the state — and Diana Rogers bringing peer advisory boards and coaching to owners across the region, drawing on 30 years in retail and manufacturing.
Read the article on Talk Business & Politics →The Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce announced the launch as member news — framing TAB Northwest Arkansas as a woman-owned coaching practice that connects owners with peer advisory boards and strategic resources to strengthen leadership, accountability, and performance.
Read the announcement at the Rogers-Lowell Chamber →Summaries above are written by TAB Northwest Arkansas; each full article is the property of its publisher.
The national coverage describes the model. A fit call is where you find out whether it fits your business — no cost, no pressure.
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