Design a Business That Scales Without Founder Dependency

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The BFS Network is an independent advisory and peer-based organization supporting founders and executives who are responsible for consequential decisions.

BFS provides perspective through peer dialogue, advisory context, and independent industry insight, helping leaders evaluate tradeoffs without instruction or prescription.

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BFS works with growth-stage and multi-location founders and executives navigating complexity across leadership, structure, capital, and scale. Members value independent perspective and peer-level dialogue over tactics or direction.

To provide context, many members operate businesses with:

• 2–3 locations
• ~$2.25M in total annual gross revenue
• ~$750K in revenue per location
  

These figures are illustrative, not thresholds. Fit is determined by decision context and stage—not size alone.

Answer: No. BFS serves founders and executives across beauty, fitness, and self-care. This includes boutique fitness, Pilates, yoga, strength, studios, salons, medspas, recovery, and adjacent service-based brands where leadership decisions compound with scale.

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No. BFS is not instructional or prescriptive.

We do not run businesses, teach generic frameworks, or issue directives. BFS operates through selective advisory relationships, curated peer networks, and independent industry data to support real decision-making—while preserving founder autonomy and judgment.

Answer: BFS is intentionally selective to protect relevance, trust, and signal. Admission is based on stage, decision context, and mutual fit.

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Not every founder is at the right stage for a selective BFS Peer Network, and that’s okay.

Some founders prefer access to peer context and executive perspective without the commitment of monthly peer forums. For those cases, the CEO Network provides access to the BFS network and leadership context with a lighter engagement cadence.

For founders who want clarity before engaging in a selective relationship, BFS also offers open-access intelligence, including benchmarking tools and independent industry research.