THE love it, like it, or list it COHORT

What does faithful stewardship require of you next?

A confidential cohort for Christian business owners discerning whether to recommit to their business, redesign their relationship with it, or prepare for an eventual exit.

Step away from the demands of the business.
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Discern what God is asking of you in this season.

Who it’s for

Christian business owners who have built an established company but are beginning to question what they—and their businesses—are being called to next.

What you’ll experience

A small, confidential virtual cohort combining spiritual discernment, strategic reflection, candid peer conversation, and individual guidance.

What you’ll gain

Greater clarity about the relationship you want with your business and an owner agenda for the next 12–24 months.

The business may still be successful.

But something has changed.

You may love the company but no longer want your current role. You may see another meaningful growth curve ahead while also wondering whether it is time to step back. Or eventually let go.

These questions may signal an inflection point that cannot be resolved by working harder. You need space to see clearly, listen carefully, and decide faithfully.

See the business (and your place in it) more clearly.
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Choose your next faithful step.

THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, YOU WILL:

Clarify what has changed in you, your role, or the business

Separate how you feel about the company from how you feel about leading it

Evaluate your options through the lenses of faith, stewardship, and business reality

Establish a practical owner agenda for the next 12–24 months

A confidential space for questions you rarely have time—or permission—to ask.

Your virtual cohort experience includes:

Candid peer conversation

Six confidential 90-minute sessions, held online every other week, with five other Christian business owners facing different versions of the same consequential question.

Guided strategic and spiritual reflection

Focused questions and exercises that bring personal discernment, faith, and business reality into the same conversation.

Individual advisory conversations

A private one-hour session before the cohort and another after it to apply the experience to your situation.

A practical owner agenda

A clear direction for the coming season, the actions it requires, and the conditions that might cause you to reconsider.

For Christian owners standing at a personal and strategic crossroads.
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Love It, Like It, or List It is designed for owners who:

Have built an established business with meaningful strategic options

Still care about the company but question whether their present relationship with it is sustainable

Are considering changing their role or preparing for an eventual exit

Want to consider calling and stewardship alongside financial and strategic realities

You don't need to know the answer yet.
You only need to recognize that the question deserves your attention.

Your cohort facilitators:

Leary Gates

Leary Gates

Founder, Strategic CEO
Leary Gates has spent more than 30 years helping CEOs navigate pivotal growth and transition decisions. As founder of Strategic CEO, he helps owners step back from the demands of the business, see what is changing, and move forward with greater clarity.

He also brings more than 40 years of ministry leadership, including service as a transitional pastor and eight years as president of the National Coalition of Ministries to Men. Together, these experiences shape his approach to strategy, stewardship, calling, and faithful discernment.
Ron Noden

Ron Noden

Senior VP, Corum Group
Ron Noden is a serial technology entrepreneur who has served as an officer, director, CEO, or investor in sixteen startups. Having led business turnarounds and company sales across a wide range of industries, he helps owners assess their options, strengthen the value of their businesses, and prepare thoughtfully for what comes next.

Ron has served as a church planter and pastor and been involved in numerous mission and nonprofit organizations as founder, board member, chairman and volunteer.

November 2026 — January 2027

Your commitment: 11 hours of live virtual engagement over three months

One 60-minute individual pre-cohort session.
Six 90-minute cohort sessions, held every other week.
One 60-minute individual post-cohort session.

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Limited to six Christian business owners
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‍Investment: $2,500
Registration closes: October 30, 2026
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Begin with a complimentary 30-minute conversation to determine whether the cohort is the right fit for you.