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Sit among exceptional members
You build a cohort of CEOs you would choose to spend time with, and every session teaches you something. The room you lead is also one of the best places to keep learning.
City Managing Partner · The Round Launch The Round in your city.
We are looking for former CEOs, founders and executive coaches who want to lead a confidential CEO peer board in their own city. You bring the network and the credibility, and we provide everything else.
Why become a city partner
A group of your own, built on your network.
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Turn your network into recurring income
Your reputation and contacts become annual member seats. Income comes from membership and never from selling to the people in the room.
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Move from a solo practice to a standing group
Hourly work stops when you do. A cohort renews each year, and other city partners share the method and compare notes with you.
What you would build
A closed room of CEOs, in your city.
Each cohort follows the same operating rhythm that runs The Round in Barcelona. One annual seat gives a member everything below. See The Round in Barcelona
01 · Cohort
8 to 12 CEOs
Non-competing Founders, CEOs and Managing Directors, admitted with the consent of sitting members.
02 · Board
Monthly half-day board
A private working session on members’ live dilemmas, hosted in rotation at their offices.
03 · Sparring
Monthly 1:1 sparring
Time between boards to isolate the real friction before the next session.
04 · Retreats
Two annual retreats
A 24-hour immersion and a multi-day offsite in nature, each replacing a monthly board.
05 · Ledger
Accountability ledger
Every commitment recorded with a target date and a sparring partner.
06 · Charter
Chatham House Rule
Never recorded. Every member signs The Round Charter on admission.
Who we are looking for
People CEOs already trust with a hard question.
Whatever your route, you need credibility with chief executives in your city and complete discretion.
The profile
Who becomes a city partner
- Former CEOsYou have run a company and carried the final call.
- FoundersYou have built for years or exited, and other founders listen to you.
- Executive coachesYou already work with CEOs and want to lead a standing group.
Who it is not for
What does not fit
- Lead huntersAnyone looking for a channel to sell their own services.
- Content communitiesA newsletter or an event series. The Round is a closed room.
- Unprotected calendarsA cohort needs the same days every month.
What you get
Everything Kuma provides, from day one.
You do not build the system. You receive the one we use, and you focus on the members.
The Round Charter
The operating compact every member signs.
Membership agreement
A plain-language agreement for your members.
Facilitation protocols
The formats that move a room from debate to decision.
Accountability ledger
The member ledger, set up for your cohort.
Candidate review
The admission process, including cohort consent.
Your city page
A page and name for your cohort, such as The Round, Madrid 01.
Onboarding with Sven
Direct preparation before your first board.
A group of city partners
Peers running The Round elsewhere, to share what works.
Your role and your first year
What you do, and when.
As City Managing Partner
Your role
Recruit and vet the cohort
You bring the first members through your network and run the candidate review.
Host and facilitate
You lead the monthly board and the retreats, with the protocols we provide.
Run the sparring
You spend time with each member between boards.
Protect confidentiality
You hold the room to the Charter and the Chatham House Rule.
Keep the cohort together
You work with members towards the yearly renewal.
Month 0 to 1
Conversation and onboarding
You talk to Sven, agree the terms and learn the method.
Months 2 to 4
Build the founding cohort
You approach and vet the first members, and the cohort consents to each one.
Month 5
First board
The first half-day session, with a ledger and Charter in place.
Month 12
First renewal
Members renew their annual seats for a second year.
Indicative timeline, set with Sven in the first conversation.
Terms and how to start
A licence fee, set out in advance.
The figures are shared in the first conversation, once we know your city and your background.
- Model
- Licence fee
- A licence fee for the right to run The Round in your city. The amount is shared in the first conversation.
- Territory
- One city
- Your territory is a single city. Which cities are open is confirmed with Sven.
- Your income
- Annual seats
- Members join on a 12-month seat, and your income follows the seats you fill.
- In writing
- Agreed upfront
- The terms are set out in a written agreement before you start.
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Conversation with Sven
Send the form below. Sven replies personally and sets up a call.
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Fit and city check
We look at your background, your network and whether your city is open.
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Onboarding as city partner
You sign the agreement, receive the full kit and prepare your first cohort.
Talk to Sven
One conversation, no obligation
Practical questions
Before you get in touch.
How much time does it take?
A cohort runs on a monthly rhythm: one half-day board, sparring between boards and two retreats a year, plus recruiting and preparation. We agree what that means for your calendar in the first conversation.
Do I have to give up my other work?
Not necessarily. The monthly rhythm needs protected time, and the first conversation is where we work out whether it fits alongside what you do today.
Can I work with my own members as a coach?
Yes, with the same transparency the Charter asks of every member. You tell the cohort about any work you do with a member, and you never sell to the room.
Which cities are available?
Open cities are confirmed in the first conversation. Tell us yours in the form below.
What does the licence cover?
The right to run The Round in your city, together with the Charter, the membership agreement, the facilitation protocols, the ledger, the candidate review process, your city page and onboarding with Sven.
How is confidentiality protected?
Every cohort works under the Chatham House Rule and every member signs The Round Charter. Sitting members review each candidate, and direct competitors are never admitted to the same cohort.
City Managing Partner · The Round
Let’s talk about your city.
Tell Sven where you are based and what you have built. He replies personally and sets up a conversation about launching The Round there.
Talk to Sven
Sven Mulfinger replies personally.
Prefer email? contact@kuma.partners
Thank you.
Your message is with Sven. He will reply personally from contact@kuma.partners.