The mastermind for Madison-area business owners.
A small, in-person peer group for owners and executives across Madison and south-central Wisconsin. Bring the decisions you're carrying. Leave with a clear next step and a group that follows up.
- In person
- Quarterly
- Online
- Monthly
- Where
- Madison area
Built for owners who do business here.
Every other Kairos program can run from anywhere. The Mastermind is deliberately local, so the people at the table understand your market and can sit down with you every quarter.
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Sit across the table every quarter
Every quarter the group sits down together in person in the Madison area. Hard conversations land differently when you can look someone in the eye.
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Peers who know this market
The owners next to you hire from the same talent pool, sell to the same region and know the same Madison business community. The advice fits where you actually operate.
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Close enough to keep showing up
No flights and no lost travel days. In-person sessions are a drive, not a trip, so the rhythm holds through busy seasons. Monthly sessions are virtual.
Owners join from across south-central Wisconsin
- Madison, WI
- Middleton, WI
- Verona, WI
- Fitchburg, WI
- Sun Prairie, WI
- Waunakee, WI
- Monona, WI
- McFarland, WI
- Oregon, WI
- Stoughton, WI
- Cottage Grove, WI
- DeForest, WI
- Mount Horeb, WI
- Cross Plains, WI
- Janesville, WI
- Watertown, WI
- Lake Mills, WI
- Baraboo, WI
Four things you get from every session.
Members bring live decisions, not hypotheticals. The structure keeps the conversation honest and pointed at action.
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Find the real problem
The loudest issue in a business is rarely the real one. The group helps you slow down long enough to name the root problem, and the right move usually follows.
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Make high-stakes calls
Leadership means deciding before the outcome is guaranteed. Members walk through a simple decision process that cuts the noise, and you leave with a clear next step instead of another open loop.
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Align your leadership team
Growth shouldn't cost you clarity or culture. Bring the friction on your team to people who have been there, and leave with a way to get everyone pulling the same direction.
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Build real accountability
You say what you'll do, define what done looks like and come back to a group that asks about it. Momentum stops depending on willpower.
The right group changes the decision.
We're careful about who joins, because the quality of the group is the quality of the advice.
A strong fit if
- You own or run a business in the Madison area and carry real weight
- You have current, unresolved decisions you're ready to put on the table
- You want peers who will push you and tell you the truth
- You'd rather leave with a next step than a stack of ideas
Probably not the right fit if
- You're looking for a networking or referral group
- You want frameworks without the willingness to act
- You don't have the authority to implement what's decided
From application to your first session.
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Apply
A 15–20 minute application about the business you've built and the calls you're carrying. Josh reviews every one personally.
Start the application → - 02
Talk with Josh
A 30-minute conversation about where you are, what you're navigating and whether the group fits your season.
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Join a small group
Groups stay intentionally small so every member gets real time on their real decisions.
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Meet on rhythm
Quarterly in person in the Madison area, monthly online. Every session ends with a clear next step and people who will ask about it next time.
A guide who sits at the table with you.
Josh is the founder of Kairos Coaching & Consulting in Oregon, Wisconsin, a Professional EOS Implementer®, host of the Spartan Leadership Podcast and author of The Kairos Code. He has built and exited businesses himself, and he leads every Bridge Builder session.
Madison Mastermind questions.
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Yes. Bridge Builder Mastermind is a small, application-only peer group for business owners and executives in Madison and south-central Wisconsin. It's led by Josh Kosnick of Kairos Coaching & Consulting, which is based in Oregon, Wisconsin, just south of Madison.
The group meets in person in the Madison area every quarter and online every month. The in-person sessions are why the group is built for owners within driving distance of Madison.
Business owners, founders and senior executives who are carrying real decisions: growth, hiring, leadership-team friction, succession and the life around the business. Membership is by application so the group stays at a similar level.
No. There's no pitching, no referral quotas and no open-mic networking. Sessions are structured around hot-seat coaching, decision clarity and accountability.
If you're comparing options like Vistage, EO or YPO, the biggest difference is the scope. Bridge Builder is built on the Five Bridges from Josh's book The Kairos Code, so the conversation covers the whole leader (faith, health, family, environment and legacy) alongside the business. It's also small, locally led and personally reviewed by Josh.
No, but you should be able to drive to the Madison area for the quarterly in-person sessions. Members come from across Dane County and south-central Wisconsin.
Membership details are shared on the call with Josh, once you both know whether the group is the right fit.
Start with the 15–20 minute application. Josh reviews it personally and follows up to schedule a 30-minute conversation.
Stop carrying it alone. Bring it to the table.
Bridge Builder is intentionally small. Tell us about your company and the season you're in, and Josh will follow up if the group is a fit.