YPO Southern Sands

The YPO Southern Sands Integrated chapter brings together nearly 100 incredible, energetic leaders from the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Caribbean Islands in the spirit of learning, camaraderie, and personal and professional growth.

We value authenticity, inclusivity, humility, intellectual curiosity, empathy and generosity of spirit. Most importantly, we like to have fun. Work hard, play hard.

The laid-back, carefree nature of our members and our willingness to travel to connect have made us one of the fastest-growing chapters in the world.

We highly value forum participation and honor forum as the foundation of the YPO experience. As an integrated chapter, our YPO and YPO Gold members are a single unit, letting the transfer of wisdom and knowledge continue to flourish, even as members mature.




At YPO Southern Sands we are
  • Always wanting to learn and grow
  • Enjoy being together, VERY much!
  • Peers
  • Active in business and the community
  • Dedicated to diversity
  • Passionately committed to contributing to our chapter and events
  • Actively involved with YPO globally
  • A growing family, our partners and children are at the core of our experiences

YPO Membership
What is YPO, Young Presidents Organization

YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) connects successful young chief executives in a global network of peers unlike any other. The organization unites approximately 29,000 business leaders in more than 142 countries around a shared mission: Better Leaders Through Education and Idea Exchange.

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YPO Membership Qualifications

Age:   Must be under the age of 45
Title:  Must hold the top position of a qualifying company or division; President, Chair of the Board, CEO, Managing Director, or Managing Partner. Must be directly responsible for all operations of a company that fulfills minimum size and complexity criteria.
Employee Count: Either 50 employeesOR 15 employees AND a payroll over $2.5 million.
The candidate must meet either requirement A or B.
Requirement A:The corporation must meet dollar volume requirements based on the type of corporation they run, as follows: Sales/Service/Manufacturing corporations must have at least USD15,000,000 in gross annual sales or turnovers. Financial institutions must have average annual assets of at least USD300,000,000. Agency-type businesses must have annual fees or commissions billed of at least USD12,000,000.
Requirement B:The corporation must have an enterprise value of USD25,000,000. Enterprise value of $25,000,000+ USD.

YPO Southern Sands only accepts prospective members who meet YPO requirements and do not require a waiver.

YPO Southern Sands Membership Benefits
  • The largest global community of chief executives
  • Confidential and trusting relationships across a diverse and inclusive membership
  • Extraordinary peer-to-peer learning
  • Unparalleled business and personal resources in the fastest growing region in the U.S.
  • Longer retreat-style events for deeper connections and only-in-YPO resources
  • Whole-person growth and development - focused on learning from the world and one another
Start the process by completing the YPOI application
 
Only in YPO Experiences


Peer-to-Peer
YPO welcomes members and their spouses/significant others to connect with peers in a structured, supportive and confidential environment. Candor and trust permeate every interaction, since members are prohibited from soliciting other members or spouses/significant others.


Chapter Learning Events
Our Learning Chair creates an annual theme and monthly chapter meetings where we can experience world-class educational programs in a wide variety of topical subjects, whether it’s cutting edge business seminars or discovering the abundance of fresh resources, talent and experiences of our city and the world at large.


Forum
Forum is a confidential, small group of members who meet on a regular basis to share unbiased, insightful knowledge and experiences on issues that matter most. YPO forum provides members with a unique safe haven for discussing challenges and opportunities in an atmosphere of safety, respect and trust. As the originator of forum, YPO now offers more than 4,000 forums worldwide.


Global Networks & Groups
Networks and Groups encourage members and their spouses/significant others to connect with broader YPO membership based on business, personal and social enterprise interest.

Contact Us

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