For 2026, I have been accepted as an official member of the Forbes Business Council, the foremost growth and networking organization for successful business owners and leaders worldwide. Membership is vetted and invitation-only. This piece is the longer version of what acceptance means, why it matters for the operators I work with, and how it fits the rest of what we are building.
What the Forbes Business Council actually is
The Forbes Business Council is a curated peer community of business owners and CEOs who have built companies above defined revenue and operational thresholds. Members are vetted by a Forbes selection committee for sustained performance, leadership, and impact. Membership includes access to a private peer network, publishing opportunities on Forbes.com, leadership development resources, and selective recognition events.
It is not a list you buy. It is a membership you earn through the work the business has already done.
Why I went through the application
Three reasons.
First, the operators I work with deserve a partner who can credibly speak for them in the rooms where roofing, home services, and AI in the trades are being discussed at a national level. The Forbes platform gives that voice a meaningful stage.
Second, the Capital City Roofing Licensing Platform and BuilderLync are both built on a thesis that systematic, AI-first operations are the future of contracting. That thesis needs visibility outside the trade press. Forbes is one of the few platforms that reaches business operators across every industry, and the lessons we have built into the Capital City Roofing operating system translate to home services, professional services, and any owner-operator business trying to scale without losing what made it work.
Third, the Feeding the Future Project mission gets more reach when the founder behind it carries more recognition. Every Forbes article, podcast, and engagement that comes from membership ends with the same thing: the businesses we run exist to fund the work that feeds children and families in Georgia and beyond.
What changes for the people I work with
Operationally, nothing changes. Capital City Roofing keeps running the same playbooks. The licensing platform keeps onboarding qualified operators. BuilderLync keeps shipping. The nonprofit keeps serving.
What changes is the platform. Expect more long-form writing on roofing operations, AI implementation, leadership, and licensing models, published through the Forbes Business Council expert insights network. Expect more visible advocacy for our industry at the national level. Expect the standards conversation, the one about what a great roofing company actually looks like, to get louder.
How this fits the rest of what we are building
I have written before about the mental model shift from operator to architect and the discipline of scaling with integrity. The Forbes Business Council membership belongs in that arc. It is not a vanity credential. It is a platform that amplifies the work and gives me access to peers who are an order of magnitude beyond where Capital City Roofing currently operates today. That kind of peer pressure is exactly what drives the next chapter.
The 2026 member designation is what shows up on the badge. The work behind it is what got me there. I am grateful for the recognition and clear-eyed about what it means to use it well.
If you operate a home services business, a contracting company, or a multi-operator brand and want to talk through what a Forbes-recognized operating system looks like in practice, the contact page is the place to start.