Membership Built for
Business Owners Who Want to Grow
One membership, every room: weekly think tanks, a course library, four expos a year, and produced episodes that put your story in front of the market.
The Person Joins, Not The Business
Members are not limited to one business,
and never have to choose.
In a traditional referral group, a seat belongs to a business. One business, one category, one seat. If you own a landscaping company, run a small rental portfolio, and are launching a consulting practice on the side, you have to pick one. The other two don't exist as far as the room is concerned.
The Deal Flow Network® does the opposite. Membership is tied to the person, not the business. You join as yourself and bring up to five businesses with you.
You pick a main business, and every other business comes with you, each with its own category. Come to the think tank for whichever business needs the room that week.
Weekly Think Tanks
Eight to ten owners, a short recorded lesson, then the room works on real problems. Every Tuesday at 8 am in Lewis Center.
A Course Library
Taught by the founders, members, and sponsors, and included with membership. Outside-expert courses are available at a member rate.
The Columbus Expo Series
Four expos a year: Growth, Profit, and Scale and Buyer. Member pricing is available at every expo.
Your Story, Produced
Produced panel and solo episodes every year, cut into clips and promoted by the network and fellow members.
Weekly Think Tanks
Eight to ten owners, a short recorded lesson, then the room works on real problems. Every Tuesday at 8 am in Lewis Center.
A Course Library
Taught by the founders, members, and sponsors, and included with membership. Outside-expert courses are available at a member rate.
The Columbus Expo Series
Four expos a year: Buyer, Growth, Profit, and Seller. Member pricing is available at every expo.
Your Story, Produced
Produced panel and solo episodes every year, cut into clips and promoted by the network and fellow members.
Weekly Think Tanks
Eight to ten owners, a short recorded lesson, then the room works on real problems. Every Tuesday at 8 am in Lewis Center.
A Course Library
Taught by the founders, members, and sponsors, and included with membership. Outside-expert courses are available at a member rate.
The Columbus Expo Series
Four expos a year: Buyer, Growth, Profit, and Seller. Member pricing is available at every expo.
Your Story, Produced
Produced panel and solo episodes every year, cut into clips and promoted by the network and fellow members.
A Course Library
Taught by the founders, members, and sponsors, and included with membership. Outside-expert courses at a member rate.
The Columbus Expo Series
Buyer, Growth, Profit, and Seller. Four expos a year, with member pricing on every one.
Why DFN Is Different
We see and celebrate everything that makes up today's business owner
DFN isn't a referral group. We're here to make the businesses in the room better.
Podcast Visibility Built In
Every member records produced panel and solo episodes each year, promoted across the network and cut into clips.
Sixty seconds in a weekly meeting reaches the twelve people who showed up. Sixty seconds on a produced episode reaches thousands, and it's still reaching them a year from now.
Same sixty seconds. Different math.
Open Categories
We don't lock one seat per profession. We deliberately welcome multiple professionals per category, and multiple people from the same organization.
We're not dividing anything. Two CPAs in a think tank make each other sharper, and both get promoted by every other member in the room.
No Rigid Attendance Penalties
Come to the think tanks that fit your week. There's no attendance quota and no penalty for missing one.
Why DFN Is Different
We see and celebrate everything that makes up today's business owner
DFN isn't a referral group. We're here to make the businesses in the room better.
Podcast Visibility Built In
Every member records produced panel and solo episodes each year, promoted across the network and cut into clips.
Sixty seconds in a weekly meeting reaches the twelve people who showed up. Sixty seconds on a produced episode reaches thousands, and it's still reaching them a year from now.
Same sixty seconds. Different math.
Open Categories
We don't lock one seat per profession. We deliberately welcome multiple professionals per category, and multiple people from the same organization.
We're not dividing anything. Two CPAs in a think tank make each other sharper, and both get promoted by every other member in the room.
No Rigid Attendance Penalties
Come to the think tanks that fit your week. There's no attendance quota and no penalty for missing one.
How Membership Works
Three simple steps to join The Deal Flow Network®
1. Visit or Apply
Join a think tank as a guest, up to twice, or apply directly. Tell us about you and your businesses.
2. Get Reviewed
We review your application to make sure The Deal Flow Network® is the right fit for you.
3. Complete Membership
Once approved, sign your agreements, pay your dues and one-time $99 setup fee, then book your first think tank.
1. Visit or Apply
Join a think tank as a guest, up to twice, or apply directly. Tell us about you and your businesses.
2. Get Reviewed
We review your application to make sure The Deal Flow Network® is the right fit for you.
3. Complete Membership
Once approved, sign your agreements, pay your dues and one-time $99 setup fee, then book your first think tank.
Limited offer
2026 Founding Member Pricing
Join in 2026 with an annual Builder or Amplifier membership and your membership runs through December 31, 2027.
Your first renewal bills January 1, 2028, so the earlier you join, the more months you get.
Pay Once
Annual membership at the founding rate.
More value
Two extra months of membership
Start Now
Think tanks begin in November, so founding members are in the room before launch.
For Business Owners & Entrepreneurs
Membership Tiers
Work on your business, learn from the experts in the room, and let the network put your story in front of the market.
The Builder
$600/year, or $60/month
Pay annually and save $120
One-time $99 setup fee for all new members. Annual memberships renew January 1.
For the owner who wants to work on the business with people who get it.
A seat at any weekly think tank, in any sector, for any of your businesses
Member pricing on every Columbus Expo
1 produced panel invite + 1 solo episode per year, with a launch post on DFN channels
A member directory listing for every business you own
Optional listing in The Owners' Playbook Toolbox
The Amplifier
$1,000/year, or $100/month
Pay annually and save $200
One-time $99 setup fee for all new members. Annual memberships renew January 1.
Everything in The Builder, plus the network's production engine behind you.
2 produced panel invites + 2 solo episodes per year
Courses taught by the network included and member discount rates on outside-expert courses
Priority amplification: a 3-post rollout (teaser, launch, clip reshare) plus featured placement
Top directory placement for every business you own
Quarterly visibility strategy session (a one-page plan)
Eligible to teach/present at a think tank
For Organizations That Want To Be In Every Room
Corporate Sponsorship
Place your team across the network, teach the owners who need your expertise, and
get your organization's story produced. We never sell catagory exclusivity, to anyone, at any price.
The Syndicate
$1,200
Founding Rate | Through December 31, 2027
For organizations looking to build meaningful visibility and relationships across DFN.
3 named seats with access to every DFN location
4 teaching sessions a year, in the course library or at a think tank
1 produced panel invite and 1 produced solo epidsode
2 guest passes per expo
Think tank access as guest or presenter
Member directory + Owners' Playbook Toolbox listing
The Anchor
$2,400
Founding Rate | Through December 31, 2027
For organizations looking for expanded access, visibility, and deeper involvement across DFN.
6 named seats with access to every DFN location
4 teaching sessions a year, in the course library or at a think tank
2 produced panel invites + 1 solo episode
3 guest passes per expo
Priority think tank placement
Top placement in the member directory + Owners' Playbook Toolbox
Corporate Sponsorship Renewal Pricing
Beginning January 1, 2028, The Syndicate renews at $1,500/year and The Anchor renews at $3,000/year.
Ready to Build What's Next?
Think tanks start in November. Apply before December 31 and your membership runs through all of 2027.
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